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ARENSTEINMarvin Arenstein, age 80, died December 9,2016. Beloved son of the late Jacob andAnna Arenstein. Also survived by lovingfriends. Graveside services were held at Mt.Sharon Cemetery, Springfield, PA.

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BADNERBeatrice Badner (nee Polansky), age 95, diedon December 4, 2016. She was a retiredjournal ist who resided in Levit town,Pennsylvania. Wife of the late Philip Po-lansky; mother of Jo-Ann Beebee; and sisterof Larry Polansky. Contributions in hermemory may be made to "any no kill animalshelter" or a charity of the donor's choice.

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BARASHMildred Barash (nee Kaltz), age 94, died onNovember 25, 2016. She was a retired med-ical secretary who resided in Philadelphia,PA. Beloved wife of the late Irving; lovingmother of Andi (Ron) Soloff, Brad (Karen)Barash, David (Celia) Barash; sister of Le-onard Kaltz; adored grandmother of Adam(Heather), Kim (Michael), Daniel (Jessica),Matt (Danielle), Allison Courtney (Josh),Jason (Mindy), Jessica (Aaron), and Michael;and also survived by 12 great-grandchildren.Contributions in her memory may be made toThe Philadelphia Foundation (Adam & Heath-er Soloff Foundation Fund), P.O. Box 826728,Phila., PA 19182.

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BATTERMANPearl Batterman (nee Shuster), age 92, diedon December 1, 2016. She was a retired sec-retary for the Philadelphia School District ofPhiladelphia who resided in Willow Grove,Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of the lateManuel; devoted mother Jeffrey Batterman(Donna), Howard Batterman (Dale), and Dr.Karen Kolsky (Jeffrey); loving grandmother ofElliot Batterman, Adrienne Enz, Monica Bat-terman, Chad Batterman, Rebecca Batterman,Zachary Kolsky, and Marney Kolsky; and alsosurvived by 9 great-grandchildren. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to a char-ity of the donor’s choice.


BECKMANBetty Beckman (nee Geller), on December 17,2016, of Media, PA. Wife of the late CyrusBeckman. Beloved mother of Bunny(Thomas) Cutrona and Ronald (Ilene) Beck-man, loving grandmother of Debra (Ken) Mil-bauer, Bruce (Wendy) Rubin, Steve Rubin,Jeremy (Narcisa Byers) Beckman and JennaBeckman and great-grandmother of Chelsea(Jarrod), Melanie, Max, Lara, Gabrielle, Re-becca, Marc and Cyrus. Funeral services andinternment were held Wednesday. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to a char-ity of the donor's choice.

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BERGERMarion Berger, “Motzi” (nee Magaziner)November 16, 2016. Wife of the late MartinPhilip Berger, she is survived by her childrenJoseph (Sandra) Berger, Ellen (Gary) Re-uben, and Eric (Lynda) Berger. Also surviv-ing are her grandchildren Aaron (Ting) Ber-ger, Michael Berger, Rachel Berger, Alyssa(Jeremy) Sedrish, Max Reuben, Jacob Ber-ger and Sydney Berger. Donations honoringher memory may be offered to a charity ofthe donor’s choice.


BERNSTEINNaomi Bernstein (nee Belkin), age 90, onNovember 29, 2016. Devoted wife of the lateMarvin Bernstein. Loving mother of EllenTurk (the late Randy) and Debbie (Bob) Ar-diti. Dear sister of Judith Belkin and the lateNatalie Lockstein. Cherished grandmother ofMeredith (William) Wright, Amy Hibbard,Shari (Drew) Doody, and David (Jennifer) Ar-diti. Also survived by 6 great-grandchildren.Contributions in her memory may be made tothe Alzheimer’s Association or to the Americ-an Heart Association.

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BLUMENTHALLee Howard Blumenthal, November 16, 2016.Devoted son of Jack and Rose Blumenthal.Loving brother of Sherie (Rick) Abrams andBruce (Ilene) Blumenthal. Also survived byfive loving nieces and nephews and onegreat-nephew. Contributions in his memorymay be made to the Communities of DonGuanella, 20 E. Cleveland Ave., Norwood PA19074.

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BRACHMANRaymond J Brachman, December 2, 2016, ofHaverford, PA; Beloved husband of Ruth (neeLinsky); loving father of Ronald (Gwen) Bra-chman, PhD, Michael (Denise) Brachman,PhD and Bruce Brachman; cherished grand-father of Rebecca Brachman, PhD, LaurenBrachman, JD, Aaron (Caroline) Brachman,and Paula Brachman; great grandfather ofIsaac. Graveside Services were held at Mt.Sharon Cemetery, Springfield, Pa. In lieu offlowers, contributions in his memory may bemade to the Alzheimer’s Associat ionwww.al.or or MentorNet www.mentornet.org


BRAMJean (nee Richter), November 21, 2016, ofElkins Park, PA; beloved wife of the late JackBram and the late Marvin Black; loving moth-er of Marlene Sklar (Donald) and LuanneFord (Louis); stepmother of Anita Adelson(Stephen) and Jeanne Burd (Stuart); alsosurvived by 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends were in-vited to services Friday 11AM, Joseph Levine& Sons, 4737 Street Rd., Trevose, PA. Inter-ment Har Nebo Cemetery, Phila., PA. Contri-butions in her memory may be made to acharity of the donor’s choice.


