Elizabeth J. Litfin
Elizabeth J. Litfin, 72, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House.
Elizabeth was employed by Tidewater Oil then a succession of Oil Companies ultimately retiring from Chevron in 1999. She was a member of AARP, Friends of Powell Gardens, League of Women Voters, and a longtime avid supporter of the Arts in Kansas City, Houston, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Elizabeth is survived by her brother Walter Litfin, Forrest Hills, New York; longtime companion Dennis Deere, Lenexa, Kansas; and four cousins Alex Berenyi, Kansas City, Missouri, Mariann Bruzzi, Bayonet Point Florida, Claire Root, Indianapolis , Indiana, and Barbara Berenyi, Stony Brook, New York.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sister Servants of Mary, 800 North 18th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, 66102 or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11311 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66203.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 10901 Johnson Drive Shawnee, Kansas 66203. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 27, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
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Miss Lizzie had a great laugh and a great sense of humor…besides being a straight speaker. I only hear her in my heart now. Thanks to Dennis and Mariann for talking when she couldn’t.