A PRIL , 2020 D EATH N OTICES
LEVAY DEATH NOTICES
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LEVAY Sylvia “Syl” Levay (nee Yollin) 1919-2020 of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania passed away
peacefully on March 30, 2020 at the age of
101.Wife of 66 years of the late Bernard
Levay, Sylvia is survived by her children Mark
(Roberta) Levay, Alan Levay, and Cheryl
(Gerard) Russ; grandchildren Elyse (Lance
Brandt) Stolinsky, Steven (Elisa) Levay,
Hinda (Kevin) O’Donnell, Hope (David) Got-
tlieb, Lisa (Scott) Warchol, Michelle (Nick
Rynders) Cantor, and Dani Cantor; great-
grandchildren Scott Stolinsky, Michael Stol-
insky, Jessie Gottlieb, Harrison Levay, Haiden
O’Donnell, Sami Levay, Lindsay Gottlieb, and
Brittany O’Donnell. Syl was very proud of all
her children, grandchildren, and great-grand-
children. She enjoyed sharing stories and
pictures of all her family members and their
accomplishments. She was well known for
her colorful sense of humor and spunky per-
sonality. Syl was loved by all and will be
greatly missed. Graveside services will be
held privately due to COVID-19 regulations.

Memorial donations may be made to The Mi-
chael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Re-
search. michaeljfox.com or Donation Pro-
cessing: The Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO
Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.

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Shirley W. Levick, resident of Lake Worth, FL,
previously from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
passed away on February 29, 2020 surroun-
ded by her loving family. Beloved wife for 66
years of the late Allan M. Levick. She will be
deeply missed by her children, Marlene
Levick (Ora Sue McKinnon), Gail Berman
(Bruce), Honey Bronson (Daniel). She was
cherished by her grandchildren, Jennifer
Robins (Douglas), Benjamin Bronson (Alis-
on), Sarah Bronson and Aaron Berman. Fu-
neral services and shiva were held in West
Palm Beach, Florida. Donations may be made
to Hadassah or the charity of your choice.

LEVIN Hermene Levin, nee Gottlieb, of Langhorne,
PA passed away peacefully at home on
March, 16 2020. She was born on May 19,
1934 in Pittsburgh, PA to Sidney and Emma
Gottlieb. She was the wife of Dr. Alexander L.

Levin and mother of Barry, Robert and Neil
Levin, and Grammy to Tommy, Olivia and
Ben. Hermene loved her family and enjoyed
entertaining them in her home, which she
decorated seasonally. She loved music,
movies, dancing, Chinese food, her “shows”,
shopping for clothes, returning clothes and
being a positive light in the lives of the people
she loved and who loved her. She worked as
an interior decorator, in fashion, and medical
reception. She was laid to rest at the Wash-
ington Crossing National Cemetery in New-
town, PA.

LEWIS Charlotte Lewis (nee Rosenblatt). March 18,
2020. Beloved wife of the late Sheldon Lewis.

Loving mother of Amy Criswell (Albert) and
Marjorie Graff (Myron). Devoted grandmoth-
er of Sara Greene (Shannon). Funeral Ser-
vices were held on March 23, 2020. Contri-
butions in her memory may be made to the
American Cancer Society or a charity of the
donor’s choice.

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LOEWENSTERN MALISSA
Irma Silver Malissa on March 31, 2020. Cher-
ished only child of Samuel Silver and Sara
Horowitz Silver. Beloved wife of Louis G.

Malissa and loving mother to Phyllis Malissa
Finkelstein (Gary) and Dean Robert Malissa
(Elizabeth Entine). She is survived by her
grandchildren Joanne Schell (Christopher),
Lauren Hellman (Stephen), Amy Hersz
(Joshua), Samuel Malissa (Chen Reichert).

She will be deeply missed by her 6 great
grandchildren, Benjamin and Jacob Schell,
Annabel and Zoe Hellman and Silvie and Nes-
sah Hersz. Irma was a formidable, strong,
fun-loving woman. She had many, many
friends because she knew how to be a friend.

She carried the joys and burdens of being an
only child with generosity, kindness and love.

She was a source of constancy and support
for her hardworking husband and her striv-
ing children. She was engaged and involved
grandmother who knew the passions and in-
terests of her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren, and took thenon many adven-
tures. Irma and Louis enjoyed life together
and shared a great sense of humor. They had
a wide circle of friends with whom they
traveled the world. They forged many strong
bonds with the people they met at Melrose
Country Club and, later in West Palm Beach.

Irma left a wonderful legacy of community
service - She was an endowed JFGP Lion of
Judah and Woman of Vision. She served her
congregation, Keneseth Israel in the Sister-
hood, worked at the Abington Hospital Tele-
help hotline, and tutored children in element-
ary school in West Palm Beach. She showed
her family how to stay close and connected.

We will miss her pizazz and sparkle. The fam-
ily requests donation be made in Irmas
memory to Congregation Keneseth Israel -
fund for the visually impaired.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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Leroy Loewenstern, age 87, died on March
31, 2020. Beloved husband of Ruth (nee
Kasdin); loving father of David (Deborah
Greenberg) Loewenstern, Daniel (Lisa)
Loewenstern, and Mark Loewenstern; and
proud "Poppop" of Samantha and Hanna. Lee
earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in
Physics from the University of Pennsylvania
and his PhD in Physics from Syracuse Uni-
versity. He taught for 35 years as an Adjunct
Professor at Drexel University. He also taught
at Lower Moreland and George Washington
High Schools, where his students affection-
ately called him "Doc". Later he was a docent
at the Franklin Institute and a Life Master at
bridge. Donations to Alzheimers Association
or The Franklin Institute would be appreci-
ated. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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LOWENTHAL Helen Lowenthal (nee Rozycka), April 16,
2020 of Philadelphia, PA; beloved wife of the
late Bernard Lowenthal; loving mother of
Murray Lowenthal and the late Sylvia
Lowenthal. Services and interment are
private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her
memory may be made to Congregation Adath
Jeshurun (www.adathjeshurun.info/dona-
tions) or Jewish Family and Children’s Ser-
vices (www.jfcsphilly.org).

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MAGEN Dolores Magen (nee Cohen) of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, formerly of Ventnor, New Jer-
sey passed away on April 4, 2020 at the age
of 89. Preceded in death by her beloved hus-
band, Samuel Magen; Dolores "Cookie" is
survived by her son, Barry Magen, and her
daughter, Barbara (Jeff Jerome) Magen; she
is also survived by her two devoted grand-
sons, Jonathan (Sarah) Magen and Ari
Magen; Cheryl Magen and her great-grand-
daughter, Beatrice Magen. Donations in
Dolores' memory may be made in accord-
ance with the donors wishes.

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LITZ LEVIN
Irwin “Irv” Levin, on March 22, 2020. Be-
loved husband of Elaine (nee Glantz). De-
voted father of Alan (Fran) Levin. Loving
grandfather of Sydney, Austin, Deniyele,
Mikena, Harrison, and Holland. Dear brother
of Janet Levin. Mr. Levin was the retired
founder of Northeast Building Products. He
was a member of Ohev Shalom of Bucks
County. Funeral services will be private. A
celebration of his life will be scheduled at a
later date. Contributions in his memory may
be made to Abramson Senior Care, 1425
Horsham Road, North Wales, PA 19454 or
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County 944 2nd
Street Pike, Richboro, PA 18954.

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Dorothy Litz (nee Chernow) passed comfort-
ably on Friday 27 Mar 2020 at the age of 90.

Wife of the late Jack Litz, loving mother of
Marc (Allison) Litz, Barbara (Thomas) Eshel-
man, Gail (Bill) Rose, and Elliot (Laura) Litz.

Adoring grandmother to Daniel, Ben, Sam,
Aaron, Simon Josh, Rachel, Sarah, and great
grandmother to Jade. Born in Philadelphia on
19Dec29. Met Jack singing their hearts out in
the choir. Married on 16 Sep 1951. Passion-
ate about her family, encouraging to her
friends, enjoyed many craft activities and al-
ways had an orange juice pop at the ready to
soothe the soul. Her memory lives in us, as
well as her recipes that continue to provide
sustenance. Graveside service were private.

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MAYRO Patricia Mayro (nee AXILBUND) 87 years,
passed away on April 10, 2020. Beloved wife
of the late Allan D. Mayro, whose family
owned the first open air parking lots in Phil-
adelphia and Atlantic City. Beloved daughter
of Edna (nee Levy) and Philadelphia real es-
tate icon Jacob H. Axilbund (founder of
Lanard & Axilbund, now Colliers Internation-
al Philadelphia. The original firm was foun-
ded 100 years ago). Cherished mother of Eric
(Debra), Kurt, Esq. (Tina, Esq.), Pamela, Esq.

(The Honorable Denis P. Cohen), Karl (Jef-
frey) and devoted grandmother of Alexandra
(Matthew Stevens), the late Elissa Natalie,
Stephanie, Benjamin, Joshua and Rachel. Be-
loved great grandmother of Matthew, Adri-
ana and Jackson. Pat was a graduate of West
Philadelphia High School and attended the
University of Pennsylvania. She was a long
time resident of Drexel Park, Pa and Harvey
Cedars, NJ. Additionally, Pat was a direct
descendant of Nathan Levy, whose ship
brought the Liberty Bell from England to
America and of Aaron Levy, a major financier
of the Continental Congress and the founder
of Aaronsburg, Pa. in 1786. She was
crowned runner-up in the Miss Atlantic City
Beach Patrol for 1950 and 1951. She repres-
ented the Beach Patrol in the Miss America
Parade. Pat then went on to have an extens-
ive modeling career in Atlantic City and Phil-
adelphia. Pat was a member of the Jewish
Community Center of Long Beach Island and
a former member of Temple Shalom in
Broomall,Pa. Pat had been an active board
member of the Bellarmine Guild at St.

Joseph's University and served on the Moth-
er's Association for Episcopal Academy,
while her son Karl was a student there. Pat
was a tireless sports fan, especially football.

She was known for her wit, sense of humor,
intellect and her many parties. She was the
family matriarch and will be deeply missed by
all. Donations in her memory may be made to
the Providence Animal Shelter, 555 Sandy
Bank Road, Media, Pa. 19063 or to Francis-
vale Home for Smaller Animals, 328 Upper
Gulph Road Radnor, Pa. 19087.

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