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BROKERGerald Broker, ESQ., Nov. 15, 2016. Father ofJoshua (Wendie) Broker and Rachel (Brian)Kaplan. Brother of Sonna (Steven) Epsteinand the late Earl Broker. Grandfather of LeahBroker, Daisy and Piper Kaplan. Born July 23,1934, in Philadelphia, Gerry attended Templeuniversity and the University of PennsylvaniaLaw School, where he was elected the the Or-der of the Coif. He was admitted to thePennsylvania Bar in 1960 and the Florida Barin 1975. He joined Blank Rome in 1962 andwas elected partner in 1966. After headingthe Real Estate Department, he left BlankRome in 1988 to become partner of the CoreGroup, a private equity firm, and later joinedThe Rubin Organization as Vice Chairman andgeneral Counsel. An avid sailor, Gerry was afounding Trustee of the Solomon & SylviaBronstein Foundation which, since 2000, hasprovided gifts to over 100 charities in thePhiladelphia area and Israel. Relatives andfriends were invited to Funeral ServicesSunday September 20th at Goldsteins' inSouthampton. Int. Roosevelt Memorial Park.Contributions in his memory may be made tothe Abrasion Center for Jewish Life, 1425Horsham rd., North Wales, PA 19454www.abramsoncenter.org

BROOKSRuth Brooks (nee Sperling), age 96, died onNovember 3, 2016. She resided in Phil-adelphia, Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of thelate Leon; loving mother of Carolyn (Bernard)Locklear, Marsha (the late Robert) Wishnov;sister of Claire (the late Mort) Tannenbaum,and the late Shay & Jimmy DiClaudio; ad-ored grandmother of Lee (Kimberly) Wish-nov; cherished great-grandmother of Allison& Chelsea; and aunt of Amy (Bob), Mitchell,Scott, Linda (Jurgen), and Elliott. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to De-borah Hospital, 200 Trenton Rd., BrownsMills, NJ 08015 or to a charity of the donor'schoice.


BROWNCarl Brown, age 62, died on December 16,2016. He was a Social Security representat-i v e w h o r e s i d e d i n P h i l a d e l p h i a ,Pennsylvania. Son of the late Sylvan andHortense (nee Steiner); brother of MaxineBrown; and dear friend of Joel Glauser.


BROWNRuth Brown (nee Felzer), age 95, died onNovember 18, 2016. She resided in Lake-wood, New Jersey. Wife of the late JosephBrown; mother of Bryna Stewart, Debra(Rabbi Moshe) Ungar, and Moshe (Leah)Brown; grandmother to 26 grandchildren;and great-grandmother to many great-grand-children.


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BUCKMANMelvin J. Beckman On November 24, 2016,of Haverford, PA. Beloved father of David(Beth) Buckman, Adam (Grace) Buckman andMichael (Lucille) Buckman, also survived by4 grandchildren. Relatives and friends wereinvited to Services, Friday November 25,12:30 P.M., JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS ME-MORIAL CHAPEL - West, 2811 West ChesterPike, Broomall, PA. Interment Haym Sa-lomon Memorial Park. Contributions in hismemory may be made to the Franklin Insti-tute.


COHENStanley Cohen, November 20, 2016, of Boyn-ton Beach, FL, formerly of Narberth, PA. Hus-band of Suzanne “Suzi” Cohen. Father ofWendi (Steven) Kapustin, Craig (Marcia) Co-hen and Randy Cohen. Grandfather of AlexCohen. Brother of Doris Lasko. IntermentRoosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, PA. Con-tributions may be made to the AmericanHeart Assoc., www.heart.org.

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CROLLSylvia G. Croll (nee Goldstein), November 21,2016 of Jamison. Beloved wife of the lateMonte. Loving mother of Alan Croll (Carol)and Linda Winokur. Grandmother of 3, greatgrandmother of 6. Relatives and friends wereinvited to Services Wednesday, November23 at Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 OldYork Rd, Elkins Park, PA. Int. MontefioreCemetery. Contributions in her memory maybe made to ORT (ort.org), any Veteransgroup, or a charity of your choice.


DOHERTYNancy Kushner Doherty, an ElementarySchool Principal, died December 14, 2016 atthe age of 62. Wife of John, mother of Dr.Cara (Matthew) Dolin and Allison Doherty,sister of Ellen Rae Kushner, daughter ofMilton Kushner and the late Elsie Kushner,grandmother of Miles.


EISENBERGFreda Plotnick Eisenberg, of Indianapolis,formerly of Philadelphia, PA died on Decem-ber 10 at the age of 95. In Philadelphia Fredawas an active member of Reform Congrega-tion Keneseth Israel. A talented knitter andavid bridge player, she and her late husband,Israel (Irv) enjoyed traveling around theworld. Freda was a strong, meticulous, andstylish person who was proud of her chil-dren, Dr. Floyd Eisenberg and Rabbi SandySasso (Dennis). She is also survived by hergrandchildren, Dr. David Sasso, Dr. DeboraHerold (Brad), Dr. Rachel Greene (Stuart) andDr. Josh Eisenberg and three great-grandchil-dren, Darwin, Ari and Levi. Donations may bemade to Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, 600W. 70th St., Indianapolis IN 46260 or theAlzheimer’s Foundation.


ELFMANDean Elfman, December 17, 2016, of Phil-adelphia. Survived by many cousins. Relat-ives and friends were invited to ServicesThursday 11 A.M. Joseph Levine and SonsMemorial Chapel, 4737 Street Road, Trevose.Interment Roosevelt Memorial Park. Contri-butions in his memory may be made to TheAmerican Red Cross.


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FELDERMANElaine Annette Felderman(nee Rosenbloom).on December 11, 2016. Born March 27,1928. Wife of the late Eugene S. FeldermanMD. Loving mother of Susan C. Felderman,David Felderman and devoted mother-in lawof Lauren Felderman. Beloved sister of E. JoyRosenbloom. Devoted grandmother of Elle,Ari and Josie. Daughter of the late Hiram andElsie Rosenbloom. Graduate of PennsylvaniaState College. Gifted, creative and elegant,collector of fine art, paintings and sculpture,loved theater, fashion, travel and bridge. Shewas always devoted to her children andgrandchildren. Services were held December13, 2016 at Montefiore Cemetery. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to theAmerican Cancer Society.


