Margarete Sorany Obituary (1925 - 2009)

Sorany, Margarete, age 83 of St. Paul MN. She was born in 1925 in Baghdad, Iraq. As a girl in Iraq she attended the Alliance Francaise school where she learned French and English. In 1950 she and her family moved to Israel where she was a social worker who helped new immigrants with the transition to life there. in 1959 she immigrated to Australia. In 1967 she moved to New York where she registered ships for the Liberian government. She moved to St. Paul in the mid 90’s . where she volunteered for many years for St. Joseph’s Hospital. Margarete loved music and singing and enjoyed sharing her musical gifts with family and friends.. She is survived by her sister, Daisy Dov, her nieces and nephews, Orna , Chaim, Tsevia, Uri ,Motke, Uri, Galit ,Ronit and Dror. Funeral service Sunday 4pm, HODROFF-EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 671 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. Memorials preferred to Sholom Home East.