Obituaries

Louis Mietla, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 25,2014, at the Jewish Healthcare Center.His wife of 49 years, Shirley (Goldstein) Mietla died in 2010. He leaves a stepdaughter, Amy Yanover ,wife of David L. Matterville, of North Brookfield; a sister-in-law, Miriam Mietla, wife of the late Felix Mietla of Worcester, two grandsons, Aaron and Jacob, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins.During the Holocaust, he was interned in Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where his parents, aunts, uncles and cousins were murdered.He owned Roxy Cleaners for many years, retiring many years ago.He was born in Poland and was a son of Pinchos and Sarah Chaya (Levine) Mietla and had lived many years in Worcester, then 28 years in Aventura, FL before returning to Worcester 8 years ago.He was a member of Yeshiva Achei Timimim and Shaarai Torah Synagogue West. GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11:00AM ON SUNDAY, MARCH 2,2014, AT B’NAI BRITH CEMETERY,  ST. JOHN’S RD., UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON.

Memorial Observance will be announced at the funeral

BRICK, Leonard- of Waltham, on February 24, 2014. Dear son of the late Harry and Jeanette (Moretsky) Brick. Loving brother of Bob Brick and Neil Brick. Uncle of Laura, Andrea, and David Sheppard-Brick. Nephew of the late Lena Moretsky. Services at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton, on Sunday, March 2 at 1:00 pm. Following interment at Fuller Street, Everett, the family will return to Temple Reyim. Memorial observance will continue at 6 pm on Monday at the home of Robert Brick and Janet Sheppard in Northampton. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to  Temple Reyim, Newton, or to Paulo Freire Charter School, 161 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Brezniak-Rodman Chapel brezniak-staging.fsf6vvja-liquidwebsites.com  Family Owned

Arthur “Archie” Sherman  passed away on  February 26, 2014. Born on December 8, 1928,  to Gertie and Benjamin Sherman,  Arthur attended Boston Latin School, Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He practiced law until 1972 when he was appointed a judge to the Cambridge District Court, where he served until mandatory retirement in 1998. Arthur was a mentor to hundreds of young lawyers and judges in his 26 years on the bench. He was married for 47 years to the beautiful Norma Sherman until her death in 2000. The lights of his life were his children, Jayne and Marc Lampert of Sudbury, Barbara and Lee Levison of New York City, Michael and Jacquie Sherman of Needham and Paul Sherman and David Garten of Boston and Provincetown. He took delight and pride in his eight wonderful grandchildren, Dana, Seth and Joshua Lampert; Ben, Sam and Liza Levison; and Gabrielle and Nathan Sherman.  Arthur also had a close and special relationship with his only brother and sister in law, Albert  and Linda Sherman, and his niece and nephews, Risa, Matthew and Peter Sherman. Funeral services will be held at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Ave.,  Needham,  on Friday, February  28, 2014 at  10:00 am .Following  interment  at  Mishkan Tefila Memorial Park in West Roxbury,  the family will receive guests at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham until 5:30 pm. Albert and Linda Sherman will receive their friends at their residence Saturday 7-9 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm.
Remembrances  in Arthur’s memory may  be made to Dr. Edwin P. Alyea’s Research Fund, c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.

Leonard I. Katz  of Longmeadow, MA, on Feb. 25, 2014.Beloved husband of the late Laura (Goodless) Katz. Devoted father of Ellen Mittman and her husband Bruce, and Lisa Axelrod and her husband Eugene. Dear grandfather of Emily and Andrew Mittman, Jason and David Axelrod. Dear great grandfather of Alanna and Ella. Dear brother of the late Eunice Elion. Graveside services at The Independent Pride of Boston Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at 12:00 noon. Following services, memorial observance will be at the home of Ellen and Bruce Mittman Friday till 4:00pm and Saturday evening 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Jewish Community Housing For The Elderly, 30 Wallingford Rd., Brighton, MA  02135.

Shaiman-Shira of Arlington, on February 24, 2014. Beloved wife of David Pruskin. Devoted mother of Toby and Leo. Loving sister of Cindy Bamforth and Pamela Dumont. Services at Congregation Beth El, 105 Hudson Road, Sudbury, on Wednesday, February 26, at 11:00 am. Interment at Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln,MA.