FELSJoseph Fels, 97, of Center City, passed awayat home on November 27, 2016. He wasborn in Philadelphia to Frances and MitchellFels on May 28, 1918. He is survived by hiswife of 63 years, Lenore Fels (nee Rubin),two sons, Robert Fels of Boca Raton Floridaand Richard Fels (Carla) of Ridgewood, NewJersey and New York City and three grand-daughters, Molly Fels, Laura Fels and SarahFels. The oldest of four children he is alsosurvived by his sister, Vickie Alexander ofFlorida and was predeceased by his brothers,Marty Fels and Arthur Fels. A graduate of Ol-ney High School, he served in the Coast Artil-ler during World War II. He was member ofthe Hackenberg Masonic Lodge Number 19for more than 50 years and a long-time mem-ber of the Jewish War Veterans South Phil-adelphia Post 98, Cardoza Lodge #400 BrithShalom, the Philadelphia American Legion,and a past PASR member. Joseph and Len-ore Fels have been members of Congrega-tion Beth Or in Maple Glen Pennsylvaniasince 1958. After a long career in the amuse-ment arcade business, Joseph earned ateaching certificate at Temple University andtaught high school at the Swenson SkillsCenter. He was a lover of the Jersey Shoreand instilled a passion for scouting and theoutdoors in his two sons. In his retirementyears he rekindled an interest in philately, be-came an avid stamp collector and cultivated alarge circle of fellow stamp aficionados. Atrue native of the City of Brotherly love, hewas devoted to his granddaughters and allremember him as a welcoming friend. Contri-butions in his memory may be made to Con-gregation Beth Or, 239 Welsh Road, MapleGlen, PA for its Veterans Program or to thecharity of your choice.


FIRTHRuth Firth (nee Solomons), December 17,2016 of Haverford, PA. Devoted mother ofVincent Firth, Sara Minkoff and Robert Firth.Beloved mother-in-law of Jane Firth and JayMinkoff. Dear sister of Irving (Shirley) So-lomons and Sydney (Karol) Solomons. Ador-ing grandmother of Jocelyn, Hannah, Naomi,Jennifer and Dana. Proud great-grandmotherof Justin, Maxon and Ezra. Loving aunt to ex-tended family in the US, UK and France. Rel-atives and friends were invited to servicesMonday December 19, 2:00 P.M. at WestLaurel Hill Chapel. Interment West Laurel HillCemetery. The family requests contribu-tions in her memory be made to the MitzvahFood Pantry of Jewish Federation of GreaterPhiladelphia.


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FISHMANJack J. Fishman, age 86, died on December14, 2016. He was a retired computer sales-m a n w h o r e s i d e d i n W a r m i n s t e r ,Pennsylvania. He was a long-time memberof Temple Sinai in Dresher, PA. Husband ofAda L. (nee Schechter); father of Dr. De-borah (Steven) Rusnak and Elliot Fishman;brother of Howard Fishman; and grandfatherof 4 grandchildren. Contributions in hismemory may be made to Temple Sinai, 1401N. Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025 or to acharity of the donor's choice.


GOLDMaurice E. Gold, died December 3, 2016.Husband of Leonora “Noga” (nee Segal).Father of Tamar Gold-Raden (Matthew) andOren Gold (fiancée Colette Paul); also sur-vived by 6 grand-children. Contributions inhis memory may be made to AFMDA, 352 7th

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GOLDMANAlan “Aubie” Goldman, aged 95, died Decem-ber 3, 2016. Dear husband of the late ThelmaLax Goldman; loving father of Carolyn S.Goldman; caring brother of the late MorrisGoldman; loving son of the late Samuel andLena Sievetz Goldman. Alan remained proudof his championship years playing basketballfor Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ,where he was born and raised. A member ofCongregation Ohev Shalom of Wallingford for70 years, he was a past-president of its Si-mon Wolf Lodge of B’nai Brith and of itsSamuel Morris Chapter of American Friendsof Magen David Adom. Contributions in hismemory may be made to WEL Main Line,100 Halcyon Dr., Media PA 19063, or to acharity of the donor’s choice.


GOLDMANRegina Zatkin Goldman, 99, died December18, 2016. Regina was born October 20, 1917in Philadelphia, PA. She was an active mem-ber of Hadassah and various other charities.She is survived by her daughter, Ilene ZatkinButler, 2 grandchildren and an extended fam-ily. She was preceded in death by her daugh-ter, Marsha Friedman. A Graveside servicewas held at Har Nebo Cemetery in Phil-adelphia, PA on December 26.

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GOODMANHelen Goodman (nee Herskovitz). November22, 2016. A survivor of the Holocaust. Be-loved wife of the late William Goodman. Lov-ing mother of Pearl Brinker (Gerald) and Jer-ald Goodman (Jill). Dear sister of MichaelHerskovitz (Tonya). Devoted grandma ofDeanna Magenheim (Jordan), Jeffrey Brinker(Stephanie), Melanie Goodman, and BrandonGoodman. Cherished great-grandmother ofZachary, Ava, Alexis, and Charlotte. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to theUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum,100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington,DC 20024, or to a charity of the donor’schoice.


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GOODRICHKenneth R. Goodrich November 29, 2016, ofLansdale, PA; loving father of Elizabeth(Mitchell) Schacher; also survived by twograndsons, Benjamin and Noah. Serviceswere held on December 1, 2016, at RooseveltMemorial Park in Trevose, PA. Contributionsin his memory may be made to Temple SinaiRabbi’s Discretionary Fund.


GREENBERGGeraldine "Jerry" Greenberg (nee Karmel) ofWynnewood, PA on November 26, 2016.Wife of Jack Greenberg. Mother of Jeff (andhis wife Carol), and Noah. Grandmother ofJustin and Aly. Jerry was born in Chicagoand guided the family as we moved to NewYork, Geneva, Milan, Houston and finally toPhiladelphia in 1973. Jerry worked as a so-cial worker and a realtor, always helpingpeople. A devoted grandmother, the taste ofher matzoh ball soup, chocolate logs andCongo bars will linger forever. Services andinterment were private. The family requeststhat contributions in her memory be made tothe Jewish Federation of Philadelphia.


GRITZRuth Marie Gritz (nee Fishman), an account-ant in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s of-fice, died November 30, 2016. Wife of thelate Joseph. Mother of Neal (Marcey), Larry(Tracey) and Shelly. Grandmother of Jonath-an (Jennie), Alison, Jared, Cole and Daniel.Great-grandmother of Zander and Sophie.Contributions in her memory may be made toa charity of the donor’s choice.


GrossmanRuth S. Grossman (nee Heller) Nov. 23,2016, wife of the late Harold of Rosemont,PA. Mother of Lee R. Grossman (Patricia)and Mark H. Grossman (Sue). Grandmotherof Adam, Matthew, Marsha and the lateRachel. Graveside services were held at Mt.Carmel Cemetery on Nov. 29, 2016. Contri-butions in her memory may be made to acharity of the donor's choice.


