Obituaries

Gorach, David, of Belmont, MA, passed away on January 25, 2019. Beloved husband for 60 years of the late Helen (Rosen) Gorach. Devoted father of Harold and Richard Gorach, and the late Caryn Gorach. Service at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA, on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 10 am. Following interment at Lindwood Memorial Park, 490 North St., Randolph, MA, memorial observance will be at the Gorach residence until 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory may be made to the Beth El Temple Center, 2 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.

Alan Robert Lomes-age 67, of Newton, MA,suddenly on January 21, 2019. Dear son of the late Nathan and Edith (Fistel) Lomes. Father of Brett and Brooke Lomes. Loving brother of Scott Lomes and his wife Anna, and Hillary Lampert and her husband James. Dear uncle of Ethan, Wendy, and Michael. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alan’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave., Waltham, MA 02451.

Jack McEachern, of Tewksbury, on January 18, 2019. Beloved husband of Joanne T. (Corkery) McEachern. Devoted father of Bonnie Durlin and Donna Farrell. Cherished grandfather of Matthew McEachern and Katherine Durlin. Dear brother of Robert McEachern, Barry McEachern, and the late Joseph McEachern and Jane McEachern. Funeral services have been held. Those wishing to remember Jack may do so through memorial donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 – www.stjude.org

Services will be in Vermont at a later date.

Julia Elisabeth “Libby” Rice, of Belmont, formerly of Boston, passed away suddenly and peacefully after prolonged illness on January 23rd.

Daughter of Patricia (Bancroft) Rice of Scarborough, ME and the late Harry F. Rice Jr, Esq, sister of Anne of Beverly Farms, Susan of Somerville, and Patricia of N. Yarmouth, ME; niece of Elise and Murray McQuaid, of Jacksonville, FL and Booth Bay Harbor, ME, cousin of: David and Dorota of Warsaw, Poland, and Matilda and Matthew; Craig Konyk and Matilda McQuaid of Brooklyn, NYC, and Ana and Alex; Anna McQuaid of Athens, GA, and Ben and Lisey Grisel; Patricia and Tony Rieck, Perth Australia, and Ravenel and Hiraani; Jay and Diane Speakman of Gearhart, OR, and Rachel; Christopher and Anne Speakman of Corvallis, OR, and Maile; Betsy Bendix and Michael Myers, of San Bernadino, CA, and Gabriel Bendix; Linda and Craig Scotland of Cape Neddick, ME, and Jennifer and Oscar Campos.

Libby attended The Buckingham School and Woodstock Country Day School. She received her BA from The College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Libby had the honor of working with her father in his private fiduciary business and as an original trustee of the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, the mission of which she then nurtured with great success for many years. Over the last few years Libby faced a multitude of health issues. Through this time she was blessed with the unwavering support not only of a small group of friends and medical professionals, but many others, both professionally and personally, to whom she remained extraordinarily grateful. One of Libby’s great loves was the state of Maine. Maine was where her father was born, her mother lives, where Libby spent many summers as a child and where Libby often returned in her adult life.

Friends and relatives are warmly invited to gather for a memorial to celebrate Libby’s life on Thursday, February 7th from 1pm to 4pm at the Harvard Club of Boston at 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Parking is available in the Harvard Club parking lot or on the street. www.harvardclub.com/locations-and-hours/. Burial will be private, this summer, in Southwest Harbor, ME.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Libby’s memory may be made to The Brain Support Network, PO Box 7264, Menlo Park, CA 94026 or online at www.brainsupportnetwork.org/donate.

Natalie Esta (Shepard) Shore, age 70, of Sharon (formerly of Stoughton, Randolph, and Brookline) passed away on January 2x, 2019. She is fondly remembered by her biggest fan and her partner-in-crime for many snugglefests and slumber parties, her grandson Ari Roy Beerman, who loved his Grammy to the moon and back! Her memory will also be cherished by her adoring daughter Audrey and son-in-law Hal, and a huge circle of friends who were with her until the end, and who are indescribably awesome in their dedication and love for her and for each other. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Harvey, who she has missed so very much since he died in 2010, as well as her parents Ruth and Everett Shepard and her aunt Annie Price, and her honorary siblings Isa and David Shoolman. Natalie made the world a more beautiful, warmer place with her kindness, generosity, and lots of glitz. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please make donations in her memory to B’nai Tikvah, 1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021 or a cause which holds meaning for you.

Darman, Phyllis L., of Irvine, CA, passed away on January 20, 2019. Beloved wife for 67 years of Sumner Darman. Devoted mother of Ellen Weiss and her husband James, and the late Paul Darman. Cherished grandmother of Joshua Weiss and his wife Allison, Benjamin Weiss and his wife Allison, and Jackson Darman. Proud great grandmother of Arielle June Weiss. Loving sister of the late Gerald and David Lebow. Services at the chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, donations in Phyllis’s memory may be made to the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or the charity of your choice.

