Emily Lipsitz

Emily Lipsitz (Nee Deckelman) of Baltimore, MD passed away on Sunday, November 1st nine days shy of her 99th Birthday. She is survived by her children Fred (Susan) Havelock and Candye Michelle Criss; grandchildren Dietza (Matt) Lutz, who cared unselfishly for Bubbie over the past couple of years, Jason (fiancee' Kira) Havelock, Beth (Patrick) Havelock McGuire and Jessica (Michael) Zagami; great-grandchildren Isabel and Chloe Lutz, Ryan and Maple McGuire, and Domenic and Oliver Zagami. She was predeceased by her loving husband Harold Lipsitz; her beloved daughter Ilene Cheryl Kahn and her grandchild, Ian; brother Arthur Deckelman and dear mother, Ida Deckelman.

Bubbie was such a multi faceted person. She graduated from the University of Miami and dedicated a large portion of her life as a Science teacher in the Baltimore school system. She loved to play golf, read books of all kinds, listen to music, and had a wonderful appreciation for art and loved to travel. Emily also liked to share her love of these things with friends and family. She embraced Judaism with open arms, finding great comfort within her studies especially after her daughter, Ilene, passed.

Funeral services will be held at Sol Levinson's, 8900 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21208 on Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 at 12:00 PM. Interment will be held at Beth Jacob cemetery in Finksburg, Maryland 21048. Please omit flowers. Contributions in her memory may be made to Congregation Tiferes Yisroel or the charity of your choice. The family will be in mourning at 6204 Pearce Ave, Baltimore MD 21215, Wednesday after interment and Thursday with evening services.