Obituaries

Leonard “Lenny” Brunswick, age 66, died Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Kaplan Hospice Home from melanoma. Lenny is the dear son of Arlyne Brunswick and the late Sumner Brunswick. He is survived by his sisters Sharon Logan and her husband Rich, of Acton, MA, and Wendy Shulman and her husband Bill, of Needham, MA. He also leaves his nieces Stephanie, Susannah, Sophie, and nephew Simon.

Lenny, born with developmental disabilities and challenged by low vision, was a computer “geek”. He overcame so many obstacles as he rose to a job of responsibility as a computer “tech” with the U.S. Bankruptcy court in Boston where he proudly served for more than 13 years. Respected by his co-workers, Lenny retired after a severe stroke more than a decade ago left him partially paralyzed. Following months of rehabilitation, Lenny was able to gain back his independence moving to an apartment in Brookline where he enjoyed spending time on his computers, listening to music, exercising and going out for meals in the neighborhood with family.

Fiercely independent, proud and self-assured, Lenny spoke his mind freely to anyone and everyone.

His best times were in the summer, enjoying boating as a child and in later years spending summers with his family in Moultonborough, NH, where he would enjoy long drives through the area with one of the family dogs snuggled beside him.

One-of-a-kind personality, Lenny will be missed.

The funeral and Shiva will be private.

Donations in his memory may be made to the MSPCA.

Devorah Steinberg, 56, of West Roxbury, MA was a healer, a dancer, a giver, a mother, and a connector. Generous to a fault, she extended herself with kindness to her son, family, friends, and clients in her Jamaica Plain therapy and coaching practice. She died on February 18, 2021, from complications of scleroderma. 

A native of Spring Valley, NY, she made the Boston area her home for her entire adult life. She was thrilled when she became pregnant with her son Joshua, and gave her heart and soul as a single mom for fifteen years. She often called Josh “Little Buddha,” and said he was her favorite person on earth, completely separate from being her child.

In addition to her son Josh, Devorah leaves behind her mother Harriet Gerstenfeld of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, father Alan Steinberg and step-mother, Madelyn Steinberg of Hallandale Beach, FL,  brother Keith Steinberg of Washington, DC, her dear friend Steve Gordon of Newton, MA, as well as her beloved son’s father, Bryant Kaplan, who are working together to ensure that Devorah’s wishes for her son are fulfilled. She was predeceased by her stepfather, Jack Gerstenfeld.

Devorah graduated from the University of Vermont in 1986, and the Simmons School of Social Work in 1991. A few years after completing her social work degree, she launched her private psychotherapy practice, where she transformed her clients’ lives for 25 years with insight, patience, and profound empathy. She was a constant learner with a passion for body/mind connection, including completing training in spiritual integrative hypnotherapy, body-based trauma treatment, spiritual counseling, meditation, and divorce mediation, and became a certified yoga instructor at the Kripalu Yoga Center in Stockbridge.

Devorah cultivated an enduring network of women friends who sustained, fed, and cherished her during her battle with scleroderma. She was a deeply spiritual person who, over the years, belonged to Temple Israel, Temple Beth Zion, and most recently, Temple Shalom in Newton. She was an explorer of many faith traditions and alternative healing practices.

Devorah embraced life fully. She travelled the world, including recent trips to Iceland, Israel, and Costa Rica. She was a tenacious and accomplished athlete, completing triathlons and other ambitious hiking and biking expeditions. She loved swimming in any body of water, most recently at the Hyde Park YMCA pool, and attended New England Dance Camp each summer for decades, where she danced with abandon. She was a Beatles lover, a practitioner of gratitude, and an open-hearted hostess who found tremendous joy in producing vats of delicious homemade lentil soup to feed all who gathered in her warmth.

Devorah’s legacy is a voice of unconditional love that will continue to speak in the hearts and minds of all who knew her.

