Obituary - PHYLIS S. AMSTERDAM

Phylis S. Amsterdam, age 93, passed away peacefully at LindenLea Assisted Living in DeLand on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Phylis was one of two daughters born to the late Louis and Nettie Cohen Seder. She was a high school graduate and took nursing classes at the Jewish Hospital in Pennsylvania. On Aug. 8, 1945, in Philadelphia, she married Dr. Gerald H. Amsterdam, her husband of 71 years when he passed away in 2016. They relocated to the Orlando area from Sarasota in 2008. Mrs. Amsterdam is survived by her sons, Michael (Jody-Anne) Amsterdam of DeLand and Robert (Susan Richards) Amsterdam of Mechanicsburg, Penn. She was the grandmother of six and great-grandmother of four. She is also survived by her sister, Marjorie Cowan.

Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando, FL 32810, 407-5999-1180, http://www.bethshalommemorialchapel.com.