Archive: September, 2013

of Hanson, formerly of Braintree, passed away suddenly on September 6, 2013 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  He was 66 years old.

He is survived by his loving long time companion, Kathleen Murphy.  His family includes his children, Sheri and Archi, his grandson, Matteo, all of Florida, and his two sisters, Joann Berman of Waltham and Wendy O’Dell of Toronto.

Rick worked as a real estate agent for many years and after retirement as a courier for the past few years.  He loved his sports teams, especially the New England Patriots, as well as music and horses.  Rick always took the time to enjoy every moment he could with the ones he loved.

Graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM in Lindwood Memorial Park in Randolph.  In lieu of flowers, please send any donations in Rick’s memory to the charity of one’s own choice.

of Clinton, N.Y., on September 8, 2013. Beloved wife of the late George Baker. Devoted mother of Barry Baker and his wife Carolyn, Susan Myrick, and Barbara Baker. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Dorothy Marden, Morris Azrin, Gertrude Drobnis, and the late Sylvia Azrin, Nathan Azrin, and Jack Azrin. Services at Sharon Memorial Park on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:45 AM. Memorial observance will be private.

Graveside services at Cong. Chai Odom Cemetery (Centre St., W. Roxbury), on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 3 pm.

Richard Joseph Hamilton, 65, died of cancer at his home on September 3, 2013.

He was born on January 25, 1948 in Marlborough, MA, the second son of Austin and Rita Hamilton. He attended Conard High School in West Hartford, CT, where he was the captain of the varsity cross country team.  After graduating Conard in 1966, Richard attended Boston College, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in English.

After college, he became a homesteader and a communal farmer in Clinton, ME. In 1973, Richard relocated to New York City, where he first met Fredda Fiedler, whom he married on January 19th, 1974. After a short stay in New York City, the couple moved back to the farm in Clinton, ME, for the next several years, during which time Richard worked as a part time reporter for the Kennebec Journal and Waterville Sentinel newspapers.

In 1978, Richard relocated to Portland, ME, and began working as a reporter for the York County Coast Star. In 1979, Richard completed his conversion to Judaism. In 1981 he was awarded first place for investigative reporting by the New England Newspaper Publishers Association and a third place national award in the same category (National Newspaper Publishers Association). He also won several awards for news and feature writing from the Maine Press Association.

In 1982, Richard began work as a private investigator. The following year, he started his own private investigation firm, Investigate Research Incorporated. In 1984, he and his family relocated to the Boston area. He continued to work in this field until his death, specializing in defense work. Richard was the lead investigator in a number of high profile cases during the course of his career. In 1995, he co-authored a chapter on criminal defense investigation for a lawyers manual entitled “Criminal Practice Handbook.” He also served as the lead investigator for the New England Innocence Project.

Besides his wife of 39 years, he leaves four children, Aurora Corsano, Gabriel Hamilton, Meir Hamilton, and Natan Hamilton; three siblings, Robert Hamilton, John Hamilton, and Gurubani Khalsa; three beloved grandchildren, Alice Hamilton, Beatrix Hamilton, and Enzo Tummino Hamilton; several nieces and nephews, and many loving friends.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Mazon, and American Jewish World Service.

Muchnik, Yefim-Of Worcester , 55. Died Sunday, September 1, 2013. Funeral service 11 a.m, Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Beth Israel Synagogue .

Alan S. Prager, MD, of Waban and Wellfleet, MA died on August 29, 2013 at the age of 87 from complications of Alzheimer’s. Beloved by his family, he leaves his wife Jane, daughter Laura, her husband Frederick Millham and their children Samuel and Lucia; daughter Sarah, her husband Steven Smith and their children Benjamin, Jessica, and Nathan; daughter Margaret, her husband, William Paine and their children David and Susannah; sister, Ruth Zachary, nephews Andrew and Michael Zachary, and niece Eve Zachary Mykytyn.

Born in Boston, Dr. Prager attended the Boston Latin School, Hebrew College, and Harvard College. While enrolled at Harvard Business School, he served as a lieutenant in the Navy during WWII. When he left the service, he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, but then decided on a career in medicine and completed his pre-medical studies at the University of Chicago before ultimately returning to Boston to attend Boston University School of Medicine. He was a true renaissance man. Fluent in both French and Hebrew, he studied economic theory and political philosophy, and loved poetry, music and history. Always interested in the processes of child development, he trained in psychiatry at Boston State Hospital and then in child psychiatry at Children’s Hospital, Boston. A masterful clinician-educator with an appointment at Harvard Medical School, he served on the faculty at the Judge Baker Children’s Center, in the Department of Child Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital, Boston, and as a lecturer at Simmons College. His family, friends, patients, supervisees and psychiatric colleagues sought his wise counsel and admired his joy in learning, his wit, fondness for puns and silly jokes, his broad, infectious, enveloping smile, and his amazing ability to understand and connect with people, particularly children.

Services at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 10:30 AM. Burial will be private.

Memorial observance will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2013 from 2-7 PM and Monday, September 2, 2013 from 4-8 PM at the home of Laura Prager and Frederick Millham, 8 Pilgrim Road, Waban, MA.

Donations in Dr. Prager’s honor may be made to “Stand for Children Massachusetts, 38 Chauncy Street, Suite 700, Boston, MA 02110, Attn: Laura Gardner.

on August 28, 2013. Beloved wife of Isaac Sobel. Devoted mother of Fran and John and Lisa and Phil. Cherished grandmother of Matthew and Robert. Funeral services were private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Clara’s memory may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society, 55 Chapel St. #200, Newton, MA 02458.

