Obituaries

`Private graveside services will be held on April 29th

Bernard “ Buzzy” of  Porter- Natick, after a long and courageous fight on April 26, 2012. For 51 years the beloved  husband of Marilyn ( Wishnow) Porter. Devoted father of Jeffrey Porter and his wife Jill, Diane Tutin and her husband Richard. Cherished grandfather of Benjamin and Rachel Porter and Eva Tutin.Loving brother of Edward Porter and the late Deanna Cohen. Beloved brother in law of Trudy and Stephen Sonis. Services at Temple Shir Tikva, 141Boston Post Rd. (Route 20), Wayland,on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm. Following interment at Lindwood Memorial Park ,497 North St. Randolph, memorial observance will be at his residence Sunday until 9:00 pm, Monday and Tuesday 2-4, 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Temple Shir Tikva or Dana Farber Cancer Institute , c/o Thoracic Oncology Dept.,  10 Brookline Place West, 6^th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.

Bernard “ Buzzy” of  Porter- Natick, after a long and courageous fight on April 26, 2012. For 51 years the beloved  husband of Marilyn ( Wishnow) Porter. Devoted father of Jeffrey Porter and his wife Jill, Diane Tutin and her husband Richard. Cherished grandfather of Benjamin and Rachel Porter and Eva Tutin.Loving brother of Edward Porter and the late Deanna Cohen. Beloved brother in law of Trudy and Stephen Sonis. Services at Temple Shir Tikva, 141Boston Post Rd. (Route 20), Wayland,on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm. Following interment at Lindwood Memorial Park ,497 North St. Randolph, memorial observance will be at his residence Sunday until 9:00 pm, Monday and Tuesday 2-4, 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Temple Shir Tikva or Dana Farber Cancer Institute , c/o Thoracic Oncology Dept.,  10 Brookline Place West, 6^th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.

Rose Epstein of Randolph on April 26, 2012.Beloved wife of the late Sidney Epstein.Devoted sister of the late Myrna Epstein and her surviving husband Robert,Dear Aunt of Barry Liner and his wife Ilene  and Gayle  Liner .Also survived by loving great nieces and nephews.Graveside services at  Chevra Shass Cemetery  776 Baker St.West Roxbury on Sunday April 29th  2012 at  10:00 am. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The American Cancer Society  30 Speen St. Framingham, MA  01701

Formerly of Newton, MA and Johannesburg,  South Africa, passed away on April 26^th, 2012 at Newbridge on the Charles, Dedham, MA.  He was 89 years old.

He leaves his loving wife of 57 years, Dorrit, his son Alan and Daughter-in-law, Paula of Bellevue, WA., his son Jeffrey and daughter-in-law Beth of Newton, Ma., son Paul and daughter-in-law Tracy of Greensboro, NC., and six grandchildren, Jessica, Jamie, Karla, Julia, Elijah, and Arin.

Born in the Ukraine, Dr. Senior grew up and was educated in South Africa.  In his early twenties, in 1948, he joined the South African Mahal, and went to Israel to fight in the Israeli War of Independence.  Between 1949 and 1954 his time was spent furthering his medical career in pediatrics first at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and then at University College Hospital in London, England.

He returned to South Africa in 1954 where he married, and joined a specialist pediatric group for five years in Johannesburg. Realizing the constraints of living in South Africa, he with his wife and 3 sons immigrated to the United States in 1960 where he lived until his death. Dr. Senior went onto a long and distinguished medical career as the Chief of Pediatric Endocrine Metabolic Service at the now Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA for 27 years after which he retired and became Professor Emeritus.

His contributions in the field of medicine are significant, and he is recognized worldwide for his scholarly activities.  His research interests, both clinical and basic, spanned a broad range of problems including kidney disease, lipodystrophy, Glycogen Storage Disease, Hypoglycemia, fetal Alcohol syndrome, and Senior-Loken syndrome for which his name is still used.

He was elected to many learned professional societies including the American Pediatric Society, the Endocrine Society, the Association of Glycogen Storage disease and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (London).  He served on the Board of Examiners of the American Board of Pediatrics for almost 20 years, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology since its inception.

Throughout his life Dr. Senior had a sharp and inquisitive mind.  A lover of the arts, sciences and culture, his interests spanned the spectrum from language studies to fly fishing, and fly tying, to global travel, tennis and enjoying and collecting African art.  But, most of all, Boris’s real happiness and joy was sharing the love and activities of his family.  For them, Boris was special and loving, a man who will be remembered as always ready with a smile, a helping hand, and a word of encouragement.  He will be greatly missed by all those who came to know and love him, but especially by Dorrit and his immediate family.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 31 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.

.Graveside services will be held  at Temple Emeth  Memorial  Park  ,776 Baker St. West Roxbury on Sunday April 29, 2012  at 10:00 am .Following services  family and friends are invited to the Senior residence until  6:00 pm on Sunday April 29.

Newell-Ruth (Waters) of Chestnut Hill MA, passed away on April 25, 2012. Beloved wife of the late David Newell. Devoted mother of Marjorie Drobnis, and the late Joyce Smith. Proud grandmother of Brian, Rachel, Jonathan, and Kayla. Dear Great-grandmother of Samuel, Benjamin, and Jacob. Graveside services at Zviller cemetery (Baker St., W. Roxbury) on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Following interment, Shiva will be held at her late residence until 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 101A First Ave. Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02194, or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Preston-Robert, of Brockton MA, passed away on April 24, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                      Beloved husband of Lana (Fishman) Preston. Dear son of Dorothea “Dot” (Hoffman) and the late Paul Preston.
Devoted father of Carl Preston and his wife Mary of North Carolina, and Rachel
and her husband Theodore Law Jr. of Brockton, MA. Proud grandfather of Kaylah
and Justine Preston, and Isaiah and Micah Law. Loving brother of Anne Linda
D’Amico, Davida Preston, and Joel Preston. Beloved husband, father, son,
grandfather, sibling, and uncle, he will be missed by all. Services at Temple
Beth Emunah, 479 Torrey St., Brockton MA, on Friday April 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm.
Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park, a memorial observance will be held
at his late residence until 8 pm and will continue through Friday, May 4^th
11-5 pm and 7-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to
the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701

Joel  Zane Kessel- of Canton MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 25, 2012. Beloved husband of Brenda Gail (Rosenberg) Kessel. Devoted father of Adrienne and Jerrold Fleishman, Vivienne, Barnet and Nava (Cretu), and Philip and Mary (Miller). Cherished grandfather of Morgan, Courtney, Jonah, Elijah, and Louis. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at Temple Beth Abraham of Canton, 1301 Washington St. Canton MA, on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10:00 am. Following interment at Guard of Moses Cemetery (Fuller St., Everett), memorial observance will be held at his late residence until 6 pm, and will continue Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Contributions in his memory may be made to Temple Beth Abraham, 1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021 or Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, 77 4^th Ave., Needham, MA 02494.

Sarah (Kushner) Marshall of Newton, on April 23, 2012. Beloved wife of 62 years to George J. Devoted mother of  William Marshall  and his  wife Patti, David Marshall and his wife Ariela, Lawrence Marshall and his wife Michelle Oberman. Cherished grandmother of Rachel, Jessica, Steven, Dina, Traci , Jonathan, Hannah and Noa. Dear Great grandmother of Jason. Dear sister of  Miriam Lipofsky. Services at Congregation Mishkan Tefila  300 Hammond Pond  Parkway, Chestnut Hill on Wednesday April 25 at 1:00 pm. Following interment at Mishkan Tefila  Memorial Park , West Roxbury Shiva will be held at her residence until 9:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday 12-4pm, 7-9 pm , Friday 12-4 pm, Sunday and Monday 12-4 pm, 7-9 pm. Minyan evenings 7:30 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Jewish War Veterans Scholarship Fund, Attn: Commander Edward Traiger 23 Cloverdale Rd. Newton  02459