Goodman, E. Stephen, of Natick, MA, on August 17, 2018. Beloved husband for 56 years of Carolyn (Labins) Goodman. Devoted father of Jeffrey Goodman, Alissa Talamo, and Alan Goodman. Proud grandfather of Jessica, Benjamin, Ethan, and Joshua Goodman, and Ilana Talamo. Stephen graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s of Science in 1955. He served in the Army from 1956-1958 as a pilot and instrument flight instructor. Funeral service at Temple Israel of Natick, 145 Hartford St., Natick, MA, on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 1:30 pm. Following interment at Agudath Israel Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, Shiva will be at the Goodman residence. In lieu of flowers, donations in Stephen’s memory may be made to Adopt a Family, c/o Temple Israel of Natick, 145 Hartford St., Natick, MA 01760, or American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Greenleaf, Carole (Seiler), of Newton and Wayland, MA, on August 15, 2018. Beloved wife of Sidney J. Greenleaf. Devoted mother of Robin Greenleaf and her husband Joel Goodmonson, Jonathan Greenleaf and his wife Lisa, and Steven Greenleaf and his wife Jill. Proud bubby of Julia, Madison, Zachary, Caroline, and Daniel. Loving sister of Joyce Wernik. Service at Congregation Or Atid, 97 Concord Rd., Wayland, MA, on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 12:00 noon. Immediately following interment at Beit Olam East Cemetery, 42 Concord Rd., Wayland, memorial observance will be at the home of Robin and Joel until 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Carole’s memory may be made to Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Pl., Boston, MA 02215.
Ya’acov (Jacob) Shorr, of Hingham, formerly of Lexington, died peacefully at home surrounded by his children on August 12, 2018. He was 88 years old.
Born in Jerusalem on January 13, 1930, Ya’acov was the youngest of six children. He was married for 63 years to the late Yehudit Ruth (Scharf) Shorr, and was the devoted father of Eran Shorr and his wife Esther Shorr, Maya Shorr Katz and her husband Ronald Katz, and Yoav Shorr and his wife Anne Schwartz. He was the cherished grandfather of seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ya’acov served valiantly and was wounded in Israel’s Independence War in 1947. He graduated from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he studied chemistry, and eventually specialized in and did pioneering work in membrane technology and industrial wastewater treatment. Ya’acov immigrated with Yehudit and their three children to the Boston area in 1967 shortly after the Six Day War, where they settled in Lexington for the next 40 years. During this time, Ya’acov founded and built Memtek Corporation, continuing his work in his field.
Ya’acov and Yehudit spent the last ten years at Linden Ponds Retirement Community in Hingham. An avid photographer, he exhibited his works a number of times. He also hosted a
weekly community television program on recent scientific developments.
Graveside services at Beit Olam East Cemetery, 42 Concord Rd., Wayland, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 12:00 noon. Following interment, memorial observance will be at the home of Yoav Shorr and Anne Schwartz, 11 Hunt St., Reading, MA, until 4 pm and 6:30-9 pm with a Minyan service at 7:30 pm continuing on Thursday 12-2 pm and 6-9 pm with a Minyan service at 7:30 pm. Additional memorial observance will be held at the home of Eran and Esther Shorr, 90 Charles Circle, Stoughton, MA, on Sunday and Monday 12-2 pm and 6-9 pm with a Minyan service at 7:30 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of one’s own choosing
GERTNER, Joseph Michael, 76, died at home on August 10 in Boston, MA. Joe was the son of Levi and Elisheva Gertner. He was raised in London, England, attending Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University and Middlesex Hospital Medical School. He specialized in Pediatric Endocrinology, completing an exchange program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia before moving to the United States permanently in 1977. Joe lived for many years in Guilford, CT, working at Yale-New Haven Hospital. After several years as a professor at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, Joe chose a different career path, becoming Chief Medical Officer at pharmaceutical companies in Boston and New Jersey. He and his wife moved to the Back Bay, Boston after his retirement in 2013.
Joe is survived by his wife of 53 years, Nancy, and his three children: Abigail Gertner of Arlington, MA, Matthew Gertner of Prague, Czech Republic, and Ben Gertner of Los Angeles, CA, as well as his son-in-law, Christopher Lee, and two daughters-in-law, Lucie Gertner and Maria Isabel Martinez-Gertner. He was also the loving and beloved grandfather of Alan, Isaac, Hannah, Juliana and Elizabeth. Joe is also survived by his sister, Rayah Feldman, of London, England, and many nieces and nephews.
