Individual Details
Jeanette Moshontz
(Aug 13, 1903 - Jan 19, 2011)
Events
| Birth | Aug 13, 1903 | Ohio |  | ||
| Miscnote | Nov 26, 1909 | New York, New York, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Jun 26, 1924 | Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States - Joseph Silber | | ||
| Miscnote (family) | 1925 - 1951 | Joseph Silber | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Joseph Silber | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - Joseph Silber | | | |
| Death | Jan 19, 2011 | Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Obit | Jan 21, 2011 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Burial | Jan 23, 2011 | Mayfield Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States | | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Joseph Silber (1898 - 1977) |
| Father | Harry (Osher) Moshontz (1877 - 1967) |
| Mother | Esther Rosenfeld (1880 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Leon H Moshontz (1901 - 1984) |
Notes
Miscnote
On November 26, 1909 she and her mother arrived in NYC from Hamburg on the Graf Waldersee as second class passengers (US Citizen) after a trip to Europe.Census
She was attending school and living with her parents & brother at 2564 E 43rd St.Census
She was attending school and living with her parents and brother at 3441 Altemont St.Miscnote (family)
In July 1924 they took a trip to Europe (honeymoon):. they returned on the SS Rosalind. In February 1936 they took another trip to Europe returning on the SS Lafayette. In October of 1951 they returned on the Ile de France from Europe.Census (family)
They were renting ($85/mon) 2568 Overlook Rd. He was an attorney in general practice on his own account. They owned a radio.Census (family)
They were renting ($90/mon) 2903 Ludlow Rd. He was an attorney in private practice earning $5000 per year. He had finished 2 years of college and she had finished 3 years of high school. They had a maid who earned $490 per year and had finished 4 years of high school.Obit
The following obit is from the January 21, 2011, Cleveland Plain Dealer:"Jeanette M. Silber (nee Moshantz) age 107. Beloved wife of the late Joseph S. Silber; dear sister of the late Leon Moshantz; cherished aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt and great-great-great-aunt; devoted friend to many. Services will be held Sunday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at the Berkowitz-Kummin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel, 1985 S. Taylor Rd., Cleveland Hts. Entombment Mayfield Mausoleum. Family will receive friends at the residence 19601 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Hts., Sunday following service until 4 P.M. Friends who wish may contribute to the Joseph S. and Jeannette M. Silber Foundation, c/o Hope Lodge, American Cancer Society, 11432 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106."
Obit
This obit is from the January 27, 2011, Cleveland Jewish News:"Jeannette Silber (nee Moshantz), founder of the Joseph S. and Jeannette M. Silber Hope Lodge, died Jan. 19 at age 107. Mrs. Silber was determined to bring a Hope Lodge to Cleveland after attending a 1991 meeting of the American Cancer Society's Excalibur Club in Baltimore. There she visited a Hope Lodge facility, which provided housing to Johns Hopkins cancer patients. Mrs. Silber chose Little Italy as the location for the Cleveland lodge due to its proximity to Cleveland's hospitals. She checked on the construction site almost daily for two years, stepping over the lumber and concrete in her trademark sling-back high heels. Decision-makers initially wanted her to locate Hope Lodge elsewhere in Cleveland or in Columbus, and she finally told them at a meeting she could donate her money elsewhere. Men don't have much regard for women's brains. They fought me all the way, she told the CJN in a 2003 article, Grand dame of Hope Lodge turns 100 (CJN, July 17, 2003). Cleveland's Hope Lodge, which provides a no-cost home away from home to patients undergoing cancer treatment at any Cleveland area hospital, opened in 1995. Mrs. Silber visited regularly, socializing with the guests, often surrounded by them as she stepped through the door. She celebrated her 106th birthday there. A Cleveland native and lifelong member of The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Mrs. Silber was believed to be the oldest confirmant in the U.S. when she participated in a confirmation ceremony at age 98. Her family temporarily moved out of Cleveland in her youth, so she missed confirmation with her peers. With her husband Joseph, Mrs. Silber frequently traveled across the Atlantic to meet with international leaders during World War II, and they hosted many well-known figures in their home. Mr. Silber purchased the land to house Council Gardens senior facility, and Mrs. Silber spent three nights a week for 13 years cooking and serving meals to its residents. She spent much of their 52-year marriage supporting his charitable work. Mr. Silber headed the Cuyahoga County unit of the American Cancer Society, and after his death, Mrs. Silber established a foundation for hospice care that was later used to maintain Hope Lodge. In 2000, Mrs. Silber established a research fund at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and she contributed to MetroHealth Hospital for breast cancer lectureships. Contributions are suggested to the Joseph S. and Jeannette M. Silber Foundation, c/o Hope Lodge, American Cancer Society."
