Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameRosalie ENGEL [1326], [675], [671], [1308]
Birth16 Jul 1930, Chicago, IL [1311], [7]
Death11 Nov 1978, New Mexico, USA [7] Age: 48
Burialaft 11 Nov 1978, 305 S 35th Ave, Phoenix, AZ [7]
MemoBeth Israel Cemetery; Memorial ID, 93205650
OccupationService Representative, Telephone Company (1956) [49]
OccupationSoda Fountain Manager, Retail Drugstore (1950) [1330]
FlagsMITTMAN-1
FatherSolomon ENGEL (1902-1956)
MotherRebecca SCHACHNER (1903-1982)
Obituaries
From Nov 13, 1978, page 32 - The Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com: [1331]

Rosalie Engel, 48, the former owner of a delicatessen and a pet kennel in Tucson, died Nov. 11, 1978, in a car accident in New Mexico.

Miss Engle, who came to Arizona in 1946 from Chicago, is survived by her mother, Rebecca Engel, a brother, and two sisters.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Sinai Mortuary, 4538 N. 16th St.

From 14 Nov 1978, Page 6 - Arizona Daily Star at Newspapers.com:

Rosalie Engel dies of injuries

Tucson businesswoman Rosalie Engel, 48, died Sunday from injuries she received in an automobile accident near Moriarty, N.M., on Saturday.

Engel, a native of Chicago, moved to Phoenix in 1946 and, in 1955, started the delicatessen chain “Your Chef Take Home Food.” In 1958, she relocated to Tucson, bringing her business with her. She opened three stores and established a catering service.

More recently, Engel founded and operated the “Singing Sword” kennel, which specializes exclusively in caring for Irish wolfhounds. About five years ago, she developed a diet for the dogs that was accepted by owners from all over the country.

As an artist, Engel had painted and sold oils of the dogs, but she gained more recognition for her desert landscape paintings.

A recent graduate of the University of Arizona, Engel was a member of the Omicron Nu collegiate honor society for home economics.

Engel had also worked with the Jewish Community Center since her arrival in Tucson.

She is survived by her mother, Rebecca Engel of Phoenix; a brother, Sheldon A. Engel of Tucson; and sisters Annette Engel of Phoenix and Glorianne Engel of Des Moines, Iowa.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Sinai Mortuary Chapel, 4538 N. 16th St., in Phoenix, with burial to follow at Beth Israel Memorial Cemetery, 3401 W. Jackson St.

The family asks that remembrances be sent to The City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, California.
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