Donations in Devorah’s name may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923.

a link to be view the recording of the funeral service can be found here

Esther Finn-Of Framingham, on February 18, 2021. Devoted mother of Matthew Finn and his wife Jennifer, and the late Amy Finn. Dear grandmother of Alex and Jason. Private graveside services on Sunday at 3:00 pm.

Livestream on Sunday February 21, 2021 at  3:00 pm

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Richard Glick – of Boston’s South End, owner of Glick’s Flower Shop, suddenly on February 16, 2021. Beloved son of the late Irving and Lillian Glick. Devoted father of Bonnie Mitchell and Alex Hanson. Dear brother of Susan Everts and her husband Dr. Erich Everts of Newtown, PA. Dear uncle of Jennifer Gelman and Matthew Everts. Services will be private.

Richard’s Funeral will be on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 9:45 AM

A recording of  the funeral service can be found here

Eleanor “Ellie” Shamitz of Brookline, formerly of Sharon, age 95, on February 16, 2021. Daughter of the late Abraham and Ruth (Sternburg) Brody. Beloved wife of the late Theodore “ Teddy” Shamitz. Cherished father of Stephen and Lynda Shamitz, David and Diane Shamitz, Gerald and Isabel Shamitz, and Beth Shamitz. Grandmother of Robert Shamitz, Jennifer and Andrew Weissinger, Tamara and Daniel Hudson. Great-grandmother of Alex, Caleb, Eli, Tyler, Jennie, and Violet. Dear sister of Shirley Richmond and her partner Norton Rosenberg, and the late Irene Sherman and Richard Brody. Sister-in-law of Pauline Brody. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.

Ellie and Ted were among the original founding families of Temple Sinai of Sharon, MA. Ellie was extremely active in all aspects of temple life. She was president of the temple sisterhood and the temple’s first female president. She was also a lifetime member of Hadassah and Brandeis.

Services were private. The family will be holding a memorial service at Temple Sinai, at a date to be named later.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Ellie’s memory may be made to Temple Sinai, Rabbi’s discretionary fund, 25 Canton St., Sharon, MA 02067 or Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Berger, David S., of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Newton, MA, passed away February 15, 2021. David was the beloved husband of Barbara (Goldberg) Berger for 65 years.  They were never apart from each other. He was the devoted father of his son, Steven Berger and his wife Cherie, his daughter, Ilene Wigetman and her partner Michael Feinman, and his son, Cary Berger and his wife Melissa. David was the cherished grandfather of Jamie, Ashley, Dustin, Russell, Adam, Lisa, Griffin and Brooke.  He was the proud great-grandfather of Ivy, Sophie, Scott, Jake, Blake and Adrian. He adored them all.

Services are private.

Donations in David’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association 300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.

Ann Gordon Steinberg, of Somerville, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, of mesothelioma, at the age of 79. Born Margaret Ann Gordon, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Donald and Celeste Gordon, she grew up in Waynesboro, Virginia, with her parents and her younger siblings, Mary and Don. She attended Smith College, graduating in 1963, and completed a master of arts and teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education the following year. The first part of her career in education included establishing and running language laboratories at Salem State Teachers College and Southern Connecticut Teachers College.

Ann married Robert Stephen Steinberg in 1965. They had two children, Benjamin Rush and Sarah Elizabeth; being Ben and Sarah’s mother was a joy to her all her life. The family moved from New Haven to Fort Sill, Oklahoma and then to Newton, following Bob’s medical career. In Newton, Ann converted to Judaism. An enthusiastic cook all her life, she was particularly known for her roast chicken, matzo ball soup, and especially challah.

Ann and Bob separated in 1978. She then went to Radcliffe where she got a certificate in landscape design. She and a business partner practiced residential landscape design for eight years, honing her natural and keen sense of aesthetics.

