Roberta Braen

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Ms. Roberta Braen, 96 of Syracuse, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at Iroquois Nursing Home, Jamesville, NY.
Roberta Braen was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts and was an Artist and an Art Teacher at several public schools in the Syracuse City School District for 30 years and taught art at her home during her free time. She inspired many students to take up careers in art and that they remained in close contact with her after graduating. She created many art pieces, primarily paintings which were exhibited at art shows and galleries. She was recognized for her work as an art teacher by organizations who identify contributors to aspiring artists and the work they created.
She is survived by her two sons, Eric and Philip, her three grandchildren, Mollie, Alexander and Ashley, one great grandson Owen, and her sister Marilyn Goodman-Galbraith.
She loved her family, her lifelong friends and friends she met through her love of art. A phrase that summed up her passion for art was – “Art is Life and Life is Art”. Her son, Eric, would spell her name “RobARTa” and since she had no middle name, he chose the name “Wonderful” as she used that word so often when talking with family and friends. Cards, photos and memories of Roberta can be sent to honor and remember her by her family to Sisskind Funeral Service LLC , 3175 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY, 13224 315-663-4200, sisskindfs@aol.com. Shalom - Peace.