Obituaries

Age 80, of Lexington and West Yarmouth, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2015. She was the dear wife of Fred for 59 years and wonderful mother of Karen (David Handmaker) of Louisville, KY and David (Elise Richman) of Bedford, MA, and caring grandmother of Maina, Orli, Hilana, Callan, Micah and Nili, and loving sister of Elsa of Ajijic, Mexico and Mark (Linda) of Milton, Vermont. Bess was born in Brookline on April 21, 1935 and graduated from Simmons College with two degrees. A lifelong learner, her warmth, generosity and wide range of interests and talents brought her many close friends and much joy.  She especially loved a good laugh, food and books of all kinds, doing crosswords in ink, a lively political debate and mastering complex needlework projects.  Her passions live on in the book club she started nearly 40 years ago and the Rosh Chodesh group she initiated at Temple Emunah, where she and Fred have been active members for more than 50 years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to an Alzheimer’s research organization of your choice or to Temple Emunah’s Ladle Fund. The funeral will be at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd., Lexington, MA 02421, on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10 am, followed by burial at Westview Cemetery, Lexington, MA.  Shiva will be observed at her home in Lexington on Tuesday  3-5 pm and 7-9 pm with minyan at 7:45 pm; Wednesday  7-9 pm with minyan at 7:45 pm; Thursday 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm with minyan at 7:45 pm; Sunday  1-5 pm and 7-9 pm with minyan at 7:45 pm.  There will be morning minyan on Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Mon. at 7 am and on Sunday at 9 am.

Marilyn Goldberg -of Arlington, MA, on October 21,2015.Beloved wife of Gershon Goldberg for 64 years. Devoted mother of Jay Goldberg, Richard Goldberg and his wife Sally, and Elise Goldberg. Dear grandmother of Michael and Andrew Goldberg. Loving sister of Bertha Brown. Services at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd., Lexington, on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 am. Following interment at Beit Olam East Cemetery, Wayland, memorial observance will be at the home of Richard and Sally Goldberg until 4:00 pm Friday, and will continue at Marilyn and Gershon’s residence Sunday thru Wednesday 2-4 pm & 7-9 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory to Temple Emunah or Temple Shalom, 475 Winthrop St., Medford, MA 02155, or Mazon, P.O. Box 96119,Washington, DC 20090.

Frances Gamzon- formerly of Randolph, on October 19, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Abraham Gamzon. Devoted mother of Karen Stein and her husband David, Robin Zoll and her husband Stanley. Dear grandmother of Richard and Pamela Stein, Andrew and Jaclyn Stein and Jonathan Zoll. Loving great grandmother of Mara, Dylan Samantha, Eliza, Avery and Zachary. Dear sister of Reve Kaplan. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 N.Main St., Randolph, on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 10:30 am. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park. Shiva will be private. In lieu of flowers remembrances to Temple Beth Am, a synagogue to which she was most devoted.

of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Sharon, MA, on October 18, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Milton Liberman. Devoted mother of Howard Liberman (Cass) and Phyllis Rowley (Scott). Dear grandmother of Becky Palfreyman (Steve), Sarah Rowley, Alida Crabill (Josh), and Anne Liberman. Loving sister of Claire Friedman. Services at  Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 10:00 am. Memorial observance will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of choice.

of Newton, on October 13, 2015. Beloved husband of Helena L. (Marmor) Ente. Devoted father of Melanie Ezickson and her husband Elan, Keith Ente and his husband Mark, and Todd Ente and his wife Alisa. Dear grandfather of Benjamin, Jacob, Noah, Jonah, and Gabriel. Loving brother of Robert Ente and Coleman Goldstein. Services at Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, Friday, October 16, 2015 at 10:00 am. Memorial observance at the home of Melanie and Elan Ezickson on Friday until sundown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of MA, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472

Formerly of Randolph, on October 11, 2015. Devoted mother of Randi Steckler (Ira). Dear grandmother of Evan, Josh, Ben. Significant Other of Eliot Glovinsky. Loving sister of the late Leona Katz and Max Rabinovitz. Graveside service at  David Vichor Cholim Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Memorial observance  at the home of Randi and Ira Steckler on Wednesday until 5 pm and Thursday 6-8 pm. Remembrances may be made to American Parkinson’s Disease Association, 72 E. Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118.

Jeanette (Weiner) Silverman, of Newton, MA, formerly of Torrington, CT, on October 9, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Floyd Silverman, devoted mother of Joyce Van Alstyne and Lily Bryant, dear grandmother of Erik and Alexander Van Alstyne and Olivia Bryant; she was also the loving sister of Abraham Weiner and the late Irving Weiner. Graveside Service on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Sons of Jacob Cemetery, Torrington, CT. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.

of Framingham, on October 11, 2015. Beloved husband of Helaine (Stone) Weener. De­voted father of Steven Weener (Brenda), and Jeffrey Weener (Barbara). Dear grandfather of Amanda, Stacia, Kobi, Shai, Ezra and the late Jennifer. Great grandfather of Silas. Lov­ing brother of Daniel Weener (Florence) and the late William, Samuel and Albert. Services in the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sha­ron, on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 10:00 am. Following interment, memorial observance will be at Temple Israel, 145 Hartford St., Natick, until 3:30 pm. Memorial observance will resume at his residence from 7-9 pm and Thursday 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Remembrances may be made National Tay Sachs Foundation, 2001 Beacon St., Suite 204, Boston, MA 02135.

of North Andover, formerly of Haverhill, on October 10, 2015. Husband of the late Nancy (Hartman). Devoted fa­ther of Michael Glazer (Jill) of Brookline, and Suzanne Gill (Michael) of Waltham. Dear grandfather of Jeffrey Gill (Pa­mela), Robert Glazer (Rachel), Emily Messinger (Robert), Ste­phen Glazer (Melissa), Lyndsay Hittman (Benjamin). Great-grandfather of Chloe Glazer, Jake Gill, Max Glazer, Hannah Messinger, Alexandra Gill, Zach­ary Glazer, Morgan Messinger, Riley Glazer and Dylan Glazer. Brother of the late Lewis Glaz­er. Services at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston (parking available on the Riv­erway), on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 9:30 am. Following interment at Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, memorial observance will be at the home of Michael and Jill Glazer until 8 pm on Tuesday, and Wednesday 6-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Bos­ton, MA 02284. Howard spent his working life in the shoe in­dustry, and he was the owner of How ll Corp.

Leonard Holenport-of Sharon, on October 7, 2015. Beloved husband of Rosalind (Monerman) Holenport. Devoted father of Julie Holenport, and Tracy Dumas and her husband Kent. Dear grandfather of Dylan and Chase Dumas. Loving brother of Roberta Ross and Marilyn Blacker. Private graveside services were held. Remembrances may be made to Brain Tumor Research Fund, c/o Dr. Patrick Wen, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Suite D2112J, Boston, MA 02215.