Obituaries

RINGER Dr. Morris of Sarasota ,FL, formerly of Newton, on Dec. 14, 2008. Beloved husband of Estelle (Kaufman) Ringer. Devoted father of Donna Leventhal and her husband Mark , Dr. Steven A. Ringer and his wife Eleanor, and Pamela Burstein and her husband Jay. Dear grandfather of Emily and Rebecca Leventhal, Sara Fleiss and her husband Peter, Avi, Jacob, Nicole and Julie Ringer, Rachel, Jonah and Nicholas Burstein.Dear brother of Nettie Siegall. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St. Sharon, MA on Wednesday Dec. 17 at 11:45 am . Following services a memorial observance will be held at the home of Donna and Mark Leventhal, Wednesday until 5:00 pm and 7-9 pm, and continuing at the home of Dr. Steven A. and Eleanor Ringer, Thursday 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington St., Newton, MA 02462.

Epstein-David Joseph of Newton on December 11, 2008. Beloved husband of Esther (Franklin) Epstein. Dear son of the late Jacob and Sarah (Rosengard) Epstein. Devoted father of Sandra Hain and her husband Efraim, Linda Strand and her husband Michael, Andrew Epstein and Lisa Adelman and Jerold Epstein and his wife Jacqui. Dear grandfather of Jessica, Rebekah, Avital and Elahd, Jennifer, Stephanie, Justin and Alison. Loving brother of Bernice Segal, Ruthe Starr and the late Louis Epstein. Services at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Avenue, Needham on Monday, December 15 at 10 am. Memorial observance will be at his residence Monday through Thursday. Remembrances may be made to Leukemia Research, C/O Dr. Kenneth Miller, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111.

MORRILL – Sybil R. ( Arnold) of Hebrew Senior Life , formerly of Castaic, CA. on December 10, 2008. Wife of Jerry Morrill .Devoted mother of Heidi Bittinger and her husband Roger of Arlington, Texas and Niki Diller and her husband Marc of Newton. Cherished grandmother of Rick and Alyssa Fox and Lucas and Seth Diller. Sister of Steven Arnold. Services at The Newton Cemetery Chapel 791 Walnut St. ( between Homer and Beacon St. ) Newton on Friday December 12 at 10:00 am. Following services a memorial observance will be held at the home of Niki and Marc Diller Until 4:00 Pm Friday and Saturday 6-9pm and Sunday 12-3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to Hebrew Senior Life 1200 Centre St. Roslindale , MA 02131.

Masters-Sybil (Cherwin) of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Cherry Hill, NJ on December 8, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Edwin Masters. Devoted mother of Howard Masters and his significant other Renee of IL, Ruth Masters and her husband Loren of IL, Ellen Masters of FL and Michelle Brooks and her husband Jonathan of Belmont. Dear grandmother of Emily, Maya, Caleb, Ethan and Leila. Loving sister of Joel Cherwin of NY, and Arlene Cherwin of Seattle, WA. Services at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton on Wednesday, December 10 at 1 pm. Following burial in Peabody memorial observance will be at her residence Wednesday until 9pm, Thursday 1-4, 6-9 pm and Friday 1-4pm. Remembrances may be made to Hadassah, C/O Edwin Masters Memorial Fund at Hadassah Hospital, 50 West 58th Street, New York, New York 10019 or to Lupus Foundation, 40 Speen Street, Suite 205, Framingham, MA 01701.

Sandler- Irene (Tenenbaum) of Milton on December 7, 2008. Beloved wife of Melvin Sandler. Devoted mother of Doreen Goldberg and her husband Dr. Jack Goldberg of NJ. and Adrienne Misiph and her husband Edwin Misiph of Randolph. Dear grandmother of Arielle, Joshua and Alexis, Glenn, Cheryl and great grandmother of Aaron and Alec. Sister of Jean Birnbaum of GA and the late Harriette Levin. Also survived by loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph on Thursday, December 11 at 10 am. Following the burial at Sharon Memorial Park the family will receive visitors at Temple Beth Am from 12-3pm and then memorial observance will continue at the home of Adrienne and Edwin Misiph 7-9 pm and Friday 12 Noon -4pm.Remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Am, Randolph. Past President of Milton Chapter of Hadassah. Former decorator and furniture salesperson at Ruderman’s Furniture in Malden. .

Vernick-Clara (Markell) of Randolph on December 7, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Sidney Vernick. Devoted mother of the late Joel M. Vernick. Grandmother of Annie and Zoe. Sister of Eileen Ryss and Philip Markell. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Tuesday, December 9 at 1:45 pm. Remembrances may be made to The Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown Street, Suite 3 H, Watertown, MA 02472.

OSHRY-Miriam of Weston, formerly of Brookline , on Dec. 5 , 2008. Beloved wife of George for 68 years..Devoted mother of Jeanne Ashworth and her husband Jerry of Cape Neddick, Maine, Richard Oshry of Brighton and Deborah Herzog and her husband Howard of Belmont. Loving grandmother of Jeffrey and Robert Ashworth ,and Annie, Emily and Kate Herzog . Cherished great grandmother of Benjamin , Esme ,Taylor and Riley. Sister of Paul and Robert Mason and the late Howard Mason. A private graveside service will be held at Sharon Memorial Park on Monday Dec. 8 . followed by a memorial observance at Norumbega Assisted Living in Weston from 1:30 to 2:30 pm .Observance will continue at the home of Deborah and Howard Herzog on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9. Remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer s Association 311 Arsenal St. Watertown,MA 02472 or charity of your choice.

SORKIN, Ruth (Force) Of Roslindale, on December 3, 2008, beloved wife of the late Martin Sorkin. Devoted mother of Nahum Sorkin & his wife Monique, Bryna Watkins & her husband Branch, Shelley Rossman & her husband Stuart. Dear grandmother of Jessie & Rachel Rossman, Francoise Jacobs & her husband Avi, Shmuel Sorkin, Miry Sorkin and great grandmother of Gavriella, Elianna & Natanel. Loving sister of the late Esther Rubinstein & Charles Force. Services at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton on Thursday, December 4 at 10 A.M. Shiva will be at the home of Shelley & Stuart Rossman starting Saturday 5:30-9 P.M. & continuing Sunday through Tuesday, 1-4 & 7-9 P.M. Remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale 02131.

Cohen-Rose (Dubinsky) 0f Newton,on Dec. 3, 2008.Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Devoted mother of Howard Cohen and his wife Myra Musicant of Newton.Graveside services at Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago on Friday Dec. 5 at 1:00 PM.

Siegel-Kenneth of Brookline on December 2, 2008.Dear son of the late Max and Blanche Siegel . Graveside services were held on Dec. 5 at Baker St. West Roxbury.