Obituaries

Ruth (Poley) Goldstein- Of Newton, on March 10,2015. Beloved wife of the late William Goldstein. Devoted mother of Barry Goldstein and his wife Leat, and the late Steven Goldstein. Dear grandmother of Caren Simmons and her husband Scott, David and Ari Goldstein, and Oren, Eytan and Daniel Goldstein. Loving great grandmother of Sharon, Alyssa and Abigail. Dear sister of Frank Poley and the late Carl and Henry Poley. Graveside service at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St., Sharon, on Thursday March 12, 2015 at 1:45 pm. Following the service, memorial observance will be at Temple Beth Avodah, 45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton from 3:30-7:30 pm, and will continue at the home of Barry and Leat Goldstein, Friday 2-5 pm and Saturday after sundown until 9:00 pm.In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, 1430 Broadway, NY, NY, 10018. (fidf@fidf.org).

Drootin- Claire (Olshuff), of Newton, formerly of Plymouth, and Lake Worth, FL, on March 7, 2015. Beloved wife of Albert Drootin. Devoted mother of Sonny Drootin and his wife Janice, Ivan Drootin and his wife Marcia, and Elizabeth Vezina and her husband James. Dear grandmother of Dennis, Sarah, Emily, Michael, and Rebecca. Great-grandmother of Amanda, Matthew, Alice, Charlie, and Ella. Graveside services at the Agudath Israel Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, on Friday, March 13, 2015, at 10:00 am. Following the service, memorial observance will be at the home of Ivan and Marcia Drootin, through 4 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Golda Meir House, C/O Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, 30 Wallingford Road, Brighton, MA 02135.

of New York City and Mexico City, Mexico, on March 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Florence (Leyret) Katzman, and the late Helen (Fishman) Katzman. Devoted father of Dr. Laurie Katzman and her husband Leonard Davidson, Dr. Steven Katzman and his wife Kelly, Richard Katzman and his wife Frederique, and Robert Katzman and his wife Sobely. Dear grandfather of Michelle and Ashley Davidson, Paul , Nicolas, and Tamara Katzman, and Gabriel and Guiomar. Loving brother of the late Valerie, Carlotta and Wilma. Services at Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St., Brookline, on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, memorial observance will be at the home of Dr. Laurie Katzman and Leonard Davidson, on Wednesday until 5:30 pm and resume 6:30 -8:30 pm, Thursday 6:30-8:30 pm. Remembrances may be made to Central Park Conservancy (In support of the NY Lawn Bowling Club), www.centralparknyc.org  , or Women United (Mujeres Aliadas) www.mujeresaliadas.org, or Our Little Brothers & Sisters (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos), www.nph-usa.org

Prof. Walter J. Salmon, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing, Emeritus at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, of Brookline and Falmouth, formerly of Lincoln, died on March 8, 2015. Beloved husband of 60 years to the late Marjorie B. (Swartz) Salmon who passed away in May, 2014. Devoted father of Elizabeth Frank and her husband Richard of Lexington, Joan Salmon and her husband Nick Kaminsky of Port Washington, NY, and Stephanie Shenton of Concord. Cherished grandfather of Michael and Peter Frank, Daniel and Jared Kaminsky, and Rebecca and Matthew Shenton. Dear partner of Marsha J. Goldberg. Services at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston (parking on The Riverway), Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 10 am. Following interment in the Lincoln Cemetery, Lexington Rd., Lincoln, memorial observance will be held at his late residence until 8:00 pm and Thursday from 2:00-8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Prof. Salmon’s memory may be made to BIDMC, Attn: Development Office, Louis R. Caplan Research Fund, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.

age 78,  of Chestnut Hill passed away on March 7, 2015 after a courageous four-year battle with Alzheimer’s. For 59 years she was the beloved wife of Gilbert Chudnow. She was the dear daughter of the late Eugene and Gertrude Bennett, devoted mother of Mark Chudnow and Randi (Chudnow) Loeb, caring mother-in-law of Gina (Pena) Chudnow and Jeffrey Loeb, loving nana to Annie, Sara, Gabby, Aryn, Bess, and great –grandmother of Zachary and Isabella. Sandi was the loving sister of the late Esther (Bennett) Tuck.

Sandi was born in Boston and attended Memorial High School. She married “Gilly,” the love of her life in 1955 and  together they built  a home and a family in Newton.

After raising her family,  Sandi started TableFashions, and for 20 years and with 25 employees became the doyenne of specialty linens in Massachusetts. She was a creative force and a pioneer in her industry. Her fabrics, imported from Europe and Asia, graced the tables each week at elegant events throughout the World.

Service to be held in the Chapel of Sharon Memorial Park, 43 Dedham St. Sharon Tuesday, March 10 at 2pm. Shiva observance will be at the home of Mark and Gina Chudnow following the service until 9pm continuing on Wednesday at the home of Randi and Jeff Loeb from 4-9pm. Remembrances in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

age 94, of Framingham, passed away on March 5, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Alma (Stern) Kichen. Devoted father of Lee F. Kichen and his wife Carol and Jeffrey M. Kichen and his wife Leslie. Dear grandfather of David Kichen and his wife Robyn and Benjamin Kichen and great-grandfather of Emmet Kichen. Loving brother of the late Rubin Kichen. Services at the Wilson Chapel, 234 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11am. Interment in the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 350 Grove St., West Roxbury, memorial observance will be held at the home of Jeffrey Kichen and Leslie Pinnell, 62 Oaks Rd., Framingham, on Monday 4:30-7 pm and Wednesday 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cong. Dorshei Tzedek, 60 Highland St., Newton, MA 02465. Arrangements under the direction of Brezniak-Rodman Funeral Directors – brezniak-staging.fsf6vvja-liquidwebsites.com

Of Quincy, formerly of Sharon, on March 2, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Evelyn (Role) Ponn and the late Frieda (Bratt) Ponn. Devoted father of Paulette Black and her husband Dr. Steven of Belmont and the late Philip Ponn. Step-father of Lisa Beck and her husband Paul of Scituate. Cherished Zayde of Jessica Weiner and her husband Scott of Sharon, Melissa Black of NYC, Danielle Beck of NJ, and Joshua Beck of Scituate. Dear brother of the late Abraham Ponn and his surviving spouse Evelyn Ponn of Middleton. Services at the Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 43 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Memorial observance will be at the home of Jessica and Scott Weiner immediately following the service until 8 pm and at the home of Paulette and Dr. Steven Black on Sunday 1-4 & 7:30-9:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Temple Israel, 125 Pond St., Sharon, MA 02067.

of Newton Centre, on March 1, 2015. Loving daughter of the late Meyer and Sophia (Laskove) Hark. Beloved wife of Richard J. Prince. Devoted mother of Marjorie Anderson and her husband Stephen, Steven Spector and his wife Donna, Sara Spector Sobkowiak and her fiancée Peter Brown, Jr., Annie Hill, and Lauren Oasis and her husband Ken. Cherished grandmother of Samantha and Ian Anderson, Olivia and Michael Spector, Joseph and Katherine Sobkowiak, Erica and Matthew Hill, and Nathan and Sabrina Oasis. Loving sister of Eleanor and Michael Goldman, George Hark, and Robert Hark. Dearest friend of Myrna Sadowski, cousin of Sophie Vilker, and many other cousins. Services at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Rd., Wellesley, on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 10 am. Following interment at Temple Emeth Memorial Park, 776 Baker St.,West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at her residence, Nahanton Woods, 210 Nahanton St., Newton Centre, Thursday 1-5 & 6-8 pm and Friday 2-4 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to BIDMC, Autonomic Research Fund, Attn: Development, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Please write “In Memory of Diana Prince” in memo line. Diana retired as the assistant to the President of the TJX Companies where she worked  for over 20 years.

Karmazin-Jacob, of Arlington, on February 26, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Lillian S. (Sloan). Devoted father of Michele and Mark Karmazin. Loving brother of Richard Karmazin and the late Bertha Samuels. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 9:45 am. Remembrances may be made to Elder Service Plan of the Cambridge Health Alliance, 270 Green St., Cambridge, MA 02139.

Henry Schwab, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on February 26, 2015 at the Heathwood Golden Living Center in Chestnut Hill, MA, at the age of 92.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anne Schwab of Chestnut Hill, MA; his daughter, Brenda Schwab of Lebanon, New Hampshire; his son, John Schwab and daughter-in-law, Stacy Schwab of Newton, MA; his son, Thomas Schwab and daughter-in-law, Pamela Donegan of Santa Fe, New Mexico; his granddaughter, Rachael Gerber and her husband, Jeremy Horwitz of Arlington, MA; his grandson, Aaron Gerber of Lebanon, New Hampshire; and, his granddaughter, Lauren Schwab of Newton, MA. His father, Martin Schwab and mother, Ruth Schwab, preceeded Henry in death.

Henry was born in Neustadt an der Aisch Germany and fled Nazi persecution to the United States in 1936 at the age of 13. He graduated from high school in Great Neck, New York.  During WW II, Henry was assigned to an Army Intelligence Unit comprised primarily of Jewish soldiers, mostly refugees from Nazi Germany, to Camp Ritchie, Maryland—a secret training facility for intelligence officers and interrogators. Their accomplishments, highlighted in the widely shown 2004 film, “The Ritchie Boys,” included helping, planning, and execution of the D-Day invasion, gathering information from enemy prisoners of war, and the uncovering of war crimes. As a non-commissioned intelligence officer, Henry honorably served in Patton’s Third Army, XX Division in France, Belgium, Germany, and Austria.

In June of 1946, in NYC, Henry met Anne Schwab (nee Marx), who was also a Jewish refugee, having escaped from Germany with her family in 1939 and only reaching the US in 1941. They were married in 1948. Also In 1946, Henry began his career as a sales representative with Schmid Brothers, a gift and decorative accessory import firm in Boston and later in Randolph, MA. He worked his entire professional life for Schmid Brothers until retiring in 1990.

One of Henry’s greatest lifelong passions was philately, and he became an international and national award winning researcher and exhibitor of postal history of the Holocaust. In 1992 he published, with the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum, “The Echoes That Remain—A Postal History of The Holocaust.” He continued to publish numerous articles for philatelic journals, exhibited collected works, and spoke to groups including Facing History and Ourselves of Brookline, MA.

Among so many other things, Henry will be remembered as a soft-spoken gentleman, and for his incredible compassion, kindness, and integrity towards his family, friends and all others with whom he dealt.

Graveside services will be private. A memorial service will be held at a date to be determined later.

In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations of remembrance to Facing History and Ourselves, 16 Hurd Rd., Brookline, MA 02445.