Gould-Marion S. (Lipof), of E. Falmouth, formerly of Newton & Brookline, MA , on August 26, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Manley Gould. Devoted mother of Jerry Gould & his wife Catherine, Arthur  Gould & his wife Randi, and the late Charles Marshal Gould. Dear grandmother of Benjamin, Lillian, Joseph, Kelly, Andrew, Jesse, & David. Proud great grandmother of Maximillian Manley, Adrianna, & Samuel Francis. Loving sister of the late Robert & Harry Lipof, Frances Hurwitz, and Bertram  & Michael Lipof. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park (120 Canton St., Sharon), on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 9:45 am. Following services, memorial observance will be at the home of Arthur Gould on Wed. & Thurs, and will continue at the home of Jerry Gould, Sunday and Monday through Shacharit until 12 noon, and will continue 1-4 & 6:30- 9 pm, Shiva will end Tuesday morning after Shacharit. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hebrew Seniorlife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA 02131.

Services Pending

Sidney Short WORCESTER- Sidney Short, age 89, died on Monday, August 26th in the Jewish Healthcare Center. His wife of 64 years, Ruth (Kaplan) Short died in 2011. He leaves a son, Steven B. Short and his wife Fran of Windham, NH; a daughter, Sandra wife of Robert Gass of Holden; four grandchildren: Alisa wife of Ryan James of Pittsburgh, Jeffrey Gass and his wife Samantha of Holden, S. Brendan Short and his wife Sheryl of Somerville, MA and Sarah Short and .her Fiance Jeffrey Shattuck of Boston; and three great grandchildren: Molly James, Hannah James and Daniel Gass. He was predeceased by his brother, Meyer Short. He was born in Boston, a son of Joseph and Eva (Kravitz) Short and had lived in Worcester since 1950. He owned and operated A & J Auto Parts for many years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Jewish Healthcare Center. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and served in Europe. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 28th in the Jewish Healthcare Center, 629 Salisbury St. Under the direction of Richard Perlman of Brezniak-Rodman Chaples of Newton. Burial will be in the Holy Society Cemetery in Leicester. Immediately following the interment, Memorial Observance will be held at the Jewish Healthcare Center at 629 Salisbury St. and later on Wednesday from 7PM to 9PM at the residence of Robert and Sandra Gass at 36 Harvest Circle, in The Seasons in Holden as well as 2PM TO 4PM and 7PM to 9PM on Thursday, August 29th. Additionally Memorial Observance will continue from 7PM to 9PM on Saturday, August 31st at the residence of Steven and Fran Short, 44 Mountain Village Rd. in Windham, New Hampshire. Memorial contributions may be made to The Jewish Healthcare Center, 629 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609.

Matthew Zion, of Boston, Devoted son of the late Sidney and Mildred (Levy) Zion. Dear brother of Ellen Zion Arnold. Also survived by loving nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of Brookline High School where he was an avid tennis player. Matthew was a graduate of Harvard and University of California at Berkeley with a Masters Degree in Literature. He taught in Yugoslavia for ten years. Graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park, (Opposite 41 Dedham St.), Sharon on Friday August 30, 2013 at 12:45 pm. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the Pine Street Inn, 105 Chauncy St., Boston , MA 02111.

age 85, of Westwood, on August 24, 2013. Beloved daughter of the late Saul and Emma (Davis) Kaplan. Devoted sister of Joanne Stratton-Mamber of Chestnut Hill. Loving aunt of Ann C. Stratton of Franklin and Laura S. and Arthur P. Gavrilles of Wrentham and great aunt of Emma J. and Christina A. Gavrilles.  Also survived by many loving cousins and her friend Joyce Williams.

Funeral service on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 12:00 Noon at Walnut Hills Cemetery, 96 Grove St. Brookline, MA. Memorial observance will be held at the home of Joanne Stratton-Mamber on Thursday after the service until 8:00 PM and on Friday from 2-4 PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Westwood Public Library, 660 High St., Westwood, MA 02090 or to VNA Care Network and Hospice, Development Office, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923-3687.

of Hudson on Thurs., Aug. 22nd, age 79. She was a public accountant. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Israel Fishman. Devoted mother of George Fishman and his wife Gina of Framingham and Deborah, wife of Kenneth Rooney of Gilberts, IL. Beloved sister of Hope, wife of Leslie Borsuk of Walnut Creek, CA and cherished grandmother of 3 grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 12 o’clock noon on Monday, Aug. 26th in Framingham Natick Hebrew Cemetery on Fairview St. in Natick. Memorial observance will be held through Mon. evening, Aug. 26th and 7pm-9 p.m. on Tues., Aug. 27th at her residence, 3-G Strawberry Lane, Hudson.

Memorial contributions may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02101.

Porter-Marilyn (Brodsky), of Wakefield, MA on August 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Alan Stanley Porter. Devoted mother of Kenneth Porter and his wife Barbara, Carol Porter and her husband Stuart Ulrich, & Deborah Zimon and her husband Douglas. Dear grandmother of Katie Lynn, Shira Dannielle, & Rachel Deena Porter, and Alana Mia Zimon. Loving sister of Faye Glichouse, Gloria Cooley, and the late Elaine Brodsky. Services at Temple Israel (125 Pond St., Sharon, MA), on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 12 noon. Following interment at Temple Emanuel Memorial Park (490 North St., Randolph), memorial observance will be at Marilyn’s late residence 4-8 pm, and will continue Tues & Wed 3-8 pm. Memorial observance will continue at the home of Kenneth Porter Thurs 3-8 pm, Minyan at 7:45 pm, and Friday, 2-5 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6^th floor, Brookline, MA 02445.

