FRANCES TAMARKIN MONUS, 78

YOUNGSTOWN -- Services were at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapel, West Palm Beach, Fla., for Frances Tamarkin Monus, 78, of Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Youngstown, who died Saturday at home after a one-year illness.
Mrs. Monus was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Youngstown, a daughter of Jack and Pearl Sigel Tamarkin.
She attended Duke University and received a degree in home economics from Ohio State University. She completed an internship at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago and became a registered dietitian who worked in hospitals and volunteered in her field of expertise. Her culinary skills were widely recognized by her peers, and during her illness, she compiled a cookbook of her favorite recipes titled "Golden Oldies."
She was a member and president of Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (ORT) Youngstown Chapter, which supports ORT schools in 22 countries.
Besides her husband of 54 years, Nathan, she leaves a daughter, Susan Kalmar of Malibu, Calif.; a son, Michael of Elkton; a brother, Bertram Tamarkin in Florida; and two grandsons.
Contributions may be made to the Frances T. Monus Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in care of the National Foundation for Cancer Research, P.O. Box 96021, Washington, D.C. 20090-6021.
4/10/01