GUSHNERGerald "Jerry" Gushner, December 17, 2016,of Philadelphia, PA. Husband of the late Nad-ine Gushner (nee Wolcoff). Father of Kent A.(Mindy) Gushner, Lisa (Jeffrey) Glass andCindy (Ralph) Yaffe. Grandfather of JasonGlass, Casey Slivka, Jonathan Glass, AndrewYaffe, Lindsey Yaffe, Jessica Sobel, Alexan-der Gushner and Andrew Gushner. Great-grandfather of Blake, Joey, Noah and Logan.Relatives and friends were invited to Inter-ment Monday, December 19, 2016, 11 A.M.at Haym Salomon Memorial Park (Frazer,PA). Services followed at 1 P.M. at Congrega-tion Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street,Philadelphia. Contributions in his memory bemade to the Abramson Cancer Center to be-nefit Dr. Kevin Fox's work in breast cancer.Checks should be made out to "Trustees ofthe University of Pennsylvania" and mailed to:Penn Medicine Development/Abramson Can-cer Center/3535 Market Street, Ste. 750, Phil-adelphia, PA 19104.


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HARTMina F. Hart (nee Friedman), 102. Belovedwife of the late Samuel K. Hart, and mother ofthe late B. Kenin Hart. Grandmother of BrianHart (Leah), Kelly Hart, Candice Hart Miller(Chris) and Dana Hart Callanan (Sean). Great-grandmother of Dylan, Anthem, Boden, Se-bastian, Emma and Hart. Sister of the lateGeorge M. Friedman and the late Joseph J.Friedman. Relatives and friends were invitedto Graveside Services Sunday December 4,1:30 P.M. at Mount Sinai Cem. (Phila.)


HENDLERAllen S. Hendler, on December 2, 2016. Hus-band of the late Ruth (nee Cohen). Father ofJane Schapiro (the late Michael) and Gary(Marjorie) Hendler. Brother of Richard Hend-ler. Grandfather of Matthew (Marni), Richard(Lauren), David, Sophia, and Elizabeth. GreatGrandfather of Daniel, Lucy, Charlie, andHazel. Contributions in his memory may bemade to a charity of the donor’s choice.


ISRAELRose Israel (nee Rubin), November 27, 2016,of Wynnewood, PA; beloved wife of the lateArthur; loving mother of Jack (Lynn) Israeland Steven (Linda) Israel; devoted sister ofJean (Arthur) Winfield; cherished grandmoth-er of Benjamin, Alex, Elissa and Rebecca, lov-ing aunt of Diane Krause (John) and BarbaraWhite (Steve), and dear great-aunt of SylvieKrause. Relatives and friends were invited toservices Monday 12:30PM, Joseph Levine &Sons, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA.Burial at Mt. Sharon Cemetery. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made towww.JNF.org for trees in Israel.


KAHNRuth Kahn (Frank)(nee Gold), on November25, 2016. Wife of the late Arnold Kahn. Moth-er of Rachel (Glenn) Cantor, Paula Frank andthe late Leslie Frank. Sister of Deborah (Har-vey) Glass; also survived by 8 grandchildren.Services and Interment Private. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to The Ab-ramson's Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Hor-sham Rd, North Wales, PA 19454.


KAPLANHerbert Kaplan, December 18, 2016. Be-loved husband of Deena (nee Phillips). De-voted father of Sherry Appleton (Thomas),Perry Kaplan, and Barry Kaplan. Dear broth-er of Zachary Bennett Kaplan and the lateBetty Lerner and the late Bernice Kaplan.Loving grandfather of Jessica, Ronald, andRachel Laub. He was a mason, a Shriner, amember of Steuben Lodge-Knights of Pythi-as, and a founding member of Bustleton-Somerton Synagogue. He was also instru-mental in forming a Boy Scout Troop for han-dicapped children. He also was a recipient ofthe Legion of Honor Award from the Chapelof the 4 Chaplains for his work with handi-capped children. Contributions in his memorymay be made to a charity of the donor’schoice.




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KATZSandra E. Katz (nee Paskow), died Novem-ber 30, 2016. Beloved wife of the late MyronC. Katz. Devoted mother of Debra (Gary) Cor-win and the late Dr. Donald (Alicia) Katz.Cherished grandmother of Jonathan (Lind-sey) Corwin, Lauren Corwin and AndrewKatz. Contributions in her memory may bemade to a charity of the donor’s choice.


KOLANSKYElsa Kolansky (nee) Harwitz, on Nov. 19,2016. Wife of Dr. Harold Kolansky. Mother ofJeffrey (Maggie) Kolansky, Betta Kolanskyand Daniel (Ana) Kolansky. Grandmother ofJessica, Robert (Sarah), David, Jonathan andMatthew Kolansky. She was an active mem-ber of the Hebrew Free Loan Society, aformer president of the Henrietta Szold groupof the Philadelphia Chapter of Hadassah anda board member of the Sisterhood of BethSholom Congregation. Relatives and friendswere invited to Services Monday, Nov. 21,2016 at 11 A.M. at Joseph Levine and SonsMemorial Chapels, 4737 Street Rd. TrevosePA. Interment Roosevelt. Contributions in hermemory may be made to Beth Sholom Con-gregation or the Hebrew Free Loan Society ofPhiladelphia.


KOVNATSeymour Kovnat, a dentist, died December16, 2016, he resided in Abington, PA. Be-loved husband of Beverly (nee Perstein).Loving father of Eileen (Marshall Robert)Dadon, Susan (Joel) Cherry, Ellen (Steven)Gemberling and Brad Kovnat. Brother ofLawrence Kovnat. Adored grandfather ofLauren (Joseph), Jillean (Steven), Samantha,Sylvie, Harry and Shayna. Cherished great-grandfather of Sadie, Domenik and Georgi-anna. Contributions in his memory may bemade to a charity of the donor's choice.


KRAFTCeliarida Kraft (nee Gellman), on December9, 2016. Beloved wife of Richard. Lovingmother of Michelle Herrin (Shawn). Step-mother of David Kraft. Sister of the late Har-vey “Sonny” Gellman (Annajane). Lovinggrandmother of Abigail, Nathan, and Carly.Contributions in her memory may be made tothe Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia,2100 Arch Street, Phila., PA 19103.