Bailen–Frederick S., of Needham, 55 years old. Son of the late Geraldine and Marshall J. Bailen. Brother of Mitchell from Boston, and Steven and his wife Debra of Millis. Uncle to Cameron, Courtney and Sydney. He was the nephew of Donald and Sheila Grossman and Barbara Chaiton. Fred was a graduate of Needham High School and Suffolk University. He was a computer programmer/operator technician at GTE, then employee at Staples. He enjoyed writing, skiing, walking and traveling. He was a life long member of  Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, where services were held on Monday August 26, 2013 at 10:00 am. Burial took place in Puritan Cemetery, Baker St., West Roxbury. Memorial observance will be held at the Temple Monday 6-8 pm. Donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

age 94, passed away on August 19, 2013. She was a long-time resident of Newton, Massachu­setts who served as a school psychologist in the Needham Public Schools for eleven years. Her husband, Sol Hopengarten, DDS, passed away in April, 2003. Dear sister of the late Phyllis (Rose) Baskin and Richard Rose. Mother of Fred Hopengarten, Esq., and his wife, Betty Herr, MD of Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Prof. Jane Moss and her husband, Prof. Richard Moss of Pinehurst, North Carolina. Beloved grandmother of David Moss of Washington, DC, Annie Hopengarten, also of Washing­ton, DC, and Steven Hopengar­ten of Somerville, Massachu­setts. The family thanks Doris’ friend Ruth Harcovitz, of Need­ham, for her loyal friendship, and the staff of Cabot Park Vil­lage for their special care dur­ing her residence there.

Ser­vices will be held at Beit Olam Cemetery, 60 Old Sudbury Rd, Wayland, Massachusetts on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 11:00 am. Memorial obser­vance will be held at the home of Fred Hopengarten and Betty Herr on Wednesday and Thurs­day evening after 6:00 pm.

Do­nations in her memory may be made to Colby College, 4345 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901, for support of Jewish Studies and Jewish Life.

Mildred (Freshman) Zerinsky, 94, of Winchendon, died on Monday, August 19th at Maryann Morse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Natick. Her husband of 51 years, Robert Zerinsky died 6 months ago on February 19, 2013. She leaves nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. She was a member of Congregation Agudat Achim in Leominster. She was born in Malden and was a daughter of Abraham and Rebecca (Rosenthal) Freshman and had lived in Winchendon for 51 years. GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 1PM ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST IN AGUDAS ACHIM CEMETERY ON ROLLSTONE RD. IN FITCHBURG UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Immediately following the interment service, there will be a reception at a location to be announced. Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Agudat Achim, 268 Washington St., Leominster, MA 01453 or to a charity of the donor’s choice .

Beck- Dr. Joseph, of Brookline, formerly of Newton, MA on August 17, 2013. Devoted father of Bruce Beck, Judith Baron and her husband Jon, Daniel Beck, & Jerome Beck and his wife Linda. Dr. Beck leaves their mother Rosamond “Arbee” Beck. Dear grandfather of Julianne, Eitan, & Ilan. Loving brother of Isaac Beck and the late Jay Howard Beck, and Esther who was lost in the war. Services at Temple Ohabei Shalom, (1187 Beacon St.,) on Tuesday August 20, 2013 at 11 am. Following interment at Young Israel Cemetery (Grove St., W. Roxbury), memorial observance will be at his late residence until 8 pm, and will continue Wednesday 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VNA Care Network & Hospice, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.

Trembitskaya-Irina, of Newton, formerly of Boston, MA on August 17, 2013. Devoted mother of Janna Curtis and her husband Ron. Dear grandmother of Elyse and Natalie Curtis. Loving sister of Valya Burshtein of Germany. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Good Shepherd, 2042 Beacon St., Newton, MA 02468, or American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Michael Katz
WORCESTER – Michael Katz, age 102, died on Friday, August 16,2013 at the Jewish Healthcare Center.
His wife of 73 years, Tillie (Sack) Katz died in 2010. He leaves a daughter, Ruth Berman, wife of the late Mike Berman of Worcester; a son, Jerome Katz and his wife Danuta of Palm Beach Gardens, FL; and grandchildren, Debra Berman Shear, wife of Mark Shear of Worcester, Rena Berman Bly and her husband Douglas Bly of Holden and Dr. Tammy Katz and her husband Dr. Rahul Bhat of Washington, D.C., and his great-grandchildren, Erica and Alyssa Shear, Jocelyn and Courtney Bly and Arjun and Rohan Bhat; a brother Louis Katz and his wife Minna of Baltimore and a sister, Ethel, wife of Murray Abramoff of Worcester. He was predeceased by his brothers, Philip, Israel, Harry, Martin and Benjamin Katz and by his sisters, Sarah Joseph Pulda and Gertrude Chaifetz.
He was born in Nashua, NH, son of the late Morris and Fannie (Gilbert) Katz and lived in Worcester for 55 years, then 30 years in Margate, FL, returning to Worcester in 2008 to live in Eisenberg Assisted Living.
During WWII, he was the plant manager of Robbins Machine Co., manufacturers of machine tools and component parts for radar assemblies. After the war he was a department manager of Worcester Knitting Co.
He graduated Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River as a mechanical engineer. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and received a certificate of engineering. Before the war he was employed at Worcester Knitting Co. and returned to that company after the war.
He was an avid golfer, a great Red Sox fan and was an author at Eisenberg Assisted Living in Lucia Knowles Writer’s Workshop.
He was a Past President of Worcester Central Toastmasters. He was one of the earliest winners of the Worcester Telegram’s Hole-In-One Contest.
For 18 years he was President of the condominium board in Holiday Springs, FL. He was Past President of its Mens Club. He formerly was a member of Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Beth Am in Coral Springs, FL.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 2pm ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19, IN TEMPLE EMANUEL SINAI,  661 SALISBURY ST. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Burial will be in Worcester Hebrew Cemetery in Auburn. Following interment, memorial observance will be held Monday afternoon, August 19, at Temple Emanuel Sinai, 661 Salisbury St. and 7 -9pm at the residence of Ruth Berman, 80 Tarrytown Lane and will continue 1- 3pm & 7- 9pm at Ruth’s residence on Tuesday, August 20.
The family wishes to thank the staffs at Eisenberg Assisted Living and the Jewish Healthcare Center for their kindness, friendship and excellent care.

