Dolores Schwartz (Gray)

Dolores Gray Schwartz passed away peacefully on October 17, 2024, at age 94, in Rochester, NY. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Hyman Schwartz, her parents Isaac and Lena Gray, her sister and brother-in-law Drs. Sylvia and Samuel Bloom, sister Evelyn Gray, brother and sister-in-law Seymour and Beverly Gray, brother David Gray, brother Louis Gray, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-laws Norman and Jeanette Schwartz and Morris and Esther Gardner. She is survived by her son Robert (Terry) Schwartz, her daughter Nancy (Douglas Dworkin) Schwartz, grandchildren Jason (Matthew Kowles) Schwartz and Dr. Carla Schwartz, great-grandchildren Zoe and Juliana, brother and sister-in-law Marvin and Barbara Gray, sisters-in-law Miriam Gray and Mary Ann Gray, and many nieces and nephews.

Dolores was born in Rochester in 1930 and lived all her life in Rochester, Brighton, and Pittsford. Dolores graduated from the University of Rochester in 1952 and received her master’s degree from the University of Rochester in 1970. Dolores was a history and geography teacher at Monroe High School and East High School and was later a guidance counselor at East High. She owned and managed commercial real estate properties after retiring from counseling. She grew up with a large family and was a renowned hostess, regularly hosting holiday dinners for 40 or more family members, and smaller gatherings for her many friends. She was an avid bridge player all her life, reaching the level of Gold Life Master after competing in many local and national tournaments.

Dolores was an intrepid explorer, traveling to numerous countries and all seven continents. She is remembered by her loved ones as a woman of remarkable personal strength, generosity, and loyalty, who lived life on her own terms and valued bonds of family and friendship.

Dolores’s funeral service will be held on Monday October 21, 2024 at 1:30 PM in the main sanctuary of Temple Beth El, 139 Winton Road South. Please click HERE for the Live Stream of the Funeral Service.  Internment to follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

The family will sit shiva on Monday October 21, 2024 from 7-9 PM and Tuesday October 22, 2024 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at 8 Frederick Road, Pittsford.  Click HERE for a map to the house.

Please consider donations to Jewish Federation of Rochester, 255 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604 [Donate Online] Wilmot Cancer Institute, 300 E. River Road, PO Box 278996, Rochester, NY 14627 [Donate Online] and Temple Beth EL, 139 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY 14610 [Donate Online].