Obituaries

Silk, Carole M. (Berman) age 86, of Chestnut Hill passed away peacefully on Monday, October 18, 2021. Carole was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1935 to the late Moe and Fanny (Holtz) Berman. Towards the end of her life, she spoke fondly of being reunited with her beloved late husband, Charles Silk, who she was married to for 61 years, and her oldest son, Stephen. She is survived by her children Ellen of Sharon, Marc of Medfield and Kenneth of Chestnut Hill as well as by her sister Brenda Berman Leffer. She was predeceased by her sister Elaine Berman Gross. She was loved immensely by her six grandchildren Atlee, Kaitlyn, Camilla, Sam, and Vera Silk, and Dr. Michael Broder. She also leaves behind daughters-in-law Melissa Goodwin Silk, Abigail Gardiner Silk, and Sandi Wolchansky Silk; brothers-in law Buddy Gross and Richard Leffer; as well as many cherished nieces and nephews.

Carole attended Wilson Borough High School and Penn State before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. She had the distinction of being the first woman student ever to receive an undergraduate degree from Wharton, graduating as the one and only female in Wharton’s Class of ’56.  After leaving Penn, she gained employment as a statistician on Wall Street and in Cambridge, MA and later worked for the I.R.S while acquiring her real estate broker license. Beyond all of these incredible achievements, Carole invested immeasurably in her four beautiful children and set a tone of love and acceptance for all those who knew her as a matriarch. Needless to say, Carole was selfless, caring and incredibly devoted to her family. While her family always came first, Carole held a deep connection to her faith and greatly treasured her friendships.

Carole’s funeral will be held at Congregation Mishkan Tefila, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA at 11am on Sunday, October 24, and to view the funeral via zoom, please visit  www.mishkantefila.org and the link will be on the homepage. Followed by memorial observance at her son Kenneth’s home until 6pm. Shiva will continue on Monday, October 25 at her daughter Ellen’s home from 4:00pm-6:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00pm and at her son Marc’s home Tuesday from 5:00pm-8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carole’s name to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 72 River Park Street, Needham, MA 02494 or Congregation Mishkan Tefila.

Services at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW, Washington, D.C. 20024

Gladys (Stein) Forman, formerly of Hull, passed away peacefully October 15, 2021 at the age of 97. Beloved wife of the late Michael J. Forman with whom she shared 38 years of marriage.  Loving and devoted mother of Bruce Forman of Delray Beach, FL; Mark Forman of Hull, MA; and Eric Forman of Coconut Creek, FL. Loving mother-in-law of Carol Forman and Robyn Forman. Enormously proud grandmother of Matthew Forman and his fiancée, Alyssa Buell. Adoptive grandmother to Brad & Scott Hickox. Gladys is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and extended family. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, October 19, at 1:00pm at the Kopaigorod Cemetery, Baker Street, W. Roxbury.  At the family’s request, there will be no Shiva In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. www.michaeljfox.org

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Levine, Myron, 86, formerly of Newton and Natick, passed away on October 15, 2021. Beloved husband of Sandra (Cohen) Levine. Devoted father of David Levine and his wife Terry of Framingham and Steven Levine and his wife Sara of Acton. Proud grandfather of Jacqueline, Michelle, Eli and Ariel. Loving brother of the late Rhoda Kassed.

Myron was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. He graduated from Boston English High School and Northeastern University. He was married to his wife Sandra for 61 years. They met at Nantasket Beach on Kenberma Street. He started working in his Uncle’s flower business, Central Square Florist in Cambridge, at the age of 13. He became the owner of Central Square Florist in the 1960s. He was passionate about the flower business.

Funeral arrangements are private.

Bernice P. Rich, Age 92, of Randolph, beloved wife of Martin L. Rich, died peacefully after a long illness on October 14, 2021.   Bernice was born on August 7, 1929, in Cambridge, MA and was the daughter of the late David and Dena Halpern.

Bernice was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, dedicated totally to caring for her family and working to better the community.

Bernice was predeceased by her brother Hyman Halpern as well as her sister Ruth Kaner.   She is survived by her husband, two children, daughter Darlene of Randolph and son Jordan with his wife Roberta of Boston and Jordan’s late wife Wendy, as well as granddaughter Lindsay and her husband David of New Jersey, and grandson Andrew of Boston.  Also, two beloved great-grandchildren Elle and Carter of New Jersey.  She is survived by several cousins and nephews.

Graveside service will be held at 11:45am on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA.  Masks are required.   Shiva will be private.   In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

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You are invited by the Rich Family to a virtual Shiva (via Zoom) for

Bernice Phyllis Rich on Sunday October 17th from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.

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Sumner Norton Milender, Needham, MA and formerly of Tucson, AZ and Lenox, MA, died peacefully at home on October 12, 2021. Born January 17, 1927 in Brookline, MA to Charles and Florence Milender, he was predeceased by his parents, beloved sister Marcia Milender Abrams and dear wife Edith Morse Milender.

Beloved husband of Edith Michelson Milender, he leaves behind his devoted family including 4 children: Steven Milender (Helen Raschke), Connie Goebel (Jay), Linda Ortwein (Tom), Karen Shackford (Fred), 10 grandchildren and 7 great- grandchildren.

Gregarious and friendly, he never passed up an opportunity to meet someone or start a conversation. “Happy go lucky”, a favorite song and his goal in life – to make others smile and laugh. He was an eternal optimist and entrepreneur; lifelong music lover, voracious learner and reader; avid dancer, skier and tennis player earlier in life.

