Sonia Boxer Dunevitz, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, passed away March 1, 2014, two days after her 104th birthday.
Rabbi Bruce Dollin and Cantor Martin Goldstein officiated at the service, held March 4 at the HEA. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Sonia was very proud of her large family, her loved ones said. She was beloved by her family, and she will be missed every day.
Sonia was born Feb. 27, 1910, in Siberia, where her father was serving in the Russian Army. The family moved to Denver when she was three months old.
She married W.J. (Vavie) Dunevitz in 1931. They were together for 51 years. Mr. Dunevitz passed away in 1981.
During WW II, Sonia served as a Gray Lady, a term applied to American Red Cross volunteers who wore gray uniforms. A hostess, she handed out coffee and sandwiches to the troops as their trains came through Union Station.
She worked as a manager of the handbag department at Neusteters for many years.
Sonia enjoyed playing Mah Jongg and Pan, and entertaining family and friends.
Known for her amazing baking and cooking skills, she made hundreds of matzah balls and countless cakes to mark every occasion and Jewish holiday until she was 103.
She also baked the challahs for each grandchilds wedding and for all of her great-grandchildrens Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.
Sonia is survived by her daughter Ketsie (Robert Budsy) Klausner and son Buddy (Barbara) Dunevitz; grandchildren Debra (Stephen) Rosen, Cindy (Lee) Kutner, Lisa (Allen) Schreiber, Lori Bernstein, Sheri (Will) Gold, Marla (Steve) Roper and Brad Dunevitz; great-grandchildren Kaycie (Steve) Grigel, Jerrod Rosen, Justin, Alyssa and Mia Kutner, David, Jillian and Arielle Schreiber, Morgen, Sheridan and Dylan Bernstein, Cody and Nathan Gold, Megan and Amanda Roper, and Max and Sydney Dunevitz; and great-great grandchildren Brook and Luna Grigel.
Contributions may be made to the HEA.
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