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DEATH NOTICES
FEBRUARY, 2019 D eath N otices
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
GINSBURG GARBER
Sylvia Garber (nee Abrams), on January 16 th ,
2019. Sylvia had a deep love for her family
and friends, with a nurturing personality and
a warm spirit. She taught her loved ones
about the importance of family, a message
she would often deliver over a delicious meal.

She was a teacher of life, a wonderful moth-
er, and her lessons will continue to inspire
and motivate her family. Beloved wife to the
late Lewis Garber; loving mother of Binnie
(Elliott) Footer and Larry (Maxine) Garber;
adored mom-mom of Brian (Mandy) Footer,
Evan (Aditi) Footer, Pamela Garber, Jamie
Garber and Chelsea Garber; and great-grand-
mother of Jack Lewis Footer, Cross Turner,
Taylor Keith, Ryleigh Garber, and Ashton
Garber. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Abramson Center for Jewish
Life, 1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, PA
19454. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS Sigmund M. Ginsburg, Age 94, February 8,
2019; of Phila.; husband of Helen (nee Alper);
father of Phyllis Slutsky (Donald), Barry Gins-
burg (Rona) and Meryl Uranga; also survived
by 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchil-
dren. Sig lived a long life and was sustained
by his family, Phillies baseball, his favorite
foods and the music of the 1940s including
the “best ever”, Artie Shaw. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Casa Youth Ad-
vocates of Delaware County.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
GLANTZ GELFAND
Renee June Glantz (nee Switt), Feb. 21, 2019.

Loving wife of the late Max Glantz, daughter
of the late Aaron and Dora Switt. Passed
away peacefully surrounded by her family.

Renee is survived by her beloved family; sis-
ter Myra Kanze, children Andee (Alan) Green-
baum, Bonnie (Howard) Fatell, Ellen (Shelly
Gehr) Glantz and Ken (Natalie) Glantz, grand-
children Marni (Jonathan) Deckter, Dana
(Jordan) Schachter, Daniel (Andie) Fatell,
Sara (Kelsey Ryland) Fatell, Alex (Katie)
Glantz, Heather (Mike Plunkett) Glantz, great
grandchildren Sati and Dakota Schachter and
Izzy and Sammy Deckter. Contributions in
her memory may be made to a charity of the
donor's choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
GELLER Irving Goldberg, Feb. 14, 2019, of Phila., PA.

Husband of the late Elaine Goldberg. Father
of Michael (Sandra) Goldberg, Steven (Jami)
Goldberg and Dena (Mark) Rosenblatt.

Grandfather of Emily, David, Melissa, Brett,
Samantha, Eden and Sam. Contributions may
be made to Camp Ramah in the Poconos-The
Debbie Lusana Memorial Fund www.ramah-
poconos.org/giving/endowments PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, Inc.

Ruth Judith Gelfand (nee Gottlieb), 78, died
at her home in Monsey, NY on February 4,
2019. Ruth was a long time resident of
Northeast Philadelphia and then Huntington
Valley. Her father Theodore Gottlieb taught at
Fels Jr. High for many years and was princip-
al of New Hope High School. Survived by her
brother, Ralph Gottlieb of Los Angeles, chil-
dren and their spouses Steven and Kristie
Cohen of Orlando, FL and Debra and Ye-
hudah Inger of New City, NY, grandchildren
Theodore, Adam, Brendan, Sara, Rivka and
Moshe. Her sister, Muriel predeceased her.

May her memory be a blessing.

Irving Geller on January 27, 2019. Beloved
husband of Loretta (nee Goldstein); Loving
father of Scott (Karen) and Alan; Dear broth-
er of Tanna Segal and Flori (Jim) Scarduzio;
Devoted grandfather of Jarred (Valerie) and
Hayley (J.T.). Contributions in his memory
may be made to a charity of the donor’s
choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS GINSBURG
Norton Ginsburg on Feb. 3, 2019. Beloved
husband of Florence (nee Balno); loving fath-
er of Steven (Ilana Hessing Esq.) Ginsburg,
and Dr. Wendy Feinman; adored grandfather
of David, Julie, Michael, and Carlos. Contri-
butions in his memory may be made to
American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org,
or a charity of donor’s choice.