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LAGERMarilyn (nee Trauner) Lager, age 77, ofNarberth, PA, passed away on Dec. 7, 2016.Beloved wife of Eric for 57 years. Deeplyloved mother of Karen Katter (Ronald), Jen-nifer and Robert (Karen). Devoted grand-mother of Daniel, Julie, Matthew and dearfriends. She graduated from Smith Collegeand earned her Master's degree from DrexelUniversity. She began her almost 40 year ca-reer as a librarian at The Miquon School andthen spent many years as the head librarianat Friends Center School. She loved life, wasan avid reader, world traveler, talented writerand photo-grapher. Above all, she valued herfamily and close friendships. Funeral Servicewas held on Sunday, Dec. 11th at Friends'Central School, Shallcross Hall Auditorium,1101 City Ave., Wynnewood, PA.


LESSYRuth Lessy (nee Wasserstrom), age 98, diedon November 21, 2016. She resided in Aven-tura, Florida. Wife of the late Roy Lessy, Sr.;mother of Robin (Keith) Nellis and Roy P.(Patricia M.) Lessy, Jr.; grandmother of Na-halel (Marianne) Nellis, Giliel (Carrie) Nellis,Rose-Ellen Lessy (Adam Shiverdecker), PageA. Lessy, and Anne (Alex) Lessy Rabb; andgreat-grandmother of Yehuda, Eitanel, Anna-belle Grace, Caroline, and an additional 4great-grandchildren. Contributions in hermemory may be made to the Jewish NationalFund Tree Center, 42 E. 69th Street, NewYork, New York 10021.


LEVENTHALPhyllis R. Leventhal (nee Block), December 2,2016, of Warrington, PA. Beloved wife ofNorman L.; loving mother of Frank (Kathie),Michael (Susan), Jeffrey (Bari), Steven (Gail),and Amy (Marc), cherished grandmother ofJoel, Sophie (Alex), Ross, Rachel, Dana,Becca, Emily, and Nicole, her sister BarbaraHecker, and countless other family andfriends who have lost the brightest star intheir sky. Relatives and friends were invitedto Services, Monday 11AM, JOSEPH LEVINEAND SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 4737 StreetRoad, Trevose. Interment at King David Me-morial Park. Contributions in Phyllis’smemory can be made to her favorite charity,The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind,968 Easton Road, Suite H, Warrington, PA18976, or to the charity of your choice.


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LEVENTHAL(KIRSCH)Marilyn (nee Shandroff), December 8, 2016.Beloved wife of Jack Leventhal and the lateAlan Kirsch. Devoted mother of Dr. SusanKirsch Greenberg (Dr. Michael Greenberg),Laurie Kirsch Segal (Dr. Marc Segal), andWendy Kirsch Wolff (Dr. Michael Wolff).Dear sister of Arlene Kahn (Donald). Lovinggrandmother of Asher Greenberg (Elana), Ari-el Greenberg (Gil), Alisa Jusino (Jaime), EricaSegal, Aaron Wolff, Emily Wolff, and MelissaWolff. Loving great- grandmother of JordynJusino. Contributions in her memory may bemade to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Soci-ety, 100 N. 20th Street, Suite 405, Phil-adelphia, PA 19103.


LYONSFlorence (Pfeffer) Lyons, age 93, died onDecember 7, 2016. Wife of the late Hyman A.Lyons, sister of the late Milton Pfeffer, lovingmother of Martha (Terry) Klebes, Michael(Karen) Lyons and Phyllis (Howard) Turtle.Proud grandmother of Michelle, Casey, Dorie,Allyson, Maddie and Hannah. Adoring great-grandmother of Emma, Elisa, Sam, Gavin,Mollie, Josh and Mickey. Florence earnedher nursing degree from Mt. Sinai Hospital in1945, and retired from the Pennsbury SchoolDistrict ,where she was a school nurse untilshe retired in 1982. She joined the Armynurses corps during WWII serving on a hos-pital ship where she met her husband, Hy, awounded soldier. She was an active mem-ber of the National Organization of Womenand Project MEDS. Contributions in hermemory can be made to the American HeartAssociation, 1617 JFK BLVD, Suite 700, Phil-adelphia, Pa. 19103.

MARCOVITZMorton W. Marcovitz, 89, Philadelphia native,retired electrical engineer and proud fatherpassed away of natural causes in his sleepthe evening of November 13, 2016, in Thou-sand Oaks, CA. Mort’s wife Betty prede-ceased him in 2009. They were married 59years, until Betty’s death. Mort is survived byhis four children, Marcie, Nancy Helt (wife ofRobert), Michael (wife Pamela) and RuthAdler (wife of Michael) and six grandchildren.Mort was born on September 20, 1927, inPhiladelphia, PA. He graduated from WestPhiladelphia High School in 1945. He re-ceived an undergraduate degree in electricalengineering from Drexel University in 1951.The University of Pennsylvania awarded hima M.S. in 1957 also in electrical engineering.Mort proudly served in the U.S. Navy from1945 to 1947. He spent most of his career asa n e l e c t r i c a l e n g i n e e r w i t h t h eBurroughs/Unisys Corporation and Litton In-dustries. Mort was on the team that workedon the innovative Burroughs check sortingmachine and was an engineering plant man-ager at the Burroughs Plymouth, MI plant.During his career the Marcovitz family livedDrexel Hill, PA, Detroit, MI, Morristown, NJ,Farmington Hills, MI and Wayne, PA. In 1994Mort and Betty retired to Camarillo, CA. Theburial was Wednesday, November 16, 2016,at Conejo Mountain Memorial Park in Ca-marillo, CA next to his beloved wife.

MINTCHINEIrene Mintchine, a ballet dancer and teacher,died December 20, 2016 at the age of 88.Sister of Dr. Herbert (Marilyn) Vichnin; Auntof Dr. Michelle (Dr. Mitchell) Edelson and Dr.Michael (Mindy) Vichnin; Great Aunt of Jes-sica, Sarah, Alex and Evan. Contributions inher memory may be made to the AbramsonCenter for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Rd.,North Wales PA 19454.