Joe was a life-long learner, taking and teaching courses at the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. He was active in the community, serving as Trustee of the Vendome Condominium and as Director on the Board of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. He combined impressive erudition and a love of knowledge with a kind and generous disposition that drew people to him. He loved reading, science, photography, languages and many other pursuits, and was never happier than when sitting outside listening to and watching the birds.
George J. Rodman, of New Seabury (Mashpee) and West Bridgewater, formerly of Sharon and Newton, died at home in the arms of his loving wife Beth on August 10, 2018. He was 71 years old.
Born in Newton on January 14, 1947, George was the only child of the late Mary (Schlossberg) and A. Harvey Rodman. He was raised and educated in Newton, graduating from Newton South High School in 1964. George went on to study at the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sanitary Science in Kenmore Square, Boston, where he earned his degree in Mortuary Science. He then earned his license as a Funeral Director and Embalmer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
George began his career in funeral directing at his family’s funeral home, Schlossberg Memorial Chapel in Mattapan, which was founded by his grandfather. He continued on with them when the funeral home relocated to Canton. He moved to Sharon in 1978, where he raised his sons along with their mother Roberta. In 1992, George (from the Schlossberg family) and his partner David Brezniak (from the Levine family) founded Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Directors and built a reputation of compassionate care for bereaved families over the past 26 years. They also went on to acquire the Levine-Briss Funeral Home and were proud to remain as an independent family owned funeral home.
Past president and membership chairman of The Jewish Community Center of Stoughton, George was a member of Temple Israel in Sharon since 1978, co-chairman of the Maccabee Games, past chancellor of The Knights of Pythias, former board member of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and a member of the Massachusetts and National Funeral Directors Associations. He was also honored to be the first recipient of the Annual Lights and Spice Ball of the JCC in recognition of service to the Jewish Community. George was also proud to have served in the Army Reserves in a medical unit.
An avid marathon runner and cyclist, for over 10 years George raised thousands of dollars for The Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute as a cyclist in the Pan-Mass Challenge and as a runner in the Boston Marathon.
May his memory be for a blessing.
He was the beloved husband of Beth (Karas) Rodman of New Seabury (Mashpee) and West Bridgewater; father of Andrew Rodman and his wife Julie of Miami, FL and Michael Rodman and his wife Rebecca of Sharon; step-father of Matthew Lechter and his wife Brittany of Franklin; grandfather of Emily, Allie, Ava, Peri, and Marcus Rodman and Nolan Lechter; and son-in-law of Martin and Sandra Karas.
Services at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton St., Sharon, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 10:00 am. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, memorial observances will be held at Temple Sinai and on Wednesday at the Rodman home in New Seabury from 3-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in George’s memory may be made to the Dr. Thomas Abrams Research Fund for GI cancer, c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute – The Jimmy Fund, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.
Jacqueline DeJur Feinberg, 91, of Boston, Massachusetts passed away August 7, 2018 from natural causes. Born January 5, 1927 in New York, New York, Jacqueline was the daughter of Frances and Ralph DeJur. She is survived by her husband, Steven, and her three children, David, James and Mark, her brother in law, Allen Berkley, and his two children, John and Elizabeth. Jacqueline’s sister, Sandra DeJur Berkley, passed away August 1, 2002.
Originally raised in New York, New York, Jacqueline married Steven on September 5, 1954 and raised her family in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Cornell University in 1948, Jacqueline had an insatiable desire for knowledge and continued her studies at the graduate school of business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Several of her proudest accomplishments were excelling at classes taught by notable economists Paul Samuelson and Franco Modigliani.
Jacqueline was a strong supporter of numerous charities, an avid investor, collector of Asian antiques and voracious reader striving to always increase her knowledge and perspective. Her bright smile, charming personality and graciousness will be missed by all.
Services were held at Montefiore Cemetery (Queens, NY) on Thursday August 9, 2018.
Lester Goldberg-On August 5, 2018, beloved husband of Jane N. Goldberg (nee Cohen); devoted father of Sharon Goldberger and Dana Faria; loving brother of Lois (Stephen) Goldberg; dear son of the late Samuel and Rose Goldberg; cherished grandfather of Simcha, Malka, Elimelech, and Yoel Brodsky, Avrum Goldberger, and Keaton, Kaleb, and Kyler FariFuneral services will be held at Beth Shalom Congregation, Columbia, MD on Monday, August 6, at 2 pm. Interment Bnai Brith Cemetery, Worcester, MA. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia, MD 21044, or the charity of your choice.
