• was born BerniceAnn Fridorich to Rhoda and Joseph in Brooklyn, NY

  • became Edwin’s big sister

  • met Arthur Gottlieb in the Catskills and married him on December 9 1945

  • worked in J.C. Penney’s art department as an illustrator

  • performed in the Broadway show “Alive and Kicking”

  • recorded on live radio on “the Arthur Godfrey Show” and “Live Like a Millionnaire”

  • gave birth to Jonathan Eli, Carol Jane and Lucille Nan

  • worked most weekends as member of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians as a singer

  • worked most weekdays as a devoted wife and mother

  • taught opera at Five Towns College in New York

  • travelled widely around the world with Arthur on FAM trips

  • celebrated her 77th wedding anniversary and 98th birthday with Arthur

  • became a grandmother ( x 6) and great-grandmother ( x 3)