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MOGILLBeatrice Mogill (nee Rotfeld), age 97, died onNovember 21, 2016. She was a piano andvocal music teacher who resided in Ivyland,Pennsylvania. Wife of the late Leonard Mo-gill; mother of Mara Selden; and grandmoth-er of Dylvan. Contributions in her memorymay be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Founda-tion, 2004 Sproul Road, Suite 208, Broomall,PA 19008.


MORGENSTERNSelma Morgenstern (nee Kirsch). Dec. 5,2016 of Devon, PA. Devoted wife of the lateHenry. Survived by adored sister Lorna Rud-nick. Cherished aunt of Scott and Carl Rud-nick, Susan Schwedock, Douglas Kirsch, An-drea Kirschner, and dear sister-in-law JudyKirsch. Also survived by many other lovingfamily and friends. Predeceased by belovedbrothers Robert and Alan Kirsch and sisterHarriet Friedman. Relatives and friends wereinvited to Graveside Services WednesdayDecember 7, 1:00 P.M. at MontefioreCemetery, 600 Church Rd., Jenkintown, PA19046. Contributions may be made to Phil-adelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Curefor Breast Cancer (or) The American LungAssociation, 527 Plymouth Road, #415, Ply-mouth Meeting, PA 19462.


MOSSBernice B. Moss a retired occupational ther-apist, died December 12, 2016, she residedin Jenkintown, PA. Sister of Estelle Persof-sky and Olga Moss. Aunt of Beth Persofsky,Joel Persofsky and Rececca Levine. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to Americ-an Heart Association PO Box 15120 Chicago,Illinois 60693.


ORENSDaniel J. Orens, November 16, 2016, of Ben-salem, PA. Son of Jonathan Orens and Mar-lene (Jerry) Reese Lerner. Brother of ChadOrens. Grandson of Constance Orens. Inter-ment West Laurel Hill Cem., Bala Cynwyd, PAContributions can be made to a charity of thedonor’s choice.

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PESTCOERita Pestcoe (nee Dubin), November 25,2016, of Wynnewood; beloved wife of Aaron;loving mother of Linda (Jerry) Einis, SamuelPestcoe and Lois Adams; cherished grand-mother of Sophia and Joshua. Relatives andfriends were invited to Graveside ServicesMonday, 11 A.M. at Mt. Jacob Cemetery,Glenolden, PA. In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions in her memory may be made to AdathIsrael, 250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station,PA 19006.


PFEFFERReba Pfeffer, 90, died December 10, 2016.Beloved Mother of Perry, Leonard and Har-vey. Grandmother of Rachel, Zoe, Tina, Anna,Sophie, Chloe and Marlee. Also survived byher brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Idel andSally Pfeffer and sister-in-law Lillian Radman.

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REIBELEvelyn Reibel (nee Simon), died November30, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Adolf; lov-ing mother of Michelle and Diane Reibel; dearsoul, friend and companion of the late Nath-an Berger; devoted grandmother of Rachel(Mark), Erica (Darryl) and Lauren; adoringgreat-grandmother of Makayla, Dylan andSloane. Contributions in her memory may bemade to St. Labre Indian School, www.st-labre.org or to a charity of the donor’schoice.


RICHMONDEdward Richmond, Dec. 4, 2016 of Lang-horne, PA; husband of Ellen (nee Bleeden);father of Claudia (Jim) Carr and Michael(Amy) Kirsh; brother of Jeffrey (Ginger) Rich-mond; Also survived by 5 grandchildren. Thefamily respectfully request contributions inlieu of flowers, may be made to Lungevitywww.lungevity.org.


SATTENEdith Satten, 94 (nee Dubasarsky) a resid-ent of Boynton Beach, Fl. and former resid-ent of Cheltenham, Pa. and Atlantic City, NJpassed away November 16 after a long ill-ness. She is survived by husband Fred anddaughter Rhoda Premit {Herb) Burial will beat Roosevelt Cemetery at a future date. Noservice is planned.

SAVITTSidney Savitt, November 18, 2016, of BalaCynwyd; beloved husband of Barbara (neeGoald) and the late Gilda (nee Harmelin); lov-ing father of Jane (Steven) Tennen and Eliza-beth (Richard) Carson; and stepfather of An-drew (Annette) Lieb, Robert (Susan) Lieb,and Nancy (Larry) Ellis; cherished grand-fath-er of Laura Weisner, Gabriel Tennen, Emilyand Julie Carson, Brian and Jack Lieb, Ianand Megan Ellis; also survived by great-grandchild Bailey Wiesner. Relatives andfriends were invited to graveside servicesSunday, 3PM at Roosevelt Memorial Park,Trevose, PA. Contributions in his memorymay be made to The American Macular De-generation Foundation (AMDF) or Friends ofThe Israel Defense Forces (FIDF).


SCHLESSINGERDavid Schlessinger, November 22, 2016. De-voted husband of the late Charlotte (neeLamnin). Loving father Alan Schlessinger(Deanna) and Marc Schlessinger (Joy). Dearbrother of William Schlessinger (Rita). Be-loved Zeyda of Brandon, Jessica, and Shelby.Contributions in his memory may be made tothe American Cancer Society, 1626 LocustStreet, Philadelphia, PA 19103 or the Americ-an Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Av-enue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.


SEITCHIKDr. Steven Wolf Seitchik, on November 27,2016, a Dentist and Dental Clinical Instructorfor 49 years. Husband of Rita (nee Shor).Father of Matthew (Betsy) Seitchik and ShanaBelyeu. Brother of Michael (Geri) Seitchik andVickie Seitchik. Grandfather of Alec and NoahSeitchik, and Adam Belyeu. Contributions inhis memory may be made to Penn Hospice atRittenhouse, 1800 Lombard St., 6th Floor,Phila., Pa., 19146, or to a charity of thedonor’s choice.