Endnotes
1. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index", online database, Ancestry.com, Jeanette M. Silber: Birth: Aug 13, 1903 (accessed Sep 11 2011) [E-1234].
2. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanette Moschontz [sic]: SS Graf Waldersee: Nov 26, 1909: Roll: T715- 1380; Line: 8; Page Number: 10 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0904].
3. 'Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934", digital images, Ancestry.com , Janet Moshontz: Departure: Nov 13, 1909: SS Graf Waldersee: Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 216; Page: 2512; Microfilm No.: K_1811 (reaccessed Jan 25 2014) [E-0904].
4. 1910 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanette Moshontz: Cleveland Ward 15: Roll: T624_1171; Page: 3A; ED: 0228; FHL microfilm: 1375184 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0442].
5. 1920 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanetty [sic] Moshontz: Cleveland Heights; Roll: T625_1374; Page: 7A; ED: 525; Image: 316 (reaccessed Jan 25 2015) [E-0440].
6. "US. Cuyahoga County, Ohio Jewish Marriage Record Extracts, 1837-1934" database, Ancestry.com; Records extracted from the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Marriage Application and Return volumes, Cuyahoga County Archives, Joseph Silber & Jeanette Moshontz: Jun 26, 1924 (accessed Sep 11 2011) [ E-1236].
7. "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973", database on-line, Ancestry.com; Original records: "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810–1973", Microfilm publication, 20 rolls. Reels 12–27, 107–110., Joseph S. Silber & Jeanette Moshontz: Married: Jun 26, 1924; Volume: Vol 135; Page: 352; Year Range: 1924 May - 1924 Jul (accessed Jan 27 2015) [E-1986].
8. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanette Silber: Jul 10, 1924; SS Rosalind: Roll: T715_3510; Line: 10; Page Number: 69 (accessed on Sep 12 2010) [E-1237].
9. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanette M. Silber: Oct 23, 1951; SS Ile de France: Roll: T715_8056; Line: 6; Page Number: 220 (accessed Sep 12 2010) [E-1237].
10. "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", digital images, Ancestry.com, Jeanette M. Silber: Feb 25, 1936; SS Lafayette: Roll: T715_5768; Line: 6; Page Number: 24 (accessed Sep 12 2010) [E-1237].
11. 1930 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Joseph S. Silber: Cleveland Heights: Roll: T626_1784; Page: 11B; ED: 571; Image: 76 (accessed Sep 11 2011) [E-1235].
12. 1940 U.S. Census: Ohio, Cuyahoga County, population schedule, digital images, Ancestry.com, Joseph Silber: Cleveland; Roll: T627_3232, ED: 92-707, Page 3A (Jan 27 1915) [E-1985].
13. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Jeanette M. Silver: Burial: Jan 23,2011 (accessed Jan 27 2015) [E-1985].
14. "Obituary Cleveland Plain Dealer", online archives, Cleveland.com, Jeanette Moshontz Silber: Jan 22, 2011 Article by Michael K. Mcintyre (accessed Sep 11 2011) [E-1234].
15. "JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry", online database, Jewishgen.org, Jeanette M. Silver: Burial: Jan 23, 2011 (accessed Jan 27 2015) [E-1985].
16. "Cleveland Jewish News", [Archives] online database, www.clevelandjewishnews.com, Jeanette Moshantz Silber: Jan 27,2011 (accessed Sep 11 2011) [E-1234].