Obituaries

Smith-Frances L. of Canton, formerly of Randolph on November 22, 2010. Dear daughter of the late Harry L. and Ida (Goldberg) Smith. Loving sister of Cynthia Kramer. Aunt of Hillary and Andrew Kramer and his wife Amanda. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph on Wednesday, November 24 at 2 pm. Memorial observance at the home of Cynthia Kramer through Sunday. In Lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

MEISLICH, Shirley (Jacobs) Of Needham formerly of Brooklyn, NY on Nov 17,2010. Beloved wife of Jack Meislich, Devoted mother of Lynn Lewin and her husband Seth, Norman Meislich and his wife Eve Hinman. Dear grandmother of Rebecca Scott, Allison Lewin and Alex and Jesse Meislich. Great grandmother of Abigail and Charlotte Scott. Loving sister of the late Harold Jacobs. Services were held in NY. Remembrances may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, West, Brookline, MA. 02445.

KATHY G. (nee Gaylord), November 18, 2010. Wife of Dr. Earl Fleegler, of Ambler; mother of Dr. Eric (Dr. Marisa) Fleegler and Dr. Michael (Lisa) Fleegler; sister of Richard (Carol) Gaylord, Lori (Richard) Gagliardi and Cory (Joseph Reilly) Gaylord; grandmother of Joshua, Naomi and Sonia. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Sunday 2 P.M. precisely at GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS, 6410 N. Broad St.Interment to be held at Sharei Tefila  Cemetery ,Baker Street , West Roxbury,MA on Monday November 22,  Shiva will be observed at her late residence through Thursday evening. Contributions in her memory may be made to Sjogren’s Syndrome Center, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine Development Office Attn: Katie Sedam, 3535 Market St. Suite 750, Phila., 19104

Bronstein-Lorna ( Abrams) of West Newton,on November 18, 2010.Beloved wife of the late Jacob Bronstein. Devoted mother of Alan Bronstein and his wife Diane, David Bronstein and his wife Jennifer Hyde. Dear grandmother of Justin, James, Lucy and Sam Bronstein. Dear sister of Bennett Abrams and his wife Carol. Loving Aunt of Joshua Abrams, Sandy and Deb Leabman. Devoted sister in law of Ruth Leabman. The family wishes to thank caregiver Merlene Barnes and the staff of The Hospice of The Good Shepherd. Services at The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St. (Corner of Chestnut St.) West Newton on Sunday November 21, 2010 at 11:00 am. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park,  memorial observance will be held at the home of David Bronstein and Jennifer Hyde until 7:00 pm Sunday only. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Newton Symphony Orchestra, PO Box  590540 , Newton, MA   02459

Norman B.  Asher 84, of Dedham, formerly of Newton, on November 15 after long illness.  The son of the late Dorothy and Jacob Asher, he was born and raised in Worcester.  In 1945, as a corporal in the Army Combat Engineers, he boarded a transport bound for the invasion of Japan that was set to sail when Japan surrendered.  After graduating from Clark University, on whose Board of Trustees he served for many years, he received his LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1951.  As a young attorney with the Internal Revenue Service he participated in the drafting of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.  For over forty years, he practiced corporate and tax law in Boston with the firm now known as WilmerHale and loved every minute of it.  He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lenore (Elman), his sons and daughters-in-law Steven and Rebecca Warner, Jacob and Nancy Hosay, Benjamin and Liza, and Robert and Jennifer, and his ten cherished grandchildren: Daniel, Samuel, Sophie, Eve, Henry, Lucas, Maggie, Theo, Elias, and Annabel, all of whom miss him something awful.   He is also survived by his beloved sister, Margery Russem, her husband Jerome, and six nieces and nephews.  He loved birdwatching, tales of mountaineering, Verdi’s operas, hot soup, eggs fried in hollowed-out pumpernickel, raising money for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, shopping at Filene’s Basement, and most of all his family.  Over the last four years, he stoically refused to allow a daunting series of medical problems to overcome his wit, his warmth, and his spirit.  Funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Wednesday, November 17 at Temple Shalom of Newton, 175 Temple Street, West Newton, followed by interment at Sharon Memorial Park.  Visitors are welcomed from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 18 and 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, November 19 at his late residence, 3320 Great Meadow Road, Newbridge House, Dedham.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances in his memory may be made to Clark University,  950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610 or Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St. Roslindale, MA 02131

 Myrna (Banchick) FramsonOf West Yarmouth on Nov. 13, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Arthur D. Framson. Devoted mother of Brian Framson and his wife Christine, Gary Framson, Drew Framson and his wife Gail and Dawn Gonzaga and her husband Luiz. Dear grandmother of 8 grandchildren. Loving sister of the late Phyllis Weisman. Graveside services at the Polonnoe Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury on Monday, Nov. 15 at 12 noon. Immediately following the services, memorial observance will be at the home of Gary Framson on Monday only. Remembrances may be made to the Beacon Hospice, 259 Willow St., Unit 2, Yarmouthport, MA 02675

Kushner-Gene of Newton on November 12, 2010. For 47 years the beloved husband of Cynthia (Sadow) Kushner. Devoted father of Evan Kushner of Boston, Elizabeth Kushner of Brookline and Laura Cohen of Natick. Cherished grandfather of Jake and Alex. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park (Opposite 41 Dedham St. ) Sharon on Sunday, November 14 at 1:45 pm. Memorial observance will be held at his late residence on Sunday until 9 pm and monday 6-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association,20 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701 or to Susan G. Komen Foundation, 89 South St. Boston, MA 02111.

Muriel Elaine  Zase,  (Hamilt) “Midge” Was born October 9, 1921 in Brookline, MA to Maurice and Tillie (Levine) Hamilt. She passed away on November 3, 2010 in Delray Beach FL. She was an honor student with 2 double promotions who graduated from Brookline High School and went on to graduate cum laude from Simmons College. She then joined the work force and became the first woman chemist ever hired by Lever Brothers. Midge married Dr. Selig G. Zase on June 13, 1943 as he was graduating from dental school and enlisting as an officer in the U.S. Army where he served with distinction until 1946. They lived first in Randolph, MA and then for twenty years in Newton where they raised three children; Marty Zase, Elly Lampner and Jeanie Merowitz. They also had four grandchildren; Michelle Manchuso, Chris Lampner, David Merowitz and Stacy Merowitz: and two great grandchildren; Aimee Whynot and Lacey Whynot. She had four nieces and nephews. Midge was predeceased by her husband Sel in 1997 and their sisters Ruth Sandman and Irene Hilton. While raising her family, she was both a Cub Scout and Brownie/Girl Scout leader. She was an active member of the Noami Charity and many book and discussion groups. Midge later worked as a dental assistant in Sel’s dental offices in Randolph and Newton and did volunteer work at Boston’s Children’s Hospital. Once they retired from dentistry and moved to Delray Beach FL, she continued doing volunteer work teaching reading to youngsters having difficulty in the Delray schools. She was a near concert pianist, a creative knitter and embroiderer and loved to play contract bridge with her friends. She was a passionate attendee of classical and popular music concerts, an ardent theatregoer, and a prolific reader consuming nearly a book a day during most of her last three decades. To her family, she never complained, always said ” I’m fine,” and was a strident supporter and incredible friend to her loving children. She will be deeply missed. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Children’s Hospital in Boston.