Obituaries

Colodney, Beatrice (Spanien) in Arlington, MA, of Delray Beach, Fl. Beloved wife of the late Bernard. Devoted mother of Marion Marks of Lexington, MA. Services in Fort Lauderdale, Fl, on Friday May 16, 2008.

Samuels-Bessie of Andover, MA. on May 11, 2008 Beloved wife of the late Barnett. Devoted mother of Burton and Martin. 5 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Services at Sharon Memorial Park Tuesday May 13 at 1:45 PM.Remembrances to any Cancer Charity

Formerly of Brookline and Berrien Springs MI on May 7, 2008. Beloved husband of Ruth (Force) Sorkin. Devoted father of Nahum and Monique Sorkin, Bryna and Branch Watkins and Shelley and Stuart Rossman. Dear grandfather of Jessie and Rachel Rossman, Francoise and Avi Jacobs, Shmuel Sorkin, Miry Sorkin and great grandfather of Gavriella, Elianna and Natanel. Loving brother of the late Bella and Lou Rubenstein. Services at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St, NEWTON on Friday May 9 at 10a.m. Shiva will be at the home of Shelley and Stuart Rossman on Friday until 4pm and Sunday thru Thursday 1-4 & 6-9 pm. Daily Minyan at 7am & 7:30 pm. Remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Center St, Roslindale, MA. 02131 BREZNIAK RODMAN 617-969-0800

Of Chestnut Hill, May 6, 2008. Beloved wife of Dr. Maynard Rosen, devoted mother of David, Richard and Karen Rosen. Dear grandmother of Jonathan, James, Elisabeth, Jordan and Michelle, and great-grandmother of Alexandra, Camilla, and Jordan. Graveside services at the Independent Workmen’s Circle Cemetery, 776 Baker St. West Roxbury on Friday May 9, at 12 noon. Memorial observance will be at her late residence on Friday until 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice Brezniak-Rodman 617-969-0800

Levi, Leo of Newton, on April 29, 2008. Beloved husband of Stella (Cole) Levi. Devoted father of Rina Brodney and her husband Richard of Boston, Steven Levi and his wife Georgia of New York, Richard Levi and his partner Richard Kantor of CA. Loving grandfather of Suzanne Brodney Folse and her husband Peter, Michael Brodney and his wife Marian, Nicole Brodney McDevitt and her husband Brian and Louise Levi and Helen Levi, also survived by 6 loving great grandchildren. Dear brother of the late Dr. Alexander Levi, Philip and Hiram Levi and his twin sister Isabelle Bernstein. Services at Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St., Brookline on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 11:00 am, following the interment at Sharon Memorial Park a memorial observance will be held at his residence until 5:00 PM Friday and then continuing Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon 12-3pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in his memory may be made to Temple Ohabei Shalom.

Cohen, Mel S. of Brockton on April 28, 2008. Beloved husband of Esther (Bick). Devoted father of Pamela June Cohen of Brockton, Janice O’Neil and her husband Brian of East Taunton and Daniel Cohen of San Francisco, CA. Dear grandfather of Danielle, Michael and Ethan O’Neil. Loving brother of Roberta Carande of San Ramon, CA, Richard Cohen of Brockton, Jean Pessin of Brockton and Jane Cohen of Raynham. Services at Congregation Agudath Achim, 36 Winthrop St, Taunton on Wednesday, April 30 at 1pm. Memorial observance will be at his late residence on Wedneday until 9pm, Thurs 6:30-9pm and Fri 3-5pm. Remembrances may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445

Holtz, Norman of Newton, on April 26, 2008. Beloved husband of Andrea Kozinetz. Devoted father of Herbert Holtz and his wife Nancy, Jane Holtz, all of Charlestown and Thomas Holtz of Newton. Dear grandfather of W. Hunter Holtz and Harry Holtz. Loving brother of Dr. Sumner Holtz and his wife Barbara of St. Louis, MO and the late Melvin Holtz. He leaves devoted nieces and nephews, cousins and neighbors. Services at The Newton Cemetery Chapel, 791 Walnut St., Newton, on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 1 p.m. Following services and interment a memorial observance will be held at his residence until 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 2-6 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances to Newton Schools Foundation, 100 Walnut St., Newton, MA 02460 or Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton, MA 02459

Brody, Minnie (Schlussman) of Brookline, formerly of Brooklyn, NY on April 26, Beloved wife of the late Samuel. Devoted mother of Susan and her husband Steven and Ruth Weinstein and her husband Bill. Dear grandmother of Josh, David and Emily. Loving sister of Anne Schlussman of NYC and the late Beatrice Ruskin and Gilbert Schlussman. Graveside Services at the Independent Pride of Boston Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury/Newton line on Monday, April 28 at 2 p.m. Following services a memorial observance will be held at the home of Ruth and Bill Weinstein until 8 p.m. on Monday and continuing Tuesday, 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her name may be made to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, c/o Office for Development, 330 Brookline Av., Boston, MA 02215.

Sayles, Frances N. (Noble) of Warwick, RI, on Apr. 25. Beloved wife of the late Sidney M. Sayles. Devoted mother of Bart Sayles and his wife Debra of Plano, TX, and Ken Sayles of Chestnut Hill. Dear grandmother of Lisa Kraiza, Joshua Sayles, and Adam Sayles, and great-grandmother of Esther S. Kraiza. Loving sister of Margie Baron, Helen Jacobson, and the late Tina, Jean, and Manny Noble. Graveside Services at Sharon Memorial Park, Tues., Apr. 29, at 12:45 PM. Memorial Observance at the home of Ken Sayles Tue. only. In lieu of flowers, donations in Frances’ memory may be made to The Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445, or the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219.

Sadow, Esther “Bobbi ” (Kashick) formerly of Randolph, on April 24, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Harry Sadow. Devoted mother of Joel Sadow of Randolph, Sharon Samuels and her husband Donald of Needham, Lois Ross and her husband Paul of Fayetteville, NY and Robert Sadow of Stoughton. Cherished grandmother of Eric Sadow and his wife Carol, Lisa Wollins and her husband Ken, Barry Samuels and his wife Judie, Jeffrey Samuels and his wife Gayle, Lori Peljovich and her husband Steven, Gregory Ross and his wife Jaclynne, Nicole Lavelle and her husband Brian. Loving great grandmother of Courtney, Andrew and Camden Sadow, Kylee, Kendall, Chloe Wollins, Harrison, Jared, Alexa and Taylor Samuels, Maya, Matthew and Samuel Peljovich, Hailey, Emma, Jack, William and Tatum Lavelle. Dear Sister of the late Louis Sugarman, Jack Kashick and Shirley Bickel. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. Services at Temple Beth AM, 871 No. Main St. (Rte 28) Randolph on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 11:00 AM. Following the Interment a memorial observance will be held at the home of Sharon and Donald Samuels thru Wednesday evening. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.