Obituaries

Darman-Jacob “Jack”, of Boynton Beach FL, and formerly of Sharon MA, on May 16, 2012. Beloved husband of Eileen (Saplansky) Darman. Devoted father of Steven Darman and his wife Jean, and Beth Stone and her husband Michael. Dear grandfather of Corey and Samantha Stone. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond St., Sharon on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:30 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Beth and Michael Stone Monday until 9 pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday 5-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to New England Village, 664 School St., Pembroke, MA 02359, or Birthright Israel Foundation P.O. Box 1784, New York, NY 10156.

Sylvia (Peterman) Grace, 91 of 240 Lynnfield St. Peabody passed away on Wednesday May 16 at her residence. Her husband of 61 years, John M. Grace died in 2005. She leaves two sons Richard Grace  S. Grace and his wife Elaine of Bedford, MA, Dr. Robert Grace and his wife Linda of North Kingstown, RI, a daughter, Kathi wife of Anthony Coppola of Peabody, two sisters, Muriel “Mimi” Chafetz of Braintree and Ruth Cousin of FL; a brother, Gerald Peterman and his wife Lee of NH, six grandchildren and one great grandson.

She was born in Boston, a daughter of Eli and Flora (Maisel), and she lived in Worcester for over 50 years before moving to Peabody.

She volunteered for thousands of hours for Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital and for The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). She belonged to The Worcester Crafts Center, where she taught Knitting and other crafts. She was a 54 year member of Temple Emanuel.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday May 18th at  Brezniak-Rodman Chapel 1251 Washington St. West Newton, MA under the direction of Richard Perlman. Interment at King Solomon Memorial Park, Centre St. West Roxbury. In Lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Woodbridge Assisted Living 240 Lynnfield St. Peabody, MA 01960

Darman-Jacob “Jack”, of Boynton Beach FL, and formerly of Sharon MA, on May 16, 2012. Beloved husband of Eileen (Saplansky) Darman. Devoted father of Steven Darman and his wife Jean, and Beth Stone and her husband Michael. Dear grandfather of Corey and Samantha Stone. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond St., Sharon on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:30 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Beth and Michael Stone Monday until 9 pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday 5-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to New England Village, 664 School St., Pembroke, MA 02359, or Birthright Israel Foundation P.O. Box 1784, New York, NY 10156.

Wepman-Frances (Winetsky), formerly of Newton, on May 16, 2012. Beloved wife of the late William Wepman. Devoted mother of Dr. Barry Wepman and his wife Molly Donovan and Rahn Basche and her husband Todd. Dear grandmother of Josh Wepman, Noah Wepman, and Alex Basche. Great grandmother of Tobias Wepman, Ella Wepman, and Spencer Wepman. Loving sister of the late Esther Gordon, Doris Cohen, Anne Kaplow, and Sam, Charlie, and Jack Winetsky. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St., Randolph, on Sunday, May 20, at 11 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Joel and Ruth Winett on Sunday only. Remembrances may be made to Pathways Hospice Foundation, 585 North Merry Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 94085.

Sojcher-Leon, of Leominster passed away on May 14, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Carol (Frymerman) Sojcher. Devoted father of Robin B. Sojcher and her husband Richard Luettgen, and Stuart H. Sojcher. Dear grandfather of Freddy (FTB) and Shlomo. Loving brother of the late Regina (Sojcher) Jerus. Services at Congregation Agudat Achim, 268 Washington St., Leominster, MA on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Shiva will be observed at the home of Stuart H. Sojcher on Wednesday and Thursday from 5-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington D.C. 20024-2126.

MARGOLIS, Molly (Manis) Recently from Randolph, Ma. and formerly from Philadelphia, Pa. on May 9, 2012. Wife of the late Charles Margolis and Harry Isdaner. Mother of Margo (Barry) Clayman, of Sharon MA and Barry (Marsha) Isdaner, of Erdenheim, Pa. Sister of Edith Zibelman (Philadelphia, Pa.). Grandmother of Michael (Amy) Clayman, Mark (Michelle) Clayman, Stephanie (Jim) Kassanoff and Amy (Latham) Pali. Great grandmother of Sarah Clayman, Rebecca Clayman, Sam Clayman, Teddy Kassanoff, Chad Clayman, Shane Kassanoff and Logan Pali. Funeral Services & Interment in Pennsylvania. Contributions in her memory may be made to Cong. Or Ami, 708 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444, or to Simon C. Fireman Community, Attn: Marjorie Glincher, 640 N. Main St., Randolph MA 02368

Fayne, Alex D.
34, died suddenly on Monday, May 7, in Boston, MA. Born in New York City, he attended The Wellington School in Columbus, OH; Columbia College in New York, NY, and earned his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Alex was a founder and COO at Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation. Previously, he held commercial and strategy roles at MedImmune, in Gaithersburg, MD, and Genentech in San Francisco, CA. Alex is survived by his wife, Sara Green; son, Elliot Marcus Fayne; parents, Harriet and Henry Fayne; and brother, Zachary. A memorial service will take place at the Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 1:30 p.m.

Seltzer-Libby(Hoffman) of Chestnut Hill,on May 11, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Robert Seltzer. Dear daughter of the late Max and Ida S. Hoffman. Devoted mother of Benjamin Seltzer and his wife Susan, Marty Seltzer and his wife Debbi, Nancy Housman and her husband Richard. Adored grandmother of Diane and A.J. Seltzer, Julie and Jaclyn Seltzer, Max, Jake and Adam Housman. Dear sister of Jean Yanofsky, Herbert Hoffman and Martin Hoffman and the late Doris Cohen and her surviving husband Julie Cohen, Gladys Kadis. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Services at Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill on Sunday May 13 at 11:00 am. Memorial observance will commence at 7:00 pm Sunday evening at the home of Nancy and Richard Housman until 9:00 pm and then continue Monday thru Thursday 2-4, 7-9pm, In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Ida S.Hoffman Cancer Fund at Dana Farber Cancer Institute,10 Brookline Place West,6th Floor, Brookline,MA 02445, Congregation Mishkan Tefila or The Faulkner Hospital 1153 Centre St. Boston, MA 02130.

Services will be held in New York, interment at New Montefiore cemetery, Farmingdale NY. More information to follow.

SCHACHTER, Sara (Bazer) Of Waltham, on May 6, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Manuel Schachter. Devoted mother of Judi Schachter and Margie Greenberg and her husband, Bob. Dear grandmother of Eric Greenberg and Sherri Bianchi and her husband, Fermo. Loving great-grandmother of Olivia and Matthew Bianchi. Private Graveside Services will be held. Memorial Observance will be at the Greenberg residence. Remembrances may be made to Progeria Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 3453, Peabody, MA 01961