Phyllis Berg Lappin

PHYLLIS BERG LAPPIN Phyllis Berg Lappin passed away at the age of 97. She was born on March 24, 1926 to Clara Scheingold Berg and Simon Berg in Cincinnati. As a child she learned to adjust to new environments and people having lived in Dayton, Little Rock, Dallas, and Denver. She attended Walnut Hills High School before moving to Columbus, Ohio in her freshman year of high school and graduated from Bexley High School. Phyllis attended The Ohio State University and transferred to The University of Cincinnati where she received a B.S. from the Teachers College. She was a member of Sigma Delta Tau Sorority. She met Robert Lappin when she was 15 years old and they married August 3, 1947 after he was discharged from the Air Corps. She was always active in the community. Vice President of Jewish Care and Relief, was a fund raiser for Federation, successfully chaired numerous dinners and luncheons for various charities with creativity and efficiency. Phyllis covered city hall meetings for Mayor David Mann for quite a while. She was on one of the earliest drug abuse boards serving Cincinnati. She and her husband, Bob, maintained a residence in Boca Raton since 1976, where they were active in the community. She chaired many committees and sat on boards in Boca through their residence there helping to start a Jewish Foundation at the Polo Club Her primary interest and love was her family, always, caring and involved. She loved beautiful things and was very creative especially using her talent in interior design. She was a woman ahead of her time in design and style. She took an active interest in Cedar Village’s founding. She and her husband chaired the Crest Hills Golf Fund Raiser for Hospice of Cincinnati for several years. Developing the format that raised millions of dollars for Hospice and subsequent charities. They were awarded Renee Leffel Bass award from Hospice of Cincinnati for outstanding service. Phyllis and Bob traveled all over the world together. She enjoyed golf, tennis, and bridge but most of all she enjoyed the people she was involved with. She was fortunate to enjoy beautiful and life long friendships with quite a few people She is survived by her children Bonnie Lappin Tanenbaum (Rob)of Boynton Beach Florida; Gary Lappin (Lynn) of Cleveland; Randy Lappin (Libby) of Cincinnati. Seven grandchildren Geneva Lappin Stein (Steve); Spencer Lappin; Megan Lappin, Charles Lappin, Max Lappin, Ben Onore, Michael Onore (Kat) and three great grandchildren Alexandra Stein, Anderson Stein, John Lappin. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati or the charity of your choice. Funeral services were held Sunday June 25, 2023, at Weil Kahn Funeral Home, and he was buried at United Jewish Cemetery Montgomery

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Phyllis Berg Lappin

March 24, 1926 - June 22, 2023