The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, July 18, 1996               TAG: 9607180304
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   22 lines

SYLVIA C. ZEDD

Sylvia Cohen Zedd, 85, of the 600 block of Pembroke Ave., died July 16, 1996, in a Norfolk hospital.

Mrs. Zedd was a native of Norfolk. She was the widow of Ben Zedd. She was a member of B'Nai Israel Congregation and a former member of Congregation Beth El in Norfolk and a present member of both Sisterhoods. Mrs. Zedd was a life member of the Hadassah; life member of the Beth Sholom Auxiliary; an active volunteer with the Red Cross; and the Ronald McDonald House.

Survivors include a son, Dr. Jesse Charles Zedd of Newport News; a sister, Irene L. Cohen of Norfolk; a brother, Abe Cohen of Norfolk; and one grandson, Joshua Frederic Zedd.

A graveside service will be conducted at noon Thursday at Hebrew Cemetery by Rabbi Yosef Friedman. Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the B'Nai Israel Congregation or the American Cancer Society. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk, will be handling the arrangements.

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