Anna Bernice (Kohn) Kadane

She attended Altoona High School before matriculating to Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., where she majored in education and was a member of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority, and finally graduating from Penn State.

Mrs. Kadane also met the late Melvin Kadane, her future husband, in Altoona, where he was billeted for training before his service in the Signal Corps during World War II.

Mrs. Kadane was a significant contributor to the family business, The New Idea, traveling frequently to New York and working alongside her husband. Their longterm residence on Logan Boulevard was home to their three children. Mrs. Kadane was also an English teacher in the Altoona Area School District for more than 30 years.

She was an active member of the Temple Beth Israel congregation, serving as a Board Member, Religious School instructor and Principal, President of the Sisterhood organization and sponsor of the Temple Youth Group. Mrs. Kadane was also a lifetime dog lover, providing forever homes for many adopted canines.

She is survived by her three children: Cathy Dratman, Marcia Schilli and Jonathan Kadane; her five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Friends will be received from 9 until the 10 a.m. funeral service Friday, March 21, 2025, at E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home Inc., 2309 Broad Ave., Altoona. Private interment will be held at Mount Sinai Cemetery.

The family kindly requests that contributions be made in Anna’s memory to Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania,

933 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222; Temple Beth Israel Youth Fund, 3004 Union Ave., Altoona, PA 16602; or Central Pennsylvania Humane Society, 1837 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona, PA 16602.

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