Obituaries

Marcus, Enid (Goldberg), of Easton, formerly of Holbrook, MA, passed away on February 26, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Arnold Marcus. Devoted mother of Harriett Ykasala, Stephen Marcus and his wife Carol Augustyniak, and Eric Marcus and his wife Eileen. Dear grandmother of Gregg, Alix, Jake, Brad, and Jenna. Proud great grandmother of Joshua. Enid was an avid Pats & Red Sox fan. She will be remembered for her kind, caring personality and her wonderful sense of humor. Enid’s selflessness and devotion to her children and grandchildren will never be forgotten. Services at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton St., Sharon, MA on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2 pm. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, memorial observance will be at the home of Stephen and Carol Marcus until 7:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Enid’s memory may be made to the Crohn’s + Colitis Foundation, New England Chapter, 72 River Park St., Suite 202, Needham, MA 02494.

of Westwood, MA, formerly Newton, MA, passed away on February 24, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Janice Lee (Panella) Ehrmann. Devoted father of Lisa Ehrmann and her husband Norman Freeman, and Martha Ehrmann. Proud grandfather of Nathaniel Freeman. Loving brother of H. Bruce Ehrmann and his wife Nancy. Dr. Ehrmann leaves many loving nieces and nephews. Dr. Ehrmann was born in Brookline, MA, and graduated from Swarthmore College and NYU College of Medicine. Early accomplishments included participating in tissue culture research under the late Dr. George Gey. He was a gynecological pathologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and was the director of the Boston School of Cytotechnology. Amongst his accomplishments, Dr. Ehrmann authored a text entitled Benign to Malignant Progression in Cervical Squamous Epithelium. From 1937 on, he enjoyed summers in the family home on an island in Maine. He enjoyed gardening, photography, and world travel. In later years he enjoyed the community at Fox Hill Village. Services at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 10 am. Following interment at Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, MA, memorial reception will be held at Fox Hill Village, Westwood, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dr. Ehrmann’s memory may be made to an animal or environmental charity of your choice.

Phyllis M. (Gersh) Halperin, unexpectedly, on February 24, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Leon Halperin. Devoted mother of Marc Halperin (Marla), Richard Halperin (Laurie), Lori Schneider, and the late David Scott Halperin. Loving grandmother of David, Amanda (Josh), Robert, and Michael. Cherished great-grandmother of Leah Eve. Dear sister of the late Barry Gersh. Services at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 1:00 pm. Following burial at Crawford Street Memorial Park, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, memorial observance will be held at Phyllis’ residence, 210 Nahanton St., Newton, until 8 pm and Thursday 1-4 & 6-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ivy Street School, 200 Ivy St., Brookline, MA 02446 or American Heart Association,300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.

Glasberg, Evan David, of Andover, MA formerly of Needham, and Sharon, MA, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2019. Beloved husband of Sylvia Glasberg; Dear son of Myron and Ina Glasberg; Devoted father of Marley Glasberg, Jacob Glasberg, Zakary Glasberg and Andre Sasso; Loving brother of Rhonda Weiner and her husband Jeffrey, and Mark Glasberg and his wife Emily; Cherished uncle of Lindsay, Joshua, Harrison, Jackie, Hana, Rachel, Samuel, and Abigail. Evan is also survived by his adoring cousins and aunts. Evan leaves his former spouse Linda Glasberg.

Evan was newly retired and invested in real estate in the Boston area. He had formerly assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer at Nitsch Engineering. Prior to that, Evan was CFO at architectural firm ADD Inc. for 30 years, where he worked alongside his esteemed colleagues and dear friends. He obtained his Master of Business Administration focused in Business Administration and Management from Northeastern University.

Services will be held at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Avenue in Needham, MA, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 9:45 am. Interment to follow at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street in Sharon, MA. Memorial observance will be at Temple Beth Shalom until 4 pm, and 7-9 pm, continuing Thursday 1-4 & 7-9 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Evan’s memory may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284, www.dana-farber.org/gift.

Donations may also be made to Best Buddies International to help enhance lives of those with intellectual and development disabilities: Best Buddies International, 529 Main St., Suite 202, Boston, MA 02129, https://www.bestbuddies.org/donate-to-best-buddies.

Arthur Goldberg of Newton, MA, age 90, passed away peacefully at home on February 24th. He leaves his beloved wife of 68 years, Jeanne (Wasserman) Goldberg and three children, Peter (Cherry Arnold), Lori Goldberg Cohen (Jeff), and Lynda Goldberg (Dr. Joe Bayes). He was the son of George & Eva Goldberg of Chestnut Hill, MA. He also leaves his sister Phyllis Glazerman (Alvin), sister-in-law Barbara Gulman, and predeceased sister, Eleanor Friedlander (Ernest).

He was a proud, loving, and devoted “papa” to Avi Goldgraber (Aaron Keyak), Ben Bayes (Heather Lockrow), Jeremy Bayes, Alexandra and Adam Cohen. He leaves two great granddaughters, Gwendolyn Bayes and Shira Keyak, and many cousins, nieces and nephews and many long time friends.

A graduate of Brookline High, 1946, and Boston University, 1950, he founded Artgold Industrial Products, Inc, a company that designed and manufactured packaging for industrial products. He was an avid skier and hiker, who led his family across the White Mountain range hut to hut, for his 70th birthday. He was known for his great integrity as a businessman and for providing wise counsel to his family, who will miss him as a beloved role model.

