Obituaries

Charna (Rutberg) Winer-of Delray Beach, FL and Newton, MA, on August 28, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Devoted mother of Amy Heller and her husband Marty, Eric Winer, David Winer and his partner Erik, and Marc Winer. Loving grandmother of Jeffrey Hahn and his wife Mia, Joshua Hahn and his partner Adam, and Zachary Winer. Cherished great-grandmother of Ceci and Lila Hahn. Dear sister of Jerold Rutberg and his wife Barbara. Services at the Chapel of Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Following interment  memorial observance will be at the home of Amy and Marty Heller until 9:00 pm Thursday and Friday 2-6pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Experience Camps for Grieving Children, P.O. Box 5099, Westport, CT 06881, www.experience.camp/donate

KLEFSTAD- Keith, of West Newton, on August 27, 2017. Beloved husband of Laurie Juster. Dear son of Kent and Joan. Devoted father of Maggie Rose, Maxwell, and Samuel. Loving brother of Kenny Klefstad, Brett Blauner, Chris Blauner, Bob Blauner, and the late Kevin Klefstad and Timothy Blauner. Step-son of the late Robert Blauner. Service at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 11:00 am. Remembrances may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.

Our beloved David M. Sachs of Bedford, MA, formerly Brookline, passed away peacefully after battling cancer for almost four years on August 26, 2017 at age 55. Devoted husband of Julie Kaminkow Sachs, loving father to Harrison Sachs and Becca Sachs who were his pride and joy. Adored son of Milton and Anneke Sachs, and devoted brother of Ernest Sachs and his wife Maryann Shea and sister Deborah Riley and her husband Rob. Loving uncle to Rachel Sachs, Jacob Sachs, Sarah Riley, and Brett Riley.  David leaves his mother-in-law Toby Cohen of Santa Monica, CA and his father-in-law Michael Kaminkow and his wife Esther Lichtenberg of Delray, FL.  Cherished sister in law Beth Ann Kaminkow and her husband Michael Schrage, and brother-in-laws Josh Kaminkow and Jason Kaminkow.

Dave lived his life on his own terms with a sense of purpose, humor and love even during his challenging illness. He leaves a legacy with every person he has touched over his life.  He packed a lifetime of memories in the far too short years he had.

A funeral service will be held at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Road Lexington, MA at 1pm on August 28 followed by internment at Lindwood Cemetery in Randolph.  Memorial observance will be held at the family residence on Monday from 6:30-8:30 pm and Tuesday through Thursday 1:00-3:00 pm and 6:30-8:30 pm.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: http://profile.pmc.org/DS0382.

of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Framingham, on August 25, 2017. Beloved husband of Mildred (Seltzer) Radlauer.

Graveside service at the Framingham-Natick Jewish Cemetery, 40 Fairview Ave., Natick, Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 2:00 pm.

Dr. Robert S. Schwartz, a renowned hematologist who pioneered in the development of organ transplantation and the treatment of autoimmune diseases by suppressing the immune system, died on August 23, 2017, after a wonderful, long and fulfilling life.
A little more than a half-century ago, attempts to transplant organs from one body to another almost always failed and were usually fatal due to rejection.  Schwartz, a young hematologist, working beside William Dameshek at Tufts School of Medicine, found a way around this impasse. In a series of tightly argued papers they showed that the problem of organ rejection could be solved through chemical damping down of the immune system at the time of transplantation.  Schwartz identified the best drug for surgeons to use—a substance called 6 Mercaptopurine.  Moreover, he showed that this same drug 6-mercaptopurine and its analogue azathioprine was also effective in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This discovery of chemical immunosuppression, opened the field of organ and bone marrow transplantation—which has been called one of the miracles of modern medicine. Dr. Gertrude Elion and a Nobel Prize co-winner with Dr. George Hitchings in the Nobel lecture noted that a “new horizon appeared” with the first findings from Tufts. In 1990 Nobel laureate Dr. Joseph Murray, a surgeon internationally known for having performed the first successful human organ transplant at the Peter Bent Hospital in Boston, remarked that the “real breakthrough came with the introduction of immunosupression drugs by Schwartz and Dameshek in 1959.
Schwartz, longtime professor of medicine at Tufts was born in East Orange New Jersey in 1928.  He was a graduate of Seton Hall College in New Jersey.  He received his MD degree from New York University in 1954, and was a medical resident in New York and New Haven.  Schwartz came to Boston to work at Tufts in 1957.  In addition to publishing more than 350 scientific papers, Schwartz has distinguished himself as both teacher and mentor.  He had been a professor at Tufts Medical School since 1961, repeatedly earning recognition from medical students for the excellence of his teaching, winning 13 annual outstanding teach awards.  Schwartz was chief of the Division of Hematology at Tufts Medical Center for nearly three decades.
In 1994, Dr. Schwartz left Tufts to take a position as Deputy Editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.  He was responsible for papers dealing with hematology and oncology, a series on the mechanisms of disease, and the book review section.  Dr. Schwartz retired from the Journal at the end of 2009.
Dr. Schwartz received four Honorary Doctor of Science degrees, gave numerous honorary lectures and received many prizes for his work, including the Stratton Prize from the American Society of Hematology, the Medawar Prize from the Transplantation Society and the Thomas Starzl Prize from the University of Pittsburgh.
Since retiring, Dr. Schwartz devoted much of his time to photography, his lifetime passion and considered himself a fulltime amateur photographer.  As a Hematologist, a field in which images have considerable importance, he once wrote, “seen through a microscope bloods cells display unusually stricking forms, colors, and ways of clustering.” For him, the two have a natural connection.
Dr. Schwartz leaves his loving and devoted wife Ruth Mann Horowitz, and a large loving family including Gail Mann and Harvey Hurvitz, Susan and Jeff Davidson, Alan and Jill Mann, Louis Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Esta Kilstein, Liam Schwartz, and grandchildren- Sydney and Michael Siagel, Michael Kirsten, Rachel Davidson, Zachary Davidson, Allison Mann, Lindsay Mann, Sivan Kilstein, Yarden Kilstein, Rotem Kilstein, and Annie Rose Schwartz.  Services will be private. Shiva will be Friday 3-6 and 7-9 pm at Ruth Horowitz’s residence, 210 Nahanton St., Newton.

