Obituaries

Of Framingham, on December 30, 2017. Beloved wife of Michael Leipner. Service at Beit Olam – East Cemetery, Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 1:00 pm.

Madeline Pine Lanza-of Quincy, on December 29, 2017. Graveside service at the Brezna Cemetery, 2690 Centre St., West Roxbury, Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Judith (Yarchin) Lourie-of Waltham, on December 29, 2017. Beloved wife of Paul Lourie and his children and grandchildren. Devoted mother of Greg Stoller and his wife Arlene. Loving grandmother of Bradley, Eric, and Emily Stoller. Services at  Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at 2:00 pm.Following interment, memorial observance will be at the home of Gregory and Arlene Stoller until 7:30 pm Tuesday only. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Shalom, 677 Highland Ave., Needham, MA 02494.

A longtime resident of Newton, age 101, on December 29, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Karlin, former Newton City Clerk and Alderman. Cherished aunt of Richard Trehub (Judith), Susan Trehub Waldman (David), Ann Trehub, and Carol Trehub Shapiro (Daniel). Loving great-aunt of Kenneth Trehub (Jill), Eric Trehub, Lisa Waldman Friedman (Ari), and Karyn Waldman Samuel (Rowen). Dear great-great-aunt of Kyle, Scott, Matthew, Noah, Eli, Jacob, and Alex. Sister of the late George Trehub, Irving Trehub, and Frances Trehub, and sister-in-law of Etta Trehub, Bertha Trehub, and the late Harriet “Hattie” Trehub. She is also survived by numerous other dear family members and friends. Emma was a former member of Temple Emanuel in Newton and a former employee of the Newton Chamber of Commerce. She will be lovingly remembered as the matriarch of her family who graciously hosted many holidays and gatherings. The family all turned to her for guidance and advice and she always stayed current so she could interact with every generation of her family. Even while living at Lasell Village, Emma was the “go-to” person for driving her friends most of the time until age 96. Special thanks to her many dedicated caregivers who were so wonderful to her in her later years. Her memory will be eternal. Services at the Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 126 High St., Boston, MA 02110 or Temple Emanuel, 365 Ward St., Newton, MA 02459.

STOLL, David of Hudson passed away peacefully at home on December 25, 2017. Devoted husband of the late Cynthia (Poley) Stoll. Loving younger brother of Edna Oling and twin brother of Lois Pepkin. Devoted father of Deborah Sargent, Eric Stoll (Michelle), and Marc Stoll (Roberta). Dear grandfather of Anna, Robin, Scott, Julie, Emily, Justin, Rocky, Cora, Shawn, Stariona, Miriam, Shoshana, Ben, and Rachel. Great-grandfather of Chloe and Claire. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 28^th, 2017 at Congregation Or Atid, 97 Concord Road, Wayland, MA 01778. A burial will then be held at Beit Olam East Cemetery, 42 Concord Road, Wayland, MA 01778. Following the services, a gathering to celebrate David’s life, will be held at Temple Emanuel, 150 Berlin Road, Marlborough, MA 01752. Memorial observance will take place at the Stoll Residence from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting Thursday and will continue daily through January 4^th, 2018. Remembrances may be made to the Temple Emanuel Scholarship fund. David spent his career as a computer programmer, but really enjoyed the last few years substitute teaching for schools in Hudson, Marlboro and Bolton.  He was a very talented woodworker whose model of the U.S.S. Constitution can be viewed at Hudson Public Library’s reference desk.

Of Waltham, formerly of Randolph, on December 24, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (Kaplan) Machlin. Devoted father of Robert Machlin, Charles Machlin, and Cheryl Machlin. Also survived by six grandchildren. Services at Congregation Beth Abraham/Beth Am, 1301 Washington St., Canton, on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Interment at Lindwood Memorial Park, Randolph.

Julie Meshel-age 34, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Newton,on December 14, 2017. Beloved daughter of Renee (Rogatz) and Robert Meshel. Dear sister of Jon. Devoted aunt of Jamie, Jessie and Matthew Meshel. Devoted niece of Beth Rand, Laura Morrow and the late Lynn Miller and her surviving husband Frank. Memorial service at The Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory to Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016 (800-829-8289) www.bbrfoundation.org.

of Brookline, a leader in the field of immune tolerance research, died from complications after a bone marrow transplant, on December 20, 2017. Beloved husband of Margot Stern Strom. Devoted father of Adam Strom (Sandy Smith-Garcés) and Rachel Fan Stern Strom (Rinze van Brug).  Cherished grandfather of Max, Sam, Ries, and Liev. Dear brother of Michael Strom (Sherry) and Susan Mogerman (Jay). Dr. Strom was raised on the south side of Chicago where he attended South Shore High School, and, after a traumatic football injury and brain sergury, went on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he met his wife, and then University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago – Class of 1966.  He served as the Chief of Immunology at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and a Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Strom was the recipient of the Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, the Alfred Newton Richards Award from the International Society of Nephrology, and the Mentoring Award from the American Society of Transplantation, having mentored and trained over 100 young scientists. He had active grants from the National Institute of Health with over 700 manuscripts in the fields of immunology and transplantation. Dr. Strom was a founding member and past president of both the American Society of Transplantation and the Clinical Immunology Society.  He was larger than life, a lover of the Boston Celtics, wine, and most of all, his family.  A memorial service will be held at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston, Friday, December 22, 2017 at 10:30 am. 

Of Weston, on December 20, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Ting Huang Chang. Devoted mother of David Chang, Min Chang, and Peter Chang. Cherished grandmother of Andre Chang, Alex Chang, Ashley Chu, Antony Chu, and Jolie Chang. Dear sister of Caroal Chiang. Services at Wlison Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:00 pm. Interment at Newton Cemetery.

SPEISER- Marilyn H., of Cambridge, on December 19, 2017, following a long illness. Dear daughter of the late Abram and Ann (Frieder) Speiser. Loving sister of Fred Speiser, and Bernice Speiser and her husband Larry Elswit. Loving aunt of Rebecca and Justin. Services at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Road, Wellesley, on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 10:00 am. Remembrances may be made to National Jewish Health, PO Box 17169, Denver, CO 80217-0169, or Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, PO Box 610366, Newton, MA  02461. Marilyn was a Founder and Executive Director of Boston Adoption Bureau, Inc. (BABI). She placed children in loving homes for over 30 years.