Obituary: Jane Edith Malakoff, 82, Of Westport

The following obituary is from Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home:

Jane Edith Malakoff of Westport passed away peacefully on November 19, 2023 after a battle
with cancer. She was 82.

Born Jane Rosenberg October 27, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to Arthur and Carol Rosenberg, she grew up with her brother Allen in Brooklyn. Jane attended Midwood High School, where she met her sweetheart Arnold Malakoff and graduated from Brooklyn College.

Jane and Arnold married in 1961, and moved to Woodmere, NY to raise their three children. Family was always first for Jane, but she had many other interests. While attending Adelphi University to get her Masters in Teaching, Jane discovered photography. She became a talented photographer, focusing on black and white nature photographs which she developed in her own darkroom. An art lover and lifelong learner, Jane was also an active docent at The Nassau County Museum of Art.

Jane and Arnold moved to Connecticut in the late 1980s, first to Southport, and then to Westport. Not one to sit still, Jane became a docent at The Bruce Museum, a volunteer at The Westport Playhouse, a member of several book clubs and enjoyed activities with the Westport Y’s Women and Solos.

After family, Jane’s loves were art, travel, reading, and photography, and she enjoyed all of these passions into her 80s.

Jane was predeceased in death by her husband Arnold. She is survived by children Philip (Stacey) of North Hills, New York, Karen (Bret) Herman of Weston, Connecticut and Stuart (Vicky) of Bend, Oregon and eight adored grandchildren Schuyler, AJ, Alexa (Grant), Aubrey, Allie, Teagan, Nicole and Jesse. Jane will also be sorely missed by longtime companion Sheldon Lawentman, extended family, and many longtime friends.

For more information and to share a condolence message, visit www.greensfuneralhome.com Memorial Contributions may be made to:

Ann’s Place
80 Saw Mill Road
Danbury, CT 06810
https://www.annsplace.org/donate

Danbury Hospital restricted to Arnold Malakoff Memorial Garden
24 Hospital Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
https://bit.ly/JaneMalakoff