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Obituaries

FREDERICK “FRED” HIRSCH

March 11, 2008

Hirsch, Frederick “Fred” of Scottsdale AZ, formerly of Sharon and Burlington, VT on March 11, 2008. Beloved husband of Rose (Samuelson) Hirsch. Devoted father of Marshal Hirsch and his wife Lisa of Pigeon Forge, TN, Joel Hirsch of Burlington, VT, Karen Booska and her husband David of Burlington, VT and Jeffrey Hirsch of Scottsdale AZ. Dear grandfather of Albert and Jared Hirsch, Amanda Hirsch, Gary Paul Bevins, Sarah and Chelsea Booska and Samatha Hirsch. Loving brother of Carole Lipsky of Delray Beach, FL and the later Bernard and Herbert Hirsch. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond St, Sharon, MA on Monday March 17 at 10 AM. Memorial observance will be at the home of Deborah and Michael Corman, 43 High St, Sharon on Monday and continuing Tuesday and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice

ESTHER R. CONE

March 11, 2008

Cone, Esther R. (Abrahams) of Delray Beach, FL. Formerly of Newton Centre on March 11, 2008, age 100. Beloved wife of the late William W. Cone. Devoted mother of Shelly Taylor, Gail C. Cohen and her husband Dr. Maynard Cohen and Rena Green and her husband Dr. Emmanuel Green. Loving sister of the late David J. Abrahams, Leo Abrahams, Morris Abrahams and Charles Abrahams. Dear grandmother of Jason Taylor and his wife Michelle Markarian and her great grandchild Miles Markarian Taylor. Services will be private. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

PEARL RICHARDSON

March 8, 2008

Richardson, Pearl (Wolkinson) of Washington, DC, on March 8, 2008. Beloved wife of Richard Richardson. Beloved daughter of the late Herman and Feiga Wolkinson. Dearest sister of Miriam Comen and her husband Steven of Boston, Benjamin Wolkinson and his wife Ruth of Southfield, MI, Gerald Wolkinson and his wife Deborah of Haifa, Israel. Loving aunt of Joshua and Elizabeth Comen, Rachel, David, Sarah, Gabriel, Tamar and Yonah Wolkinson. Also survived by loving great nieces and great nephews in Israel. Dear stepmother of Karen Richardson-Kendix and her husband Michael and their children Daniel and Evelyn, and Joanna Mark and her husband Steven and their children Noah and Vivian. Services private. In honor of her cherished friend, Dr. Michael Newman of Washington, DC, donations may be made to Physicians for Human Rights.www.physiciansforhumanrights.org.

ROSE L. GOODFINGER

March 5, 2008

Goodfinger, Rose L. (Glaser) of Randolph, on March 5, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Simon Goodfinger. Devoted mother of Frank Goode and his wife Ellen of Mashpee and Carol Green and her husband Peter of Randolph. Dear grandmother of Jodi and Jason Spreyer, Stacey Green, Adam and Audrey Griffin-Goode, Matthew and Susan Sandler, Eric Goode and Alyssa Goode. Great grandmother of Karli and Kamryn Spreyer. Loving sister of the late Dorothy Field, David Glaser, Ida Portman, and Max Glaser. Graveside Services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Friday, March 7 at 2:45 p.m. Memorial Observance will be at the home of Carol & Peter Green Friday until sundown, Saturday evening and Sunday 12-8 p.m. Remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St., Randolph MA 02368; or to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.

IDA SEGEL

March 5, 2008

Ida (Glick) Segel of Brockton on March 5, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Jack Segel. Devoted mother of Madeline Gordon and her husband Henry of Worcester and Walter Segel and his wife Wendy of Brockton. Dear grandmother of Mark Gordon and his wife Pat, Jeffrey Gordon and Jamie Segel and her Fiance Mark Noone. Dear sister of the late Molly Kelleher, Eva Cohen and Morris Glick. Graveside services at Custom Tailors Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury on Friday March 7 at 11:00 a.m. Following services the family will be at the home of Walter and Wendy Segel until 4:00 p.m Friday, Saturday 7-9 p.m and Sunday 1-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West (6th floor) Brookline, MA. 02445.