Sy Raboy, beloved husband of Debby (Deborah) Raboy for sixty-two years, passed away peacefully at home in Boston on January 20, 2019. Sy, born on May 20, 1936 in New York City to Rose and Murray Raboy, lived a life full of love, success and perseverance. He graduated from Brandeis University where he met and married Debby. A successful career in the insurance industry took the couple and their growing family across the country with stops in San Francisco, Detroit, and Los Angeles before making his way to the headquarters of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company (CML) in Hartford, Connecticut as Senior Vice President. Within a few years, Sy was named the President of CML. During his time in Hartford, Sy was actively involved in the community as President of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, board member of Hartford National Bank and its successors and of the University of Hartford. He participated in Leadership Greater Hartford and was a member of Temple Beth Israel, Tumblebrook Country Club, Hartford Golf Club and The Hartford Club. He was a fellow of Brandeis University.

Following his years in Hartford, Sy and Debby completed the circle of their travels with a move to Boston as Sy took a position as Deputy General Manager of the United States for Sun Life Insurance Company. With his return to Boston, Sy became actively involved as President of the Boston Center for Adult Education and with the Brandeis University Adult Education program. He was an avid supporter of the Pine Street Inn and Temple Israel.

Of all of the blessings which life brought to Sy, his favorite ones were his family and close friends, whom he taught, coached, encouraged and loved fiercely. In addition to his wife Debby, Sy is survived by his children Adam, and his wife Amy Raboy, his daughter Alyce, and her husband Charles Alfano, and his son James and his wife Ellen Raboy. He is also survived by his grandchildren Alexandra and Christopher Saltis, Harry and Jenna Raboy, Elizabeth Raboy, Mason Raboy, Lewis Raboy, Nicholas Alfano and Olivia Alfano and his great granddaughter, Evelyn Saltis.

The family will welcome friends at Sy and Debby’s home at 220 Boylston Street in Boston from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Temple Israel in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by his burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Suffield, Connecticut. The family will sit Shiva at the home of Charlie and Alyce Alfano at 4 Woodbridge Drive in Suffield on Wednesday evening, January 23, immediately following the burial. The family will also sit Shiva at Sy and Debby’s home in Boston on Thursday evening, January 24, 2019 and Sunday, January 27th at James and Ellen Raboy’s home in White Plains, NY.

Donations in Sy’s memory may be made to The Raboy Family Scholarship at Brandeis University or Compassion and Choices in Portland, Oregon.

Lenore Gittes (Pralgever), age 94, of Brookline, MA, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2019, at the Seasons Hospice in Milton, MA. She was born in Newark, NJ to Henry and Priscilla Pralgever and was the second child of three. She and her husband resided in New Jersey until 1986 when they relocated to the Boston area to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Lenore was preceded in death by her cherished daughter, Betty Gittes, and her beloved husband of 64 years, David Gittes. She will be lovingly remembered by daughter, Marcia Gittes, and Marcia’s husband, Daniel Funk of Newton, MA. Lenore was a devoted and compassionate grandmother to her four grandchildren and their families: Joshua Funk and his wife, Lauren, of Concord, MA; Aaron Funk and his wife, Janel, of Natick, MA; Jessica Gittes of Quincy, MA; and Emily Gray and her husband, Jeffrey, of Boston, MA. Lenore (lovingly referred to as “GG”) was also the proud and adored great-grandmother of five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be private. Donations in Lenore’s memory may be made to Hebrew Senior Life (give.hebrewseniorlife.org) or the charity of one’s choosing.

David A. Dembling, a Holocaust survivor, on January 18, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Adele (Berman) Dembling. Devoted father of Joel and Jane Dembling, Paul and Nancy Dembling, Leslie and Michael Esteghamati, and Julie and Howard Cyker. Dear grandfather of Jonathan and Blake Dembling, Adam Dembling and Claudia Cuccia, Josh and Anna Dembling, Andrew and Sarah Dembling, Ari and Lily Esteghamati, Cameron and Jordan Cyker. Loving great-grandfather of Romy Dembling. Brother of Mina Schechner and the late Irving Dembling. Services at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Rd., Wellesley, Monday, January 21, 2019 at 10:00 am. Interment at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, West Roxbury. Memorial observance at the home of Julie and Howard Cyker, Monday 1-4 & 6-8 pm and Tuesday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory may be made to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 or Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 90 Wells Ave., Newton Centre, MA 02459.