Obituaries

Of Sudbury, on November 27, 2016. Beloved husband of Roanne (Miller) Miller. Devoted father of Jonathan Miller (Alycia) and Marc Miller. Loving grandfather of Travis Miller. Services at Beit Olam  East Cemetery, 42 Concord Rd., Wayland, Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 12 noon. Memorial observance at the Miller residence, Tuesday until 4:00pm & 7-9 pm, and Wednesday 2-6 pm. For memorial donation information please consult the Miller family.

DIAMOND- Charles Marc, of Westborough, on November 25, 2016. Beloved husband of Keren G. (Abrahams) Diamond. Devoted father of Rebecca Raphaelson and Aaron Diamond. Dear grandfather of Dora Raphaelson. Services at Congregation B’Nai Shalom, 117 East Main Street, Westborough, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 11:00 am. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, memorial observance will be at his residence on Tuesday until 9 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 7-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, PO Box 871847, Kansas City, MO 64187-1847 (pkdcure.org/donate) or to WGBH Educational Foundation, Attention: Development Operations-Tribute & Memorial Gifts, One Guest St., Boston, MA 02135 (wgbh.org/tribute).

Arthur Savage of Waltham, formerly of Wellesley, passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving evening,surrounded by his loving family – his wife, Barbara Savage, daughter, Jackie Savage-Borne of West Newton, and son, Rob Savage of Los Angeles. He is survived by his brother, Allen Savage of New York, and was predeceased by his brother, Sheldon Savage of Danville, CA.  Arthur was the beloved grandfather of Calvin and Lila Borne of West Newton. Arthur directed theatre in both Boston and New York and then went on to own and direct Camp Samoset in Casco, Maine from 1989-2009. Memorial Service on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Wellesley College Club. 727 Washington St., Wellesley, MA 02482.Family and friends are welcome to visit following the service from 5:00-8:30 pm at the home of Jackie Savage-Borne and Ben Borne, 167 Cherry St., Newton, MA 02465.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Arthur’s memory may be made to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, www.mspca.org.

Of Danvers, formerly of Sharon,on November 26, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence I. Smith. Devoted mother of Lee Smith (Sharon) and Dr. Bruce Smith (Carmel). Loving grandmother of Alexander, Erik, Kakoa, Maya, & Katie. Service at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, (gather behind administration building), Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 11:45 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.

Formerly of Framingham and Brookline, passed away peacefully Friday morning, November 25, 2016 at the Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home.  He was 89 years old. He is predeceased by his son, Kenneth.  Jim is survived by his son Stuart Lipshires and his wife Rene,  and Karen Lipshires and her wife Cinde Clatterbuck.  He was the brother of Barbara and her husband Len Srebnick and the uncle of David and his wife Carol, and Joel and his partner Beverly.

Jim was a proud veteran of World War II. He cared deeply for people and was a life long volunteer in many organizations.  Jim had a passion for traveling, visiting well over 50 countries.

A graveside service will be held, Sunday, November 27, 2016 at  Crawford Street Memorial Park, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury at 11:00 am.  Memorial observance will be at the home of Karen Lipshires, Tewksbury, MA, immediately following the service until 7:00 p.m.   Additional  calling hours  will be held at the home of Karen and Cinde on Monday and Tuesday, November 28-29 from 1-4 p.m. and from 6-9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley, Beagles of New England States (BONES) or the charity of your choice.

Oskar Smiltens -Age 103, of Boston, formerly of Brookline, on  November 23,2016. Beloved husband of the late Aina (Waldstein) Smiltens. Devoted father of Sylvia Leavy and her husband Bob, and Eric Smiltens. Dear grandfather of Margaret Evangelakos, Elizabeth Loughery, and Patricia Leavy. Loving great-grandfather of Tara Smith, John Hamilton Loughery, Madeline Leavy-Rosen, and Edward and Emily Evangelakos. Dear brother of Sigrid Dzenis. Services at The Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 12:00 noon. Following service family and friends are invited to the residence of Sylvia and Bob Leavy until 5:00pm. Remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Center St., Boston, 02131.

Gloria Machowski died November 22, a graduate of Vesper George School of Art of Boston. Upon graduation, she worked as a Design Artist at Norcross Greeting Cards in New York City. She had her own art studio in Canton, CT. In the past, she was also a teacher at West Hartford Art League. She leaves a loving ex-husband, Joseph Machowski of Bristol, a brother & sister-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gelb of Brookline, MA, sister-in-law, Mrs. Arlene Wagner of Greenwich, sister-in-law & brother-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Jakiel of Unionville, sister-in-law & brother-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Obremski of Burlington. Also, she leaves 7 nieces & nephews and 18 great nieces & nephews. Private graveside services for the family at Sharon Memorial Park Cemetery in Sharon, MA on Friday, November 25th. Donate to your favorite charity .

Age 49, of Holliston, died on November 20, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved son of Cynthia T. (Hass) Meister and the late Maj. Jerome F. “Jerry” Meister (USA-ret),  devoted brother of Traci Blecher and her husband Adam, and loving uncle of Zachary, Brandon, and Caitlyn.

Scott was a 2^nd degree black belt in karate, an avid collector of comic books and Star Trek memorabilia, and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially taking trips to Foxwoods with his father.

Graveside service at the Framingham-Natick Jewish Cemetery, 40 Fairview Ave., Natick, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:30 pm. Memorial observance at the Meister residence on Tuesday 6-9 pm and Wednesday 1-4 & 6-9 pm with  Minyan service each evening at 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Scott’s memory may be made to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation, 1004-A O’Reilly Ave., San Francisco, CA  94129.

Beatrice Lief-age 96, formerly of Milton, on Nov. 19, 2016.Loving daughter of the late Aaron and Yetta Gondelman. Beloved wife of the late Al. Devoted mother of Barbara Hurwitz and her late husband Norman, and Lois Lief. Loving sister of Mel Gondelman and his wife Mikki, and the late Samuel Gondelman. Adoring grandmother of Robin and Joe Lee, Karen and Duncan Macleod, Marci and John Yazwinski Jr., Shelley and Antonio DaSilva. Cherished great grandmother of Nicole, Austin and Lindsay, Allyson, Jack and Benjamin, Skye, Zoe and Nick, Alyssa and Kyle. Graveside services are private. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice. Memorial observance will be at the home of Barbara Hurwitz from 3-8pm Tuesday only.

Ira Kaplan-of Sharon, on November 18, 2016. I learned from my mother, Shirley, the love of art & music.To know that there is beauty around you even when facing difficult times and the love of learning to be used in making a difference in other people’s lives. From my father, David, to keep calm when facing life challenges and keeping a smile in your heart and you overcome most challenges. Finally,from my wife, Barbara, that if you have love in your life you are truly blessed. I have been blessed with Shari, Stephanie, Alexandra, Ava & wonderful family and friends too numerous to list. Memorial service will be held at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton St., Sharon, on Sunday, November 20,2016 at 2:00 p.m. Shiva will follow at the temple until 5:00 pm.In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to mybrotherskeeper.org or oldcolonyhospice.org.