Anna Lee Samuels was born in Parsons, Kansas, May 11, 1932, and died March 13, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her sister Rosalyn Wiener. She is survived by her husband, Arnold L. Samuels; sister, Myra Sue (Susie) Freshman; children, Sara and Chuck Michaels, Karen and Dallas Jones, Sheldon and Lisa Samuels, Linda and Ali Zalzala; grandchildren, Shayna, Samuel, Benjamin, Natalie, Shannon, Jason and Stacy.
She was a graduate of MU and a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}After moving to Kansas City, she began her career working at Midwest Research Institute as a mathematician and assistant to Yudel Luke.
In 1954 she married Arnold Samuels and began her many years in Kansas City making many, many friends. She is most known for her cooking, sewing and knitting skills. She made everything from scratch, even gefilte fish, sponge cakes and matzah ball soup. At Passover, her table stretched through the dining room and living room. Her food was served hot and delicious without any help.
Just prior to her death she was active as volunteer librarian at her residence and worked in the gift shop at the children’s hospital. If a stuffed animal needed attention, she took it home and carefully mended it, returning it to the hospital.
Anna Lee was unmatched for her ability to value each person’s uniqueness, and accepted each as her friend, if not family. She will be greatly missed by all.
A memorial service was held at Temple Sinai in Denver on March 15.
The family suggests donations to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
A memorial service for friends in Kansas City area will be held at the Heritage Center at the Jewish Community Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.{/mprestriction}