Obituaries

Rose Goldfarb-of Falmouth, MA, on April 21, 2015. Graveside service at  Falmouth Congregation Cemetery,  Friday, April 24, 2015.

Helen (Silverman) Stonberg of West Palm Beach, FL at age 97, on Monday, April 20, 2015, having lived a full and elegant life. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Stonberg. Loving mother of Lisa and Paul Karofsky.  Devoted grandmother of Jody and Larry Epstein and David and Jennifer Karofsky.  Adoring great grandmother of Adam, Sydney, Matthew and Lily. Dear sister of the late Irving and Robert Silverman.  Services on Thursday, April 23,2015 at 12:45 pm in the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA.  Memorial observance following the service through Thursday evening at the home of Jody and Larry Epstein.  Remembrances in her memory may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach Foundation, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407 or Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Jonathan Bennett Zibrak of the South End, Boston, age 24. Beloved son of Beverly and Joseph Zibrak. Dear brother of Benjamin and Arielle Zibrak and their spouses, Rachel Zibrak and Trevor Pederson. Loving uncle of Amaya, Nolan, and Cameron Zibrak. Jonathan passed away suddenly on  the morning of April 18th in Los Angeles. Funeral services to be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 10 am in the Wilson Chapel on the campus of the Newton Andover Theological School/ Hebrew College, 234 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA.  Private burial on Cape Cod. Shiva will be observed at the home of Joseph Zibrak,20 Dwight St. ,Boston’s South End, on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 6-9 pm; and at the home of Beverly Zibrak, 22 Still St., Brookline, on Saturday and Monday 6-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts in honor and memory of Jonathan can be made to the Care Coordination and Recovery Support Fund for persons with mental illness.  Please write checks to Jewish Family and Children’s Service and send to 1430 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451, Attention: Development Office, or gifts can be made online at www.jfcsboston.org/donate. If you have any questions about donating, please contact Melissa King at 781-693-1345.

Lillian E. (Snyder) Rich- Of Canton, on April 18, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Herbert W. Rich. Devoted mother of Harvey Rich, Martin Rich and his wife Lauri, and Robert Rich. Cherished grandmother of Alexandra Rich and Ian Rich. Loving sister of the late Milton Snyder. Beloved cousin and dear friend of Dorothy Vitale. Services at the Chevra Kadusha of Boston Cemetery, 19 Washington St., Woburn, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 12 Noon. Memorial observance at the home of Martin and Lauri Rich Tuesday until 8 pm and Wednesday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.

Lester   Sumner  Mendelsohn

Of  Newton, on April 17, 2015. Beloved husband of Cecile Glazier Mendelsohn. Devoted father of Cathy L. Mendelsohn and her husband Rene Hen, Peter Mendelsohn, and Elizabeth Isaacson and her husband Jeffrey. Loving grandfather of Nicolas, Emile, Zachary and Dani. Dear brother- in- law of the late Irwin Glazier and his surviving wife Renee. Loving uncle of Elise Savidge, June Mattioli, Robyn Hecht, Jocelyn, Jonathan, and Elizabeth Glazier. Co-owner of Mendelsohn’s of Waltham with his late sister Jeanne Rakusin. Services at The Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 1:30 pm. Following interment at Beth El Cemetery, Baker St., West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at his residence until 8:00 pm Tuesday, and Wednesday 2-5 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances to Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant St, Watertown, MA  02472.

Leon Hochbaum-on April 13,2015, in Florida. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond St., Sharon, on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park.

Of Brookline, on April 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Harold Horwitz. Devoted mother of Ann Whealler, Alan Horwitz, and Joseph Horwitz. Dear grandmother of Jason McCaffrey and his children Hayden and Zoey, Evan McCaffrey and his son Asher, Leah Horwitz, and Alex Horwitz and his son Aiden and step-son Austin. Sister-in-law of Adele Tulsky. Services at Sharon Memorial Park, 43 Dedham St., Sharon, Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 2:45 pm. Following the service, memorial observance will be at the home of Adele Tulsky until 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 90 Wells Ave., Newton Centre, MA 02459 or Hadassah.

passed away April 14, 2015 at the age of 87, in Palm Coast, FL. For Marjie, her children and grandchildren were the focus of her life. She remained a devoted, fun-loving mother and grandmother always taking an active interest in their activities. Everyone called her “Grammy”. A graduate of Brookline High School and Endicott College, Marjie was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian Samuel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Morris and her daughter, Amy Sher. Surviving are her three children, Michael Sher, Joani McCullough and Linda Sher. Her two grandchildren, Amanda Paniagua and Chelsea Walter, and her brother, Joseph Samuel. Services at Temple Emeth Memorial Park, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 1 pm.

Bernice “Niecie”Manello, of Newton, died on April 14, 2015 at her home. She was the dear wife of Joseph B. Manello. Niecie worked as secretary in the medical field, first to the Chief of OB-GYN at Western Reserve Hospital in Cleveland, and then to two Chiefs of Medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and finally to the Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. In 1978 she enrolled as a Davis Scholar at Wellesley College and she received her B.A. in 1981. After graduating she trained in anatomy and exercise with Maggie Letwin and on Maggie’s retirement she took over the aerobic classes in the Physical Education department at MIT. A lover of tennis, she was a member of the Wightman Tennis Center for many years. In addtion to her husband she is survived by her sister, Charlotte Mador, and three nieces, Harriet Mador, Michelle Harnick, and Phyllis Scheff. Services will be at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston (please park on the Riverway) on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 1 p.m. Following  interment at Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield,  memorial observance will be  at her late home from 4-9 pm Thursday, and Friday 2-5 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made in her and her husband’s name to Cardiac Research Fund, c/o Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02115.

Our family, friends, locally and abroad mourn the loss of Hana. She lost everything and everyone, except her brother, in the Holocaust.  Her answer to the genocide was to rebuild her family. After starting life over 3 times from nothing in  Czechoslovakia, Israel and the USA , she achieved, together with her husband of 65 years Edgar Krasa, all she could have dreamed of. With her boundless love, generosity, dedication, sacrifice and hard work, she built a wonderful life, home and family. She will be missed by her husband Edgar, sons and daughters in-law Daniel and Tatjana, Raphael and Debra, and her five grandchildren Rachel, Yonatan, Benyamin, Rebecca, Alex and many friends.
A funeral service will take place on Thursday April 16 at 10 AM at the Wilson Chapel at 234 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459, followed by burial at King Solomon Cemetery at 2690 Centre St., W. Roxbury 02132.  Following the burial, Shiva will be at her residence until 4 PM  and will resume from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.  Saturday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and Sunday from 3 PM to 5 PM. Donations may be sent to Defiant Requiem Foundation, P.O. Box 6242, Washington, D.C. 20015  and Terezin Music Foundation, Astor Station, Box 206, Boston, MA 02123.