Obituaries

SIMMONS- Shirley (Harrison), formerly of Milton, on February 20, 2018. For 60 years the beloved wife of the late Alfred Simmons. Dear daughter of the late Julius and Annie Harrison. Devoted mother of Gail Pave (Norman), and Elliott Simmons (Glenda). Dear grandmother of Stacey Vasko (Joseph), Lorri Kenney (Robert), Andrew Pave (Carmel), Craig (Nicole), Dana (Heather), and Evan Simmons. Great-Grandmother of Alexandra Kenney, Aidan Kenney, Rayah Vasko, and Corey Vasko. Loving sister of Lillian Levine, and the late Ethel Shapiro and Pearl Pally. Also survived by several loving nieces and nephews. Services in the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 12:00 noon. Following the service memorial observance will be at the home of Lillian Levine until 9:00 pm. Memorial observance will continue on Monday 1-4 & 6-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to Alzheimer’s Assoc. of MA, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.

FISHER- Roberta “Bobbi” (Lerner), of South Natick, on February 20, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Fred Fisher. Devoted mother of Mark and Pam Fisher, and David Fisher. Dear grandmother of Sara Fisher, and Andrew Fisher. Loving sister of Fred and Carol Lerner, and Debbi and Jerry Sack. Services at Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 11:30 am. Following interment at Or Emet Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at the home of Mark and Pam Fisher until 4 pm and continuing 6-8 pm, Friday 2-5 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm. Remembrances may be made to Leventhal- Sidman J.C.C., 333 Nahanton St., Newton, MA 02459.

of Dedham, formerly of Randolph, on February 20, 2018. Former husband of Joan (Bornstein) Astor. Devoted father of Scott Astor (Linda) and Todd Astor, M.D. (Annalisa VanKirk). Grandfather of Mikayla, Jonathan, and Benjamin. Brother of Marilyn Serkin (Reuben) and the late Martin Astrofsky. Former son-in-law of Celia Bornstein of Dedham. Services will be private. Memorial observance at New Bridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Rd. (3rd Floor), Dedham, Sunday 12:30-2:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, michaeljfox.org; Newbridge on the Charles, Hebrew Senior Life, 5000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham, MA 02026  give.hebrewseniorlife.org; or Hadassah, 1320 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459

of Newton, on February 18, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Nina (Solomon) Hyde. Devoted father of Jennifer Hyde and her husband David Bronstein, Andrea Hyde and her husband Andrew Weinberg, and Gregory Braggs and his wife Sharon. Cherished grandfather of Lucy, Sam, and Jack. Dear brother of Noel Pasternak and Gloria Pasternak. Private services will be held in Washington, D.C. In lieu of flowers, please make a gift in memory of Lloyd S. Hyde to The University of Virginia: UVA Fund, PO BOX 400331, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4331 and indicate in the memo line the gift is in memory of Lloyd S Hyde.

of Wellington, FL, on February 17, 2018. Husband of Susan A. (Berlin) Levine. Father of David Levine and Brian Levine. Grandfather of Ethan, Gabe, and Zach Levine. Brother of Harvey Levine, Sheila Levine, and Audrey Raderman. Services at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Rd., Wellesley, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Interment at Beit Olam East Cemetery, Wayland. Memorial observance at the home of Brian and Lisa Levine on Wednesday from 4-9 pm and at the home of David and Beth Levine on Thursday and Saturday from 6-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, donation’s in Michael’s memory may be made to the The PAP Corps – Champions for Cancer Research, 1166 West Newport Center Drive Suite 114, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.

Of Andover, on February 12, 2018. Beloved husband of Susan (Zagoren) Shainker. Devoted father of Cate, Lindsay, Howard, and Scott. Cherished grandfather of Eli, Felix, Levi, Molly, and Logan. Dear brother of Elaine, Stuart, Robert, and Donna. Services at Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover, MA, Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 11:00 am. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park. Shiva will be observed at Arnold and Susan’s home on Thursday after interment until 8pm, Friday from 1:00-3:30 pm, and Saturday 6:00-8:00 pm.  Shiva will be observed at the home of Scott and Lindsay Shainker on Sunday 1-4 pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Arnold’s memory may be made to The New England Center for Placental Disorders Fund, c/o the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Foundation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, East Campus, 330 Brookline Avenue – Kirstein Suite 3, Boston MA, 02215.

Herbert R. Briss, 92, died peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, February 11, 2018, eight days shy of his 93^rd birthday.  Herb was the loving husband of 68 years to Ramona “Mona” Briss and a wicked awesome dad to son Jeff and his partner Dorothy of San Francisco and daughter Judy and her husband Tom of Bellingham.  Herb is also survived by his sister, Marilyn Goldman of Florida and was the brother of the late Norman Briss.

Herb and Mona established their home in Framingham where they lived for over 50 years before moving to Westborough in 2012.

Herb was a WWII Navy Veteran and was part of the Navy’s “Operation Highjump” expedition to the South Pole with Admiral Bird in 1946-1947 in preparation for the U.S. Military to fight the Soviet Union in polar conditions.

