Archive: April, 2008

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.

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.

Ceder, Roberta (Rosenfield) f Framingham, on April 23, 2008. Beloved wife of Arnold Ceder. Devoted mother of Gary & Karen Ceder. Dear sister of Lorraine Albert of Peabody, Judith Peters of Randolph, & Debra Kravitz of Medway, also survived by several nieces & nephews. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St., Randolph, MA, on Friday, April 25, 2008, at 11 a.m. Memorial observance will be at her late residence Friday & will resume Monday & Tuesday 3-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Greenman-Kotowski, Susan of Milton, on April 21, 2008. Beloved wife of Stephen J. Kotowski of Milton. Dear stepmother of Stephen Kotowski Jr. and his family and Adrienne Walker-Kotowski and her family. Loving sister of Joel Greenman and his wife Ellen of Easton. Dear aunt of Marla and Leah Greenman and Debra Beck and her husband Jason. The family will be at the home of Joel and Ellen Greenman Thursday, April 24th, 2-5 & 7-9 pm and Friday, April 25th, 1-5 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Hurvitz, Ruth (Hector) of Sharon on April 21, 2008. Beloved wife of Sam Hurvitz. Devoted mother of Ralph Hurvitz of Seattle, WA and Harvey Hurvitz of Quincy. Dear aunt of Fruma Kaufmanand Many nieces and nephews, cherished grandmother of Buddy Fallon. Loving sister of the late Bessie Kaplan. There will be a private graveside service at The Agudath Shalom Cemetery, Everett. Memorial observance at her late residence commencing Tuesday April 29 thru Thursday 1-8PM. In lieu of flowers remembrances to Sharon-Stoughton Chapter of Hadassah C/O Southern New England Region, 200 Resevoir St., Suite 23, Needham, MA. 02494 or Old Colony Hospice 1 Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA.

Yanoff, Ronald I. of Quincy, on April 17, 2008, dear son of the late Joseph and Bella (Burack) Yanoff, loving brother of Russell Yanoff and his wife Meryl of FL. Dear uncle of Alyssa and Jordan Yanoff. Graveside services at the Independent Pride of Boston Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury, on Wednesday, April 23 at 11 a.m. Due to the Passover holiday memorial observance will be omitted. Remembrances may be made to the Bella, Joseph and Ronald Yanoff Fund for Special Needs Children, c/o Christopher Timson Esquire, 89 Access Rd., Suite 21, Norwood, MA 02062.

Zamansky, Selma (Kaitz) of Newton, April 16, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Irving Zamansky. Devoted mother of Arnold Zamansky and his wife Susan of Randolph, Gerald Zamansky and his wife Lesley of Haverhill and Lisa Litchman and her husband Gerald of Newton. Cherished grandmother of Eric, Andrew, Alex and Noah Zamansky, Jessica, Rebecca and Sara Zamansky, Joshua, Adam and Zachary Litchman. Dear sister of Leonard Kaitz of Boynton Beach, Fl. and the late Anita Waxman. Graveside services at The Sharon Memorial Park on Friday April 18, 2008 at 1:45 PM. Following services a memorial observance will be held at her late residence until 7:00 PM today.

Ginsberg, Herbert of Natick on April 14, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Vivian (Rosenberg). Devoted father of Charlene Jacobs of Holliston and Laurence Jacobs and Michael Jacobs both of Natick. Dear grandfather of Zachary Jacobs of Holliston. Also survived by many close friends. Graveside Services at the Shepetovka Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury on Tuesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. The family will be at the home of Charlene Jacobs on Tuesday until 8 p.m. and on Wednesday 1-8 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Ida and Charles Gilvarg Religious School, c/o Temple Israel of Natick, 145 Hartford St., Natick, MA 01760 or to a charity of your choice