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SHARPMiriam Sharp (Schonwetter), 93, of Phil-adelphia, on December 10, 2016. Devotedwife of the late Herbert Sharp, beloveddaughter of the late Ray Zweig, loving moth-er of Natalie (Sharp) Bernstein and Diana(Sharp) Levy, loving mother-in-law of EmilBernstein and Stanley Levy, adoring grand-mother of Rachel (Bernstein) Savoie, Lisa(Bernstein) Kennedy, Alycia (Levy) Fortin andJonathan Levy, delighted great grandmotherof Vivien and James Savoie, Nathan andJoshua Kennedy, and Avery Fortin. She wasadmired and cherished by her nieces, neph-ews and friends. Contributions may be madein memory to Hadassah or American CancerSociety.


SIMONSDolph Simons, age 96, died November 27,2016. Dolph was predeceased by his parentsJulius and Hortense Simons (nee Nadel), hisbrother David Jay Simons, and his life part-ner Donald C. Scheaffer. He graduated fromOlney High School in 1938 and the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania in 1942. He was anelectrical engineer for General Electric 1942-1947 then for “Simco Company” (owned byhis father), makers of static eliminators, from1947 until he retired and sold the company in1985. Member of Reform CongregationKeneseth Israel in Elkins Park, Volunteer forActionAIDS, and member of The Institute ofElectric and Electronic Engineers and theElectrostatic Society of America. Contribu-tions in his memory may be made to The Na-tional Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.,Phila. PA 194106, The School of Engineeringand Applied Science, 220 S. 33rd St., 107Tower Bldg., Phila. PA 19104 or ReformCong. Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Rd.,Elkins Park PA 19027.


SPECTORAllen J. Spector, age 81, died on November29, 2016 in Delray Beach, Florida. He was aretired medical equipment salesman whoresided in Florida. Husband of Tilda (neeMakanoff); father of Abbey (Lisa) Spectorand Richard Spector. Contributions in hismemory may be made to the CommunityBuilding, c/o Jewish National Fund, 78 Ran-dall Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570.

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SQUIRESEd Squires of Boynton Beach, Floridaformerly of Philadelphia. He is survived byhis loving wife Janet (nee Kittay), Sons Brian(Sharon) and Mark (Julie), 3 grandsons, agranddaughter and three great-grand sons.Services were held Tuesday, November 29,2016.

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TELLERIrene Braun Teller,Feb.20,1919-Dec.12,2016was the ultimate survivor, who felt deep prideand joy in her family. She was a talentedseamstress and cook, even as her eyesightdeclined later in life. She laughed with herwhole body, and had a song in her heart,despite her hardships and losses. She wasfeisty throughout each day of her life, even inthe final days, and fought hard to have thelong life she felt she deserved. Born in TisaShalomon in Hungary, as the youngest of sixchildren, she was the only member of herfamily to survive the Holocaust in Europe.She married Zoltan Teller in 1946. They fledfrom Hungary to a Displaced Persons Campin Germany, where their daughter Judy wasborn in 1947, before immigrating to NewYork in 1949. In New York, Irene and Zoltanbuilt their American Dream. Their son Lennywas born in 1952. They opened a dry clean-ing store followed by a men's clothing store.They worked hand-in-hand throughout theirlives, enduring many hard years, before joy-fully retiring to Florida. She is survived by herchildren Judy Rohtbart and Lenny Teller,their spouses Meyer Rohtbart and Leah Tell-er, and was the beloved Bubby to sevengrandchildren and twenty great-grandchil-dren. Donations in Irene Teller's name can bemade to HIAS www.hias.org or the Anti-De-famation League www.adl.org.

THALHEIMERJohn Thalheimer December 19, 2016, of Ry-dal, PA; beloved husband of Joan (neeFranks); loving father of Gwen Goodkin(Howard) and Emily Thalheimer-Reiner(Richard Reiner); cherished grandfather ofJacob and Nina Goodkin, Skylar, Lucas andReese Reiner. Relatives and friends were in-vited to services Wednesday 1:00PM, Con-gregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St.,Phila., PA 19123. Interment at MontefioreCemetery. Contributions in his memory maybe made to Cong. Rodeph Shalom or theAmerican Heart Association.


TOPOLSKYIras Topolsky (nee Copelan), on November18, 2016. Wife of the late Harry. Mother ofthe late Richard (Elyse) Topolsky and DavidTopolsky (Jody Reines). Grandmother ofJennifer (Brent) and Marni (Vincent). GreatGrandmother of Ryder. Sister-in-law of Sauland Sheila Topolsky. Aunt of Rochelle Topol-sky and Lisa Jeffery. Contributions in hermemory may be made to Hadassah, 1518Walnut Street, 4th Fl., Phila. PA 19102.


TURETSKYFrances Turetsky (nee Levin), age 87, diedDec. 12, 2016. Wife of Alvin. Mother of Mark(Donna Landes), Gary (Cheryl), and Karin(David) Caplin. Grandmother of Aimee Turet-sky, Allison (Andrew) Strobel, and MichaelCaplin. Great-grandmother of Sierra Strobel.Sister of the late Bernard and Mildred Levin.Contributions in her memory may be made toSamuel Paley Early Learning Center, 2199S t r a h l e S t . , P h i l a . , P A 1 9 1 5 2 ,www.FelsKids.org or Temple Sinai, 2101 NewAlbany Rd. , C innaminson,NJ 08077,www.temples ina in j .com.


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SOLOMONJack H. Solomon, November 8, 2016. Hus-band of the late Mary (nee Rosenberg); Fath-er of Frank Solomon and Bruce Solomon(Sandra Sloane); Grandfather of Brittany(Robert) Dutill, Evan (Sarah) Solomon, andJordan (Sara) Solomon; Great-grandfather ofCallen Dutill and Arthur David Solomon. Hewas a Past-President of Krakauer-YampolerBeneficial Society. Contributions in hismemory may be made to the Old York RoadSymphony, PO Box 133, Wyncote, PA 19095or to the Ambler Symphony, PO Box 221,Ambler, PA 19002.


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UHRPauline Uhr (nee Serota), age 90, died onDecember 16, 2016. She was a retired cater-er who formerly resided at Martin's Run(Wesley Enhanced Living). Beloved wife ofthe late Morton Uhr; devoted mother of Edith(Michael) Feinstein, Andy Uhr (Nomi Horn),Larry Sutter and her late son, Alan Uhr; cher-ished grandmother of Brad (Shelley) Fein-stein, Julie (Brian) Kelly, Danny (Yael) Uhr,and Sara Uhr; adored by great-grandchildren,Emily and Hunter Feinstein, Marc and AdamKelly, and Dalya and Avi Uhr; and sister of thelate Nathan and Herbert Serota. Contribu-tions in her memory may be made to WesleyEnhanced Living-Main Line, 100 Halcyon Dr.,Media, PA 19063 or to Main Line Meals onWheels, P.O. Box 801, Devon, PA 19333.


