In Memory Of
Tanya Akman
1973
2017
Tanya Akman
September 4, 1973 — July 1, 2017
Rochester, NY
Returned home too soon to Great Mystery (Grandfather God) on Friday, July 1, 2017.
Survived by her mother, Estelle Holloway (Moskowitz), her sister, Deniz Akman, her children, Gabrielle and Katrina, her father Alptekin Akman, her aunts, uncles, cousins, and Emery Moskowitz. Predeceased by her grandparents, Charles and Betty Moskowitz, Nazim and Feyziye Akman.
Tanya was special. She was an imaginative and perceptive soul with a keen sense of humor.
She cared about people, especially the down-trodden.
She was loved by many and will be sorely missed.
Tanya graduated with distinction from SUNY College at Brockport with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.
In years past, she worked at ARC OF Monroe County (Job path) as an employment specialist, Learning Disabilities Assoc. of the Genesee Valley as a relief advocate & community facilitator, and the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (Emergency Housing for Women) as a counselor.
Family will receive friends 4-7 PM Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the New Comer Funeral Home, 2636 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY.
Donations can be made in her memory to Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare | Rochester Detoxification (http://www.sbh.org/).
Returned home too soon to Great Mystery (Grandfather God) on Friday, July 1, 2017.
Survived by her mother, Estelle Holloway (Moskowitz), her sister, Deniz Akman, her children, Gabrielle and Katrina, her father Alptekin Akman, her aunts, uncles, cousins, and Emery Moskowitz. Predeceased by her grandparents, Charles and Betty Moskowitz, Nazim and Feyziye Akman.
Tanya was special. She was an imaginative and perceptive soul with a keen sense of humor.
She cared about people, especially the down-trodden.
She was loved by many and will be sorely missed.
Tanya graduated with distinction from SUNY College at Brockport with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.
In years past, she worked at ARC OF Monroe County (Job path) as an employment specialist, Learning Disabilities Assoc. of the Genesee Valley as a relief advocate & community facilitator, and the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (Emergency Housing for Women) as a counselor.
Family will receive friends 4-7 PM Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the New Comer Funeral Home, 2636 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY.
Donations can be made in her memory to Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare | Rochester Detoxification (http://www.sbh.org/).
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Tanya Akman, please visit our flower store.
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