Obituaries

Ruth ( Cooper) Dubrow- Of  Newton, on August  17, 2011, Beloved wife of Sumner Dubrow. Devoted mother of  Jeffrey  Dubrow  of Boston, Marcie Thompson and her husband Jay of  Kalamazoo, MI

Cherished grandmother of  Lauren and Michael . Services at Temple Shalom 175 Temple St. West Newton on Sunday August 21, 2011 at 12:00 noon. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park a memorial observance

will be held at her residence 956 Walnut St. Newton  Sunday until  9:00 pm  Monday 2-4 pm   7-9pm and Tuesday 2-4 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Aid For Cancer Research  P.O. Box 376 Newton Centre, MA 02459

POLIT, Manuel N., Age 100 of  Cambridge formerly of Brookline on August 15, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Davida (Gorfinkle) Polit. Devoted father of Stephen Polit and his wife Susan of Belmont. Dear grandfather of Jonathan Polit of Washington, D.C. Loving brother of Rachel Cohen of Mill Valley, CA. Services at the Beth El Temple Center, 2 Concord Ave. Belmont on Thursday August 18, 2011 at 11:00 am. Following the interment at Sharon Memorial Park a memorial observance will be held at the home of Stephen and Susan Polit until 9:00 pm Thursday only. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 126 High St. Boston,  MA,  02110.

ORNSTEEN, Richard Of Wellesley, MA, on August 11, 2011. Age 80, died from complications from T-Cell Lymphoma. Dick was the beloved husband of 53 years to Nancy (Borkum) Ornsteen. Loving father of Marjorie Litman and her husband Bob, James Ornsteen and his wife Donna, Stephen Ornsteen and his wife Erin. Papa Dick to Ethan, Abby and Matthew Litman, Justin, Joshua and Jeremy Ornsteen, Lillian and Samuel Ornsteen. Devoted brother-in-law of Joan and Martin Epstein. Dear uncle to Michael and David Epstein. Dick attended Brown University. He worked at Kesslen Shoe Company in Maine before becoming a real estate broker, most recently at Realty Consultants. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, August 15, 2011 at 3:00PM at his home. Donations may be made to Lymphoma Research, c/o Dr. Ephram Hochberg, MGH, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114.

Whitman-Benjamin, of Milford, on August 9, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Selma (Norman). Devoted father of Dr. Malcolm L. Whitman and his wife Patricia   of Mendon and Dr. Neal A. Whitman and his wife Elaine Weiss of Pacific Grove, CA. Dear grandfather of Meredith BonTempo and her husband Carlo of Milford, Joanne Valenca and her husband Jose of Blackstone and Melissa  Rickert and her husband Ken of GA. Also survived by Five great-Grandchildren. Services at the Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington Street, (Corner of Chestnut St. ) West Newton, on Thursday, August 11 at 11:00 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Dr. Malcolm and Patricia Whitman on Thursday through 9 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Nursing Dept or the Helping Hands Dept at Countryside Health Care, 1 Countryside Dr. Milford, MA  01757.

TOBIN, Phyllis (Cohen) Of Boynton Beach FLA., formerly of Marblehead on August 5, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Lester H. Tobin. Devoted mother of Eric Tobin, Elizabeth Brager, Carol Haskin and Michael Tobin. Dear grandmother of 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Graveside services at The Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, Wadsworth St., East Boston on Tuesday August 9 at 11 am. Memorial observance will be at the Haskin Residence on Tuesday only. Remembrances may be made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 9 Erie Dr., Natick MA., 01760

LAND, Joseph Of Stoughton on August 4, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Esther (Cahen). Devoted father of the late Sonya and Barry Simon. Dear grandfather of Matthew Simon and Kerrie Sellars, Scott and Vicki Simon and the late Gayle Sweeney and her surviving husband Kevin Sweeney. Great grandfather of Brian, Kayla and Alex. Loving brother of Dr. William Land. Graveside Services at the Custom Tailors Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury on Sunday, August 7 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Leukemia Society.

SOLOMON, Jerry Of Newton on August 3, 2011. Beloved husband of Judy (Gertel) Solomon. Dear son of Murray and Ruth Solomon. Devoted father of Larry Solomon and his wife Jodi, Matt Solomon and his wife Lori Kennedy, Aaron Solomon, Cherished grandfather of Ilana, Ziv, Eila & Zachary. Loving brother of Neal Solomon and his wife Ilene. Beloved son in-law of Jean and Maurice Gertel. Devoted uncle of Ethan Solomon and his wife Stefanie, Ada Solomon, Heather Flaxer Herman & her husband Bill and Wendy Gertel. Dear brother in-law of Alan Gertel and his wife Diane. Services at Temple Shalom,175 Temple St, West Newton on Friday August 5, 2011 at 10:30 am. Memorial observance will be held at his residence  109 Allerton  Rd. Newton  beginning Saturday evening until 9:30pm. Sunday through Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in his memory may be made to Temple Shalom, Rabbis Service Fund