Obituaries

of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Natick, on December 16, 2013. Beloved wife of Thomas. Dear daughter of the late C. Bernie and Evelyn and Edith Sigalove. Devoted mother of Mark and his wife Rita, Laura and her husband Noel Bontempo. Dear sister of Ellen Bernardi and her husband David, Anita Aherne and her husband Rick, Joanie Linsky and her husband Jim, and Phil Pruchansky and his wife Joan. Also survived by several nieces, nephews, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Services at Temple Israel, 145 Hartford St., Natick, on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Following interment at Framingham-Natick Hebrew Cemetery, memorial observance will be at the home of Joanie and Jim Linsky until 8:00 pm and Thursday 2-4, & 7-9 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Temple Sinai, 2475 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33445.

Morris-Jennie (Witten), of Aventura, FL, formerly of Newton, MA, on December 15, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Julian Morris. Devoted mother of Dr. Alan Morris and his wife Suzi of Sharon, and Marlene Saunders and her husband John of Sharon. Dear Grammie of Julian (J.B.) Morris and his wife Ariana, Lori Morris and her fiancé Jared, and Robert Saunders. Loving sister of Lillian Koslow, and the late Maxwell, Louis, Morris, and Juli Witten . Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Services at Temple Sinai, 25 Canton Street, Sharon, on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 10:30 am. Following interment at King Solomon Memorial Park, Centre Street, West Roxbury, memorial observance will be at the home of Marlene and John Saunders on Wednesday until 9 pm, Thursday, 1-4 &  7-9 pm, Friday 1-4 pm, and Saturday evening 7-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association, 300 Fifth Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.

Riklin- Marilyn (Glaser), 89, of Greenwich, CT  died peacefully on December 10, 2013. Devoted wife for 66 years of her husband, Dr. Bernard Riklin. Loving mother of Jeff and Matthew, and the late  Scott . Mother-In law of Liz Reilly and former daughter–in law, Leslee Kagan. Also survived by her grandchildren, Leah, Eric, and Allison Riklin. Services in NY. Memorial observance will be at the home of Liz Reilly and Jeff Riklin on Sunday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to comsynrye.org, or NFFR.org.

Handel-Hannah (Shapiro), of Waltham, MA, on December 12, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Julius Handel. Devoted mother of Elinor Handel of Waltham and Karin Kriegsman of Watertown. Dear grandmother of Lauren Gray and her husband Earl. Proud great grandmother of Julia and Ava Grey. Loving sister of Stanley Shapiro and the late Ruth Shaffman, Celia Shultz, and Harold Shapiro. Graveside services at Beth Israel Memorial Park (190 South St., Waltham, MA), on Friday, December 13, 2013 at 10 am. Following interment, memorial observance will be at her late residence until 3:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Temple Beth Israel, 25 Harvard St., Waltham, MA 02453, or the charity of your choice.

Rosenberg-David, 53, of Waltham, formerly of Brookline, MA on December 11, 2013. Beloved husband of Debra (Isaacs) Rosenberg. Dear son of Judy (Haskell), and Edward Rosenberg and his wife Lois. Proud father of Drew Rosenberg. Loving brother of Carol Ann Callahan and her husband Cal, Linda Silverstein and her husband Michael, and Mark, Beth and Celia Rosenberg. David is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. He graduated Brookline high and Newbury Culinary School. David never met a stranger, and had a heart of gold. Services at Temple Shalom (175 Temple St., Newton, MA), on Friday, December 13, 2013 at 11 am. Following interment, memorial observance will be at Newbridge on the Charles, 5000 Greatmeadow Rd., Dedham, MA and will continue Sunday at his residence 1-6 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the PACT Program at Newton-Wellesely Hopsital, 2000 Washington St., Newton, MA 02462.

Koretz-Lester, Michele of Randolph on December 12, 2013. Loving sister of Barry Koretz and his wife Joan of Boston. Dear aunt of Alex Koretz of NYC ,and also survived by many beloved cousins. Services at Temple Beth Emunah, 479 Torrey Street, Brockton, on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 11 am. Following  interment at  Pride of Brockton Cemetery, Stoughton, the family will return to Temple Beth Emunah. Memorial observance will continue 4-8 pm at the home of Joan and Barry Koretz, 1313 Washington Street, Boston, MA. Remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Emunah, Brockton.

Helen E. ( Rose) Maguire-Of  Barnstable , on December 8, 2013. Graveside services will be strictly private.

WORCESTER – Vivian B. (Steinberg) Sigel, age 85, of 80 Aylesbury Rd., died  Monday, December 9,2013 at her Cape Cod residence after an illness.

Her husband of 54 years, Morton H. Sigel, died in 2006. She leaves three children, Robert Sigel and his wife Susan of Mashpee, Deborah, wife of Jonathan Sloane of Cotuit, MA and Jonathan Sigel and his wife Lisa of Westboro; a brother, Norman Steinberg and his wife Tonya of Boca Raton, FL; ten grandchildren, Jeremy Sigel and his wife Rebecca, Joshua Sigel and his wife Erica, Zachary Sigel and his wife Erica, Evan Sigel, Adam Sloane, Julie Sloane, Sarah Sloane, Arielle Sigel, Benjamin Sigel and Sabrina Sigel; two great grandchildren, Levi and Ruby Sigel. She was predeceased by her brother, Morton Steinberg.

She was born in Worcester and was the daughter of Hyman and Mollie (Rovner) Sigel and was a lifelong resident, maintaining a winter residence in Highland Park, Florida.

She and her husband Morton H. Sigel were noted for their philanthropies in the Worcester area, including Clark University.

She was a member of Beth Israel Synagogue and its Sisterhood and was a Lion of Judah of the Worcester Jewish Federation, ORT, Hadassah, Worcester Art Museum and Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research.

She graduated from Hebrew College in Boston and for many years  taught at Beth Israel Synagogue’s Hebrew School.

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT 12:00 NOON ON WEDNESDAY, DEC.11, AT BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE,  JAMESBURY DRIVE, WORCESTER ,UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Burial will be in B’Nai Brith Cemetery, Worcester.

Following interment, Memorial Observance will be at Beth Israel Synagogue and will continue at the family residence in Worcester 5- 7 pm, Thursday 12 – 5 pm & 7- 9 pm and  Friday 11 am- 4 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association,  Lyman St., Westboro, Beth Israel Synagogue, Worcester, Cape Cod Healthcare, Mugar Cancer Center, Hyannis  or  Visiting Nurses Association of Cape Cod,  South Dennis.

age 81, of Back Bay in Boston, died peacefully on December 7, 2013.

Reid was born in Boston, the son of Gordon M Morrison, MD and Alice Blodgett Morrison.  He graduated from Choate in 1950 and Harvard College in 1954.  He served honorably in the United States Air Force, with stations in the U.S. and Japan. Reid’s professional life began in the late 1950s as a journalist for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.  His love of writing and penchant for dropping hand written postcards to friends and family lasted his entire life.  Reid worked for many years for Nordblom Real Estate in commercial leasing and throughout the 1990s for the State of Massachusetts Department of Transportation in the Right of Way Division. Reid was heavily involved in City and State Republican politics.  He was a long-time elected member of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee and served as Chairman of the Republican Finance Committee.  He proudly served as a member of the Presidential Electoral College in 1980 when Ronald Reagan was elected. Reid shared many memorable times with family and friends at his favorite place – Fortunes Rocks, Maine.  He was a very proud member of the Fox Club at Harvard. Other associations included: the Boston Athenaeum, Newport Reading Room, Society of Colonial Wars and the Knockers Club.

Reid is survived by his brothers, Gordon M. Morrison, Jr. of Hopkinton, MA and Peter F. Morrison and his wife Bunny of Kennebunk, ME as well as by four nieces and a nephew, and a cousin, Tina Anderson of California.  Reid is also survived by special friends Katherine “Kitty” Winter of Boston, Marjorie Jones of Boston and Tom Reid of Shrewsbury, MA.

There will be no services at his request.  Interment of ashes will be in the spring at the Morrison family plot in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk, ME.  Notes and remembrances can be sent to his brothers Gordon or Peter and addressed to Jennifer Morrison, 161 Atkins Bay Lane, North Hero, VT 05474.

of Framingham, formerly of Lexington and Arlington, on December 8, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Eliahu Romanoff. Devoted mother of Daphne Romanoff and her husband Alex Chelminsky and David Romanoff and his wife Karen Lowe. Dear grandmother of Danielle, Benjamin, Sasha, Shoshana, and Maya. Loving sister of Irving Rasnick. Services at the Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St., West Newton, on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in her memory may be made to American Jewish World Service, 45 West 36^th St., New York, NY 10018, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing nonsectarian humanitarian assistance and emergency relief to disadvantaged people worldwide.