Funeral service at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA, Wednesday, February 27 at 11 am. Following interment at Temple Emeth Memorial Park, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, MA, family and friends are invited to a memorial reception at 280 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill.

Shiva will be observed at the late residence, 280 Boylston Street, #914 Thursday, February 28, 2-4 pm & 5-7 pm and Friday, March 1, 2-4 pm & 5-7 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation 209 W. Central St., Natick, MA 01760 or Good Shepard Community Care Hospice 90 Wells Ave., Newton, MA 02459.

Etta (Liber) Trehub, on February 20, 2019, at the age of 97. Most recently of Northboro, formerly of Framingham. Beloved wife of the late Irving Trehub. Adoring and adored mother of Ann Trehub and Carol (Trehub) Shapiro and her husband Daniel Shapiro. Dear daughter of the late Haskell and Rose (Nitkin) Liber. Survived by sisters-in-law Etta Liber and Bertha Trehub, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and other dear family members. Loving sister of the late Hyman (Hy) Liber and Abraham (Ubby) Liber and his wife Loretta, and in-laws George and Harriet Trehub, Emma (Trehub) Karlin, and Frances Trehub.

Etta grew up in Boston, went to Dorchester High School for Girls, and married Irving in 1942. After he returned from WWII in 1945, they lived and raised their family in Mattapan. Etta and Irving shared a loving and devoted marriage for 40 years. After his untimely death at age 63, she worked as a secretary in the financial field until her retirement – when she could devote more time to reading, needlework, crossword puzzles, and Judge Judy.

Etta was a wonderful mother, who made a warm and loving home for her daughters and instilled in them her values as well as her love of reading.

She most enjoyed her time with her daughters, especially on their vacations to Cape Cod, California, Bermuda, and many other excellent adventures. She was loved by all who knew her, was known for her ability to make friends anywhere, and will be dearly missed by everyone whose lives she touched.

Boundless gratitude to everyone at Coleman House for the extraordinary caring and compassion they extended to Etta and her family.

Services at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, MA, Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 11:00 am. Interment in the Polonnoe Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury.

Memorial observance at the home of Ann Trehub, Sunday following service until 6 pm and Monday 1-6 pm.

Contributions in her honor may be made to Alzheimer’s Association of MA, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452 (alz.org), Death with Dignity, 520 SW 6th Avenue #1220 Portland, OR 97204 (deathwithdignity.org) or a charity of your choice.

Stephen M. Epstein, a talented actor, dedicated volunteer for children, lifelong Yankees fan and the most caring person to so many people in his life. Beloved husband of Jaye Michael for 37 years. Adoring father to Alixe and Eli, and grandpa to Buttercup. Loving brother to Joni (Feld) of Lantana, Fla., and the late Larry. Beloved son of the late Adele (Kassack) and Theodore of Liberty, N.Y. Doting uncle to many. Born October 21, 1949. Bravely fought Multiple System Atrophy until the end on February 20, 2019. We love you forever Dad.

Visiting Hours: A Celebration of Life will be held at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick St., Newton, MA, on Sunday, February 24 at 1 p.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Donations may be made to the MSA Coalition, in lieu of flowers.

Graveside service at Cedar Brook Burial Ground, Limington, ME, on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 2 pm.

Tina (Fine) Mintz died peacefully at home in Canton, Mass., on February 16 surrounded by the love of her family. During her 79 years of life, Tina worked as an educator, traveled the country with her husband, children, and grandchildren, and raised a devoted and loving family who live throughout the Boston area.

Tina is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Leonard; dear twin brother Ralph Fine and sister-in-law Valerie Miller; favorite daughter Chaya (Heidi) Massefski and son-in-law Walter Massefski; favorite daughter Cheryl Warburton and son-in-law Richard (Chip) Warburton; loving grandchildren Ari, Anna, Mikayla, Shayn, and Lindsay, and soon-to-be grandchild-in-law Skyler Keiter. Tina was predeceased by and is reunited with her parents Joseph Fine and Anne (Rosenblum) Fine, her brother Phil David Fine, and her sister Leona (Fine) Vetstein.

A celebration of Tina’s life will be held on February 19 at 2:00 PM in the Sharon Memorial Park chapel, 50 Dedham St., Sharon. followed by a burial service. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tina’s memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 and directed towards the research of Dr. Michael Hassett.

Polly Kalman, the daughter of Russian immigrants Sonya and Louis Olansky, is survived by two children, Toby, of West Barnstable on Cape Cod, and Eliot, a resident of Athens, Ohio. Polly died on February 12, just five weeks shy of crossing the centenarian threshold. She was preceded in death by Irving, her husband of 65 years, and by Toby’s daughter, Amy, who died in infancy. In 1957, the Kalmans moved from their Roxbury apartment to their new home in Newton Centre. Polly resided there until her January hospitalization.

Accomplished with needle and thread, Polly kept busy for many years performing clothing alterations for friends and neighbors. She followed both the BoSox and the Pats. She was a long time volunteer at the Children’s Section of the Newton Free Library. She also volunteered for the Newton Low Vision Group.

The Kalman family, consistent with Polly’s charitable history, requests that memorial contributions be made to the Jewish National Fund and/or to a favorite environmental or animal welfare non-profit organization.