Sindhu (Moghe) Sinha |
| Posted 2009-12-03 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Wednesday, January 29, 2003 Sindhu Sinha, 73, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home after a long, courageous battle with ovarian cancer on January 27, 2003. Sindhu Sinha, nee Sindhu Moghe was born in Nagpur, India on July 1, 1929. She was the third child of five born to Mahadeo and Kamal Moghe. She attended school and college in India and obtained a B.S. in chemistry and biology in 1950 and an M.S. in zoology in 1953. She worked as a research associate and lecturer at the University of Nagpur until immigrating to the U.S.A. in 1956. She continued her education at the University of Minnesota, pursuing her master's degree in biology. There she met Surendra Sinha and married in August of 1957. They moved to Chicago briefly where she continued her education at the University of Chicago and then moved to Ames, Iowa where she worked as a research associate at Iowa State University for 2 years. She obtained a second M.S. in nutrition and biochemistry. Both of her daughters were born in Ames. She and her family then moved to New York City for a brief period of four months before settling in Delaware. Sindhu lived in Delaware for 38 years. She taught many courses at Delaware Technical and Community College including biology and chemistry to nursing students. She taught from 1968 until her retirement in 1986. She and her husband moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in June of 2002 to be close to her daughter. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Surendra P. Sinha; her two daughters, Dr. Vandana Sinha and her husband Dr. Alan Andresen and their children, Nikhil and Rohan Andresen of Scottsdale; Medha Sinha & her husband Bart Epker and their children, Karthic and Eva Epker of Weston, Mass.; a sister, Indu Kale of Pune, India; a sister Veena Wadekar of Silver Spring, Md.; and a brother Lt. Col. K.M. Moghe and his wife Leela Moghe of Mumbai, India and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and her eldest brother P.M. Moghe. Sindhu was a valiant, strong, intelligent woman who inspired many as a teacher and who bravely battled her disease. She was hard-working and dedicated to her family and friends. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society and/or Hospice of the Valley Scottsdale. |
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