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BIERSTEIN -- John Robert Bierstein, 100, a resident of Albuquerque, NM for 22 years, died August 28, 2007 at La Vida Llena Retirement Center, Albuquerque. He is survived by his two daughters, Anne Grenfell of Westminster, MD and Susan Director of Leesburg, VA; three grandchildren, Jennifer Boniface of Temple Hills, MD, April Newton of Havre de Grace, MD, and Benjamin Finzel of Washington, D.C.; and three great-grandchildren, Jenna, Jeffrey, and Gunnar Newton of Havre de Grace, MD. Mr. Bierstein, a native of Pennsylvania, graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, did graduate work at the Pennsylvania School of Social Work, and was a member of the National Association of Social Workers. He began his career as a social worker in the Pennsylvania State Welfare Services. He retired from a 38-year career with the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole where he had been Director of Probation Services from 1956-1971. For 21 years, Mr. Bierstein was also a lecturer on parole at the State Police Academy in Hershey, PA and he taught part-time in the correctional field at Harrisburg Area Community College. Mr. Bierstein served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of St. Chad's Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, the American Legion Post #49, and President of the Residents' Association at La Vida Llena from 1987-1989. A Memorial Service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007 at Carter Hall, La Vida Llena Retirement Center. Interment will be at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Full Life Residents' Assistance Fund of La Vida Llena, 10501 Lagrima De Oro Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111, which Mr. Bierstein helped to develop and promote. Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87103 (505) 821-0010
        Published on: Sat September 01, 2007