Obituaries

MEHLSAK, Beatrice (Miller) Of Natick formerly of Framingham and Newton on January 22, 2010. Beloved wife of the late H. Charles Mehlsak. Devoted mother of Joy Isenberg and her husband Peter of Holliston and Susan Goodman and her husband Harris of Framingham. Dear grandmother of David Isenberg, Jeffrey Goodman and his wife Melissa and Caryn Schreiner and her husband Steven. Great grandmother of Talia Goodman, Joshua Shreiner, Stephen Isenberg, Kylie Isenberg, Derrick Hollis, Corey Travis, Zachary Isenberg and Tiffany Isenberg. Loving sister of the late Sidney Miller and Libbie Lepoff. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Sunday January 24 at 10:45am. Enter the cemetery through the main entrance and follow the arrows to the administration building. Memorial observance will be at the home of Joy and Peter Isenberg on Sunday until 8pm and continuing Monday & Tuesday 2-5 & 7-9pm. Evening Minyan at 7pm each night. Remembrances may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.

NAISULER, Anne (Perlis) Formerly of Newton, on Jan. 19, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Aaron Naisuler. Devoted mother of Paul & Alan Naisuler. Dear grandmother of David Naisuler & Aliza Davidi & great grandmother of Jacob Naisuler. Loving sister of Jean Rubin & the late Betty Kahn, Sara Stone & Louis Perlis. Aunt of Ruth Morris. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Friday, Jan. 22, at 11:45 a.m. Memorial observance will be at her family residence in Lexington, on Friday until sundown & Saturday evening. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Weiss-Harriet D. (Finkelstein) of Brockton on January 16, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Julius M. Weiss. Devoted mother of Rabbi Loel Weiss and his wife Patty and Scott Weiss. Dear grandmother of Yoni and his wife Sasha, Avi and his wife Devra and Etan and his wife Amy and great-grandmother of Ariella, Gavi,Liora,Yehuda and Jeri. Loving brother of the late Benjamin Finkelstein. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph on Monday, January 18 at 9:00 am. Burial in New York. Shiva at the home of home of Rabbi Loel and Mrs. Patty Weiss starting on Tuesday through Friday at sundown and continuing Saturday evening after sundown. Shiva minyan at the house Tuesday through Thursday evening at 7:30 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Ben Finer Fund, C/O Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph, MA 02368.

Norman I. Ruby of Boston on January 16, 2010 at age 82. Beloved husband of Lois “Libby” (Goodman) Ruby. Devoted father of Steven Ruby and his wife Gail of Bloomfield, CT and Mark Ruby of Boston. Dear Grandfather of Matthew, Jordan, Elizabeth, and Brendan Ruby. Loving brother of Gerald Ruby of MA. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St., Sharon, Today January 17, 2010 at 9:45 AM. Memorial Observance will be private. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 60 Walnut St., Wellesley, MA 02481.

Jacobs-Ruth (Rosenblatt), of Brockton,died at the Lifecare Center of West Bridgewater on January 15, 2010. She was 95. She was the wife of the late Meyer Jacobs. Mother of Bernard Jacobs and the late Samuel Jacobs. Grand mother of Sherie Robyn Jacobs, Daniel Barry Jacobs, Michael David Jacobs and Jack Daniel Spellman. Sister of the late Bernard Rosenblatt, Joseph Rosenblatt and Dorothy Spiegel. Graveside services under the direction of Brezniak-Rodman-Levine-Briss Funeral Directors will be at the Pultusker Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury on Sunday, January 17 at 1 pm. Memorial observance will be omitted. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Strachman – Barbara (Wheeler) of Sudbury, on January 14, 2010, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of Herb Strachman for 45 years. Dear daughter of the late Harris and Esther Wheeler. Devoted mother of Jeff Strachman and his wife Stephanie of Framingham and the late Risa Dianne Strachman. Cherished grandmother of Alex and Elana Strachman. Dear sister of William Wheeler and his wife Penny of Norton. Devoted niece of Marion and Joan Wheeler. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. Her ability to continually find true joy in life’s simple pleasures will always be an inspiration to her friends and family. Services at Temple Beth Sholom, 30 Pamela Rd. Framingham on Sunday January 17, 2010 at 10:00 am. Following interment at Framingham-Natick Hebrew Cemetery, a memorial observance will be held at her residence and continuing Monday and Tuesday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm each day. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her name may be made to the Jimmy Fund 10 Brookline Place West Brookline, MA 02445-7226

