Fri, Apr 05
|Jersey City
OFFICE CLOSURE / Memorial Service for Florence "Flo" Summergrad
Join Us In Person and on ZOOM
Time & Location
Apr 05, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Jersey City, 140 Martin Luther King Dr, Jersey City, NJ 07305, USA
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
New York Metro is pleased to announce that we are organizing a scholarship fund on behalf of sister Flo. In lieu of sending flowers, we kindly ask you to make a donation to the Florence Summergrad Scholarship Fund.
Donations will be accepted via check or money order to NY Metro Area Postal Union with "Florence Summergrad Scholarship Donation" in the memo. For further information, contact the Union office.
Join us in celebrating the life and memory of our dear sister
Florence Summergrad
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Friday, April 5th, 2024
1-3pm
Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Dr, Jersey City, NJ 07305
All are invited to attend.
Parking on premises.
For those unable to join us in person, the entire event will be live streamed. Use the following ZOOM credentials to participate.
Zoom ID: 548-304-2304
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Florence Summergrad
January 9, 1948 - February 23, 2024
Florence Summergrad passed peacefully with her friend Joseph Costigan by her side at the Jersey City Medical Center on Friday, February 23, 2024, in Jersey City, NJ at the age of 76.
Surviving to cherish Florence’s memory are her son, Jeremy Kohlor of Jersey City, NJ, her cousin, Dr. Paul Summergrad of Newton, MA, her sister-in-law, Mary Grace Summergrad of Needham, MA, and her nieces, Lisa Summergrad of Somerville, MA and Anna Summergrad of Waltham, MA.
Florence is preceded in her death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Ruben Summergrad of Westchester County, NY and her brother, David Summergrad of Needham, MA.
Florence was born on January 9, 1948. She was a graduate of Glen Cove High School in Glen Cove, NY and completed her post-secondary education at Vassar College. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society. Florence loved beautiful flowers, and attended the Macy’s flower show every year. She loved watching football and was a diehard New York Yankee fan.
Florence dedicated 50 years of her career to the United States Postal Service-NDC in Jersey City, NJ. She was a clerk craft director for the American Postal Workers Union Local 10 and served on the executive board in Manhattan. Additionally, she was an award winning journalist and editor of the Union Mail magazine distributed to rank and file postal workers in the NY Metro Area.