Louise Nachman Mayer Rosenberg, 100, of Leawood, passed away Oct. 17, 2019, at Sunrise of Leawood. She was cremated and there was no funeral. A shiva service was held on Oct. 28.
She was a loving and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Louise was born Feb. 15, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Arthur and Rosalind (Sternberg) Nachman. She graduated from Border Star Elementary and Southwest High School and attended college at Ohio State University before returning to Kansas City to marry Jules Mayer. They were happily married for 33 years before Jules’ death in 1971.
Six years later, she again was lucky in love when she met and married L. Joseph Rosenberg of Fayetteville, Arkansas, where they lived for 31 years before Joe’s death in 2008. Louise returned to Leawood to be close to her family.
Louise was a silver life master bridge player and a whiz at cryptograms. She enjoyed knitting and needlepointing, and her family has many beautiful items she created with love. She worked and taught knitting at the Morningside Knit Shop, and was the initial employee of the Steuben department at Halls on the Plaza.
Louise was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law Jack and Frances Nachman, and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bernard and Maxine Mayer.
She is survived by sons, Jack (Fran) Mayer of Mission and Laurence (Judith) Mayer of Overland Park; daughter Nancy (Joel) Ray of Columbia, Missouri; stepson Paul (Andrea) Rosenberg of Denver; granddaughters, Susan Mayer of Overland Park, Alison Mayer of Chicago, Jennifer (James) Reidy of Overland Park, Julie (Scott) Cummins of St. Petersburg, Florida, Elizabeth Ray of Seminole, Florida, and Ashley Rosenberg of Richmond, Virginia; grandsons, Daniel (Tina) Mayer of Overland Park and Eric (Jennifer) Rosenberg of Ventura, California; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Louise was a past member of The New Reform Temple, Kansas City, Missouri, and The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, Overland Park, and Temple Shalom in Fayetteville.
The family would like to thank the staff of Sunrise of Leawood, where Louise lived for 11 years. Contributions in Louise’s memory can be made to the Jules Mayer Scholarship Fund, National Council of Jewish Women, 5311 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208 or a charity of one’s choice.