In 1987, she started working in the development office of The Park School in Brookline. Five years later, she found her true calling, in teaching, with the third grade. Five years after that, she changed to fourth grade, where she taught for another seven years. After a brief attempt at retirement, she began teaching at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge as a tutor, where she worked for eleven years. She is remembered fondly by many students, parents, and colleagues.

Ann was a gifted gardener, most recently growing vegetables and flowers in the garden she laid out in the back yard of the triple-decker she shared with her son and his wife, Darla. She was a member of the Somerville Garden Club, serving as the vice president for several years.

Her garden was one of the subjects of her photography, along with friends, travels, and nature. She made some of her pictures into cards and sold them, but never let entrepreneurial success spoil her fun.

Ann was an avid reader, most recently discovering the writers Elizabeth Bowen, Magda Szabó, and Penelope Fitzgerald, whose work she commends to your attention.

She had many friends, and was a superb friend. Not long before the end of her life, she helped two of her dear friends, Trish Hogan and Nancy Faulkner, at the ends of theirs.

In addition to all her friends, Ann leaves her son Benjamin and his wife Darla Ann White, her daughter Sarah, her sister Mary Gordon Neff, her brother Donald Alexander Gordon and his wife Mary Joan, and Don’s children Christopher, Ryan, Taylor, and Casey Rose.

Burial and shiva will be private. Donations in her memory may be made to Heifer International, Greater Somerville Homeless Coalition, or the charity of your choice.

It is with great sadness that the family of Larry S. Rosen of Newton, Massachusetts mourns the loss of their husband, father, brother, and ‘Poppy’, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife, Sharman Rosoff Rosen, his children, Steven and Lauren Rosen, Mark and Jennifer Rosen, and Leslie and Jason Silberman, and his eight grandchildren, Dylan, Sloane, Ryder, Jack, Bella, Brett, Carly and Chase. He also leaves behind his siblings, Ronald and Fern Rosen, Barbara and Richard Bernstein, Ronald Rosoff, and Sheryl and Ronald Klein, along with many nieces and nephews. Larry was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on January 4, 1948. He was the founding partner of Rosen & Associates, LLP in Westborough Massachusetts as well as a founding member of the Academy of Dental CPAs (ADCPA). His passion and love for his family, and for his work family, leaves an incredible hole in the hearts of so many. As a premier expert in the world of dental accounting, Larry valued and championed tirelessly for his clients, and was a trusted and treasured advisor to so many. Larry was known for his warm personality, sense of humor, humble approach, and love for the people around him. Funeral services will be held privately at graveside. Donations may be made to the Martin P. Solomon Scholars Program at http://www.solomonscholars.org or  The BIDMC Parkinson’s Wellness Works Program, 330 Brookline Ave., Brookline, MA 02115, designated to The Wellness Works Program.

Earl Stanley Rose, of Waltham, MA passed away February 11, 2021. Loving Brother to Helene Rose, of Denver, CO, Uncle to Melissa Nemitz of Denver, CO, and Great-Uncle to Abigail and Carter Nemitz. Loving Son to the late Allen and Irene Rose, of Newton, MA. Earl was a troubled man with a huge heart, and will be missed by all those who knew him. Services to be private. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St., 5th Fl., Boston, MA 02110.

Joanne (Corkery) McEachern-of Newton and Tewksbury, passed on February 10, 2021.Beloved wife of the late John (Jack) McEachern. Devoted mother of Bonnie Durlin and her husband Cliff and Donna Farrell and her husband Christopher. Dear grandmother of Matthew McEachern and Katherine Durlin. Loving sister of Albert Corkery Jr. (deceased), and wife Peggy, John Corkery (deceased), Philip Corkery and wife Joan, Mary Arone (deceased) and husband John, Daniel Corkery and wife Patricia, Lenore Belodeau and husband James, Jeanne Basile and husband Richard, and Catherine Tebo. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews and grandnieces, grandnephews and great-grand nieces and nephew. A memorial service will be held in the spring.