Aldyth Jaffe, a pianist who gave lessons to dozens of students out of her home here, died Monday of congestive heart failure at Hospice of Cincinnati.
"She had a lot of spunk" said her son, Rich Jaffe, a reporter at WKRC-TV. "She kept fighting right up until the end. She was known as a fine classical pianist as well as a gentle and effective piano teacher, who deeply touched the lives of many students."
Mrs. Jaffe, 83, taught piano to students of all ages for decades until shortly before her death. Many came to visit her in the hospital during her illness.
"Aldy" - as her friends called her - was a member of the Cincinnati Keyboard Club and played at the group's meetings.
"She was a gentle soul," said her son. She appreciated nature and the outdoors and collected rocks, plants and pets.
Mrs. Jaffe was also a poet and a wordsmith who saw to it that her children used proper grammar.
A native of Spokane, Wash., her birth name was Aldyth Louis Fearon. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a chemist in Pittsburgh and in New York City before moving to Greater Cincinnati with her husband and children around 1960. They came for Mr. Jaffe's job with the U.S. Public Health Service.
In addition to her son, Richard, survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bill, of Mount Washington; and three grandchildren.
Services have been held. Mrs. Jaffe was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Union Township next to her husband, who died in 1993.
"She had a lot of spunk" said her son, Rich Jaffe, a reporter at WKRC-TV. "She kept fighting right up until the end. She was known as a fine classical pianist as well as a gentle and effective piano teacher, who deeply touched the lives of many students."
Mrs. Jaffe, 83, taught piano to students of all ages for decades until shortly before her death. Many came to visit her in the hospital during her illness.
"Aldy" - as her friends called her - was a member of the Cincinnati Keyboard Club and played at the group's meetings.
"She was a gentle soul," said her son. She appreciated nature and the outdoors and collected rocks, plants and pets.
Mrs. Jaffe was also a poet and a wordsmith who saw to it that her children used proper grammar.
A native of Spokane, Wash., her birth name was Aldyth Louis Fearon. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a chemist in Pittsburgh and in New York City before moving to Greater Cincinnati with her husband and children around 1960. They came for Mr. Jaffe's job with the U.S. Public Health Service.
In addition to her son, Richard, survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bill, of Mount Washington; and three grandchildren.
Services have been held. Mrs. Jaffe was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Union Township next to her husband, who died in 1993.
Aldyth Jaffe, a pianist who gave lessons to dozens of students out of her home here, died Monday of congestive heart failure at Hospice of Cincinnati.
"She had a lot of spunk" said her son, Rich Jaffe, a reporter at WKRC-TV. "She kept fighting right up until the end. She was known as a fine classical pianist as well as a gentle and effective piano teacher, who deeply touched the lives of many students."
Mrs. Jaffe, 83, taught piano to students of all ages for decades until shortly before her death. Many came to visit her in the hospital during her illness.
"Aldy" - as her friends called her - was a member of the Cincinnati Keyboard Club and played at the group's meetings.
"She was a gentle soul," said her son. She appreciated nature and the outdoors and collected rocks, plants and pets.
Mrs. Jaffe was also a poet and a wordsmith who saw to it that her children used proper grammar.
A native of Spokane, Wash., her birth name was Aldyth Louis Fearon. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a chemist in Pittsburgh and in New York City before moving to Greater Cincinnati with her husband and children around 1960. They came for Mr. Jaffe's job with the U.S. Public Health Service.
In addition to her son, Richard, survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bill, of Mount Washington; and three grandchildren.
Services have been held. Mrs. Jaffe was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Union Township next to her husband, who died in 1993.
"She had a lot of spunk" said her son, Rich Jaffe, a reporter at WKRC-TV. "She kept fighting right up until the end. She was known as a fine classical pianist as well as a gentle and effective piano teacher, who deeply touched the lives of many students."
Mrs. Jaffe, 83, taught piano to students of all ages for decades until shortly before her death. Many came to visit her in the hospital during her illness.
"Aldy" - as her friends called her - was a member of the Cincinnati Keyboard Club and played at the group's meetings.
"She was a gentle soul," said her son. She appreciated nature and the outdoors and collected rocks, plants and pets.
Mrs. Jaffe was also a poet and a wordsmith who saw to it that her children used proper grammar.
A native of Spokane, Wash., her birth name was Aldyth Louis Fearon. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a chemist in Pittsburgh and in New York City before moving to Greater Cincinnati with her husband and children around 1960. They came for Mr. Jaffe's job with the U.S. Public Health Service.
In addition to her son, Richard, survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bill, of Mount Washington; and three grandchildren.
Services have been held. Mrs. Jaffe was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Union Township next to her husband, who died in 1993.
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