Schiffman, Sara (Reznick) of Roslindale, formerly of Hull, on April 13, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Benjamin Schiffman. Devoted mother of Nancy Schiffman of Stoughton, Jeffrey Schiffman and his wife Anita of Reading and Yale Schiffman and his wife Nancy of VA. Lovingly remembered by Susan Florio. Loving sister of Marian Goldstein of FL. Dear grandmother of 3 grandchildren. Services and memorial observance will be private. Remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Phillips, Harriet J. (Simons) of Newton on April 13, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Arnold. Devoted mother of Steven Phillips and his wife Shelley of Edison, NJ, Lisa Frankel and her husband Robert of Miami Beach, FL, Leslie Rudman of NY and Gary Phillips of Newton. Dear grandmother of Jessie Phillips, Danielle, Derek and Dean Frankel, Jacob and Cameron Rudman. Loving sister of Robert Simons and his wife Carole of Boynton Beach. Dear sister-in-law of Richard J. Phillips of Newton. Special friend of Selma Turkanis, Bernice Rock and Ceil Gordon. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park on Wednesday April 16 at 11:45 a.m. In Lieu of flowers remembrances to Alzheimers Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.

Hacker, William of Naples, FL, formerly of Wilton, CT and Brookline, MA on April 11, 2008. Bill was born in Roxbury in 1929. He attended the University of Miami and joined the Army, serving in Germany. He returned from service and finished his education at Boston University. He moved to Alberqurque where he met his wife Sheila. They came back East to start Camp Cedar, with his late brother Henry Hacker and the late Henry Lesser. Bill began his teaching and counseling career in Wilton, Norwalk and Westport, CT until his retirement in 1981. He continued to be active in the camping community, where he touched the lives of thousands of campers and counselors through the years. Bill is remembered by generations of friends, young and old, and by his devoted family, including his adoring wife and soulmate Sheila, his proud children Jeff and his wife Karen, Sue Hacker-Wolf and her husband Adam, and four adoring grandchildren, Samantha, Jesse, Molly and Maya. Loved ones will gather to comfort one another at the home of Sue and Adam, 48 Hampton Rd., Westwood, MA Wednesday 4-9pm and Thursday 5-7pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Henry Hacker Scholarship Fund, 1758 Beacon St., Brookline, MA, 02445; or AVOW Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL 34105.

Brick, Jeanette (Moretsky) of Waltham, on April 10, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Harry Brick. Devoted mother of Leonard K. Brick of Waltham, Robert K. Brick & his wife Janet Sheppard & Neil D. Brick all of Northampton, MA. Dear grandmother of Laura Ann, Andrea Judith & David Lewis. Dear sister of the late Lee Moretsky. Services at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Newton, MA on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 1 PM. Memorial observance at her late residence Sunday only. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Rabbi’s Tzedakah Fund,c/o Temple Reyim.

Fleishman, Thelma (Herberg) of East Lansing, MI, formerly of Newton, April 5. Beloved wife of Dr. Sol Fleishman. Devoted mother of Jonathan, David and Judy. Graveside services at Newton Cemetery, 791 Walnut St., Newton, Weds., April 9 at 11 a.m

Gatterman, Henry of Somerset, on April 5, 2008, husband of Selma (Kupinsky). Father of Myles Gatterman, Susan Karpowich and Bruce Gatterman. Grandfather of Meg and Mary D. Gatterman. Services were held.

Selib, Herbert J. of Sarasota, Fl. formerly of Chestnut Hill, MA. on April 2, 2008. Beloved husband of Dorothy (Magid) Selib. Dear son of The Late Morris and Gertrude (Pransky) Selib. Devoted father of David Selib and his wife Trudy of Greenwich, Ct., Nancy Brown of Minneapolis and Michael Selib of Chestnut Hill, MA. Dear grandfather of Susan Segal and her husband Lenny, Steven Brown and his wife Alissa Hauser, Jon Selib and his wife Claire and Amy Dowell and her husband Colin. Loving great grandfather of Andrew and Talia Segal and June Selib. Dear brother of Charlotte Michaelson Frank of Wayland, MA and Florida, Jeannette Bolan of Newton and the late Ann Rothstein. Services at The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel 1251 Washington St. Corner of Chestnut St. West Newton on Sunday April 6 at 1:00 PM. Following interment at Mishkan Tefila Memorial Park a memorial observance will be held at the Community Room at Chestnut Hill Towers, 250 Hammond Pond Parkway until 7:00 PM Sunday. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The American Cancer Society 30 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701.

Feingold, Beatrice (Tritz) at age 100, formerly of Chestnut Hill and Boca Raton, FL on April 2. Beloved wife of the late George H. Feingold. Devoted mother of Dr. Robert M. Feingold of Chestnut Hill, & Arthur D. Feingold (Adrienne) of Brockton. Dear mother in law of Helene M. Feingold of Aventura, FL. Cherished grandmother of Geoffrey Feingold and his wife Deborah, and Russell Feingold. Loving great grandmother of Matthew and Andrew Feingold. Dear sister of Sonia Hertzan and the late Herman “Fritz” Tritz and Helen Resnick. Services at The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St., Corner of Chestnut St., WEST NEWTON on Friday April 4, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Following the interment at Mishkan Tefila Memorial Park, West Roxbury a memorial observance will be held at the home of Dr. Robert Feingold until 5:30 PM Friday and Saturday evening thru Monday evening. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131 or Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA. 02459

Berger, Ethel (Kofman) of Framingham formerly of Randolph on April 1. Beloved wife of the late Irving Berger. Devoted mother of Allan Berger and his wife Joyce of Houston, TX, Janice Gould and her husband David of Framingham. Dear grandmother of Nicole and Bill Barton, Danielle Berger, Gregory and Valerie Gould and Matthew and Jessica Gould and great grandmother of Olivia Barton. Devoted sister of the late Louis, Shaindel, William, Robert, Jack and Samuel Kaufman. Loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. Graveside services at Lindwood Memorial Park, Randolph, MA, 497 North Street, Randolph on Friday, April 4 at 11:00 am. Following interment, memorial observance will be at the home of Janice and David Gould, Friday until 4:00 pm, Saturday evening and Sunday 1-4 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in Ethel’s memory may be made to the Leslie Kaufman Fund, 3 Arlington Street, Quincy, MA 02170.

Freed, Martha of Weston, formerly of Newton on March 31, 2008. Beloved wife of Samuel Freed. Devoted mother of David Freed and his wife Arlene of Glastonbury, CT and Alan Freed and his wife Roberta of Framingham. Dear grandmother of Andrew Freed and his wife Meredith of Swampscott, Benjamin Freed of NJ, Michael Freed and Matthew Freed of Waltham. Loving sister of Irene Tobin of Sudbury and the late Anne Goldberg and Donald Shapiro. Graveside Services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:45 a.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Alan and Roberta Freed Wednesday until 9 p.m., Thursday 1-4, 6-9 p.m., Friday 1-4 p.m.

Stone, Gladys G. of Natick, formerly of Revere & Florida, on March 31, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Harry Stone. Devoted mother of Richard Stone and his wife Susan of Natick, and Nancy R. Stone of Dunedin, FL. Dear grandmother of Jay and Gregg Stone. Loving great grandmother of Nicole and Kelsey Stone. Loving sister of the late Dorothy Smith. Services at The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel, 1251 Washington St., corner of Chestnut St., WEST NEWTON, on Wed., April 2 at 10 a.m. Following the interment in Everett, Memorial Observance will be held at the home of Richard and Susan Stone until 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory to The American Diabetes Assoc., PO BOX 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Balkan-Herman B. of West Roxbury, on March 30, 2009. Son of the late Sadie and Max Balkan. He was born in Dorchester, with his beloved twin sister, Celia Cohen who passed away at the age of 59. He was a graduate of Northeastern University. Herman was a loyal hard working family man. Beloved husband of Arleen (Charnitsky) of 50 years. He worked for Ratheon Corp. as an accountant for 35 years and part time at the Boston Globe. Over the years he was an avid numismatist and philatelist who was affiliated with many such organizations in the Boston area. He was a natural at languages and enjoyed speaking Spanish as well as public speaking for the Toastmasters Club. Besides his wife, Arleen he leaves his daughters, Janet Weinstein and her husband Glenn of Weston and Sharon Yogel and her husband David of Weston; his grandchildren, Robin, Gordon, Jodie Weinstein and Ross and Jenna Yogel. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Wednesday, April 1 at 11:45 am. Following the service family and friends are invited to the home of Sharon and David Yogel through Wednesday evening only. Remembrances may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163.

Cohen, Raymond D. of Waltham formerly of Teaneck, NJ on March 27, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Charlotte (Berner) Cohen. Devoted father of Andy Cohen and his wife Lesa Williams Cohen of Yorktown, VA and Alice Cohen and her partner Susan Schmidt of Waltham. Step grandfather of Megan and Josh. Loving uncle of Allen Cohen and also survived by his Grand dog Charlie. Services will be private. Remembrances may be made to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1232 22nd Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037-1292

Shapiro, David “Sonny” F. of Easton, formerly of Randolph and Mashpee, on March 26, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis (Cohen) Shapiro. Devoted father of Leslie Shapiro of Easton, Andrea Kelly and her husband Billy of Stoughton and Marcie Caccavaro and her husband John of Needham. Dear grandfather of Jenna, Andrew, and Jamie. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Sunday, March 30, at 11:45 a.m. Memorial obseravnce at the home of Marcie and John Caccavaro, Sunday until 9 p.m. and continuing Monday 1-4, 7-9 p.m. Remembrances many be mae to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Pl., West, Brookline, MA 02445. David was the former owner of Dave’s Deli, in Randolph and Stoughton.

Dushman, Sadye (Weiss) formerly of Milton, on March 26, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Irving Dushman. Devoted mother of Dr. Alfred Dushman and his wife Linda of Henderson, NV and Barbara Rosen and her husband Robert of Henderson, NV and Vale, CO. Dear grandmother of Adrienne Richter, Evan Dushman, Eric Rosen and Scott Rosen. Great grandmother of Noah, Cameron and Jack Rosen. Loving sister of the late Julia, Rae and Samuel Weiss. Graveside services at the Jewish Benevolent Cemetery, Jeshurun St., off of Grove St., West Roxbury, on Sun., March 30 at 2 p.m. Remembrances may be made to Hospice of Las Vegas, 1200 South Fourth St., Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89104.

Shapiro, David “Sonny” F. of Easton, formerly of Randolph and Mashpee, on March 26, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis (Cohen) Shapiro. Devoted father of Leslie Shapiro of Easton, Andrea Kelly and her husband Billy of Stoughton and Marcie Caccavaro and her husband John of Needham. Dear grandfather of Jenna, Andrew, and Jamie. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Sunday, March 30, at 11:45 a.m. Memorial obseravnce at the home of Marcie and John Caccavaro, Sunday until 9 p.m. and continuing Monday 1-4, 7-9 p.m. Remembrances many be mae to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Pl., West, Brookline, MA 02445. David was the former owner of Dave’s Deli, in Randolph and Stoughton.

Hyman, Ryna E. (Minkofsky) of Germantown, TN on March 21, 2008, beloved wife of Irving Hyman. Dear daughter of the late David and Jessie Minkofsky. Devoted mother of Andrew Hyman of Tampa, FL and Scott Hyman of Germantown, TN. Loving grandma of Stephanie and Cortney Hyman of Quincy and Mark and Marrisa Hyman of Germantown, TN. Loving sister of Stephen Minkofsky and his wife Sandra of Randolph and Marsha Cohen and her husband Steve of Greensboro, NC. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon on Sunday, March 23 at 10:45 A.M. Following services, family and friends are invited to return to the home of Stephen and Sandra Minkofsky through 8 P.M. on Sunday only. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Memphis Cancer Foundation, 8000 Wolf River Blvd., Germantown, TN 38138.

Hurwitz, Irving L. suddenly of Newton, Mashpee and Palm Beach Gardens, FL on March 20, 2008. Beloved husband of Rosalind (Cohen) Hurwitz. Dear son of the late Hyman and Thelma Hurwitz. Devoted father of Richard Hurwitz and his wife Stacey of Needham, Stacey Israel and her husband Mark of Westboro and John Hurwitz and his wife Lisa of Needham. Dear grandfather of Jake, Drew and Rachael Hurwitz, Taryn and Harrison Israel and Alexa, Jayme and Jared Hurwitz. Services will be on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Temple Beth Avodah, Newton MA. Interment at Pride of Brockton Cemetery, Stoughton, MA. Following interment, Memorial Observance will be at his late residence, Sunday until 9:00 pm, Monday 1-5 & 7-9 pm, Tuesday 1-5 & 7-9 pm. Remembrances in his memory may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 20 Walnut St., #318, Wellesley, MA 02481 or Autism Speaks, 2 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, NY NY 10016. CEO of Northeast Wholesale Nail & Fastener Supply, Inc.

Raffel, Mildred (Parad) of Canton, on March 19, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Milton H. Raffel. Devoted mother of Stanley Raffel & his wife Elaine of Scotland, Laurence Raffel & his wife Madeline of Arlington, & Charles Raffel & his wife Rivka of NY. Dear grandmother of Aaron Raffel, Joel Raffel, Mantra & Steve Robinson, Sarah Raffel, Aliza Raffel & Joshua Raffel & great grandmother of Miles Jacob Robinson. Loving sister of Howard J. Parad & his wife Libby of Northampton, Florence Levine & her husband George of NY, & the late Sidney Parad & his late wife Edna & the late Carol Kurzman & her surviving husband Bill. Services at Temple Beth Am, 871 North Main St., Randolph, on Friday, March 21, at 11 a.m. Shiva will be observed at her late residence. Remembrances may be made to ARMDI, 888 7th Ave., Suite 403, NY, NY 10102-0009.

Berman, Peter B. formerly of Brockton, Hull and Whitman, on March 16, 2008. Beloved husband of Anne (Cohen) Berman. Devoted father of Richard I. Berman of GA, Gail S. Berman of Silver Spring, MD, Nancy Kimberley and her husband Thomas of Ware, and Jane F. Conway and her husband John of MD. Loving brother of Ruth Frim of Brockton and the late Irvin Berman. Dear grandfather of Emily Welch, Laura and Ian Kimberley, William and Mollie Conway and great-grandfather of Charlotte Welch. Services at Temple Beth Emunah, 479 Torrey St., Brockton, on Wednesday, March 19, at 11 a.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Robie, 308 West St., Brockton, following services until 5 p.m. and resuming 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday only. Remembrances may be to the U.S.O., World Headquarters, Dept. WS, P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C. 20090-6860 or to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Tarlin, Phyllis F. (Kanters) of Salem, MA formerly of Brookline on March 14, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd D. Tarlin and Arthur J. Livingston. Dear daughter of the late Rose Schacht and William Kanters, adored step daughter of the late Samuel Schacht. Beloved mother of Dr. David M. Livingston and his wife Emily and Betsy L. Sheffer and her husband Dr. Joseph Sheffer. Cherished grandmother of Catherine E. Netchvolodoff, Julie Livingston, Adam L. Sheffer, Peter J. Sheffer and Dr. Emily H. Sheffer. Loving great grandmother of Peter and Lucy Netchvolodoff and Hazel Livingston. Devoted step mother of Dr. Lloyd D. Tarlin Jr., Judith Bogage, Nancy Flesher and Betsy Rosenbaum. Beloved sister of the late Lawrence Kanters. Sister in law of Zelia Fidanque Kanters. Devoted aunt of James Kanters, Suzie Cheatham, Laurie Micheau and Benjamin Kanters. Treasured friend of Rosalind Abhiram. Graveside services were held. Remembrances may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West (6th floor), Brookline, MA 02445.

Waldman, Jason J. of North Easton and Phoenix, AZ formerly of Sharon on March 12, 2008. Beloved husband of Adele L. (Klemens) Waldman for 61 years. Dear son of the late Morris and Bertha Waldman. Devoted father of Carol E. Matula of NJ, Betsy S. Amira of NY and Howard L. Waldman of Acton. Respected father in law of Richard Matula and Donald Amira. Dear grandfather of Brian Matula, Lauren and Daniel Amira and Jacob, Benjamin and Sarah Waldman. Adored brother of Lois Nathan of Canton. Services at Temple Israel, 125 Pond St, Sharon on Friday March 14 at 10:30am. Shiva will be at his late residence. Remembrances may be made to Temple Israel of Sharon or to Sharon/Stoughton Hadassah, c/o Marni Schwartz, 48 Foundry Rd, Sharon, MA 02067 or to friends of the IDF, 154 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 02459. Jason was a Veteran of WWII serving in the US Navy.

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

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

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.

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.

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 (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Goldman, Carole (LaVine) of Framingham, on February 23, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Gerald Goldman. Dear daughter of the late Paul and Frances LaVine and beloved stepdaughter of the late Rowena LaVine. Devoted mother of Howard Goldman and his wife Susan of Framingham, David Goldman and his wife Debbie of Pembroke Pines, FL, Scott Goldman and his wife Debbie of Fishers, Indiana. Loving grandmother of Michael, Robyn, Andrew, Jennifer, Ryan and Amanda. Loving sister of Edward LaVine of Delray Beach, FL. Dear stepsister of Melvin Milender of Bristol, NH and Robert Milender of Peoria, AZ. Services at Temple Beth Sholom, 50 Pamela Rd., Framingham on Tuesday Feb. 26 at 11:00 am.. Following the interment at Bultrimantze Cemetery, Baker St., West Roxbury a memorial observance will be held at the home of Howard and Susan Goldman till 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and continuing through Friday sundown. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, 9221 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Tyll, Adelyn (Cohen) of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Stoughton on Feb. 23, 2008. Beloved wife of the late George M. Tyll. Devoted mother of Sandra and Stephen Minkofsky of Randolph, Harris and Judy Tyll of FL, Linda and Leonard Sadur of Stoughton. Also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dear sister of the late Helen Teplitz, Georgette Elboin, Alvin Cohen. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park on Wednesday, February 27 at 10:45 am. Memorial observance private. In lieu of flowers remembrances to Charity of your choice.

Stern, Helen A. (Swartz) on February 21, 2008 of Florida , formerly of Newton Centre. Beloved wife of the late Nathan (Nat) Stern. Devoted mother of Judith and Stanley Dasheff of Newton Centre and Jason and Ileene Stern of New York . Cherished grandmother of the late Dr. Andrew N. Dasheff, Adrienne Yorks and Donald Cohen and Philip, Neil and Alan Stern. Adored great grandmother of Allyson and Brett Yorks and Evan and Ben Cohen. Loving sister of Bernard (Barney) Swartz of Florida and the late Bess Sherman, Hyman Swartz and Harold Swartz. Services have been held. Helen requested remembrances in her memory be made to Dr. Andrew N. Dasheff Memorial Fellowship, Attn: Lynn Hopood, c/o Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street , Troy , NY 12180-3590.

Ross, Anne R. (Anvoner) of Bedford, MA, formerly of Brookline and Chestnut Hill, on Feb. 21, 2008. Devoted mother of Michael Ross and his wife Shaindel, Natalie Seltzer and her husband Dr. Benjamin Seltzer, David Ross and his wife Cantor Ruth Ross, Dr. Marsha Ross Berlin and her husband Dr. Kenneth Berlin. Dear grandmother of Naeem and Ishaq Kahn, Daniel Seltzer and his wife Beth, Jennifer, Peter and Nathan Philip Seltzer, Samuel Ross, Mierka Ross, Nathan Emanuel Ross, Abraham Ross, Jessie Berlin, Ari Berlin and Joshua Berlin. Graveside Services were held on Friday Feb. 22, 2008. Memorial Observance at the home of Michael and Shaindel Ross Saturday through Tuesday evening 7-9 PM. In Remembrances may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75244.

Picard, Hans of New Bedford, on February 15, 2008. Beloved husband of Shirley (Gerstein) Picard for 54 years. Devoted father of Michael Picard and his wife Mary Russell of Carlisle, Heidi Alpert and her husband Bruce of Wellesley, and Matthew Picard and his wife Suzanne Rapp of MD. Dear grandfather of Nikki and Alex, Marcus and David, Alyssa, Gregory and Sonia. Loving brother of Ernest Picard of Newton and Irving Picard of NY. Services will be held at Tifereth Israel Congregation, 145 Brownell Avenue, New Bedford, on Sunday, February 17 at 10:30 am. Immediately following interment, family and friends are invited back to Tifereth Israel Congregation until 2:00 pm. Memorial observance will continue at his late residence Sunday 2-5pm, Monday 2-4 and 7-9 pm and Tuesday 2-4 pm. Remembrances may be made to Tifereth Israel Congregation.

Bishov, Bertha (Kahn) formerly of Framingham, on Feb. 13, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Solomon Bishov. Devoted mother of Sheldon Bishov and his wife Susan of Chelmsford and Judy DiBello and her husband Joe of Marlboro. Dear grandmother of Deborah Bishov and Michael & Jonathan DiBello. Loving sister of the late Selby and Leon Kahn. Graveside services at the Framingham-Natick Hebrew Cemetery, Fairview Ave., Natick on Friday Feb. 15 at 1:30 p.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Judy and Joe DiBello, on Sunday 11-4p.m. and continuing at the home of Sheldon and Susan Bishov on Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to Mazon, 1990 South Bundy Drive, Suite 260, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Swartz, Benjamin P. of Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Chestnut Hill, on Feb. 12, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Sally (Axelrod) Swartz. Devoted father of Peter Swartz of Newton and Jane Fishman of New City, N.Y. Dear grandfather of Benjamin, Theodore and Robin Swartz and Scott and Kate Fishman. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, on Fri., Feb. 15 at 11:45 a.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Peter Swartz on Fri. only until 5 p.m. Please park on Short St. not on Chestnut St. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Tanofsky, Rita age 100, formerly of Watertown & Newton, on February 9, 2008. Beloved sister of the late Nettie Finkelstein. Devoted Aunt of Gloria Gretsky of Stoughton and Anita Field of FL. Great Aunt and great great aunt of several nieces & nephews. Loving cousin of Eleanor Berman of Chestnut Hill. Graveside services at the Temple Emeth Memorial Park, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury on Monday February 11 at 2 p.m. Remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Lerner, Helen (Lurie) of Mashpee, former resident of Brockton for 50 years, on Feb. 3, 2008. Beloved wife of Elliot Lerner. Devoted mother of June Gerber of Mashpee, Alan Lerner of Columbus, OH, Kathy Brickman of Easton and the late David Lerner. Dear grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Sister of Irwin Lurie and Sy Lurie. Services at Temple Beth Emunah, 479 Torrey St., Brockton, on Tues., Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Stephen and June Gerber, 94 Meadowbrook Rd., Mashpee on Tues. until 8 p.m. and continuing Weds. and Thurs. 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Emunah or a charity of your choice.