Esther Alpert Of Westhampton Beach Dies July 1

Esther Alpert of Westhampton Beach died on July 1. She was 93.

Ms. Alpert was born in Brooklyn, the youngest child of five born to Morris Yesowitz and his wife Sarah Miller.

She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and was introduced to her future husband by her first cousin’s wife, Estelle. Estelle’s brother, Theodore, who grew up in Westhampton, had just returned from the war. It was love at first sight, according to family members, and they married in 1946.

Together they were active members of the community and involved in many civic organizations. Mr. Alpert was the owner of Alpert’s Furniture Store in Westhampton, a president of the Westhampton Beach School Board, and a councilman for the Town of Southampton for 16 years.

After more than 62 years of marriage, Mr. Alpert died in 2009.

Ms. Alpert was an active member of the Westhampton Country Club and enjoyed playing golf and Mahjong. She was a member of the Westhampton Women’s Club and Hadassah. Her family and friends were the focus of her life, her family said.

She is survived by her three children, Eugene, Bruce and Cynthia; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements were private and entrusted to the Werner-Rothwell Funeral Home in Westhampton Beach.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to East End Hospice at www.eeh.org or mail to PO Box 1048, Westhampton Beach NY 11978, would be appreciated by the family.