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RAPHAEL-SACKS www.JewishExponent.com
GRODANZ Robert C. Grodanz died on February 17,
2019. He was a pharmacist who resided in
Lafayette Hill, PA. Beloved husband of Cindy
(nee Anmuth); devoted father of Aimee
Grodanz, Melanie (Etan) Frankel, Michael
(Susan) Grodanz, and Danielle (Steven) Re-
del; son of the late David and Diana Grodanz;
brother of the late Ellis Grodanz; cherished
"Pop" of Zoe & Avery Frankel, Evie & Lucy
Grodanz, and Sophie & Harper Redel; and
uncle of Jacob Grodanz. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Parkinson Council,
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 141, Bala Cyn-
wyd, PA 19004 or The Michael J. Fox Found-
ation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Cent-
ral Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY
10163-4777. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS DEATH NOTICES
KOHN JACOBY
Adelaide “Cookie” Jacoby (nee Hulnick), Feb-
ruary 7, 2019; of Bryn Mawr; Beloved wife of
the late Samuel T.; loving mother of Richard
A. Jacoby, Esq. (Rita) and Dr. James H. Jac-
oby (Myrna); also survived by 8 cherished
grandchildren, Michael (Kathy) Jacoby, Craig
(Jenny) Jacoby, Steven Jacoby, Paul (Selen)
Jacoby, Ellen (Bill) Novick, Jonathan (Hollye)
Jacoby, Rachel (Jason) Kirkham, and David
(Keath) Jacoby as well as 21 adored great-
grandchildren. Cookie was a modest, unpre-
tentious woman who was an avid reader, stu-
dious bridge player and a struggling golfer.

Her greatest pleasure was eliciting a smile
from anyone who would put up with her mis-
chievous wit. She earned a Masters in Ed.

from Temple University and taught kinder-
garten and pre-school prior to returning to
NYC during the war to work for a newspaper
while her husband was serving in Europe.

Following the war, she became the first pres-
ident of the Parents’ and Teachers’ Associ-
ation at Gompers Elementary School. She
then raised her family in Wynnewood during
which time she continued volunteer work for
various Jewish organizations, including ORT,
as well as reading for the Overbrook School
for the Blind. Thanks to the devotion of the
Reid sisters, she was fortunate to live a full
and happy life, passing just 6 weeks shy of
her 105th birthday. Services and interment
were private. In lieu of flowers contributions
in her memory may be made to a charity of
the Donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
GOLDBERG GINIGER
Doris Giniger (nee Wolf), February 1, 2019;
of Philadelphia; devoted sister of the late Rita
Rosenberg and the late Ingred Ziegler; also
survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside
services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
at Shalom Memorial Park, Phila. In lieu of
flowers, contributions in her memory may be
made to Holy Redeemer Hospice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
DEATH NOTICES
LEVY KOGEN
Florence Kogen (nee Aion). On February 8,
2019. Beloved wife of the late Samuel B. Ko-
gen. Loving mother of Neil (Carol) Kogen,
Neile (Arthur) Davis, and the late Robert Ko-
gen and the Gail (Gila) Gottlieb. Adored
grandmother of Jennifer (Kevin) Burke, Alis-
on (Jeff) Feldman, Jonah (Erin) Kogen, and
Shayna (Ryan) Ash. Cherished great grand-
mother of Lucas, Rebecca,the late Sara Kate,
Jack, Leah, Madeline, Hana, and Kaia. De-
voted sister of the late Seymour, Milton, and
Herman. Survived by Dear sister-in-laws
Molly Aion, Betty (the late David) Kogen, and
her many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
Sara’s Smile Foundation. www.saras -
smile.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS KOHN
Dr. Edward M. Kohn, February 10, 2019, of
Wynnewood, PA. Devoted husband of 66
years to Amy (nee Pincus). He cherished his
children Seth (Dodie) and Rebecca (Larry)
Brisman, his grandchildren Sarah, Hannah,
David and Jeffery and his great grandchild
Colin. Edward graduated from City University
of New York, where he was Phi Beta Kappa,
and received his PhD from Duke University.

He was employed by DuPont and Sun Oil Co.

Contributions in his memory may be made to
the charity of the donor's choice.

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Helen Kohn (nee Fisher), of Broomall, PA.

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Jerome Kohn.

