Rhoda Lubalin

Rhoda Lubalin died Oct. 19, 2020, at the age of 98, just days after her birthday. She was born on Oct. 3, 1922.

Rhoda was a person of lifelong involvement in the arts. A 1947 arts graduate of Hunter College, she obtained a Master’s Degree of Art from the University of Ohio.

Her late husband was Herb Lubalin, a strong contributor to Cooper Union and an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post. Herb is also listed in the Who’s Who of American Artists, as a graphic artist.

Rhoda had taught both High School and College art, for Roosevelt and New Rochelle High Schools and Fairleigh Dickenson College.

Rhoda had a lifelong involvement in promoting and contributing to the arts, including exhibits and other contributions to artists and the art world. This included Quest, which helped promote aspiring young artists.

Rhoda has two grown sons: Peter Sparber, a VP for Human Resources, now returned to the U.S. from decades-long duty in Asia. Peter has a son, Stephen, residing in Philadelphia, who is a summa cum laude graduate of Brandeis.

The other son, Josh, is a System Engineer for the government, who also publishes independent engineering research in engineering journals. He and his wife, Nancy, now claim a home in Texas. 

Nancy has two sons, who also reside in Texas. Keith is a VP for Red Rock Railroad and has a daughter, Amber. Jeff is the technical lead for University of Irvine and Southern California universities, and has two Nancy grandsons, Declan and Everett. Arrangements are under the care of the Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon.