Audrey R. Goldstein

Retired Marblehead Teacher

Audrey R. (Gordon) Goldstein, 71, of Needham, died February 8, 2005, after a lengthy and courageous battle against stomach cancer.

Born in Boston, Mrs. Goldstein was the daughter of the late Earl and Florence (Hyman) Gordon.

A native of Everett, she graduated from Everett High School in 1951. In 1972, she received a bachelor of science in English, followed by her master of art in non-western history a year later from Salem State College, where she graduated with distinction.

Mrs. Goldstein’s working career included an administrative assistant position for the U.S. Air Force for almost 10 years. She spent 23 years teaching in Marblehead, first as an English and history teacher at the junior high school and then as an English teacher at Marblehead High School for 17 years.

Mrs. Goldstein lived in Marblehead for 20 years and Salem for 10 years. Soon after retiring in 1996, she moved to Needham. Most recently, she worked as an ESL teacher at Newbury College, as a teacher at The Showa Institute in Jamaica Plain and as an independent tour guide in the Greater Boston area. She was a member of the Greater Boston Tour Guide Association, National Educators Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association and was a life member of Hadassah.

Mrs. Goldstein is survived by her husband of 51 years, Saul Goldstein; her children, Eric and his wife, Amy Goldstein, and Sabra and her husband, Steven Sherry, all of Needham; a sister, Rena Krane; and five grandchildren, Max, Andrew, and Daniel Goldstein, and Alex and Ariel Sherry.

Funeral services were held February 11 from Temple Beth Shalom, Needham, followed by burial in Chelsea Chevra Kadushe Cemetery in Everett. Arrangements were by the Goldman Funeral Chapel of Malden.