Linda Betty Newman

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Linda Betty Newman, age 71, passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2025, while in rehabilitation at the Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Syracuse.

Linda was born in Paris, France, in 1953 to Marjorie (Neikrug) and Max Newman. Her father Max was the director of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society ("HIAS") in Germany and later a beloved science teacher at Nottingham High School in Syracuse. Lewis Neikrug, her maternal grandfather, served as the European director of HIAS. Lewis and Max worked closely together to relocate Jewish refugees and provide relief in postwar Europe.

In 1954 the family moved to Dewitt, NY just outside of Max's hometown of Syracuse. Linda’s early years were marked by wonder: a poetry prize, Beatlemania, horseback riding and summer camp, and family road trips and vacations. Her later passions included theater rehearsals, leaf-strewn painting projects, dolls crafted from apples, the companionship of her cocker spaniel, Crumpet, and a lifelong love of music.

Linda is survived by her brother Bob Newman of Grass Valley, CA; two ex-sisters-in-law, Marilyn and Wendy Newman; her niece Sarah (Bob) Demers of Groton, VT; great-nephews Robert III (Kera), Samuel (Marta), Max, and Patrick Demers; her nephew, Daniel (Kearie) Newman of Denver, CO; great-nieces Kori (Willow) Hannock, Kaileigh Newman (Donal), and Chloeanne (Ryan) Newman; great-great nieces Nora and Gwendolynn; as well as great-great nephews Gryphon and Jack.

Linda was predeceased by her parents, Max and Marjorie (Neikrug) Newman, in 1978; her maternal grandparents May (Reich) and Lewis Neikrug, in 1989 and 1953, respectively; her brother Richard, in 2015; and Richard’s wife Kristen Carpenter in 2023. On May 8, a private family ceremony and burial was conducted at Adath Yeshurun Cemetery.

A valued member of her community, Linda will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

The family extends their gratitude to the staff and residents of Homestead of Central New York, where Linda lived for many years, and to Sisskind Funeral Home for their intervention and compassionate care
www.sisskindfuneralservice.com