1918
Elise
2012
Elise Corenblum Goldberg Hyatt
October 18, 1918 — January 11, 2012
Elise C. Goldberg Hyatt, 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt was born on October 18, 1918 on a farm in Rome, GA, and was the daughter of Maurice and Sadie Corenblum. The Corenblum Family resided in Birmingham, AL and later settled in Miami, FL. She attended the University of Arkansas, and moved to Charleston in 1947 as a young bride when she married David S. (Rocky) Goldberg, a prominent Charleston attorney. Rocky and elise were married for almost 35 years; her beloved Rocky passed away in 1981. In 1986, she married Robert (Pepper) Hyatt whom she had known since her childhood in Birmingham. Pepper and elise had 14 wonderful years together filled with enormous happiness and love; Pepper passed away in 2000.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt's parents instilled in their four children the joys and value of family and friends, community service and charity. She was an ardent volunteer, having dedicated 60,000 hours to the American Red Cross over 40 years, including her work at the Charleston Naval Hospital and the establishment of the Red Cross volunteer program at the VA Medical Center of Charleston when it opened in 1966; she continued to coordinate the VA volunteer program for more than ten years.
She received numerous "Volunteer of the Year" awards from the American Red Cross and was recognized as "Woman of the Year" by many community organizations. She was a masterful public speaker, often including limericks in her speeches. She was an active member of the USO organization for more than 35 years, serving as the USO Advisory Board president and as a board member. She also served as a board member of the Armed Services YMCA. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, the YWCA, a board member of the Charleston Jewish Community Center and the National Council of Jewish Women. She founded Brownie Troop #7 and served as its Troop Leader for many years; she was known to all as Miss elise, spelling her first name with a lower case "e."
She was a business woman and one of the pioneers in the field of market research in the Southeast Region of the US. Her company, CHAI Research, was the first in Charleston to conduct surveys on newly developed brands. She also enjoyed her relaxation activities of reading, needlepoint, cross stitch and playing mahjong and canasta with the same group of woman for 25 years.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt was a devoted member of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE), a former KKBE Sunday School teacher, a member of the KKBE Sisterhood and a life-time member of Hadassah, serving as President of the Charleston Chapter.
She is survived by her three children, two daughters, Ivan M. Goldberg of Washington, DC, Rory D. Goldberg Parsley (Durward) of Charleston, a son, Scott I. Goldberg (Paula) of Conway; two step-children, Dr. Renee Hyatt (Dr. Paul Erwin) of Knoxville, TN and Marshall Hyatt of Atlanta, GA; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren and many adored nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a brother, Alvin Corenblum, of The Villages, FL, Mary Corenblum of Miami, FL, wife of her late brother Tilden and a sister-in-law, Fannie Weintraub (Rabbi Louis Weintraub) of Rockville, MD. Her other brother, Tilden Corenblum, and her sister, Helene Silver, both of Miami, FL, pre-deceased her.
The family gratefully acknowledges the wonderful women, Deborah, Grace, her granddaughter Lauren, Nurse Kimberly and all the staff of Carolina Hospice, who cared for our mother. They treated her with great skill, kindness and generosity of spirit and their devotion is deeply appreciated.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt's funeral will be at K.K. Beth Elohim on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Beth Elohim Cemetery, Huguenin Avenue, Charleston.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to KKBE Temple www.kkbe.org, the Charleston Jewish Community Center www.charlestonjcc.org, the Jewish Historical Society of SC www.jhssc.org or the American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter www.lowcountryredcross.org.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt was born on October 18, 1918 on a farm in Rome, GA, and was the daughter of Maurice and Sadie Corenblum. The Corenblum Family resided in Birmingham, AL and later settled in Miami, FL. She attended the University of Arkansas, and moved to Charleston in 1947 as a young bride when she married David S. (Rocky) Goldberg, a prominent Charleston attorney. Rocky and elise were married for almost 35 years; her beloved Rocky passed away in 1981. In 1986, she married Robert (Pepper) Hyatt whom she had known since her childhood in Birmingham. Pepper and elise had 14 wonderful years together filled with enormous happiness and love; Pepper passed away in 2000.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt's parents instilled in their four children the joys and value of family and friends, community service and charity. She was an ardent volunteer, having dedicated 60,000 hours to the American Red Cross over 40 years, including her work at the Charleston Naval Hospital and the establishment of the Red Cross volunteer program at the VA Medical Center of Charleston when it opened in 1966; she continued to coordinate the VA volunteer program for more than ten years.
She received numerous "Volunteer of the Year" awards from the American Red Cross and was recognized as "Woman of the Year" by many community organizations. She was a masterful public speaker, often including limericks in her speeches. She was an active member of the USO organization for more than 35 years, serving as the USO Advisory Board president and as a board member. She also served as a board member of the Armed Services YMCA. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, the YWCA, a board member of the Charleston Jewish Community Center and the National Council of Jewish Women. She founded Brownie Troop #7 and served as its Troop Leader for many years; she was known to all as Miss elise, spelling her first name with a lower case "e."
She was a business woman and one of the pioneers in the field of market research in the Southeast Region of the US. Her company, CHAI Research, was the first in Charleston to conduct surveys on newly developed brands. She also enjoyed her relaxation activities of reading, needlepoint, cross stitch and playing mahjong and canasta with the same group of woman for 25 years.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt was a devoted member of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE), a former KKBE Sunday School teacher, a member of the KKBE Sisterhood and a life-time member of Hadassah, serving as President of the Charleston Chapter.
She is survived by her three children, two daughters, Ivan M. Goldberg of Washington, DC, Rory D. Goldberg Parsley (Durward) of Charleston, a son, Scott I. Goldberg (Paula) of Conway; two step-children, Dr. Renee Hyatt (Dr. Paul Erwin) of Knoxville, TN and Marshall Hyatt of Atlanta, GA; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren and many adored nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a brother, Alvin Corenblum, of The Villages, FL, Mary Corenblum of Miami, FL, wife of her late brother Tilden and a sister-in-law, Fannie Weintraub (Rabbi Louis Weintraub) of Rockville, MD. Her other brother, Tilden Corenblum, and her sister, Helene Silver, both of Miami, FL, pre-deceased her.
The family gratefully acknowledges the wonderful women, Deborah, Grace, her granddaughter Lauren, Nurse Kimberly and all the staff of Carolina Hospice, who cared for our mother. They treated her with great skill, kindness and generosity of spirit and their devotion is deeply appreciated.
Mrs. Goldberg Hyatt's funeral will be at K.K. Beth Elohim on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Beth Elohim Cemetery, Huguenin Avenue, Charleston.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to KKBE Temple www.kkbe.org, the Charleston Jewish Community Center www.charlestonjcc.org, the Jewish Historical Society of SC www.jhssc.org or the American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter www.lowcountryredcross.org.
Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL.
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