Obituaries

Roazen-Lawrence S. of Brookline on October 19, 2010. Dear son of the late David and Celia (Krentzl) Roazen. Dear uncle of Ann R. Wekstein of Brookline and Paul Wekstein of Colorado. Loving brother of the late Janis Roazen Wekstein. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Thursday, October 21 at 11:45 am. Immediately following services, family and friends are invited to the Marriot Courtyard, 40 Webster Street, (Coolidge Corner) Brookline. Remembrances may be made to Project Literacy, 123 Main Street, Watertown, MA  02472 or to the Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 Southbay Ave. Boston,MA  02118

Helen Elizabeth Gordon of Pasadena, CA , formerly of Newton on October 9, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Benjamin Gordon. Devoted mother of  James Gordon of Pasadena Dear grandmother of Kenneth Gordon.A private graveside services was held at The Chevra Kadusha Cemetery, Woburn on Sunday October 17, 2010 .

Sally Schuman-Formerly of Hebrew Senior Life and Revere,on October 14, 2010.Dear Aunt of Janet Schuman of Boston and the late Gary Schuman of Schuman of Olathe , Kansas.Graveside service at King Solomonm Memorial Park ( opposite 2676 Centre St.) West Roxbury on Sunday October 17 , 2010 at 1:00 pm.

Goldman-Damelin, Ruth (Silverman) of Newton, on October 11, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Rubin Goldman and Herbert Damelin. Loving mother of Lisa and Arthur Bryant and Iris and Ken Sokol. Devoted and beloved grandmother of Josh and Zach Sokol. Loving sister of the late Eleanor Zamansky and Sydney Silverman and loving companion of Gene Liebman. Ruth is also survived by her son Jerry Goldman,his wife Jane and daughters Rachel and Erica. Services at the Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St.(Corner of Chestnut St.) West Newton on Friday, October 15 at 11 am. Following the burial at Baker Street, West Roxbury,memorial observance will be at the home of Lisa and Arthur Bryant in Waltham and memorial observance will continue on Saturday from 6-9 pm at the home of Iris and Ken Sokol in Sherborn. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that remembrances be sent to the Tippett House, 920 South Street, Needham, MA 02492.

Myer D. Erlich of Marlborough on Saturday October 9, 2010 at age 86. Beloved husband of the late Miriam S. (Cohen). Devoted father of Hannah Lind and her husband Peter of Marlborough and Jeffrey Erlich and his wife Halida of Thailand. Dear Grandfather of Joseph and William Erlich, Joshua Hill, Kyle, Connor and Noah Lind. Loving brother of Freda Erlich of Boston. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St., Sharon on Monday, October 11, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Memorial observance will be private. Donations in Myer’s memory may be made to the Friends of Mel Foundation, 20 Pond Park Rd., Hingham, MA 02043. Myer was a late WW II Army veteran.

Weiser-Varon, Benno of Brookline on October 5, 2010. Beloved husband of Miriam (Laserson) Varon. Devoted father of Leonard Weiser-Varon and his wife Amy Woodward,Daniela Weiser-Varon. Dear grandfather of Aaron and Anna. Loving brother of Daisy Schumann. Services at the Story Chapel, on the grounds of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge on Friday, October 8 at 12 Noon. Memorial observance will be at his late residence, on Friday until sundown, Sunday 1-5pm and Monday 5-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish National Fund, 78 Randall Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 or to the Hillel House at Boston University, 213 Bay State Road, Boston,MA 02215.

Shuman-Henry, formerly of Stoughton on October 5, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Ann (Goldsmith) Shuman. Devoted father of Richard Shuman and the late Karen Shuman. Father in law of Beverly Shuman. Dear grandfather of Andrea Shuman and Stefanie Canuto and great-grandfather of Ava Rae Canuto. Loving brother of Jackie Aronson and the late Myer Shuman. Also survived by loving Nieces and nephews. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Thursday, October 7 at 1:45 pm. Memorial observance at the home of Jackie Aronson in Newton on Thursday only. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Daitch-Rosalyn P. (Simons) of Branford Ct. on October 3, 2010. Beloved wife of Richard Daitch. Devoted mother of Marjorie Beckwith and her husband James of Londonderry, VT, Andrew Daitch and his wife Deborah of Norton, MA, Lauren Hackett and her husband Jeffrey of Woodbridge, CT and Peter Daitch and his wife Alexandra of Lyme, CT. Dear grandmother of Rachel, Michael, Marc, Connor, Wyatt, Rebecca, Hannah and Jacob. Services at Temple Kol Tikvah, 9 Dunbar Street, Sharon,MA on Tuesday, October 5 at 11:00 am. Memorial observance will be at her late residence starting on Wednesday 2-5, 7-9pm and continuing on Thursday 2-5, 7-9 pm and Friday 11-2 pm. Remembrances may be made to Rosalyn Simons Daitch Fund for AML at the Yale Cancer Center Attn: Kevin Walsh,Office of Development,Yale-New Haven Hospital, P.O. Box 1849, New Haven,CT 06508-9979.

-Dr. Kenneth E. Blotner of Boston , formerly of Brookline, on October 1, 2010. Dr. Blotner graduated Brookline High School class 1956, Tufts University, 1960 and Tufts Medical School, 1964. Dr. Blotner served in The U.S. Army Medical Corps as a Major . He was a prominent physician in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology , a Fellow of the American Obstetrical and Gynecological Society,member of the American Fertility Society , the Alumni Council of Tufts University and Medical School.Dr. Blotner trained at the Free Hospital For Women and The Boston Lying in Hospital now known as The Brigham and Women’s Hospital .He taught at Brigham and Women’s Hospital .He was Treasurer of The Boston Medical Library at Harvard Medical School , Editor of the Tufts Medical School Alumni Bulletin.He served on the Advisory Board of Tufts University Hillel and Board of Directors of Congregation Mishkan Tefila. Dr. Blotner was the beloved husband of Phyllis ( Stone) Blotner .Devoted father of Amy Blotner , Mark David Blotner and his wife Cindy of Newton .Dear grandfather of Matthew Zimmer, Sara Zimmer,Adam Goffstein, Melissa Blotner, Sabrina Blotner and Leo Blotner.Dear brother of Ellen Lipson and her husband Dr. Charles Lipson. Loving brother in law of Eleanor Ross and her husband Jeffrey. Services at Congregation Mishkan Tefila, 300 Hammond Pond Parkway , Newton, on Monday October 4 at 11:00 am. Following interment at Sharon Memorial Park the family will return to Congregation Mishkan Tefila until 4:00 pm. Memorial observance will continue at his residence from 7-9pm and Tuesday thru Thursday 2-4, 7-9pm.In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Dr. Kenneth E. Blotner Scholarship Fund c/o Tufts University Medical School, 136 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02111.