Obituaries

of Pocasset, on October 28, 2013. Dear son of Bernard and Dina Levy. Loving brother of Stuart Levy, Paul Gerstein, Richard Gerstein, Marc Gerstein, and Joyce Gerstein. Funeral services were private. Donations in his memory may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.

Hechtman-Mina (Schenk), 78, of Chestnut Hill and North Truro, on October 30, 2013. Beloved and adored wife of Herbert Hechtman for 57 years. Devoted mother of Julie Sall and her husband Eric, of Newton, Daniel Hechtman and his companion Marilyn Feuer of New York City, and Abigail Hechtman of Newton. Cherished and proud grandmother of Rachel, Josh and Laura Hechtman and Madeline and Charlotte Sall. Valued sister of Ray Schenk. Mina was a warm caring person and friend to all. Services at Temple Shalom, 175 Temple St., West Newton, on Thursday, October 31 at 1:00 pm. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, the family will be at 3 Glenoe Road, Chestnut Hill until 8:00 pm, Minyan at 6:30 pm. Shiva will continue Friday, 12-4 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Hadassah, at www.hadassah.org.

Sylvia (Smith) Steinmetz- Of Brookline, on October 30, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Bertram. Devoted daughter of the late Jacob and Bayla Smith. Devoted mother of Barbara Elman and her husband Richard, and Howard Steinmetz and his wife Amy. Adored grandmother of Adam Elman, Sherri Pietropaolo and her husband Dr. Ryan Pietropaolo, Matthew Elman and his wife Dr. Lauren Elman, Joshua Elman and Elisabeth Steinmetz. Loving great grandmother of Kristen, Lauren, Lily, Jamie and Ani. Graveside services at Jewish Benevolent Cemetery, Jeshurun Rd. (off 350 Grove St.), West Roxbury, on Friday Nov. 1, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Following services family and friends are invited to The Function Room of Jamaica Towers, 111 Perkins St., Jamaica Plain, until 5:30 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to charity of your choice.

Services at Temple Israel of Sharon (125 Pond St., Sharon, MA 02067), on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 10:00 am. Interment to follow at Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Temple Israel, 125 Pond Street, Sharon, MA 02067, or Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Rolbein-David Lazar, 97, of Newton, on October 25, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Claire (Fisher) Rolbein for 62 years. Devoted father of Ethel Furst and her husband Gary, of South Boston and Orleans, Seth Rolbein and Ellen LeBow of Wellfleet, and Faye Hark and her husband Philip of Brookline. Proud and affectionate grandfather of Leah Furst Alani and her husband Eric, Jacob Furst and his wife Kate, and Joshua Hark. Loving great-grandfather of Asher Davis Alani, Delilah Rose Alani, and Eve Calla Furst. Devoted brother of the late Sigmund Rolbein, and the late Janice Rolbein. The family is grateful to the Lasell Village community, the team at Hospice of the Good Shepherd and David’s devoted companion, Michael Amoetang. Services at Temple Shalom, 175 Temple St., West Newton on Sunday, October, 27 at 2:00 pm. Following interment at Temple Emeth Memorial Park (Baker St., West Roxbury), the family will be at the home of Ethel and Gary Furst, 141 Dorchester Ave., South Boston, MA until 9:00 pm Sunday and at Lasell Village Library, Monday 1-3 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Seeds of Peace, 370 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10017. Gentle, and intelligent, David lived for his family.

Services will be held in Trevose, PA on Sunday, October 27, 2013.

of Brookline, on October 23, 2013. Beloved wife of Alvin Yerkes. Devoted mother of Susan Preminger and her husband Richard, and the late Jonathan H. Yerkes. Loving grandmother of Alice and Sam Preminger. Dear sister of Helen Finkle and aunt of Jim and Amy Finkle. Graveside service on Friday, October 25, 2013, 12:00 Noon, at Lindwood Memorial Park, 490 North St., Randolph. Shiva will be held at the Preminger home in Fairfield, CT from Sunday through Wednesday with a 7:00 pm service each evening. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc. of MA, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472 or Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104.

Sybil (Seltzer) Sherman of Newton, MA passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on October 21st at the age of 90. Sybil was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Saul A. Sherman. She was the cherished mother of Jane Sherman, Suzanne Sherman-Finnerty and her husband Paul Finnerty, Judy Oriel and her husband Robert; she was the adored Grandmother of Brad Oriel and Amanda Oriel. Sybil was the devoted daughter of the late Arthur and Bessie (Koplovitz) Seltzer. She was pre-deceased by her loving brothers Robert, Albert (his surviving wife Lillian) and Martin (Kip) Seltzer. She was the sister-in-law to the late Libby Seltzer, Dorothy (Sherman) and Edward Shuster, and Charlotte (Sherman) and Kenneth Brenner. . She remained close to her nephews, nieces and special family friends up until the time of her death. , Sybil was a life member of Hadassah and past member of Temple Mishkan Tefila. She was a caring woman who supported many causes over her lifetime. Born in Belmont on June 26, 1923, Sybil was raised in Roxbury. She loved playing baseball with her brothers and even up to the time of death enjoyed watching the Red Sox. She would be elated to know that they won the World Series!!! It was evident from an early age that she would be successful in life. She was the President of her class at Roxbury Memorial High School and later on she achieved the ultimate goal of being one of Newton’s top Real Estate Brokers with a career which spanned over 35 years being known in the day as a ‘kitchen broker’. Being the compassionate, charismatic person that she was, her keen sense of business was ahead of her time. It definitely ran in the family with the success that her brothers had with the florist shop Seltzer’s Garden City that had been located in Newton. It is here that she met many of her clients. No matter where we went, Sybil would be engaged in conversation due to her amicable personality. We always said that she could have been the ‘Mayor of Newton’. Everybody loved Sybil as she was truly a remarkable woman. Her high school yearbook quote of “To know her is to love her” has certainly followed her throughout her lifetime. Many have described our mother as beautiful and elegant, a steadfast friend, kind, sensitive, affectionate, strong leader, role model, a winner, “Sybil was an intelligent force of nature”, “always devoted and proud of her family”, “she always made me smile”, a word, expression, a picture, a song, will always be a oonstant reminder of Sybil that shall not be forgotten. Even after being afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, which she lived with for over thirty years, Sybil never complained and she remained upbeat, humorous and optimistic. She enjoyed each day and lived life to its fullest. She was simply the best. She has our deepest love, respect and admiration. Our mother and best friend has been taken from us but we will treasure all of our memories and she will live in our hearts forever and ever. Services have been held. Remembrances may be made to: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Raymond D. Adams Master Clinician Fund, c/o Allen H. Ropper, M.D., Dept. of Neurology, 75 Francis Street, BB204, Boston, MA 02215.

Gail Ellen Furhman, 77, died at her residence, 7 Monroe Ave., on Saturday, October 19th. Her husband of many years, Leon D. Furhman, died many years ago. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy B. Furhman and her son-in-law, Thomas Urso, whom she loved as a son and with whom she had lived for many years, and a son, Frederic Furhman, of Worcester. She was born in Worcester and was a life long resident. She had been a bookkeeper for an insurance company for many years. Private graveside services were held in Bnai Brith Cemetery, on Sunday, October 20 under the directions of Richard Perlman of Brezniak Rodman Chapel of Newton. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice

Marina Belozerova WORCESTER – Marina B. (Elizeeva) Belozerova, 53, of 10 Camelot Drive, died on Wednesday, October 16th in Golden Living Nursing Home. She leaves her Mother, Gita (Revzin) Fedyukhin of Worcester, her father Boris Elizeeva of Lihuania, her step-father Vasiliy Fedyukhin of Worcester, her former husband, Nicholai Belozerova and her two sons: Alex Belozerova and his wife Julia and Sergey Belozerova. She was born in Belarus, and was the daughter of Boris Elizeeva and had lived in Worcester for 15 years and was a cosmetologist for Susan Nail Salon in Sudbury. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2:30 PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, IN TEMPLE EMANUEL SINAI AT 661 SALISBURY ST. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Burial will be in B’Nai Brith Cemetery. Memorial observance will be announced at the time of the funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA