Obituaries

Slavet, Sidney of Delray Beach FL, formerly of Mattapan, suddenly on Jan. 31, 2008. Beloved husband of Bernice (Bornstein) Slavet, devoted father of Miki Blank and her husband Stephen of Canton, Ronnie Norman and her husband Michael of Newton, dear grandfather of Brian and his wife Amara Norman of Portland OR., Melissa Norman, Joshua Blank and Jay Norman and great grandfather of Jared and Jordan Norman. Loving brother of the late Ralph Slavet, Murray Slavet and Sylvia Cohen Buxenbaum. Services at Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St., Brookline on Tuesday Feb. 5 at 11 am. Memorial observance will be at the home of Miki and Stephen Blank on Tues. and continuing on Wed 1-4, 6-9 pm. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham MA 01701.

Silver, Thelma (Balder) formerly of Newton and Needham, on Jan. 30, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Harry Silver. Devoted mother of James D. Silver and his wife Marjorie and the late Richard N. Silver and his surviving wife Ellen. Loving sister of Ruth Kaitz and her husband Jerome and Sumner Balder and his wife Kaila, dear grandmother of Lauren J. Baum & her husband Jason, Alison L. Silver, Andrew J. Silver, loving great grandmother of Zachary Baum. Graveside Services at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton St., Sharon on Fri., Feb. 1, 2008 at 10:45 am. Following services memorial observances at the home of Mr & Mrs James D. Silver Fri. until 4 pm and Sunday 1-3 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, c/o Dr. Charles Fuchs, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115.

Paeff, Jeanette (Freedman) of Framingham, on Jan. 28, 2008 in her 98th year. Dear daughter of the late Rebecca and Jacob Freedman of Cambridge. Devoted and loving mother of Faye (Tom) Winer of Framingham. Dear grandmother of Jules of Boca Raton, FL, Roberta (Jon) Lenes of Newburyport, and great-grandmother of Hannah, Jason and Jordan. Auntie Jennie to many nieces and nephews. Graveside Services at the Moses Mendel sohn Cemetery, Grove St., opposite 321 Grove St., West Roxbury, on Friday, Feb. 1 at 12 noon. Memorial Observance immediately following the services at the Winer residence through sundown and continuing Saturday evening 7-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Jimmy Fund, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Fl., Brookline, MA 02245-7226 or to Friends of Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (Shillman House) 30 Wallingford Rd., Brighton, MA 02135 or St. Patrick’s Manor, 863 Central Ave., Framingham, MA 01701.

Wolfe, George M. of Westwood, formerly of Newton and originally Mattapan, January 23, 2008, at the still youthful age of 88. George was the beloved husband and companion of Phyllis (Kaplan) Wolfe for almost 60 years. He was a devoted father to Jessica Wolfe, Andrew Wolfe, James Wolfe and son-in-law, Tom Bloch. Most important in his life were his two prized associates, granddaughters Alison Wolfe Bloch and Margot Wolfe Bloch, whom he doted on from birth. Loving brother to Edwin Wolfe and Leonard Wolfe with whom he shared many wonderful and humorous times. After graduating from M.I.T (class of 1940), George served proudly as a Captain in the U. S. Army during WWII. Following his return, he had a long career in the electrical contracting business where he was widely respected. George touched many people through his diverse professional, civic, and philanthropic activities including service with CJP (lifetime board member), Jewish Vocational Services (Past President), Jewish Housing for the Elderly (Board member) and the formation of several temples. Later in life, George was especially proud of his years of volunteer service where he comforted neurologically ill children and their families at Bostons Children’s Hospital. His children and grandchildren will long remember their many exciting family trips to the Caribbean spanning over 20 years. Services at Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Road, Wellesley, MA at 2PM, Friday, January 25, 20 08. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park. Memorial observance at the home of his daughter on Saturday evening (January 26th) from 6 to 9PM, and Sunday afternoon (January 27th) from 1 to 4PM. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Georges memory may be donated to Tippett Home (Needham), c/o VNA Care Hospice, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923 (www.vnacarenetwork.org) or Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA. We love and miss you, Bummer.

Platt, Anne “Honey” (Sheff) of Newton and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Irving Platt. Devoted mother of Robert Platt and his wife Shelley of Falmouth, formerly of Newton and Joan Whiteman of Randolph. Dear grandmother of Darren Platt, Ilyse Kurzman and her husband David, Heather Liebkemann and her husband Scott, Scott Whiteman and Stefani Whiteman. Proud great grandmother, “Mama Honey” to Alex, Danielle and Caitlin Kurzman, Matthew and Kyle Liebkemann and Ryan Whiteman. Dear sister of the late Irving Chick Sheff and his surviving wife Maxine and the late Sidney Sheff and his late wife Helen Sheff. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. She was an active member of many organizations, and charities such as Regional President of The Muscular Dystrophy Association where she helped raise funds by hosting many events. Honey was known to have a glowing and beautiful smile that was an addition to her generous welcoming, warm and caring nature. A Heart of Gold, as many people who knew her would say. When you met Anne for the first time you felt as if you knew her your whole life. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St. (Rte. 28) Randolph on Thursday Jan. 24 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers remembrances to a charity of your choice

Platt, Anne “Honey” (Sheff) of Newton and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Irving Platt. Devoted mother of Robert Platt and his wife Shelley of Falmouth, formerly of Newton and Joan Whiteman of Randolph. Dear grandmother of Darren Platt, Ilyse Kurzman and her husband David, Heather Liebkemann and her husband Scott, Scott Whiteman and Stefani Whiteman. Proud great grandmother, “Mama Honey” to Alex, Danielle and Caitlin Kurzman, Matthew and Kyle Liebkemann and Ryan Whiteman. Dear sister of the late Irving Chick Sheff and his surviving wife Maxine and the late Sidney Sheff and his late wife Helen Sheff. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. She was an active member of many organizations, and charities such as Regional President of The Muscular Dystrophy Association where she helped raise funds by hosting many events. Honey was known to have a glowing and beautiful smile that was an addition to her generous welcoming, warm and caring nature. A Heart of Gold, as many people who knew her would say. When you met Anne for the first time you felt as if you knew her your whole life. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St. (Rte. 28) Randolph on Thursday Jan. 24 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers remembrances to a charity of your choice

Aloff, Dinah of Roslindale, formerly of Winthrop , entered into rest Thursday, January 17 at the age of 96. She was the beloved daughter of the late Samuel and Ida Aloff, and dear sister of the late Rose Abramson, Jack Aloff and Abe Aloff. A graduate of Radcliffe College, Deenie was also the loving aunt of Marty and Rachel Abramson of Medfield, Ira and Rosanne Abramson of North Easton and Rabbi Alan and Sylvia Abramson of Chicago; Mindy Aloff of New York City; Drs. Ida Jean and Tom Lee of California; and Judy and Robert Samuels of Maryland. Dear grand aunt of twelve and great-grand aunt of three. A graveside service will take place on Sunday, January 20th at 10am at Shara Tfilo Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury. Memorial observance at the home of Marty and Rachel Abramson through Monday. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in her memory may be made to the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Chester, Selma L. (Cohen) in her 100th year, of Needham, on Jan. 15, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Edward Chester. Devoted mother of Larry Chester & Alice Schwartz. Dear grandmother of Harold Chester, Eric & Janet Schwartz, Jeff & Leigh Schwartz, Loving great grandmother of Isabel, Maddy, & Jack Schwartz, Lanie, Will, Meg, & Tom Schwartz. Services at the Chevra Kadusha of Boston Cemetery, “D St.”, off 11 Washington St., Woburn, on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 2pm. Following services a Memorial observance will be held at the home of Alice Schwartz, until 9 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to Simmons College, 300 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 or a charity of your choice.

Bernfeld, Peter H.W. of Westwood, on January 15, 2008, beloved husband of Helen (Kroch). Devoted father of Michele Bernfeld of Needham and Mark Bernfeld and his wife Linda of Natick. Dear grandfather of Rachel Bernfeld and Daniel Bernfeld. Graveside services at the Framingham-Natick Hebrew Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Natick on Thursday, January 17 at 11:30 A.M. Memorial Observance will be omitted. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, 126 High St., Boston, MA 02110

Kadetsky, Myron “Mike” of Chestnut Hill on January 14, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Carol Kadetsky. Devoted father of Toni Brooks and her husband Barry of Wellesley and Boca Raton, FL. Dear grandfather of Erik and Andrea Brooks, Kelly and Jason Gordon and great grandfather of Georgia, Dean, Sabrina and Ascher. Loving brother of the late Allan and David Kadetsky. Graveside services on Friday, January 18 at 10:00 am at Hebrew Volin Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA. Following the service, Memorial Observance will be at the home of Toni and Barry Brooks until 4:00 pm. Remembrances in his memory may be made to a charity of your choice.