JONATHAN BRUCE WIND

March 4, 2008

Wind, Jonathan Bruce on March 4 in his Richford, VT home. Beloved son of the late Beverly Feinberg Wind and John Bertram Wind. Dear brother of Leslie Ellen Wind of Rockport and Richard Mark Wind of Brockton. Services will be at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph, MA on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 12:00 noon. Following interment at Plymouth Rock Cemetery in Brockton, memorial observance will be at the home of Richard Wind until 7:00 pm and Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Remembrances in his memory may be made to the Cape Ann Social Club, 298 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA 01930.

ELLEN L. HAUSER

March 2, 2008

Hauser, Ellen L. (Ross) on March 2, 2008. Beloved wife of Dr. David Hauser. Loving sister of Marc Ross and his wife Katherine Conner of Philadelphia, PA. Graveside services at the Beit Olam Cemetery, off of Route 27, Wayland (Enter through the Wayland North Cemetery) on Thursday, March 6 at 10:00 am. Memorial observance will be at her late residence on Thursday, Friday until Sundown, Saturday evening and Sunday. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research/Dr. Ursula Matulonis, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445. Ellen was a longtime teacher at the Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington.

DAVID FLOWER, JR.

February 28, 2008

Flower, David Jr. Retired attorney, Director of Tax Affairs for The Raytheon Corporation for 40 years, of Wayland formerly of Brookline on February 28, 2008. Beloved Husband of Mary Jane (Hindlian) Flower. Dear son of the late David Flower and Sadie (Cooks) Flower. Devoted brother of the late Bertram A. Flower. Dear cousin of Elinor Rose, David Bergson, Herbert Cooks. Devoted brother in law of Richard Hindlian and his wife Nancy. Dear uncle of Jessica, Sarah and Amanda Hindlian. David graduated Harvard College with a degree in Economics with honors in 1939 and Harvard Law School 1942. He was a Member of Research Institute of America, Chairman of Machinery and Allied Products Institute, The National Association of Manufacturers, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Tax Committee, and The Tax Education Institute. Services at The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St. (Corner of Chestnut St.) WEST NEWTON on Sunday, March 2 at 12:00 Noon. (Attendant parking on Washington St.) Following the interment at Sharon Memorial Park The family will be at The Westin Hotel of Waltham, 70 Third Ave. Waltham till 4:30 PM Sunday and then at his late residence Monday evening 7-9pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office 165 Cambridge St. (Suite 600) Boston, MA 02114 or The Harvard Law School Alumni Center, Class of 1942, 125 Mount Auburn St. Cambridge, MA 02138.

JOSEPH YANOFF

February 27, 2008

Yanoff, Joseph of Quincy, on February 27, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Bella (Burack). Devoted father of Russell Yanoff and his wife Meryl of FL and Ronald Yanoff of Quincy. Long time companion of Anita Fireman. Dear grandfather of Alyssa and Jordan. Loving brother of ten late brothers. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main Street, Randolph on Sunday, March 2 at 2PM. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

ROSE LILLIAN FINE

February 24, 2008

Fine, Rose Lillian (Rubenstein) age 100, of 111 Perkins St., Jamaica Plain, on Feb. 24, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Charles Fine. Devoted mother of Marilyn Boris and her late husband Gary, and the late Lois Conick. Loving grandmother of Michael and Kimberley Jacobs, Barrie and John Marsh and Kimberly and John Spiak. Loving great-grandmother of Alexis, Jacklyn and Taylor Marsh, Drew Jacobs and Matthew and Jacob Spiak. Dear sister of the late Esther Hirsch, Edith Cohen, Fredrick Rubenstein and Jacob Rubenstein. Dear sister in law of Rosalyn Rubenstein and Eda Levine. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and Marilyn’s partner Neil Bernstein. The family would like to express our thanks to Sarah Knight for the incredibly wonderful, warm and loving care she gave Rose, also for the love and support she gave our entire family. She is truly a treasure to all of us. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 11:45 am. Following services memorial observance will be held at her residence until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 2-4, 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances to The American Diabetes Foundation, P.O.Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038 or Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114.

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