“Goody” (Goldstein) Melhado WORCESTER- “Goody” (Goldstein) Melhado, 87, of 475 Chandler St. died on Monday, August 12th in Phoenix, Arizona after an illness. Her husband of many years, Leon Melhado, died in 1994. She leaves a son, Marc Goldstein and his wife Debbie of Phoenix and a granddaughter, Aliya Melhado of Phoenix. She was predeceased by her son David S. Melhado in 2010 and by her brother, Maxwell Goldstein and her two sisters, Anne Jonas and Irene Rosenfield. She was born in Worcester and was a daughter of Morris and Bessie (Rudman) Goldstein and lived here all her life before moving to be in Phoenix this year. She was the office manager of Harding Glass Co. for many years. She was a member of Temple Emanuel and its Sisterhood. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 12:00 NOON ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH at TEMPLE EMANUEL SINAI,661 SALISBURY ST. ,UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON. Burial will be  in B’Nai Brith Cemetery. Memorial Observance will be held through Sunday Afternoon, August 18th at Temple Emanuel Sinai,  661 Salisbury St. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Colman, Frank B., of Natick, MA on August 12, 2013. Funeral services at the Framingham-Natick Jewish cemetery chapel, (20 Windsor Ave., Natick, MA), on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 11:00 am.

Sumner Stroyman, 94, passed away August 11. He was a long time

resident of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, formerly of Newton, MA. Most

devoted husband for 70 years of Connie, who passed away last

year. Dear brother of Roland Stroyman of Palm Beach Gardens and

the late Harold Stroyman. Beloved father of Robert Stroyman and his

wife Carol of Palm Beach Gardens,  Ruthann Sneider of Brookline,

MA, and the late Arthur Stroyman, who lost his life in the Vietnam

War. Very loved grandfather of Matthew Stroyman and his wife

Jacqueline, of New York City, Arthur Stroyman and his wife Patch, of

Los Angeles, Allison Sneider and her husband Steve Pike, of

Portland, Oregon and Arthur Sneider and his wife Rebecca, of

Brookline, MA. Great-grandfather of William, Zachary and Annabelle

Sneider and Coco Pike. The family wishes to give special thanks to

Myriam Grajales who provided Sumner with such very special and

loving care. Services will be private. Donations may be made to

Hospice of Palm Beach, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407.

of Newton, on August 10, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Irving Malamut. Dear daughter of the late Samuel and Minnie Dosick. Devoted mother of Harriet Silvestri of Newton. Loving sister of the late Celia Miller, Jack Dosick, and Hyman Dosick. Graveside services at the Custom Tailors Cemetery, 776 Baker St, West Roxbury on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM. Remembrances in her memory may be made to the American Lung Association, 460 Totten Pond Rd., Suite 400, Waltham, MA 02451.

of Newton, MA and Boca Raton, FL died on August 10th, beloved husband of Charlotte Fox Shrier, devoted father of Lolly Fox, Scott & Joan Shrier and Jodi Shrier Savill, loving and proud grandfather of Alison, Olivia, Tristan, Jason, Elizabeth and Alexander, and great grandfather of Violet. Graveside services will be held at Sharon Memorial Park on Wednesday, August 14^th at 10:45 AM. Memorial observances will be held at the home of Scott & Joan Shrier on Wednesday, August 14^th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm & 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and Thursday August 15^th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm & 7:00 -9:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Hospice by the Sea, Inc., 1531 W. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33486 or the Alzheimer’s Association of MA, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.

Graveside services at Shara T’Fila cemetery, 776 Baker St., W. Roxbury, MA on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 10:00 am.

Waddell-Seserman, Zelda (Feinberg), of Framingham, MA on August 6, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Eldon Waddell, and, Joseph Seserman. Devoted mother of Steven Seserman and his wife Kim, Marilyn Seserman, and Michael Seserman and his partner Debra Gitterman. Proud grandmother of Kate, Bryan, Joseph, Hannah, & Leah Seserman. Loving sister of the late Sarah Pollack and Sylvia Camarillo. Graveside services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Metrowest Humane Society, P.O. Box 1068, Framingham, MA 01701.

