Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Ronnie Halpern Pincus, passed away on June 14 after a brief illness.
Ronnie was born in Paterson, NJ on Dec. 28, 1946. She and her twin brother Mark were born to Jules and Nettie Halpern, and the family moved to West Caldwell, NJ in the early 1950s. Ronnie graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1968 with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Spanish. On April 11, 1976, she married David I. Pincus in West Orange, NJ. In 1978, they moved from New York City to the Washington, D.C., suburbs, eventually settling in Potomac to raise their two children, Matthew and Andrea. Ronnie focused on being present for her children in their early years while also working as an instructional assistant at local elementary schools. She later went back to school herself, obtaining a master’s in education from Trinity College and becoming a fifth grade teacher at a local elementary school.
After retiring, Ronnie enjoyed a wide range of hobbies including traveling, reading, exercising, home decorating, playing mahjong with friends and of course, spending time with her beloved grandchildren. Ronnie was well known for her outgoing nature, sense of humor, as well as her warmth, generosity, kindness and love to her family and friends. She will be dearly missed by all she touched.
Ronnie is survived by her husband, David, to whom she was happily married for nearly 50 years. She is also survived by her daughter Andrea, of Seattle, WA, son, Matthew and his wife Nancy, of Westport, CT, as well as her grandchildren, Anna and Charlotte, whom she greatly adored. She is survived by her twin brother Mark Halpern (Joan) of Conshohocken, PA. She was predeceased by her parents, Jules and Nettie Halpern.
In lieu of flowers, we encourage you to make a donation to the charity of your choice.