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Obituaries

HOWARD BROWN

October 11, 2008

Brown- Howard of Sharon, MA on October 11, 2008. Beloved husband of Carol ( Malinoff) Brown. Devoted father of Lawrence Brown and his wife Janice of IL., Robert Brown and his wife Tricia of NYC, and Jeffrey Brown and his wife Kim of Maine. Dear grandfather of Ethan, Hannah, Aaron and Maya. Loving brother of Murray Brown of Stoughton, MA, Paul Brown of Bedford, MA and the late Rona Wasserman. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond Street, Sharon, MA on Thursday, October 16 at 11 am. Memorial observance will be at his late residence, on Thursday until 9 pm, Friday 1-4 pm, Saturday eve, and Sunday 12-4 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, C/O Temple Israel, 125 Pond Street, Sharon, MA 02067.

MARSHALL MATORIN

October 10, 2008

Matorin-Marshall, of Newton on October 10, 2008. Beloved husband of Barbara (Kaden) Matorin. Devoted father of Faith and Bruce Matorin, Mitchell and Kristine Matorin, Abigail and Jordan Schwartz and Andrew and Jennifer Matorin. Dear grandfather of Aaron, Anna, Jacob, Simon, Caleb and Jenna. Loving brother of Sumner Matorin and the late Maurice Matorin. Graveside services at the Mishkan Tefilah Memorial Park, Opposite 2659 Centre Street, West Roxbury on Sunday, October 12 at 11:30 am. Memorial observance will be at his late residence, on Sunday until 9 pm and Monday 1-4 pm. Remembrances may be made to Waldenstrom’s Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445 or to Congregation Or Yisrael, 233 Needham Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02464.

HAROLD ANSIN

October 8, 2008

Ansin-Harold, age 100 , of Boca Raton, FL ,on October 8, 2008 Beloved husband of the late Evelyn ( Rudnick) Ansin . Devoted father of Joseph Ansin of Chestnut Hill , Betty Ansin Smallwood and her husband John of Bethesda MD and the late Lawrence Ansin of Weston, Dear grandfather of Lisa Ansin and her husband Jonathan Guttell of Austin, TX ,Gregory Ansin of Boston , Jesse Smallwood and his wife Danielle of Bethesda, MD, and Jonah Smallwood of San Francisco. Cherished great grandfather of Barrett , Jack, Tyler , and Cameron Guttell and Tyler Smallwood. Services at Temple Ohabei Shalom 1187 Beacon St. Brookline on Sunday Oct. 12 at 10:30 am .Following the interment at Sharon Memorial Park , a memorial observance will be held at the home of Joseph Ansin until 8:00 pm Sunday and Monday 2-4 pm and 7-9pm. Remembrances may be made to The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215 or Boston University in Memory of Harold Ansin , One Silber Way Boston, MA 02215

GRACE BUCHMAN

October 8, 2008

Buchman-Grace (Eliasov) of Newton on October 8, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Peretz Buchman. Devoted mother of Selwyn Buchman and his wife Michelle of Marlboro, Renee Tarablus and her husband Avi of Israel, and Gary Buchman and his wife Debbie of Newton. Dear grandmother of Stefan and Martine, Justin, Jeremy, Meka, Ari, Niki and Tal. Loving sister of Dorothy Norman of Newton. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Friday, October 10 at 1:45 pm. Memorial observance will be at the home of Gary and Debbie Buchman on Sunday and continuing on Monday until 2 pm. Remembrances may be made to the Jewish Community Housing for The Elderly, 30 Wallingford Road, Brighton, MA 02135-4753.

ROBERT D. KLEIN

October 7, 2008

Klein-Robert D. of Norwood on October 7, 2008. Dear son of Jerry Klein and the late Arthur Klein,MD. Loving brother of Sally Klein Cedrone Matthews and Jill K. Power. Services at Temple Shaare Tefilah, 556 Nichols Street, Norwood on Friday, October 10 at 11 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Mrs. Jerry Klein on Saturday evening and continuing on Sunday and Monday. Remembrances may be made to Temple Shaare Tefilah, 556 Nichols Street, Norwood, MA 02062 or to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.

