Obituaries

Rabatsky, Patricia “Patsy” (Kent), of Newton, MA, passed away on March 2, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Ricky Rabatsky. Devoted mother of Stacey Simons and her husband Steven, and Dan Rabatsky and his wife Robyn. Proud grandmother of Matthew, Dana, Kevin, and Scott Simons, and Penny, Katie, Sydnie and Renee Rabatsky. Sister of Laurie Levine. Beloved Aunt of Wendy (Rabatsky) Tibbals, Joanna, Dana, Michele, Andrew and Brad Levine. Services at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton St., Sharon, MA, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:00 am. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, memorial observance will be at the home of Stacey and Steven Simons. In lieu of flowers, donations in Patsy’s memory may be made to ARC of South Norfolk, 789 Clapboard Tree St., Westwood, MA 02090.

Irene Blaustein, of Brighton, passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She is survived by her children Maureen Fernald and Robert Blaustein, 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Private services were held at Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brookhaven Hospice, Westborough MA.

Green, Judith E. (Bernstein), age 93, of Newton, MA, passed away on February 28, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Roy M. Green. Devoted mother of Laurie Bogdan and her husband Jim, Amy Dvorak and her husband Bill, and Barbara Mink and her husband Steve. Proud grandmother of Jesse and Emily Bogdan, Stephanie and David Dvorak, and Lucy and Sara Mink. Services at the chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, donations in Judith’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of MA, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452.

Stanley J. Baron, 78 of Newton, MA, passed away on February 27, 2019. He was a loving husband to Diane Baron, devoted father of Marc, Debbie, Stephen, and Carrie Baron, devoted grandfather to Jamie, Ross, Shae and Charlie Baron. Stanley cherished his family and loved his business as a Public Insurance Adjuster for over 50 years. Funeral service will be held at Temple Beth Avodah, 45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton Centre, MA, Monday, March 4, 2019 at 10 am. Immediately following the service Stanley will be laid to rest at the Atereth Israel Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, MA. The family will sit back at the temple following burial until 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Massachusetts Chapter, 685 Canton St., Suite 103, Norwood, MA 02062 or American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

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.