“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family” Anthony Brandt

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Date published: 2/11/2012

Estelle R. Halberstein


Estelle Rose Halberstein, 86, of Alexandria, formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away at Inova Alexandria Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

She was a member of Beth Sholom Temple.

She is survived by her three children, Vivian Brodsky of Passaic, N.J., Mark Halberstein of Framingham, Mass., and Dan Halberstein of Alexandria; sister Marlene Dover and brother Hershel Levinson, both of Liverpool, England; and three grandchildren, Lea, Yosef Hersh and Rivka Sarah.

A service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in her name to Beth Sholom Temple, Building Fund, 805 Lyons Blvd., Fredericksburg, Va. 22406.

Online condolences may be made at mullinsthompson fredericksburg.com.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Monday, Feb. 5, 2012

A thoroughly un-conversational day, today, on Mom's part. Yesterday she was not terribly talkative but a little more, and she had the chance to talk to Maxine and Marlene a bit.

A couple of people have had questions about the dental visit we'd thought about. We will continue to monitor whether she's feeling pain on this count, as best we can, but for right now, the visit is out. In the meantime, we are fortunate enough to have a dentist in the family as well - our thanks to Deborah in helping us think these things through.

For those of you who have been reading, I think it is time to stop the blog. Those who are reading tend to also talk either to us and/or to Estelle pretty often, so there's some duplication there. We'll continue to call around to friends and family when Mom's communicative and we're visiting, and we're grateful that family's supportive when we're thinking through her care.

All the best,

Dan