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WEISSHarold Weiss, age 92, passed away peace-fully on Friday, December 2, at his Margateresidence. He was born in Philadelphia onFebruary 23, 1924, the son of Mendel andSylvia (Chirlin) Weiss. After graduatingSouth Philadelphia High School, he enlistedin the U.S. Air Army Corps, the predecessorto the Air Force. He was very proud of hisservice in World War II, where he was trainedas an airplane mechanic and served on aNavy ship in the Pacific Ocean when theatomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Har-old graduated from Temple University andbecame a CPA. He soon left the accountingprofession, investing in several businessesand eventually developing a local shoppingcenter. Outside of his family, who he was ex-tremely devoted to, Harold’s lifelong passionwas flying. He was an instrument rated air-plane pilot, and his greatest thrills were fly-ing his single engine plane over the RockyMountains and island hopping in the Carib-bean. He was the author of a biography of theimmigrant experience (And The Streets WerePaved With Gold), a proud Mensa memberand painter. He is survived by two sons,Richard (Portia) of Newport Beach, and Mi-chael of Linwood, and his sister Elaine Soko-loff of Elkins Park. Also surviving are hisgrandchildren: Sean, Sarah (Maor), Reming-ton and Madison; two great-grandchildren:Mia and Joshua; and many loving nieces andnephews. He was preceded in death by hissister Shirley Coff, brother Alvin (Buddy)Weiss, and grandson Joshua Weiss. He wasdeeply loved and will be sorely missed. Con-tributions in Harold’s memory may be madeto the One World Sight Project, Inc. www.en-dblindness.org

WOLFClaire Wolf (nee Blyler), Nov. 22, 2016, of Ar-dmore. Wife of the late John L. Wolf, motherof Randy (Patricia) Wolf and Ann (Dr. Cor-nelius) Donohue, sister of Molly Perez andLois Rosenfeld, grandmother of Bradley(Erin), Stephanie, Ashley (Ben), Joshua(Lisa), Taylor and Alison; also survived by 6great grand-children. Relatives and friendswere invited to graveside services Sunday 2P.M. Roosevelt Memorial Park, Old LincolnHwy., Trevose, PA. Contributions in hermemory may be made to Terri Lynne LokoffFoundation, www.tllccf.org


YUDOFPhyllis L. Yudof (nee Kessler), Dec. 14, 2016of Jenkintown. Beloved wife of the lateDaniel. Loving mother of Dr. Lynn (Dr.Thomas) Mann and Susan (Alan) Steinberg.Grandmother of Zachary, Jacob, Rebecca andKatey. Relatives and friends were invited toServices Sunday, 10 A.M., at Joseph Levineand Sons Memorial Chapel, 4737 StreetRoad, Trevose. Int. Roosevelt Memorial Park.Contributions in her memory may be made toThe National Ovarian Cancer Coalitionwww.ovarian.org.



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ZALDr. H. Michael Zal, age 75, died on Decem-ber 16, 2016. He was a Psychiatrist for 43years, he was a Clinical Professor at PCOM,and fellow of the American College of Osteo-pathic Neurology and Psychiatry and a distin-guished life fellow of the American Psychiat-ric Association. He was president of theAlumni Association at Central High School210 Class. He received many awards, includ-ing 4 Chaplin Leader of Legion awards. Win-ner of the 1998 Eric W. Martin memorialaward presented by the American Writers As-sociation. He was Chief of Staff at Phil-adelphia Psychiatric Institute. He got theFrancis Larsin Memorial Award for excel-lence in medical writing by the AmericanMedical Writers Association. He had his owncable TV show for 4 years called, MentalNotes with Dr. Michael Zal, which he re-ceived 2 awards for excellence. He wroteover 100 articles, chapters in books, and lec-tures. He was editor of The POMA Journaland wrote 5 books, his last one is entitled "APsychiatrist Guide to Successful Retirementand Aging; Coping with Change". Belovedhusband of Alice (nee Sheflin); loving fatherof Michelle (Steven) Dubin and Frederick Zal;dear brother of Joann (Richard) Cohen; andadored grandfather of Daniel and Rebecca.Contributions in his memory may be made toThe Alice & Michael Zal Scholarship atPCOM.


ZARKINJan Alan Zarkin 73, of Philadelphia, originallyfrom Harrisburg, died of complications ofALS, at his home, Thursday, December 1,2016, surrounded by friends and family. Janwas the owner for 25 years, of Rembrandt’sRestaurant in Fairmount and prior to that hada long career as a systems analyst at PECO.He served in the Army, graduated from Not-tingham Prep School in Harrisburg and PMC- Pennsylvania Military College. He is sur-vived by his wife of 26 years, Joann, brotherJere (Viki), brother in-law Joel Frezel (JaniceFrezel), and nieces and nephews: Dell andIsabella, Nikki Burkons (Mike Burkons), andDavid Frezel (Alana Frezel). Service was heldSunday, December 4th at West Laurel HillCemetery. Contributions in Jan’s memorymay be made to the ALS Association or Wis-sahickon Hospice. WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME, Inc.

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TREEGOOBARLENE TREEGOOB

MAY 1, 1936 - DECEMBER 10, 2008PROVERBS 3:15

She is more precious than rubies and all thethings thou canst desire are not to be

compared unto her.Length of days is in her right hand;

In her left hand are riches and honor.Her ways of pleasantnessand all her path are peace.

She is a tree of lifeto them thay lay hold upon her.

And happy is everyone that holdeth her fast.How profoundly we miss you

Dear ARLENEnever to forget you.Your loving cousins

RUTH, HARRIET, AILENE, SUSAN,CAROL, NORMA, MICHAEL,your many Friends, Family

and the love and joy ofmy life PHILIP TAYLOR

May your memory be a Blessing“So Easy To Love”

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