Hyman Kertzman-Of Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Brookline, on August 7, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Esther (Rosenblatt) Kertzman. Devoted father of Ronda Newman and her husband Stephen and Harvey Kertzman and his wife Noreen. Dear grandfather of David and Dina Newman, Michael and Allison Newman, Richard and Lorna Newman, David, Eric, Rebecca, and Emily Kertzman. Loving great grandfather of Madelin, Sam, Caleb, Rachel, Ben, Grace and Andrew. Devoted brother of Cynthia Cohen and the late Estelle and Shirley. Services at Temple Beth Avodah, 45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton, on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 11:00 am. Following interment at Quincy Lodge Cemetery, Baker St. , West Roxbury,  memorial observance will be  at the home of Michael and Allison Newman,86 Audubon Drive, Newton, until 5:00 pm Friday. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Temple Beth Avodah or a charity of your choice .

         Mark Cohen, a businessman and civically minded retailer of women’s fashions in the Boston area for over four decades, died August 5, 2013 in Boston of natural causes.  He was 88 years old, but, with his trademark humor still intact, recently suggested he didn’t look a day over 87.

        Mr. Cohen owned the eponymous Mark & Company stores, featuring contemporary women’s fashions, with six locations in greater Boston.  Previously, he had been president of  Leeds, a family owned women’s retail business,  and ran the clothing division of several Pappagallo stores in the Boston area.

        Mr. Cohen was a dedicated supporter of the city’s civic life.  He served as president of the Back Bay Association for two years, for which he also produced the “Million Dollar Fashion Show” benefit featuring 1955 Miss America Lee Ann Meriwether;  as a member of Mayor Hynes’ Civic Progress Committee; as a founding committee member of the Boston  Arts Festival in the Public Garden; as a member of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Zoological Society; as a founding member of the Esplanade Association and as a director of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay for nine years.

        Mark Cohen was born August 16, 1924, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to parents Lillian Weiner and Albert A. Cohen. He attended Brookline High School and graduated from Huntington School for Boys in Boston.  After completing the South Western College Aviation Cadet Program, he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II as a staff sergeant, stationed as a radio operator and gunner on B-17’s and PBY Catalina flying boats on air-sea rescue missions between Ascension Island and French West Africa.

        Mr. Cohen was introduced to the world of women’s merchandise via his family’s business, Leeds, assuming the role of company president when his father retired.   In 1972, foreseeing the shift to smaller boutique-style retail stores, he closed Leeds and took over the clothing division of three Pappagallo stores in the Boston area.  Eager to run his own business again, he opened Mark & Company in 1978, featuring contemporary women’s fashions, eventually expanding its operations to six locations in greater Boston.  A confirmed bachelor into his 50’s, he met and married Karen Bard Manulis in 1978.   Mr. Cohen was renowned for his warm and welcoming personality, his love of storytelling, anecdotes and jokes, and his tradition of delivering lengthy, impromptu, humorous toasts in rhymed verse.  An avid reader and, in his later years, a nascent painter, he enjoyed creating original watercolor cards and recommending his “best books of the month” to friends.

        Mr.Cohen is survived by his beloved wife of thirty-five years Karen Bard Manulis, his sister Eleanor (Cis) Corman and nephews Jeffrey, Stephen, and Richard Corman.  He was pre‑deceased by his brother Alfred Cohen and his niece Nina Corman.  Funeral services will be at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Avenue, Boston (attendant parking on the Riverway) on Thursday, August 8 at 10AM.  Interment will follow in Sharon Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Sherrill House, c/o Development Office, 135 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130.

James  Rosen.Private services were held.

Zafron-Barbara (Reed), of Florida, formerly of Boston, MA on August 4, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Philip Zafron. Loving sister of Daniel Reed and his wife Berniece. Devoted mother of Barry Keesan and his wife Donna, & Carol Stone and her husband Alan. Dear grandmother of Kim Stone and her husband David Berkowitz, Matthew Keesan, Jeremy Stone and his wife Melissa, and Josh Keesan and his wife Teresa. Proud great grandmother of Chase Berkowitz. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park, (120 Canton St., Sharon), on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm. Following services, memorial observance will be at the home of Carol and Alan Stone until 8 pm, and will continue Friday, 11 am-6 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Conquer Cancer Coalition, PO Box 973, Framingham, MA 01701, www.conquercancer.org

Dan Kan. Services were private.

Perlo-Barbara, (Esther B.), 77,of Newton Centre, died peacefully at home on August 3, 2013. She was born in Chelsea, on November 3, 1935 to Natalie and Samuel Cloper. She attended Simmons College and worked as a Director of Medical Records until she married Lionel H. Perlo in 1960. She is survived by her loving husband Lionel and her children: Douglas and Alison; their wives: Rebecca and Alyssa: her grandchildren: Zachary and Noah; and by her sister Selma Grosser. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park (120 Canton St., Sharon), on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 11:45 am. Following services, memorial observance will be at the home of Lionel H. Perlo until 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

Cyker, Jankel “Jack”, of Boston, MA on August 1, 2013. Graveside services at Staro-Konstantinov Cemetery, (776 Baker St., W. Roxbury, MA) on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 11:00 am.

Cyker, Jankel “Jack”, of Boston, MA on August 1, 2013. Graveside services at Staro-Konstantinov Cemetery, (776 Baker St., W. Roxbury, MA) on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 11:00 am.

 
Age 98, of Chestnut Hill, on July 30, 2013. Beloved husband of Charlotte (Margolis) and the late Evalyn Channen. Devoted father of Susan Wilcon and her husband Fred, Norman Kaswell and his wife Linda. Dear grandfather of Jonathan Wilcon, Joshua, Aaron, and Emily Kaswell. Loving great grandfather of Charles Kaswell. Dear brother of the late Ernest Kaswell. Harold was Past District Deputy Grand Master of Boston (Second Masonic District) and Past Master of Moses Michael Hays Masonic Lodge. Well known in the Boston Musical community he was an accomplished organist and played piano well into his 98th year. An Army veteran of World War 2 he was a proud member of General George Patton’s unit fighting in Germany and Omaha Beach. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park (Opposite 41 Dedham St.) Sharon, on Friday, August 2, 2013 at 10:45 am. There will be no memorial week. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to VA Healthcare System, VIST Program (Visual Impairment Services Team) c/o Kelly Dunn, 150 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130, or The Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.Special thanks to the staff at The Brighton House Nursing Home for taking such good care of Harold.

of Randolph, formerly of Sharon, on July 29, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Kessler. Devoted mother of Joel Kessler and his wife Judy. Dear grandmother of Samuel Kessler and his wife Gina and Allison Curtis and her husband Gregory and great-grandmother of Ava Jayne Kessler, Theodore Lucas Kessler, Natalie Hudson Curtis, and Arielle Theodora Curtis. Dear sister of the late Arnold Turesky, Sanford Turesky, Ruth Baker, and Leona Winick. Services at Temple Israel of Sharon, 125 Pond St., Sharon, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11 AM.  Burial will follow in Sharon Memorial Park. Memorial observance will be held at the home of Joel and Judy Kessler immediately following the burial on Wednesday until 8:00 PM, Thursday from 1:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM, and Friday from 1:00-4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in her memory may be made to Temple Israel of Sharon, 125 Pond St., Sharon, MA 02067 or to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 660843, Dallas, TX 75266.

of Newton, MA and Thousand Oaks, CA peacefully passed away in his stepson, Richard’s home in CA on July 27, 2013. He was 96.

Born in PA, one of six children, in 1939 he joined the National Guard at the age of 21. He left his job as a mail carrier to join the army full-time.

 In 1942 he continued military training in England where he met his first wife, Ruth.  In 1944 he was sent to Normandy.  David served in the 29^th Infantry Division as a lieutenant and captain earning two bronze medals for his bravery in Normandy. After the war, he returned to England to marry Ruth and then moved to MA. After 20 years of marriage, she died of cancer.

Later, he met and married Ruth Walerstein Brightman of Nantasket, a widow with three sons. David earned a PhD from Cambridge, England and a doctorate at Harvard University in English language and literature. He was a professor at both Lesley and Bentley Colleges.

On both coasts, he was a life-long member and very active in the Masons, the synagogues with which he was affiliated, and Meals on Wheels in Thousand Oaks, CA.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, three step-sons and their wives: Jerry and Nancy of NH, Alan and Melissa of CA & NY, and Richard and Allison of CA,nine grandchildren, Michael, Erica, Mia, Jesse, Alex, Alyssa, Deborah, Matthew, Maely, a great granddaughter, and his two siblings: his sister and brother-in-law, Adeline and Lother Laub of Stoughton, MA and his brother, Al, of Baltimore, MD.

Graveside service will be on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, 350 Grove St., West Roxbury.

Expressions of sympathy to honor his memory may be donated to:  Hebrew Senior Life, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131  http://www.hebrewseniorlife.org/.

Alvin Theodore Rich, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 23^rd, at the Miriam Boyd Parlin House, in Wayland.  During his last weeks in this most supportive and loving Hospice care residence, family and friends surrounded Alvin and were granted the gift of sharing their loving memories with him.

Alvin was born in Boston on November 13, 1922, the son of Rose (Silberstein) and Mark Rich and the loving brother of the late Herbert Rich.

“Al” was married to his childhood sweetheart, Beatrice (Katz) Rich and spent the last 67 years with his bride.  Bea took wonderful care of her “Al” for the last few years as he struggled with many incidents of congestive heart failure and needed in-home care from her and the Natick VNA.  Alvin was most grateful for this loving support.

Alvin was the loving father of Rosanne Kates, and her husband, Lou, and Irwin Rich, and his wife, Joni.  He was the devoted Papa to Brad Kates, and his wife, Allison, Scott Kates, and his wife, Randi, Matthew Rich, and his wife, Leanne, Kimberly Rich, and her fiancé, Philip Mauch, and to his grandson, David Rich.  Great Papa Alvin especially enjoyed his great grandchildren, Maya, Danny, and Spencer Kates and was greatly looking forward to the birth of two more great grandchildren.

Alvin Rich was a Veteran of World War II.    He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 19.  Because of his knowledge of dental products learned as an intern in high school as a delivery boy for the Dental Supply Company of New England, he was stationed at the Walter Reed Hospital.  When returning home, Mr. Rich entered the dental supply profession and became a noted dental supply salesman who believed in high quality customer service.  In his professional and personal worlds he was renowned for his honesty.  Alvin Rich was one of the owners of the F.W. Massell Company, a dental supply company in Kenmore Square.  He also worked for Rower Dental, Healthco International, and other dental supply companies, servicing dentists in Boston, throughout MetroWest and in the Worcester area, as well.  He was “the dental supply Internet” long before the Internet was invented.

A funeral service will take place on Thursday morning at 10:30, at Temple Beth Sholom, 50 Pamela Road, Framingham.  Burial will follow in Woburn.  Shiva will take place at his daughter’s residence on Thursday evening (7:00 – 9:00), Friday afternoon (1:00 – 4:00), and on Sunday (1:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00).

