Obituaries

Of Levittown, PA, formerly of Newton, on December 9, 2016.

Services were held.

Of Newton, formerly of NY, on December 8, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Solomon Saperstein. Devoted mother of Phyllis Viscidi (Philip) of Wellesley and the late Lewis Saperstein. Loving grandmother of Marcus and Zachary Viscidi. Dear sister of the late Herman, Molly, and Sylvia. Funeral service will be private. Memorial observance at the home of Phyllis and Philip Viscidi on Monday from 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Naomi’s memory may be made to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 126 High St., Boston, MA 02110.

Marion E. Stone-of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, formerly of Chestnut Hill, MA, on December 7, 2016.Beloved wife of the late Elliot J. Stone. Devoted mother of Marcia Finsterwald and her husband Michael, Diane Goldman and her husband Mark. Dear grandmother of Michelle Reid and her husband Matthew, Mark Finsterwald, Allison, Robert and Annie Goldman. Dear great-grandmother of Elliot and Delia Reid. Loving sister of the late Annie Zitter and Selma Showstack. A memorial service will be held in the spring in Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to The National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.wwwkidney.org.

Don Vincent Hellerman, M.D. died on December 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. A native of Brookline, MA and WWII Marine Corps combat veteran, he later served as a Lt. Col. in the USAR medical corps. He spent the bulk of his career at South Chicago Community Hospital as head of Pathology and Laboratories. Husband for 50 years of Susan (Talent) Hellerman, father of Brett (Coleen) and John (Stephanie), and grandfather of Klee, Julianna, Alissa, Jack and Mark. Brother of the late Joyce and Marshall Marcus.  Uncle of Debra Marcus Haluska and the late Lloyd Marcus. Services in the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Following the service, memorial observance will be at the home of Marty and Amy Heller until 9:00 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrance to Jewish War Veterans, 1811 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, cold Spring, KY 41076.

Bertram M. Winer, 94, died peacefully in Wayland, MA on December 3, 2016. Born in Boston on March 20, 1922, he was a graduate of Boston Latin Class of 1940, Yale Class of 1943, and NY Medical College Class of 1946. He then served as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps in Panama until 1950, when he began his medical research and his clinical practice in the Boston area.

Fifth son of Samuel Winer and Dora Jacobs, Bert followed Manuel (1910), Herbert (1912), Morton (1914) and Myron (1914). Bert married Miriam (Mimi) Feldman in 1953, fathered Jonathan in 1954, Josh in 1956, and Matthew in 1958. He was grandfather to Lauren, Nathaniel, Molly, Charles and Luke and was uncle to Robert, Joan, Jeanne, David, Michael, Jane, Mark, Fred, and Barbara Winer and to Joanne Segal, David Feldman, Richard Stellar, Amy Robinson, Carol Blumenthal, Nancy Taxin, Michael Feldman, and Judy Feldman. He became great- and great-great uncle to nearly 100 other family members.

During the 1950’s and 1960’s, Bert undertook pioneering medical research on the angiotensin and renin systems which had clinical applications in the quest to treat and control hypertension, publishing original work in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation, the American Heart Journal, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and Angiology, among other medical journals. He was an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a Member of the Department of Medicine and the Yamins Research Laboratory at the Beth Israel Hospital. For many years, he also practiced internal medicine from offices at 1180 Beacon Street in Brookline, until his retirement in 1989.

In addition to his active life as a clinical physician, teacher of medicine, and medical researcher, Bert was a life-long avid sailor, fisherman, golfer, birdwatcher, tennis player, chess player, and duplicate bridge player. Like his own father and his brothers, he loved symphonic music. He was also an opera buff who regularly convened opera parties for his friends. While in college, he taught himself piano to play the first movement from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, and Liszt’s Liebestraum. In childhood, he learned how to tap dance and was able to demonstrate how to perform the buck and the wing at aged 80. During his Panama years in the Army, he kept a sailboat and a dog, both of which appeared in the local newspaper, crossing the Panama Canal. He learned how to scuba dive in his late 40’s, took Mimi and his sons, their cousins, and their girlfriends sailing and diving throughout the Caribbean. He revived his brother Morton’s heart after it stopped on a Hawaiian golf-course when they were vacationing together, and got Mort safely back to Massachusetts where he had a full recovery. He almost never lost a game of chess, and never to a member of the family.