Sumner attended Runkle School, Brookline High, and graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and Harvard University with a BA in History, 1948. Afterwards, he joined the family leather business, W. Milender and Sons. After selling the business he became a serial entrepreneur and consultant. He was a committed philanthropist focused on education and music. With former wife Edith Morse Milender, he founded Thinking in Music, a program currently used and embraced by the Lemberg Children’s Center at Brandeis University. He also endowed The Milender Seminar in Jewish Communal Leadership for Brandeis graduate students, funded a dance program at University of Arizona and was a generous supporter of Tanglewood music programs.

Services will be private. Donations in his memory may be made to: The Lemberg Children’s Center, 457 Old South St., MS044, Waltham, MA 02453 or Good Shepherd Community Hospice, 90 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459, or to a charity of your choice.

Amy (Socol) Phillips, of Framingham, MA passed away on October 10, 2021.  Beloved wife of Daryl Phillips.  Adored daughter of Jerry Socol and Nancy (Lozow) Socol.  Loving and proud parent of David and Brett Shapiro.  Loving sister of Laurie Alford (Stuart) and predeceased by her brother Steven Socol.

Amy was a loving, caring, and generous soul. She had a calling to nurture others and loved the children and families that she took care of. She was completely devoted to her husband, her sons, and her dog Bailey.

A service will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in the chapel on the grounds of Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA 02067 at 10:00 am. The family requests that masks be worn for the funeral.

The family will be observing Shiva at Amy’s late residence on Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Amy’s name can be made to “Why not Devin Foundation to End DIPG” P.O. Box 755, Framingham, MA 01701.

SADUR- Newton Harvey, 80, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021. Son of the late Simon and Leona (Knopping) Sadur. Newton is survived by his beloved wife Anita H. (Cohen) Sadur. Loving brother of Leonard Sadur (Linda). Proud uncle of Adam Sadur, Jason Sadur, Holly, and Kimberly Wozniak. Devoted brother- in-law of Alan Cohen (Christine).

Graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 11:45am at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA. Donations in Newton’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice.

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Marvin A. Gordon, of Milton passed away suddenly on October 10, 2021 surrounded by his family and beloved dog.  Born on September 26, 1936, he was the son of Morris and Anna (Shoolman) Gordon.  A modest man of great character, he was devoted to his wife of 61 years Andrea (Gargill) and daughters Pamela, Jessica, Melissa, and Susannah, and his grandchildren Harrison and Leila Shea.  He is also survived by his sister Ruth, whom he both adored and revered, her husband Norman Hinerfeld, his sister-in-law Myra Kolton, several nephews and nieces, and his daughters’ spouses.

A proud graduate of Milton High School (1954), Harvard College (1958), and Harvard Business School (1960), he was a successful business executive and civic leader.  After working in Manhattan for two years he realized city life was not in his DNA.  He returned to the Milton land his grandparents had farmed since immigrating to the U.S. in 1920 and built the house in which he was still living at the time of his death.   A gentleman farmer at heart, it brought him much peace to be out on his 1958 Farmall Cub tractor mowing the land that has been in his family for now four generations.

He gave generously of his time and intellect to many non-profits and town committees.  He was a Milton Town Meeting Member, served on the Milton School Committee, and was a Selectman for seven years.  He was also Treasurer of the Milton Hospital for 17 years and held a governor-appointed seat on the Massachusetts Health and Education Financing Association.  In addition, he played a central role in the construction and management of Pine Tree Brook and Fuller Village senior-living communities and was president of the latter at the time of his passing.

A passionate and fiercely competitive racing sailor, his fleet of boats included the sloops Blue Pigeon Too and Blue Pigeon and the inglorious metal workboat Big Bird.  His first vessel was named Andrea, to honor his life partner.  He considered his beloved racing crews his extended family.   Some of his most joyous days were spent sailing in the Caribbean, particularly the Virgin Islands, which he sailed among for 50 years.  His heart had no boundaries and he valued his relationships with people from all walks of life.  He believed in self-reliance and it brought him great joy to teach those around him even the most seemingly mundane of tasks.

There will be a private memorial at the Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills on Friday, Oct. 15 at 11 am. Shiva will be held at the Gordon residence, Friday until 4 pm, Sunday 2- 5 pm, and Monday 5- 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Marvin’s memory may be made to the Milton Animal League, 181 Governor Stoughton Lane, Milton, MA 02186 or the Shoolman Family Scholarship Fund, c/o Milton Town Treasurer James McAuliffe, 525 Canton Ave., Milton, MA 02186.

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Pearl Karlin Jacobs died at her family home in Sharon, MA, on October 7, 2021 at the age of 100, a mere six weeks after the death of her daughter, Barbara.

Pearl Ruth Karlin was born on December 5, 1920 to Max and Eva Tofias Karlin. Her parents were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Pale of Settlement who met in Boston during World War I.  Pearl’s siblings, and her dear lifelong friends, Elliott and Miriam pre-deceased her in the last decade.

Pearl married David Jacobs one month after his return from WW2 on October 7, 1945. They moved to Sharon in 1950 and raised three children: Ron, Jim, and Barbara. Jim and Barbara lived with her for the last several years. Pearl’s family expanded to include Ron’s wife Linda, and later their son, Scott, his wife Heather, and their son Oliver.

Like her parents, family, religious traditions, and education were core values as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Pearl was a calm, kindhearted, gentle, and giving soul. Her joy was bringing relatives together for simple old-fashioned holiday dinners in her mother’s style, or casual dinners with aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

Pearl will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved her.

Private burial services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 11:45am.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Pearl’s memory may be made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at Temple Israel of Sharon, PO Box 377, 125 Pond St. Sharon, MA 02067. You may also click here to be directed to the Temple’s donation page.

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