Donations may be made in Alvin Rich’s memory to the Natick Visiting Nurse Association, 209 W. Central Street, #313, Natick, MA 01760, to Open Spirit: A Place of Hope, Health & Harmony, 39 Edwards Street, Framingham, MA 01701 (Nourishing Teachers/Strengthening Classroom Project), or to a charity of your choice.

Shifres-Manuel, of Brockton, MA on July, 23, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Sylvia (Meltzer) Shifres. Devoted father of Annette and Leonard Shifres and his wife Jodi. Dear grandfather of Tara Miles, and Mandy & Tiffany Cannizzaro, Sarah and Sydney Shifres. Great grandfather of Dylan, Marley and Jacob. Loving brother of Samuel, Joseph & Anna Shifres. Graveside services at Zviller Cemetery (Baker St., W. Roxbury) on Friday, July 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Red Sox Foundation, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215.

LEVENSON, Pamela S. (Allen) of Longboat Key, FL, formerly of Newton, MA, on July 18, 2013. Beloved wife of Arthur Levenson. Daughter of the late Haskell Allen and Helaine Berley. Devoted mother of Meryl Sousa and her husband Jerome, and Deborah Levenson. Cherished grandmother of Mark Sousa & Samantha & Matthew Milligan. Loving sister of Michael Allen & his wife Carol. Dear sister-in-law of Linda Geller and her husband Howard. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Pamela’s memory may be made to Mass General Hospitial Development Office, Attn: Lindsey Simpson, 165 Cambridge St., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.

Even though Dan Rothenberg was one of the most successful real estate developers in New England, he kept a remarkably low profile. He was a developer of The Mall at Chestnut Hill and numerous other projects, but his name rarely surfaced in the media, as much by design as by chance.

“My father really had an abhorrence of self-aggrandizement and ostentatiousness,” said his son, Ned, of Brooklyn, N.Y. “What mattered to him were the personal connections with the people he was dealing with, and his ability to see the actual effectiveness of what would happen. If he did something, he wanted it to make people’s lives better.”

That was true in business and in the approach Mr. Rothenberg took to widely spreading the wealth he accumulated. Instead of making a few large contributions to well-known institutions, he gave to some 200 nonprofits regularly. He visited every place he supported and made it clear his donations were meant for them, rather than to reflect on him. He never wanted his name on a building.

“He would often tell people if they sent him more than a handwritten thank-you note, he would never give money again,” said Deborah Denhart, who worked for Mr. Rothenberg on charitable matters. “He felt so strongly that the time, the money, and the effort should go to the work, and not toward making donors feel good about themselves.”

Among the institutions Mr. Rothenberg helped support was his alma mater, Dartmouth College, and human service agencies such as the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter. The vast majority of the agencies to which he contributed, however, were nonprofits such as Julie’s Family Learning Program, which only secured its own space in South Boston less than a decade ago.

“Some of them are places you never heard of, that have tiny, tiny shoestring budgets,” said Denhart, who added that Mr. Rothenberg was so averse to flashiness that he didn’t like the word philanthropy.

“He would say, ‘Deb helps me with my stuff,’ ” she said with a chuckle. “I have no business card. That is not how he operated, which is what made him a joy to work for.”

When he visited each nonprofit to which he contributed, Mr. Rothenberg asked to meet the janitor, who he saw as a bellwether of how the agency was run. “He would always ask to talk to the person who, as he said, took care of the place, and wanted to know if that person was treated well,” Denhart said.

A sharp and perceptive businessman, Mr. Rothenberg succeeded partly by paying close attention to the particulars of every project. He and Julian Cohen, his partner in C&R Management, pored over ever detail.

“One day he told me, ‘If you can’t figure it out with a Number 2 pencil and a pad of paper, don’t do it,’ ” said Phil Ortins, vice president of the company.

“And every deal they made was figured out on a yellow pad of paper,” Ortins said. “They would sit across from each other and talk about it. The next day, they’d do it all over again. They’d tear up the paper and do it again to make sure they didn’t make a mistake. And they’d keep doing it and doing it and doing it. It was very simple.”

By the time Mr. Rothenberg and Cohen, who died in 2007, sought financing for a project, they carried in their formidable memories every figure a banker might want.

When it came to projects, however, Mr. Rothenberg was as concerned about each fit in the fabric of the community.

“This can be a joyous place, a neighborhood rather than a regional shopping center,” he told the Globe on the February day in 1974 when the ribbon was cut to officially open The Mall at Chestnut Hill.

Two decades later, dressed unassumingly as always, he strolled through the mall, conversing with shoppers he recognized, and disposing of stray pieces of trash he spotted.

“This is a nice place,” Mr. Rothenberg told the Globe in 1994. “It feels good.”

Daniel E. Rothenberg grew up in Brookline. His younger brother, the late Dr. Michael B. Rothenberg, became a prominent child psychologist.

Their father bought and sold goods and the family struggled financially in the Great Depression, and lived in a Coolidge Corner apartment.

Mr. Rothenberg graduated from Brookline High School in 1942 and went to Dartmouth, from which he graduated in 1946. He spent part of his college years at Yale University, where the Army sent him for several months to study Japanese during World War II, until it disbanded the program. He also was stationed in Cuba.

