Dorothy ‘Dot’ Shushan passes away; memorial set for Friday

DOROTHY “DOT” SHUSHAN, a well-known community leader and volunteer, died December 2, 2015, at her New Orleans home following a long illness.

She and her sister Sylvia were noted as having married two brothers – Abraham Louis  “A. L.” and Shepherd “Shep” Shushan – and went from bearing identical maiden names to identical married names. Dot Shushan was predeceased by her husband “Shep” in 1981.

Shushan was associated with Reiner’s Fine Jewelry Company located off Canal Street.

She is survived by her daughters Mathilda “Mat” Berenson, Ronnie Shushan of Woodstock, NY., Peggy Jo Kenning of Delray Beach, FL.; sister-in-law Marjorie Shushan; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral was held, Friday, December 4, at Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Avenue, at 2:o0 p.m. Rabbi Alexis Berk officiated and interment followed at Hebrew Rest Mausoleum, 2100 Pelopidas at Frenchmen Streets.

Memorials are suggested to the Lighthouse for the Blind, the New Orleans Museum of Art or your favorite charity. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home of Metairie was in charge of arrangements.