Marie Haas

Marie Haas, née Dicker. January 18, 1926 - December 30, 2017. Survived by her beloved husband Bernard Haas and loving sons Raoul Lee Kaufman and David Dicker Kaufman. Devoted daughter of the late Harry A. and Bertha (Kritt) Dicker and caring sister of the late Betty (the late Chester) Kaplan. Also survived by granddaughters Esse (Mike) Noble, Dorothy (Brad) Woolgar, and Nancy Kaufman, great-grandchildren Brandon Noble and Brooklyn Marie Woolgar, and by nieces Dottie (Joe) Zoller and Barbara (Marc) Slutsky and their families, many cousins, and a legion of friends.

A 1945 graduate of Cornell University, she worked as a chemist and a grammar school teacher. After the death in 1972 of her first husband, Zelik Kaufman, a violinist with the San Francisco Symphony, she returned to school to become a medical records technician, working for several years at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco. She was a homemaker who excelled at baking, and a gracious hostess, always happy to welcome friends to her home. Throughout her life she enjoyed an exceptionally close relationship with her sister, even though they spent their entire adult lives living on opposite sides of the country. Her sister died last March. Music always was a great source of solace and joy. She played the piano for 85 years and continued taking lessons until her final illness. She will be remembered as an avid reader, a prolific life history writer, an enthusiastic traveler, and loyal friend.

Memorial contributions on Marie’s behalf can be made to the charity of your choice.