In mourning at 9283 Lapwing Court, Columbia, MD 21045, beginning Wednesday.Graveside service at B’Nai Brith cemetery, 55 Saint John’s Rd., Worcester, MA on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 1 pm.
Bernard David Udell “Bernie”, 76, of Bedford, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his family at his side on August 4, 2018. Born November 26, 1941 in Woonsocket, RI; devoted son of Samuel and Frances (Dunn) Udell; beloved husband for 51 years of Phyllis (Trusten) Udell; loving father of Scott and his wife Shirlei, Jeffrey and his wife Suzanne, and Adam and his wife Erica; and the most cherished grandpa of Ariel, Sylvie, Claire, Harry, and Jason Udell. Founder and former owner of Middlesex Overhead Doors of Burlington.
Funeral will be held on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 10:00 am at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd., Lexington; burial at East Beit Olam Cemetery, 42 Concord Rd., Wayland. Shiva will be at the Udell residence following the burial, with minyan at 7:45pm, and on Tuesday 3-5pm & 7-9pm with minyan at 7:45pm.
Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be donated to Temple Emunah or to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St. 5th floor, Boston MA 02110.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Michael A. Melvin, U.S. Air Force, died on July 21, 2018 after a long illness. He was 86 years old.
Mike was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on March 31, 1932 to Pauline and Edward Melvin. He grew up in Methuen, where he played Football in High School and enlisted in the US Air Force in 1952. He served three years as a Radar Operator before earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant on March 4, 1955. Mike served in various roles during his Air Force career beginning as a Weapons Officer in the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, “The Black Knights of Keflavik,” to his final assignment as Master Navigator and Commanding Officer of the 709th Military Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. A true Patriot, Mike served 30 years and 7 months in the US Air Force, defending the Constitution through the Vietnam Era and the Cold War.
While Mike loved the Air Force, he loved God and his family even more. An active member of St Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Parrish in Dedham, Mike served in the Choir, and loved religious and classical music, so much so that Sundays at the Melvin House were dedicated to attending Mass, classical music and intellectual reading pursuits.
Mike attended Merrimac College where he met his beloved wife, Joan Marie Echteler, whom he married on March 12, 1955. They have been married for over 63 years and have six wonderful children, Patricia, Michael, Clare Hughes, John, Katie Fitzsimmons, and Deirdre. Mike was always welcoming of his children’s friends, like Brian Falvey, whom he considered family.
As wonderful as Mike was as a father, he was an even more accomplished grandfather. He has six grandchildren that he loved deeply, including Erik Melvin, Scotty Hughes, Michael Melvin, Shannon Hughes, Patrick Melvin and his beloved granddaughter Samantha Melvin. He was a gracious and loving father-in-law to Maria Serio-Melvin and Christopher Sean Hughes. Mike also loved Loretta and Brian Herman who raised his wonderful grandson Erik.
Mike is also survived by his sister, Joanne Lambdin, of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mike set the example for his family’s service to the Nation. His son John and three of his grandsons serve in the US Army, and his daughter Clare has spent many years in Government Service.
After retirement from the Air Force, Mike taught Electrical Engineering Technology and Computer Science at Massasoit Community College, where he challenged his students to reach for excellence in all they do. Mike was a fashion trendsetter, combining shorts, red suspenders, socks and sandals, and a pocket protector for a unique look. He was a great do-it-your-selfer, as he started many home improvement projects. A plant lover, Mike was an avid horticultural hobbyist. He loved tinkering and fixing things and was an accomplished backyard auto mechanic. A talented cook, his favorite culinary creations included linguine and clam sauce and beef bourguignon. Mike enjoyed visiting with family, talking politics, listening to classical music, and watching British Television on PBS. He had a positive impact on his family, his friends, and his students, making the world a better place. Mike will be greatly missed.
Visiting hours will be held Thursday, August 9th from 4-8 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham. Relatives and friends are invited to go directly to St. Mary’s Church, 420 High St., Dedham for his Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, August 10th at 9 o’clock. Interment with military honors will take place at 12:30 pm at the MA National Cemetery, Bourne. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Mike’s honor to the Fisher House Foundation at www.FisherHouse.org. The Fisher House Foundation provides lodging near Military and Veterans Administration Hospitals, where military and veterans’ families can stay at no cost while their loved ones are receiving treatment.
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