Aronson-Joseph of Boca Raton, FL , formerly of Chestnut Hill, on January 13, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Irene A. (Needel). Devoted father of Lois Gold of NY and Audrey Schwab and her husband Sam of Lake Worth, FL. Adored bumpie of Matthew and Mara Gold, Jonathan Gold, Rachel Schwab and Sarah and Richard LaPorte and his great granddaughter Lea Gold. Loving brother of Norman Aronson and his wife Harriet of Delray Beach, FL and the late Herbert Aronson. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon , on Sunday, January 17th at 10:45 am. Memorial observance will be omitted. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Gordon-Harold P. of Wayland, Formerly of Rhode Island on January 12, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Mabel Gordon and the late Dorothy Gordon. Devoted father of Melvyn Gordon and his wife June of Southborough. Dear grandfather of Beth Gordon of Shrewsbury and Jeffrey Gordon and his wife Judith of Medfield and great-grandfather of Andrew and Chad Gordon of Medfield. Loving brother of Nathan Gordon of Boynton Beach,FL and the late Morris and Rose. Services at the Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington Street, Newton (Corner of Chestnut Street) on Thursday, January 14 at 12 Noon. Memorial observance will be at the home of Mel and June Gordon on Thursday until 9 pm and continuing on Friday until sundown. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Korff-Rabbi Nathan Korff of Milton on 25th Teveth, 5770 (January 11, 2010) .Dear son of the late Grand Rabbi Jacob Korff and Rebbetzin Gittel Korff. Beloved husband of Helen Korff. Devoted father of Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korff , Dr. Jeffrey Korff and Dr. Janice Korff. Dear grandfather of Kimberlee Ostheimer , Brandon,Dovid, Mordechai, Baruch, Michel, Noah, David, Lee, Dan and Derek.Loving brother of Michel and Motti Korff, Molly Hixon, and the late Rabbi Samuel I. Korff, Rabbi Baruch Korff , Adele Gass and Bettie Berkowitz .Services at ZVHIL-MEZBUZ BEIS MEDRASH 955 Beacon St. Newton Centre, MA on Tuesday January 12 at 12:00 noon. Following interment in Everett, Shiva will be held at the Rebbe’s residence until 9:00 pm Tuesday and continuing Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 1-3pm and 6-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances to ZVHIL-MEZBUZ BEIS MEDRASH, 955 Beacon St., Newton Centre, MA 02459.

Samuels-Joel M. of Boston, formerly of Brookline and Revere on January 8, 2010. Devoted father of Jayne Myer Samuels and her partner,Bruce Moore of Austin,TX and Joann Marisa Samuels and her spouse Evan Smestad of Sacramento,CA. Loving brother of Miriam and Joel Gopen of Sharon. Former husband of Ann Samuels of Marshfield. Uncle of Ruth Gopen of Sharon, Emily Gopen and her husband Sonny Crawford of Shelburne Falls,MA and Nathan Gopen and his wife Geraldine Gopen of Irvine,CA. Services at Temple Israel of Sharon,125 Pond St. Sharon on Tuesday, January 12 at 10:00 AM. Shiva will be at the home of Miriam and Joel Gopen Tuesday through Friday at Sundown. Remembrances may be made to the Israel and Doris Samuels Scholarship Fund at Temple Israel,Sharon,MA 02067.