{"id":45385,"date":"2018-10-22T11:45:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=45385"},"modified":"2018-10-26T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T23:09:19","slug":"dr-leona-bersadsky-graveside-to-be-held-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/dr-leona-bersadsky-graveside-to-be-held-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Leona Bersadsky graveside held Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEONA BERSADSKY , M.D., died peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at her residence after a long battle with heart disease.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45386\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45386\" class=\"wp-image-45386 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-144x144.jpg 144w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45386\" class=\"wp-image-45386 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leona_Bersadsky-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-45386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DR. LEONA BERSADSKY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She was predeceased by her longtime companion, Dr. Dorothy Bratsas, and is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bersadsky was a practicing psychiatrist in New Orleans for over 40 years and was devoted to her work. She loved traveling the world, spending evenings with her friends and enjoying Johnny Walker Black with one ice cube.<\/p>\n<p>A graveside service was conducted by Rabbi Ed Paul Cohn on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Hebrew Rest #3 Cemetery, (corner Frenchmen and Pelopidas).<\/p>\n<p>Memorial donations are preferred to the New Orleans Chapter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.heart.org\/site\/SPageNavigator\/donatenow_legacy.html&amp;s_src=nav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Heart Association<\/a>, 110 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005, 504-830-2300.<\/p>\n<p>Arrangements were by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tharpsontheimerfh.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home of Metairie<\/a>. 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