After retiring, Bert became an active essayist on political, economic and scientific topics, producing more than three dozen essays over a quarter century which he shared with his men’s group in Brookline.

Bert maintained extraordinary enthusiasm about everything he and his family did over the course of his 94 plus years. He took tremendous pride in Mimi’s picture-books for children, in her work to create a self-help organization for people dealing with sight loss, in his children’s writing, art, and music projects and other achievements, and experienced great pleasure in the company of his grand-children, great-nieces and great nephews.

His last words were “I’m perfect.”

Bert was interred in Wayland North Cemetery on Old Sudbury Road in a private ceremony.

Donations in lieu of gifts may be made to Dartmouth Medical School’s “The Matthew S. Winer Award for Humanism and Excellence in Community Psychiatry” through contacting his sons Jonathan or Josh.

Eda (Katz) Rabinovitz, 85, died peacefully at her home in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Saturday, December 3, 2016.

She was born and grew up in Boston, went to Hebrew College in Brookline, MA to get her teaching certificate, and much later in life went back to college for her Master’s Degree in Education at Lesley College.

Eda was passionate about the arts. She was an actress, first with the Winthrop Playmakers and then later with different theaters in Boston.  She sang and danced in musical theater, played the guitar, loved folk and Jewish spiritual music, and Gilbert and Sullivan.

Eda was devoted to family. In addition to her three children and four grandchildren, she had a very large extended family, most of whom were often at the Winthrop house for family gatherings hosted by Eda and her husband Leo.  We all have wonderful memories of these family affairs.

She was an avid and excellent cook, who was often heard to exclaim, “This is a really nice piece of fish”.

Eda loved to travel with Leo, especially going to places with family like Israel, Mexico, Japan, and Russia.

She will be missed for her fierce spirit, social nature, and uncompromising values.

Eda is survived by her husband of 64 years Leo Rabinovitz; children David Rabinovitz, Debby Rabinovitz, and Dodi Perkins; spouses Jordene Hale, Chris Pringle, and Peter Perkins; and grandchildren Sophia Rabinovitz, Chana Rose Rabinovitz, Mati Pringle Rabinovitz, and Kyla Perkins. Eda was the sister of Jeanette Zaichik, Bernice Jones, and the late Tybie Weisbord, Lillian Katz, Tamar Schecter, Bunnie Levin, Moishie Katz, Gillie Katz, and Jake Katz.

The funeral service will be at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Center, Tuesday, December 6^th, at 11 am. Following interment in the Jewish Deedholders Cemetery, 232 Fuller St., Everett, memorial observance will be held at the Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop until 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Eda’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of MA, 490 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.

Of Brockton, on December 2, 2016. Beloved daughter of the late Hyman and Evelyn (Epstein) Forman. Dear sister of Stuart Forman. Graveside service at the Independent Pride of Boston Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to a charity of your choice.

Of Boston, on December 2, 2016. Beloved husband of Patrice A. Flesch.

Edward Ring Knopping-of Rehoboth Beach,DE,formerly of Wayland,MA,passed away at home in his sleep on Thanksgiving.Born on July 17,1960 in Boston, MA, Edward was the beloved son of Sharon Knopping of Lewes, DE and Aaron Knopping of Delray Beach, FL.Edward is also survived by his sister,Susan Knopping,of Basking Ridge, NJ,his brother,Jeffrey Knopping,of Larchmont,NY,his niece,Rachel Talbert,and nephews,Gregory Knopping,Ross Talbert and Jacob Knopping.Edward’s greatest passion was his role as a teacher to many of our youth.Edward received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Education from Wheelock College in Boston,MA.Graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park,40 Dedham St.,Sharon,MA, on Monday,Dec.5,2016 at 11:45 am.The family will observe shiva on Monday and Tuesday from 6:30-9:00 pm at the home of Edward’s brother,Jeffrey ,26 Oak Avenue,Larchmont,NY.In lieu of flowers donations in Edward’s memory may be made to AMFAR,120 Wall St.,13th floor,New York, NY 10005. www.amfar.org.

Virginia M. Dahl-of Framingham, on November 28, 2016.Beloved wife of the late Dr. Harold Dahl and Arthur J. Heuser. Dear mother of David Heuser. Loving grandmother of  Stacy Shatz and David Heuser, Jr. Loving great-grandmother of Ashley and Allison Buck. Services will be private.