Loving mother of Susan, Alan (Denyse) and
the late Richard and (Janet) Kohn. Survived
by 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchil-
dren. Contributions in her memory may be
made to Hadassah, www.hadassah.org/ways-
to-give/ or Crossroads Hospice & Palliative
Care, https://crhcf.org/Donate/.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
KRAMER Minna Kramer (nee Markel), on February 12,
2019. Wife of the late Harvey. Mother of Beth
(Brad) Schondelmeyer and Edward (Beth)
Kramer. Sister of Charles Markel and the late
Miriam Lunenfeld. Grandmother of Samuel,
Simon, Stella and Matthew. Contributions in
her memory may be made to Jefferson Hos-
pice at Warminster, 225 Newtown Rd.,
Warminster, PA 18974, or to Chandler Hall
Hospice Pavilion, 99 Barclay St., Newtown,
PA 18940.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS KURTZBERG
Faith S. Kurtzberg, most incredible and loved
mother to Karen Kurtzberg Wish and her hus-
band Jerry Wish of Short Hills, NJ, wife of
the late Leonard Kurtzberg and beloved
grandmom to Sarah, Abbey and Jack Wish
passed away at the age of 92 on January 27,
2019. Faith was one of the first women in
computer programming -- a true "pioneer
woman". Recognized for her professional and
leadership skills, she was the recipient of one
of the highest civilian honors, the Navy Su-
perior Civilian Award, from the federal gov-
ernment, where she worked for 37 years
leading an organization of over 300 people.

Faith's warm smile was appreciated by all
who crossed her path. Her qualities of loyal
friend, committed listener and advisor, well-
timed humor and selfless consideration for
others made her a remarkable mother, grand-
mother, person and friend. In lieu of flowers
(though she loved them) please donate to:
Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org to help find
solutions for this debilitating disease.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS LAUDENSLAGER
Marilyn Laudenslager (nee Schachter); also
known as Marilyn Silverstein; age 80; passed
away Friday, February 1, 2019 in Medford,
NJ. Born in New York, NY; a resident of
Winslow Township, NJ. Predeceased by her
parents, Dorothy Litowitz and Julius
Schachter. Beloved wife of Richard J.

Laudenslager. Loving mother of three sons
from her first marriage to Philip Silverstein
(Robert Silverstein, Steven Silverstein and
Joshua Silverstein) and of five grandchildren.

Further survived by five stepchildren, 12 step
grandchildren and 15 step great-grandchil-
dren. Also leaves a brother (Harold
Schachter), four half-siblings (Judy Miller,
Rania James, Bonnie Wassall and David
Schachter) and many other loving relatives. A
graduate of Douglass College at Rutgers Uni-
versity. A lifelong passionate writer and edit-
or, including 17 years for the Jewish Expo-
nent, eight years for the New Jersey Jewish
News and many additional years as a freelan-
cer. A recipient of many journalistic awards
from the American Jewish Press Association,
New Jersey Press Association and other or-
ganizations. The family requests that me-
morial donations be made to the Female
Hebrew Benevolent Society of Philadelphia
(www.fhbs.org). ORLAND'S EWING MEMORIAL CHAPEL
JOSEPH LEVINSON
Howard Levinson, of Philadelphia and
formerly of Altoona, PA died on Jan. 30,
2019 at the age of 88. Beloved husband of
Bernice Levinson (Ruttenberg) for 64 years.

Loving father of David (Kathy Kirn), Michael
(Cathy), and Mark (Sally) Levinson. Devoted
grandpa of Al, Madeline, Louis, Noah, Soph-
ie, Isabelle. Memorial services to be held at a
later date. Contributions in his memory may
be made to the Curtis Institute of Music,
1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
19103,www.curtis.edu. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS LEVY
Shirley Levy (nee Stern) February 19, 2019.

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Norman Levy.

Loving and devoted mother of Ellie (Peter)
Reyner, Elizabeth (Barney) Lihn, and the late
Arthur K. Levy. Loving and doting grand-
mother of Jacqueline, Benjamin, Jacob, Eric,
and Rachel, and great -granddaughters Lana
and Alayna. Loving and devoted sister of Har-
old Stern and Joel Stern. Shirley attended
regular Torah Studies with her beloved hus-
band, Norman. She was an active volunteer
for many years with B’nai B’rith Women’s Or-
ganization of Phila. PA. With a great love of
music, Shirley brought joy to many residents
of Wesley Manor with her weekly music pro-
grams. She will be sadly missed by all whose
lives she touched. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Jewish Family and
Children Services 2100 Arch St. 5th Fl. Phila.

PA 19103.

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RAPHAEL-SACKS A Community
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