NATHAN BOURNE

October 7, 2008

Bourne-Nathan of Canton on October 7, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Irene (Kaiser). Devoted father of Julia Albrand, Alan S.Bourne, Ivy D. Bourne and the late Mark H. Bourne. Dear grandfather of 4 grandchildren. Loving brother of Kary Shindler. Graveside services at the King Solomon Memorial Park, Centre Street, West Roxbury on Sunday, October 12 at 1:00 pm.

SYLVIA NOVICK

October 6, 2008

Novick-Sylvia (Perlswig) , 90, of Millis on October 6, 2008 at the Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home in Natick. Beloved wife of the late Joseph S. Novick. Devoted mother of Allen S. Novick of Indianapolis, Indiana and Lawrence E. Novick of Ashland. Dear grandmother of Kent Novick and his wife Melissa of Seattle, Washington, Jerel Novick and his wife Andrea of Boston and Seth Novick of Millis. Great grandmother of Madelyn and Josephine Novick of Seattle, Washington. Services at Temple Ael Chunon, 334 Village Street, Millis on Wednesday, October 8, at 11:00 am. Following the burial in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis ,family and friends are invited to return to the Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home in Natick. Remembrances may be made to Congregation Ael Chunon, P.O. Box 401, Millis, MA 02054.

IDA E. STEIN

October 6, 2008

Stein-Ida E. ( Mendelsohn) of Chestnut Hill , formerly of Lewiston, Me., October 6, 2008.Beloved wife of the late Maurice Stein. Devoted mother of Marsha Berenson and her husband Peter of Newton and Jacob Stein of CA., Cherished grandmother of Marissa Berenson. Loving sister of William Mendelsohn of Burlington ,MA. and Sayde Stein of Chestnut Hill and the late Lillian Shane, Dorothy Higer, Mildred Cassely , and Carl and James Mendelsohn . Services at Temple Shalom 175 Temple St. West Newton on Tuesday Oct. 7 at 2:30 pm.Following the interment in Woburn a memorial observance will be held at the home of Marsha and Peter Berenson until 9:00 pm this evening. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

SYLVIA C. LOVIT

October 4, 2008

Lovit – Sylvia C. (Zaplin) of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, age 91, on October 4, 2008. Sylvia was much loved by her late husband Samuel Lovit, son Alan Zaplin and his wife Hope Magier, daughter Ruth Zaplin, son Mark Zaplin, granddaughters Jessica Karlin and husband Jeremy and Bryana Zaplin and husband Mark Fisher, and grandson Michael Zaplin. She is survived by many loving nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at Montefiore Cemetery, Pulpit Rock Rd. Pelham, New Hampshire . ( Directions at jcam.org)or below on Tuesday October 7, 2008 at 12: Noon. Remembrances may be made to Brandeis University National Women’s Committee PO Box 549110 MS 132 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 or a charity of your choice.Directions to Cemetery From Route 93 North: Take Exit 46. Bear left off ramp around rotary. Take right at blinking light and stay on Route 113 west. Continue about 8 miles to intersection on Route 38. Take a right onto Route 38. About 2 miles, take the first street on left onto Coburn Road. Bear right onto Pulpit Rock Road. Cemetery is 100 yards on the left.

SIDNEY RUBENSTEIN

October 3, 2008

RUBENSTEIN, Sidney, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Cherry Hill, NJ, and Hull, MA, on October 3, 2008. Beloved husband of Barbara (Gould) Rubenstein. Devoted father of Mark R. Rubenstein and his wife Lisa of Stoughton, Lisa B. Jenkins and her husband Paul of Hull, and Jeffrey K. Rubenstein and his wife Stacy of Lake Worth, FL. Dear grandfather of Joshua A. Rubenstein, Ashley B., Brittany A., Melanie K., and Gregory T. Jenkins, and Justin D. and Alexa S. Rubenstein. Loving brother of Judith Ship and her husband Nelson of Boynton Beach, FL. Funeral services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph on Monday, October 6, at 1:00 PM. Memorial observance at the home of Lisa and Paul Jenkins until Wednesday at noon. Donations in Sidney’s memory may be made to the Sidney Rubenstein Math Scholarship Fund, c/o American Heritage School, 6200 Linton Blvd., Delray Beach, FL 33484, ATTN: Headmaster Robert Stone. Sidney was a dedicated and passionate teacher of mathematics for over 40 years.

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