Obituary

Jeanette Goldstein

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:15am

Jeanette Goldstein, 95, an accomplished sculptor, passed away on Jan. 7, 2019 in her residence in Chatham Township. New Jersey. She was the mother of Joan G. Fischer of Ocean Point, East Boothbay and Portland, Maine.

Services will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. in Bernheim-Kreitzman-Apter Suburban Chapel, 68 Old Short Hills Rd., Livingston, N.J., with burial to follow in Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin.

Jeanette created stylized stone sculptures which earned a number of awards. She studied at the Art Students League and Parsons School of Design in New York and sculpted for many years in the Riker Hill Art Park, Livingston.

Born in Newark, Jeanette lived in Westfield for many years before moving to Chatham Township six years ago.

Predeceased by her husband, Martin Goldstein, Jeanette is survived by her children, Joan G. Fischer, and Stuart Goldstein and his wife Ellen; grandchildren Anne Berg and her husband Matthew; Jacob Fischer and his wife Leah, and Max Goldstein; and her great-grandson Lennart Berg.

Donations in Jeannette’s memory may be made to Grace Healthcare Services (Grace Hospice), 105 Fieldcrest Avenue, Suite 402, Edison, NJ 08837.