Rachel Gurovitsch

Rachel Mary Gurovitsch, 39, of Duluth, passed away in her home on Sunday May 3, 2015.

Rachel was born on April 11, 1976 in Duluth, MN. She was a 1994 graduate of Duluth East High School, continued her education at UMD, and earned a certification from Regency Beauty Institute.

Rachel was a very generous and loving person who loved to make people laugh. She enjoyed fashion, art, concerts, poetry, reading, photography, and makeup artistry, which she loved to practice on her three nieces.

Rachel's greatest love was her son Ben and her seven cats - Mimi, Squeaky, Gary, Guppy, Nudgie, Bunny, and Junior.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ben Gurovitsch; grandparents, Robert and Dorothy Gurovitsch, Norman and Daisy Litman, and Myrtle Litman; aunt Maureen Litman; uncles, Terry Litman and Samuel Gurovitsch; and nieces, Annabelle and Savannah Gurovitsch.

Rachel is survived by her son, Ben Gurovitsch; mother, Sharyl; sister, Marya (Chris) Barsanti; brother, Sam (Charity) Gurovitsch; aunt, Francine Gurovitsch; cousin Melanie (Jon) Morris; beloved nieces and nephew, Josephine and Amelia Gurovitsch, Maia and Ronen Morris; and the father of her son, and best friend, Anthony McCray.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Trayvon Martin Foundation, www.trayvonmartinfoundation.org; or Animal Allies www.animalallies.net.

Service will be 11AM, Thursday, May 7, 2015 in the Dougherty Funeral Home.

Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 600 E 2nd Street, Duluth, MN 55805, 218-727-3555.