on August 23, 2017, age 87. Born in Bangor, ME and lived in Brookline for 40 years. Devoted husband of the late Arlene (Aarons) Kahn. Cousin of Bill and Gloria Miller and Fred and Linda Hartstone of Bangor, ME. Son of the late Irene (Share) Gersten. Brother-in-law of Vivian and Richard Marson of Needham. Dear uncle of Lisa Marson, Barry Marson, and Judith Jacobs and their children. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, 45 Dedham St. (gather behind administration building), Sharon, Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:45 am. Donations in his memory may be made to Cong. Beth Israel, 144 York St., Bangor, ME 04401

of Needham, formerly of Stoneham on August 20, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Shirley (Blum) Greenbaum. Devoted father of Marc D. Greenbaum and his wife Linda A. Stoller, and Barbara A. Greenbaum. Dear grandfather of Samantha A. Greenbaum. Loving brother of the late Murray Greenbaum. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham Street, Sharon (Please gather to the rear of the Administration Building) on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 11:45 am. A celebration of his life will be held at North Hill in Needham, at a future date to be announced. Remembrances may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St. B-102, Danvers, MA  01923.

Gerald H. Michelson- of Brookline, MA., formerly of Newton Center, MA. and Boynton Beach, FL on August 17, 2017.

Private graveside service was held on Friday, August 18, 2017.  Gerald attended Brookline High School and Boston University, School of Business.  Mr. Michelson created his own printing brokerage company and was President/CEO of Page One, Inc. for over thirty years until his retirement in 1994.  A Mason and member of Temple Beth Avodah in Newton for twenty-three years.  A devoted father, he is survived by his beloved son & daughter-in-law, Philip & Kimberley Michelson, grandchildren Naomi, Daniel and Alice of Brookline, MA., and his loving daughter, Sherry Michelson of Monterey, CA., as well as his dear son Steve Slesinger of Melbourne, FL.  He is also survived by his former wife of 37 years, Sybil Michelson of  Palm Beach Gardens, FL.  Beloved son to the late Philip & Beatrice Michelson of Brookline, MA and North Miami Beach, FL.  Loving brother to the late Richard (Dickie) Michelson of Puerto Rico survived by his wife, Gladys and daughter (niece) Jo-anne.  Cherished brother to Donna Kaye of North Carolina.  May his memory be a blessing and bring a smile to the faces of those who knew and loved him.  Because of his love of current events and a free press, remembrances may be made to WBUR-FM in Boston.

Of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Holbrook, on August 16, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Morrison) Rubin. Devoted father of Robert Rubin and his wife Susan of Delray Beach, FL, and Gary Rubin and his wife Nanci of Boynton Beach, FL. Dear grandfather of Howard Rubin of Weymouth and Brad and Juliana Rubenson of Claremont, CA. Graveside service at Kaminker Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 11:00 am. Remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

Of Framingham, on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, after a valiant struggle with lung cancer.   Beloved wife for 44 years of the late Marvin S. “Mickey” Hershon and the loving mother of Frederic Hershon (Debra). Cherished grandmother of  Rachael and Benee. Dear sister of Eleanor (Bloom) Milione (Nick), and the late Harold Bloom (Gloria).  Harriet is survived by devoted sister-in-law, Lenore Cagan, brother-in-law Donald Hershon (Natalie), and her closest  cousins, Edward Bloom, Irvin Rich, Philip Waldman, Dottie Beckoff and Robert Bloom, and many cherished nieces and nephews.  Graveside service at Roxbury Mutual Cemetery, Corner of Central Street and D Street, Woburn, on Monday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m. Shiva will be private.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to The Greater Boston Food Bank and the American Cancer Society.