Estelle Rose Levinson (1925 - 2012)

Estelle Rose Levinson is my 2nd cousin 1x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE

Parents: Maxwell Levinson (1895 - 1960) and Minnie Glynn (1898 - 1980)

Tombstones for Alan's parents. They are both buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery in Liverpool, England

Born: 15 December 1925 in Liverpool, England

LEVINSON. On the 15th of December, the wife of Max Levinson (née Minnie Glynn), the gift of a daughter.-35, Kelvin-grove, Liverpool. (Jewish Chronicle, December 1925)

Hebrew name: Esther Reizel the daughter of Menachem

Siblings

• Alan Cecil Levinson (1924 - 2011) married 1) Cecile Joan Charlotte Fox (1928 - 2003) in London, England on 29 July 1950 and 2) Sandra E Louland (Nee Hayler) in May 1988 in London, England
• Eric Leon (Hershel) Levinson (1928 - 2019) married 1) Lea (Lair) Stern (1933 - 2020) on 22 January 1957 in Israel and 2) Maureen Maughan (1929 - 2000) in (January to March) 1969 in Liverpool, England
• Marlene Viva Levinson (1933 - 2021) married Oskar Dover (1929 - 2020) on 26 February 1958 in Liverpool, England

L-R: Estelle, Hershel and Alan Levinson, Liverpool, around 1929

Estelle's brother Herschel Levinson at back. L-R, Annie Gould (Nee Glynn / Glembovsky), Minnie Levinson (Nee Glynn), Estelle Levinson

Married

Joseph Henry Halberstein, on 9 June 1959 in London, England. Joseph was 41 and Estelle age 33

Children

Their first child was born in 1960 when Joseph was 42 and Estelle 34. Their last child was born in 1962 when Joseph was 44 and Estelle 36 

• Vivien Rachelle Halberstein 1960 -
• Mark Joshua Halberstein 1961 -
• Daniel Martin Halberstein 1962 -

Emigration to the USA

Estelle and Joseph came to the USA on 16 December 1959

Telegram

A telegram dated 9 July 1955 from the Levinson family to my parents after announcing their engagement

Death

9 February 2012 at Alexandria Inova Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. She was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, Beth Shalom Section (Q-1) on 12 February 2012

Tombstone for Estelle Halberstein "Estelle Halberstein Dec 15 1925 - Feb 9 2012. Beloved mother, grandmother, wife, sister"

Hebrew translation "Esther Reizel daughter of Menachem"

Death notice

HALBERSTEIN. Estelle (née Levinson). Formerly of Liverpool. Passed away peacefully after a long illness on February 9, in the USA. She will be sorely missed by her American children and grandchildren, her brother Hershel and sister Marlene Dover of Liverpool. (Jewish Chronicle)

Obituary

Estelle Rose Halberstein, 86 of Alexandria formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Thursday, February 9, 2012. She was a member of Beth Sholom Temple.

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

A service will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM 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. (Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 11, 2012.)

My mother remembers her as being very intelligent. She went to Oxford or Cambridge University

Residences

In 1930 the family are living at 35 Kelvin Grove, Liverpool, England

In the 1939 register the family are living at 40 Emmanuel Road, Southport, England

In the 1940s and 1950s the Levinson family lived at 3 Lancaster Avenue, Liverpool, England

In the USA the family lived at Framingham Massachusetts, Freehold and Matawan New Jersey and Fredericksburg and Alexandria, Virginia