Shiva Visiting Times with David, Toby, Leo and family

Home of Sara and Mitch Levine

21 Bedford Lane

Lincoln, MA 01773

Wednesday 4:30 – 6:30 pm (service at 5 pm)

Thursday 7 – 9:30 pm (service at 7:30 pm)

Saturday starting at 7 pm with Kirtan and prayer circle at 8

If you would like to visit with David, Toby, Leo and family at their home in Arlington, MA on Sunday or Monday, please email Steven LeBlanc at stevenrleblanc@gmail.com.

Charitable contributions in Shira’s beloved memory are invited to be made to Urban Adamah.

Weinstein-Joshua (Josh), Age 58, of West Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Newton, suddenly on February 20, 2014.  Beloved son of the late Jean Paul and Betty H. (Simons) Weinstein.  Loving brother of Lisa Hollis and her husband Jay of Wells, Maine, and adored uncle of Julie and Annie Hollis.  He leaves behind many cherished friends and relatives in Florida and Massachusetts; his childhood buddies who were there for him through thick and thin  – Barry, Craig, Marc, Peter, and Marty and the late David Polivy. His cousins, Penny, Kathy, Nancy-Jo, Amy, Laurie, Tandee, Amy, Andrew, Judy, Johnny, Jaime, Ann, Heidi, and especially Marc, Kerrie, and Jeff.  His beloved dogs Zoey and Noodles.  Graveside services at Temple Mishkan Tefila Memorial Park, opposite 2604 Centre Street, West Roxbury, on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Dachshund Rescue of America, www.DRNA.org/donate.pup or McLean’s Hospital, Belmont, MA.

age 95 and formerly of Rancho Bernardo, California and St. Paul, Minnesota, died February 22, 2014 after a brief illness. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at MetroWest Hospital in Framingham, Massachusetts. Her parents were William and Florence Cohen of Duluth, MN and her husband of 47 years until his death in 1995, was Dr. Harold Barrie, a dentist and B’nai B’rith leader in St. Paul, MN.

Miriam is survived by her sister, Helen Sall, of Sacramento, CA and formerly of Larchmont, NY; her daughter, Michelle Barrie, of Watertown, MA, her son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Cindy (nee Kurman) Barrie of Chicago, IL; sister-in-law Deborah Baronofksy, of Scottsdale, AZ and formerly of San Diego, CA; nephews Louis Sall (Lorraine) of Sacramento, California; Sherman Sall (Esti), who recently moved to Switzerland; Dr. Ian Baronofsky (Laura) of Austin, Texas; Dr. Sam Baronofsky of San Francisco, CA; two grand-nieces and two grand-nephews.

Miriam was born in 1918 in St. Paul, MN and grew up in Duluth, MN. She earned her bachelor’s degree at St. Scholastica College in Duluth and later, earned her Master of Social Work degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She was head of the Medical Social Work department at Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and for many years was a psychiatric social worker at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Minneapolis. She developed a close bond with many of her professional colleagues, many of whom became lifelong friends.

Miriam was a longtime member of Mt. Zion Temple in St. Paul and a member of Hadassah and Brandeis Women. An avid reader and lover of the performing arts, she was a supporter of the Minneapolis Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Tyrone Guthrie Theater. She and Harold enjoyed many international voyages together.

In the mid-1980s Miriam and Harold retired to Rancho Bernardo, California, where she continued an active life. She was involved with her synagogue, Adat Shalom in Poway, California and served as president of her local chapter of NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees). After the death of her husband in 1995 she moved to Seacrest Village in Poway, California, where she lived among many great friends, until she moved to Framingham, MA in 2011 to be near her daughter.

She was an excellent gourmet cook, and prepared many wonderful meals for her family and friends. Miriam was a gentle, caring and socially conscious woman, always with a kind, thoughtful word and a deep intellectual curiosity. She continued to be an avid news and political aficionado until her final illness.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday February 28, 2014 at El Camino Memorial Park, 5600 Carroll Canyon Road, in San Diego, CA 92121 (Phone: 800-352-2646). Donations in her memory can be sent to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (www.nami.org).

of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of South Brookline, on February 23, 2014. Beloved husband of Eleanor (Greenberg) Kaplan. Devoted father of Meredith Lutsky, James Kaplan, and Susanne Kaplan. Dear grandfather of Michael, Matthew, Rachel, Joshua, Jordan, Andrew, and Daniel. Loving brother of Leonard Kaplan and son of the late Morris and Selma Kaplan. Services at the Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St., West Newton, on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Burial will follow at Temple Emeth Memorial Park, West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, NY, NY 10018.

WORCESTER – Dr. Hans M. Wolff, 102, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, February 20, 2014, after a short illness. Dr.Wolff was born in Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Germany in 1911. He was the beloved husband of Rita Hamburger who died in 1976 and then of Rhoda Mittledorf who died in 1990. Dr. Wolff completed the pre-clinical program in medicine at the German Universities of Freiburg and Wurzburg in the mid-1930s, but was unable to start his clinical studies before the Nazis closed the universities to Jewish students. Dr. Wolff left Germany with his fiancé and her parents in 1939, first arriving in Cuba, where he married Rita. After about a year, they obtained visas to immigrate to the United States, and settled in Boston. In 1943, Dr. Wolff was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served in the 69th Infantry Division Intelligence Unit and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant. When asked by one of his grandchildren if it was hard to go back to Europe to fight in the war, Hans replied, “No, this was my war. I wanted to go.” Dr. Wolff was discharged in 1946 and lived in Brookline, MA with his wife and family. Using the GI Bill, Mr. Wolff attended the Massachusetts College of Optometry. Upon graduation, he opened a practice in Millbury, MA and moved his family to Worcester. He practiced optometry for many years until he retired at age 71. Dr. Wolff enjoyed traveling, reading, listening to music, and keeping in touch with friends and family. Dr. Wolff is survived by his children, Barbara Kupfer of Worcester, wife of the late David Kupfer, and Kenneth Wolff and his wife Jacqueline of Newton; his grandchildren, Johanna Chesley and her husband Nathan of Andover, Zachary Wolff of Newton, Sharon Roberts and her husband Russell of Potomac, MD, Dahlia Kupfer and her husband Stuart Hirschfeld of Seattle, WA, Tamara Kupfer and her husband Andrew Sirulnik of Northampton, and his great-grandchildren Analise, Yael, Ezra, Aryeh, Zev, Eli, Anya, Caleb, Benjamin, Eve, and Dov. He was predeceased by his granddaughter, Tira Wolff. In an article written by Laura Porter for the Telegram and Gazette on September 29, 2011 titled “Lifetime of Memories Nears 100”, Dr. Wolff said: “It’s amazing, I did have an interesting life. I always felt that I helped make history and I made a nice family.” FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 3:00 PM ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD AT TEMPLE EMANUEL SINAI, 280 MAY ST., WORCESTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Burial will be in Holy Society Cemetery in Leicester.Memorial observance will be announced at the time of the funeral service. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Eisenberg Assisted Living, 631 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609, Tatnuck Park, 340 May St., Worcester, MA 01602 or to Knollwood Nursing Home, 87 Briarwood Circle, Worcester, MA 01606 Portions of Ms. Porter’s article were used in writing this obituary.

Lane-Thelma P. (Israelson) of Canton, formerly of Newton and Boynton Beach, FL, on February 19, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Ted Lane and the late Charles Vengrow. Devoted mother of Jerry and Nina Lane, Carol and Robert Biederman, Terry and Jon Davis, Scott and Sharon Lane, Jack Vengrow, and Jane Vengrow. Dear grandmother of 18 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Loving sister of George and Edward Ellison. Services at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton,  on Sunday, February 23 at 11am. Following interment at Baker Street, West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at the home of Scott and Sharon Lane until 9 pm on Sunday and continuing  Monday, 2-4 pm, 7-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to B’nai Brith International (bnaibrith.org), 2020 K Street, NW, 7^th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 or to Hadassah, 200 Reservoir Street, Suite 103, Needham, MA  02494.