In 1948, Mr. Rothenberg married Susan Saftel, who skipped her Radcliffe College graduation for their wedding, which was on the same day. The couple went to Paris, where he studied at the Sorbonne.

“Instead of a short honeymoon, they went to live in France for a year because he had money from the GI Bill and they had a great time,” their son said.

Returning home, Mr. Rothenberg went into the real estate business and by the early 1960s was partners with Julian Cohen, who though younger had also attended Brookline High and Dartmouth.

“They never had a contract between them,” Ortins said. “As Danny used to say, they never had an argument. They had disagreements, but they never had an argument.”

Instead, they enjoyed a great deal of success, which didn’t temper the way Mr. Rothenberg treated tenants and workers at the malls and shopping centers C&R Management developed.

“He would talk to them all, and he would talk to them the same way,” Ortins said. “It didn’t matter if you were the landscaper or the president of Bloomingdale’s.

In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Rothenberg leaves a daughter, Ann of West Stockbridge, and two granddaughters.

A service will be announced.

“There are no Dan Rothenberg wings on any hospitals and there won’t be, which doesn’t mean he didn’t give to any hospitals,” his son said. “But he savored small organizations. He didn’t like to deal with development offices and people who were professional fund-raisers. He wanted things to actually happen.”

Over the past 15 years, Mr. Rothenberg paid all the expenses not covered by scholarships for about 160 college students from low-income families: computers, books, travel to and from school, studying abroad, monthly stipends for sundry items.

“He would say to them: ‘Don’t think about what you can’t do, think about what you can do, and then ask me,’ ” Denhart said.

That was also the case with Rosie’s Place, a Boston shelter for homeless women, where Mr. Rothenberg facilitated renovations, expansions, and contributed to annual costs.

“The great thing about Dan was that he heard what we wanted to do and he turned it into answers and solutions for us,” said Sue Marsh, the executive director.

Mr. Rothenberg, she added, also “gave great advice for running a nonprofit. One thing he said was, ‘Don’t get trapped by the bricks. Don’t get trapped by what you’ve got. Think about what you need to do.’ ”

When they visited a few weeks before he died, “one of the things he said was, ‘Aren’t we lucky that we get to do the things we do,’ ” Marsh said. “I will miss seeing him and hearing from him. He was a sweetie.”

Beloved husband of Susan (Saftel) Rothenberg. Devoted father of Ned Rothenberg, Ann Rothenberg, and the late Jane Rothenberg. Dear grandfather of Emma Rothenberg-Ware and Camilla Faith Rothenberg. Loving brother of the late Dr. Michael B. Rothenberg. Memorial services will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Rosie’s Place, 889 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118, Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, 780 Albany St., Boston, MA 02118, Greater Boston Legal Services, 197 Friend St., Boston, MA 02114 or a charity of your choice.

Nathaniel Namath
WORCESTER – Nathaniel Namath, age 83, died on Saturday, July 20th in St. Vincent Hospital after a long illness.
He leaves his brother, Samuel Namath of Canoga Park, CA and his two sisters, Charlotte Barsky of Riverdale, NY and Shirley Zieve of San Diego; and several nieces and nephews.
GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 12:00 NOON, TODAY, MONDAY JULY 22ND, IN B’NAI BRITH CEMETERY ON ST. JOHN’S RD. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN FUNERAL HOME OF NEWTON.
Memorial contributions may be made to Yeshiva Achei Timimim, 22 Newton Ave., Worcester, MA 01602

Born in Boston in 1920, and died in Newton on July 21, 2013. She was preceeded in death by Myer (Mike) Tenenbaum, to whom she was married from 1941 until his premature death in 1967. She was married to the late Morris Weiderhorn from 1986 until his death in 2009. Her siblings Paul and Bernie Gurvitz and Valerie Webber preceeded her in death. Rhoda is survived by her daughters Charna Heiko of Newton and Gilah Tenenbaum of Oregon, her grandsons Michael Heiko (Becky Wright) and Jethro Heiko (Chelsea Thompson), great-grandchildren Finn, Hazel and Orson and Becky’s children Alice and Henry. In addition to family in Israel, she leaves nieces and nephews locally and in Colorado and beloved members of the extended Weiderhorn family. Rhoda was devoted to her family’s well-being and derived great nachas from each of them. She loved art and music and sang in the Mayflower Chorus. Family members and friends proudly display her intricate papier tolle artwork. A graveside service will be held at Sharon Memorial Park (120 Canton St., Sharon) on Monday, July 22, 2013 at 1:45 pm. Memorial observance will be at the home of Charna Heiko from 7-9 pm, and will continue Tuesday and Wednesday. Expressions of sympathy in Rhoda’s memory may be made at actionmill.com/Rhoda, a project of Jethro’s that was dear to Rhoda’s heart, or to a charity of your choice.

Berger-Eleanor B., of Deerfield Beach, FL formerly of Natick, MA on July 21, 2013. Beloved wife of Max Berger. Devoted mother of Joel Berger, Philip Berger and his wife Elaine, and the late Judi Berger. Proud grandmother of Jenna & Mathew Fahey, and JaimeAnn Berger. Great grandmother of Ava Lynn Higgins. Loving sister of Ben, Susan and the late JoAnne Singer. Aunt of Lisa Barker. Graveside services at Sharon Memorial Park (120 Canton St., Sharon), on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 1:45 pm. Following services, memorial observance will be at the home of Lisa Barker. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Memorial Hospice, C/O The Foundation, 16 Shaffner St., Worcester, MA 01605.

Anne Stearns,services pending.