Herb’s working career spanned American Machine and Foundry, Raytheon and Polaroid where he spent that majority of his career and retired from in the early 1990’s. He went on to also work at Behring Diagnostics and Celenese before retiring again in his 70’s.

Herb loved to travel with Mona and went to South Africa, Mexico, China, Hong Kong and various parts of the U.S. Herb was an average (ok maybe below average) golfer who love playing golf on Saturday mornings at Millwood Golf Course in Framingham with his friends and daughter.  He had a standing Thursday night pinochle group for many years and also loved to entertain at Chez Briss by the pool and cooking wings and steaks on the grill.

Herb had a great sense of humor and was a great friend to many and will be sorely missed.

In lieu of flowers the family would request a donation in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire @ https://www.alz.org/manh/

For those who wish to join the family, services will be held at the Massachusetts Military Cemetery in Bourne on Friday, February 16^th @ 2:00 pm.  Family and friends are welcome at Judy and Tom’s in Bellingham from 4-8 pm.

KREININ-Mordechai Eliahu “Max”, PhD of East Lansing, MI. Born January 20, 1930 in Rishon Lezion, Israel, son of the late Avraham and Joheved Kreinin, passed away February 9, 2018 at age 88. Mordechai grew up in Israel and attended the prestigious Gymnasia Herzilia High School. At the age of 18 he fought in the Givati Brigade during Israel’s War of Independence. He received his PhD from University of Michigan and was a Distinguished Professor of Economics at Michigan State University for 57 years. He also had an office at Tel Aviv University for many years.  Professor Kreinin used everything from “show tunes” to the Bible to help his students understand economics. Dr. Kreinin lived in 25 different countries during his life, was a leading figure in International Trade and Development, having lectured all over the world, testified before congress, and consulted for many Governments and International Trade Organizations, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.   Max was the author of 20 books and nearly 200 published articles.  He was passionate, first and foremost, about his family and loved taking his grandchildren for cappuccinos and asking them about their lives.  He was also passionate about Judaism, Israel, tennis (having regularly attended every Grand Slam event), paddle ball, bridge, and “The Bottom Line”. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Marlene; three daughters, Tamar (Rosalind Hinton) Kreinin, Elana (Dennis) Markovitz, and Miriam (David) Souccar; four grandchildren, Raviv (Michal Latzer) Markovitz, Netana Markovitz, Noa Souccar, and Lyla Souccar; sister, Oshria Pik in Israel; Nephews, Arnon Tzimbler and Oded Lavy, along with the Saulson family of Franklin, MI. Mordechai was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Laela Miller Saulson. Services will be private.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions in Max’s memory to American Friends of Tel Aviv University at www.aftau.org.

Esther(Busny)Simon-Of Framingham, entered into rest on February 7, 2018.Beloved wife of the late Alfred H. Simon. Devoted mother of Bonnie Gorevitz and her husband Stephen, Milt Simon and his wife Susan. Dear grandmother of Suzanne Rabinovitz and her husband Daniel, and Amy Gorevitz. Loving great-grandmother of Ayla Rabinovitz. Dear sister of Irving Busny and his wife Judith, Charlotte Modest and her late husband Edward and the late Naomi Gray Kaplan and her late husband Martin. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. Services in the chapel of Sharon Memorial Park 40 Dedham St., Sharon on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at 12:00noon.Following  interment memorial observance at the home of Bonnie and Stephen Gorevitz until 8:00 pm, and Monday 2-4,7-9pm.In lieu of flowers remembrances to  American Heart Assoc.,300 5th  Ave, Waltham, MA 02451

Parviz Darviche, DMD of Newton, MA, peacefully entered into rest on February 6, 2018, at the age of 86.  To all who knew him he was a perfect gentleman, of the highest integrity and consistency, a man of great personal strengths and standards of excellence.  As a husband and father, he was intimate, playful, charming, and loyal.  As the family leader, he was nurturing, gentle, encouraging and inspiring, which infused his very large extended family as well.  And as a Doctor’s Doctor, he practiced dentistry in Waltham and Newton for 56 strong years, with compassion and friendship for thousands of patients and scores of colleagues, including 40 years as a clinical instructor at Tufts Dental School in Boston.  He was the very loving husband of Barbara Darviche, proud father to Michael Darviche (Shula Malkin), Jane Darviche (Kevin Henner), and Lisa Darviche (Ami Joseph), and to eight grandchildren Jacob, Allie, Eitan, Julian, Maya, Daniella, Gabriel and Madeline.  To his last day, Parviz appreciated and loved his very close brothers and sisters, Parvin (Jamshid Yashar), Nahid (Mansour Parsi), Manouch (Karolyn Darvish), Louise (Mansour Moheban), and Masoud (Carol Darvish). Services at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton, MA, on Thursday at 2 :00 pm, followed by the interment service at Beit Olam East Cemetery in Wayland MA, then visits of condolence are welcome after burial at Temple Reyim on Thursday for services at 5:30 pm until 6:00 pm.  Shiva continues at the home of Parviz and Barbara Darviche on Sunday-Tuesday from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, and 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Temple Reyim, Newton; or Temple Beth Avraham on Williston Road in Brookline; or the Cardio Vascular Fund at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.