Obituary of Marian Lupo

LUPU, Marian born Hannah Marian Koffman died Sunday, August 14, 2016 at age 91, in the arms of her children. Born April 8, 1925 in Chicago to Helen (Jacobs) and Arthur Koffman. Her uncle, Sol Jacobs and stepfather, Harry Mendelson, were her guiding father figures. She married Charles Lupu in 1948 and settled in Tucson in 1966. She was the founding executive director of the Pima Council on Aging, serving 42 years until her retirement at age 82. After Charles' death in 2007, she began her "encore career" as board president of Dancing in the Streets Arizona, a non-profit ballet school in South Tucson. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Dale Lupu and Richard Gladstein, Jarold and Jana (Daniels) Lupu, Soleste Lupu and Joseph Rodgers and by her grandchildren: Ariella Gladstein, Noah Lupu-Gladstein, Emily, Cydny and Neal Rodgers. Celebration of life arrangements will be announced later. The family welcomes friends to shiva gatherings: Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Sunday, August 21, 2016, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road. At Marian's request, contributions may be made to Dancing in the Streets Arizona (DITSAZ). Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel