Obituaries

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Rhoda Lee (Proman) Potischman of Newton, MA, formerly of Framingham, Mashpee, and Boynton Beach, FL, on January 29, 2025. Beloved wife of 61 years of the late Bernard Potischman. Loving daughter of the late Louis and Sophie Proman. Devoted mother of Lisa Bellin and her husband Jeffrey, Lauren Kracoff and her husband Gary, and Karen Wise and her husband Andrew. Cherished grandmother of Daniel Bellin and his wife Ashira Loike, Deborah Bellin Cohen and her husband Henry Cohen, Jennifer Kracoff Berk and her husband Jeremy Berk, Brian Kracoff and his wife Lauren Cassel Kracoff, and Stephanie, Peter, and Julie Wise. Treasured great-grandmother of Naomi, Yehuda, and Sharona, Ezra and Brielle, Maya and Maggie, Austin and Vivian.  Loving sister of the late Anita Cohen and the late David Proman. Dear sister-in-law of Kenneth Cohen and the late Phyllis Proman Rosenblum, Ernest and Roz Potischman, and Norma Potischman. Graveside service at 1 PM on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Polonnoe Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jewish National Fund (www.JNF.org ) or the synagogue of your choice.

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David M. Marson- of Dedham, MA formerly of Jupiter, Florida, age 98, on January 29, 2025. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Sheppard). Son of the late Julian and Fanny (Slosberg) Marzynski. Devoted father of Marsha Moller (Edward) and Deborah Marson (John Faldetta of blessed memory). Proud grandfather of Jessica Sargent (George), Mark McNulty (Marisa) and Samuel Moller. Great-grandfather of Charlie and Whitney Sargent. Brother of the late Richard Marson and his wife Vivian Marson and their children Lisa Marson, Barry Marson (Kathleen) and Judith Jacobs (Ronald). David was a Navy veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was devoted to his family and his alma mater Colby College ‘48 where he served as a trustee for twelve years. David followed his grandfather and father as third generation running the family business NewCan Company and sailing on his beloved yacht Hero with his intrepid family crew. Service at the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA on Thursday, January 29 at 1:00 pm. Memorial Observance at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham following interment until 6:30pm and on Friday, January 31 from 1-3 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Colby College or Combined Jewish Philanthropies or the charity of your choice.

Grimberg, MaryLou (Lyons), of Harpenden, United Kingdom, passed away in Brookline, MA on January 27, 2025. Unconventional, brilliant, funny, and an adventurer, MaryLou lived a life on two continents. She left home at 17, studied Hebrew and worked on a kibbutz for a year in the late 1950s, and travelled by freight train to Moscow in 1957 to experience the world festival of youth and students.

In April 1960, she met Singaporean Joseph Grimberg at a party in London. They married that September and went to live in Singapore. During her years in South East Asia, she had five children and became a book editor. She would go on to write a book about the sports and games of the region. Later in life, she would write poetry. Several of her poems were included in anthologies published by The Poets of Highgate. One of her poems won an award that was presented to her by Spike Milligan’s wife.

In her 50s, MaryLou went to college, got an undergraduate degree and then earned a PhD in linguistics at University College London. She went on to lecture at the University of Hertfordshire. In her retirement, she volunteered as an editor for Jewish Renaissance magazine and as a docent at the Jewish Museum in London. She also organized a knitting group of her church-going neighbors to knit blankets for poor Jews in Ukraine.

Throughout her life, MaryLou loved learning languages. She learned German, Latin, and French in school. She studied Hebrew in Israel. She learned Malay and Mandarin while living in Singapore. She took up Italian because she wanted to read Primo Levi in his original language. She studied Akkadian because she wanted to read the ancient text Gilgamesh as it was written. She learned Yiddish and fell in love with Yiddish poetry. Many of her grandchildren called her Nonna, because of her love of Italian. One of her grandsons was so inspired and influenced by her interest in Akkadian that he is studying it too.

MaryLou was kind and generous to people she knew and strangers she didn’t, providing a lifeline to those who needed help getting back on their feet and offering guidance and support to young people trying to figure out a way forward in life.

She was also a fierce believer in the rights of animals and a strict vegan. She loved and cherished her many dogs and cats, who were so lucky to have her. She also enjoyed riding and for many years rode her horse Ben through the Hertfordshire countryside, sometimes stopping for lunch at country pubs, tethering Ben outside.

Throughout her life, MaryLou was up for new challenges and adventures. In her fifties, she learned to fly gliders over the Dunstable Downs. Around the same time, she climbed Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia. She went white water rafting in the American South. She learned to scuba dive. In 1975, when her eldest three children were 10, 9, and 7, she took them by river boat into the jungles of Borneo to stay with the Iban, the indigenous people of Sarawak.

MaryLou is survived by her beloved children Sharon, Ruth, Adam, Deborah, and Dana and by her ten grandchildren of whom she was very proud: Jake, Mischa, Bren, Moe, Talia, Ben, Toby, Sam, Noah, and Emma. MaryLou is also survived by her dear sons-in-law Peter Frumkin, Allan Stevenson, Mark Franklin, Eddie McFall, and daughter-in-law, Helen Grimberg. MaryLou also leaves her much loved niece Katie Lyons-Duncanson, her great niece Shiloh, and her cousin Joan Hootman. Marylou’s sister Hetty Lyons predeceased her.

In lieu of flowers, donations in MaryLou’s memory may be made to World Jewish Relief.

Miriam Siegel. January 26, 2025 passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA. Before she passed away at age 93 years, she was the “Queen Mother” at the facility, greeting everyone with a smile and a warm and gracious word or chat. She brought humor and kindness to everyone she met.

Miriam spent all but her last 4 years in Fall River. She taught pre-school there for 45 years, preparing many hundreds of children for kindergarten. She loved her work and continued to talk about it with great joy throughout her retirement years. She volunteered at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River for over 20 years following her retirement from teaching.

Miriam was a tremendous animal lover and had many, many pets throughout her life.

Miriam was the daughter of Harry Nulman and Rose (Bieler) Nulman. She was the sister of Saul and Edith Nulman; both preceded her in death.

She was the loving and devoted mother to Edith Siegel Wolfson and Steve Siegel and to their families: Jim Wolfson and Andrew and Isaac Wolfson; and Barbara Siegel and Eli Siegel and Jaime Korner and Noah Siegel and Chanelle Diaz Siegel.

Miriam was a bright light in this world and will always be loved, remembered, and greatly missed.

Graveside service will be held at 1 PM, Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Hebrew Cemetery, 73 McMahon St., Fall River, MA. Shiva will be observed at the home of Edith Siegel Wolfson following burial 4:30 -7:30pm, Thursday 5:30-7:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 6:00-7:30pm. Additionally, shiva will also be observed at the home of Steve Siegel Thursday (1/30), 5:00 to 8:00. Donations in Miriam’s memory may be made to The Northeast Animal Shelter, Salem, MA OR to Animal Rescue Front (ARF), PO Box 1654, North Eastham, MA, 02651.

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Miriam Ann Nulman Siegel passed away on January 26, 2025 surrounded by love after a brief illness. She was born in Fall River, MA to Haskel (Harry) Nulman and Rifka (Rose) Bieler Nulman on September 14, 1931. She was predeceased by her parents, her sister Edith and her brother Saul.

Miriam was a graduate of Bridgewater State and spent 45 years as a preschool teacher, the majority of the years at Head start, where she became the Assistant Director, until her retirement. After her retirement, she was a volunteer at Charlton Memorial Hospital for over 20 years.

She is survived by her daughter Edith Siegel Wolfson and son in law Jim Wolfson (Natick), their children Andrew (Austin, TX) and Isaac (Brooklyn, NY) and her son Steve and daughter in law Barbara Siegel (Leeds, MA), their children Eli Siegel & Jaime Korner (Victoria, BC), and Noah Siegel and Chanelle Diaz Siegel (Brooklyn, NY).

Interment will be on 1/29/25 at 1:00 at the Hebrew Cemetery, Section 50, in Fall River. Shiva will be held at Edith’s home on 1/29 (4:30-7:30) and 1/30 (5:30 – 7:30). Shiva will be observed at Steve’s home on 1/30, 5:00 – 8:00 pm.

Miriam found much joy in children and animals and filled her life with both. Donations can be made in her memory to Animal Rescue Front (ARF), PO Box 1654, North Eastham, MA 02651.

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Dorothy Claire Silver passed away on January 21, 2025. She was born on November 2, 1949, in Roxbury Mass, the only child of Eunice and John Silver z’l.  When she was three, her family moved to Newton and soon joined Temple Reyim which played a large part in her life for many decades.  She attended Countryside School, Meadowbrook Junior High and was a member of the class of 1967 at Newton South High school where she was a majorette.  She attended UMASS Amherst and then Boston University where she earned a PhD in Dietetics and Nutrition.  Dorry worked for several years as a dietitian and then head dietician in hospitals in the Boston area. She eventually left the profession to start her own business, At Home Health Care, which placed nurses and aides in homes. Her care and compassion for others made for a perfect fit and her business grew.  Her office staff loved her humor, her warmth and her willingness to accommodate their needs in emergencies large and small. Her clients loved her for always sending in the right people who showed kindness and compassion for their patients.

Dorry was an astute businesswoman who also owned a building in Florida which housed a trio of businesses. She chose good tenants and treated them well especially in times of disasters, such as the recent hurricanes which devasted the businesses. She loved spending time in Florida away from the cold winters which she hated. She also loved the MFA and was a long-time member who visited frequently, often taking friends on what she called adventures which included a visit to the museum and lunch in Boston.

Dorry had the good fortune to travel extensively with her beloved parents, Eunice, z”l and John Silver, z”l. She enjoyed her travels but was mostly, as she put it, a homebody, who loved her house, her friends and her cats.

Dorry leaves behind her cousins and many close friends who will miss her dearly. Contributions in her name may be made to the charity of your choice, but she especially loved charities that took care of animals all over the world.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Sharon Memorial Park Chapel, 40 Dedham St., Sharon, MA. Interment will follow.

Erwin Zonis -Of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Brookline, on January 24, 2025.Beloved Husband of the late Ellen May (Abrams) Zonis. Devoted father of Linda Bohman and her husband Robert.Dear grandfather of Benton.Devoted Brother of the late Bernice Bernstein. Dear Uncle of Roberta, Steven, Robert, and Judy, Services were private. Remembrances to Hadassah.

age 97, of Dedham, formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Paul was the son of Eva and Jacob Chervinsky of New Bedford and for almost 71 years the beloved husband of Elaine Chervinsky, who passed away in 2022.   Paul and Elaine lived what each of them would call a “charmed life” in which they always took care of each other and were each other’s #1 priority.  They traveled the world together and were avid golf partners.   Paul was the father of Gerry and his partner Holly Boyer, and Debbie Moll and her husband Jonathan, grandfather of Sarah and her husband Leon Roche, Jake and his wife Lindsay, Benjie Moll and his wife Anna, and Danny Moll and his wife Marina.   He was so enchanted by his three young great granddaughters, Sophie Moll, Janey Moll, and Maddie Moll, and was excited by knowing that this summer he would welcome a great grandson into the family.

Born in New Bedford in1927, Paul was the youngest of three children, doted upon by his older sisters Mildred (Molly) and Gertrude (Gitty).  A graduate of New Bedford High School, Paul enlisted in the navy and trained stateside as a communications officer but considered himself fortunate that the war ended before he was deployed overseas.  He then matriculated to Tufts College, graduating in 1948, by which time he had met Elaine Silver, the sister of his fraternity brother Norman.  Paul and Elaine were married in 1951, and when he graduated Tufts Medical School in 1952 they moved to New Bedford where he established his medical practice.  Originally a general practitioner, Paul decided to specialize in allergy due in large part to Elaine’s hay fever.  The medical practice he established ultimately became one of the foremost allergy and pulmonary disease specialties in the country, and many medications that were tested in research conducted by his practice, most notably the allergy medication Claritin, were brought to market due to the results of his studies.

Over the years Paul partnered with Elaine in multiple philanthropic activities, many of which focused on providing educational opportunities for deserving recipients.  They established the Paul and Elaine Chervinsky Charitable Foundation which, among other gifts, provided college scholarships through the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, UMass Dartmouth and Tufts Medical School where they endowed 4 scholarships.  They also established the Paul and Elaine Chervinsky Professorship in Immunology at Tufts Medical School which currently supports Dr. Linden Hu’s work in Lyme disease.  They supported many other charities in New Bedford, Israel, and all across the world.

Paul spent much of his leisure time on the golf course, setting records at Allendale Country Club for most appearances in the championship round of the annual fourball tournament which he won twice.  Later he would also win the annual satellite fourball tournament at The Country Club of New Bedford.  Paul was happiest on the golf course while playing with family members, having taught his children and grandchildren to play the game as well, and the annual golf trips taken with his family to Arizona were cherished by all.

Seven years ago Paul and Elaine moved to Newbridge on the Charles to be nearer to family.  In short order they developed many new close friendships and everyone seemed to know Paul. Always with a joke at hand, Paul had a talent of making everyone he met feel important to him.

The family is very grateful to Antoinette Ntananga, Joy Mugamba and Maggie Kigunda for their compassionate, loving care.

Funeral services are private.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Paul’s memory to Tifereth Israel Synagogue of New Bedford or Newbridge on the Charles/Hebrew Senior Life.

Shapira, Harriet (Koretz). It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Harriet, who at the age of 78 died peacefully at her home on January 22, 2025, after a long illness.

Harriet was born in Brookline in 1946 to Lee and Louis Koretz. She grew up in Dorchester with her mother and graduated from Jeremiah Burke High School. She married Herbert Shapira in 1969 and together raised four loving sons.

Harriet enjoyed her career in advertising, working alongside Herbert almost every day for over 30 years. Her magnetic personality made her a gifted salesperson. But her favorite roles in life were closer to home, as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, and her greatest joy was spending time with her family.

She lived life fully, talking often with friends, reading and participating in her book group, playing word games, going to the beach, watching her favorite shows, following politics, traveling around the country and internationally, and giving back to her community as a volunteer tutor for English learners. She will be remembered as a smart, funny, sweet, kind woman, whom her family and friends adored.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Herbert, and her sons: David of Brookline; Michael and his wife, Alicia, of Parkland, Florida; Daniel and his wife, Lauryn, of Ashland; and Andrew and his wife, Stephanie, of Jamaica Plain. She was the loving grandmother of Zachary and Aiden.

A graveside funeral service for family is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations in Harriet’s memory may be made to the Good Shepherd Community Care hospice or the American Cancer Society.

Dr. Reservitz died peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2025 at the age of 89. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 67 years, Phyllis; his children Donna (and Steven) Schragis, Wendy Reservitz (and Dani Inbar); grandchildren Rachel Schragis, William Schragis (and Poppy Addison), Jacob Inbar, Nellie Inbar, Jonathan (and Molly) Flash; brother Edward (and Rochelle) Reservitz; many nieces, nephews, dear friends and grateful patients.
Dr. Reservitz was a urologist and surgeon at Mt. Auburn hospital and held positions including Chief of Urology, Chief of Staff, Director of The Baron Center for Men’s Health, Consultant of Urology at MIT for 31 years.
Funeral service will be held at Temple Isaiah 55 Lincoln St., Lexington, MA on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 am. Interment to follow.
George Reservitz was loved by many and respected by all who knew him.

Julian Fleischman December 6, 1933 – January 18, 2025

Julian Fleischman, 91, of Sharon, MA passed away peacefully on January 18th, 2025. He is survived by his partner Carol Warner, his sister Naomi Towvim, his nephews Joshua Towvim, Daniel Towvim (wife Geri and children Ava and Jacob), Adam Towvim (wife Laura and children Benjamin and Rebecca). He was “Grandpa Julian” to Carol’s grandchildren: Jacob, Eli, Benjamin, and Abigail Kruger (daughter Cindy and husband Nathan’s children), and to Madelyn Warner (son Jeremy and wife Sarah’s daughter).

Son of the late Arthur and Sylvia, Julian was born in Philadelphia and spent his early years in Japan and London, before finally settling in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, NY. Julian attended The Fieldston School in Riverdale, NY, graduated magna cum laude from Yale, and received his Phd from Harvard. He completed postdocs at Stanford and St. Mary’s hospital in London, and spent a year at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, followed by a year at the Weizmann Institute in Israel.

Julian started his academic career at Washington University in St. Louis in 1964, where he remained as a Professor of Molecular Microbiology until he retired in 1998.  Upon retirement, he was introduced by a mutual friend to Carol Warner. He then moved to the Boston area to share his life with Carol as his life partner. Julian was a true Renaissance man – academic, scientist, traveler, sports enthusiast, and could read or speak six languages.

Funeral service on Monday, January 20th at 12pm at Walnut Street Minyan, 858 Walnut Street, Newton, MA. Burial will be at King Solomon Memorial Park Cemetery, Clifton, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110. https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/donate