Alexandra Slonimskay

Alexandra Slonimskay, 89, passed away on the morning of December 14, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical

Center. She was born in Milatopil, Ukraine on August 10, 1926. In the former Soviet Union she received a

medical degree and worked as a pediatrician. After retirement she immigrated to Israel with her beloved

husband Josef Peysakhovich, where she lived for seven years. Ultimately, she joined her family in America 19

years ago. She never stopped learning the English language or the American culture. She is survived

by her loving son, Semeyon Peysakhovich, his wife, Luba Peysakhovich, her granddaughter Sofya

Peysakhovich Borchard, her husband Thomas Borchard, and her great-granddaughter, Isabella Borchard, as

well as two nieces in Israel. She is predeceased by her beloved Josef and her only sister Nina Vinikavay.

Friends are invited to services at the Burton Funeral Home 602 West 10th Street on Wednesday at 1p.m. with

Rabbi Emily Luben-Ostrov.

Burial will follow in Anshe Hesed Cemetery.

Arrangements by the Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. 602 West 10th Street Erie, PA 16502.