On May 22, 2025, Mina Blumberg Sweet of Silver Spring, MD, born April 16, 1929.  Predeceased by her loving husband Jacob "Jack" Sweet and her sister Mildred Arrill. Mother of Ellen Sweet (Irv Gutman), Pam (Jim) Grant and Linda (Tom) Kennedy; Proud grandmother of Monica Kellner (Greg), Emily Pearl (Aaron), and Brian Kennedy (Karina); And loving great-grandmother of six. She is also survived by two nieces and a nephew.

Mina started her career at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, after earning a B.A. at Brooklyn College (Phi Beta Kappa). She continued to take courses in social work and education and retired as a paraprofessional in Montgomery County, MD Public Schools. Interests included opera, Jewish history, and nature walks at Brookside Gardens.  She was also an avid needleworker and Scrabble enthusiast to the end.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Judean Memorial Gardens Chapel, Olney.  Interment to follow. Family will be receiving friends afterwards at Leisure World, Silver Spring, MD.  Shiva services will be held on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Courts At Clarksburg Community Clubhouse in Germantown, MD and Wednesday at Tikvat Israel in Rockville, MD.  . In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Brookside Gardens (select the option for Brookside Gardens from the "I want to support" dropdown menu).

Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton MD 20902
Web: https://montgomeryparksfoundation.org/donate-to-parks/