SCHLECKER
F ebruary , 2020 D eath N otices
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
SCHLECKER SOLOMON
SPIELMAN TRACTON
Dr. Bernard “Bunny” Schlecker, on February
2, 2020. Husband of Rosalie (nee Tachner).

Father of Paul (Sherrie) Schlecker and Joy
(Les) Dubin. Grandfather of Scott Dubin and
Neil Dubin. Contributions in his memory may
be made to Abramson Center for Jewish Life,
1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, PA 19454.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SHERMAN
Ruth Sherman, 96 passed away peacefully on
February 17, 2020. She is survived by her
loving children and their spouses, Irene and
Lenny Friedrich, Stan and Kathy Sherman
and Charlie and Bernadette Sherman; her lov-
ing grandchildren Michael, Jason and wife
Allyssa Friedrich, Rebecca Sherman and An-
drew, Taylor, Ben and Leah Sherman and her
adoring great-great grandchildren Avi and El-
lie Friedrich. Ruth was born in Hazelton, PA
and raised in West Philadelphia. She is pre-
deceased by her parents, Lena and Morris
Lewis, brother Edward, and her brother Irwin,
who was a WWII Vet who perished on the
USAT Dorchester. Ruth was preceded in
death by her loving husband, Mort Sherman.

Ruth and Mort moved to Broomall in 1954
where she resided to this day. Ruth was an
active member of the community, cherished
by her long time neighbors and friends on
Village Lane. She was also an active member
of the Democratic Party of Delaware County.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SILLER
MARY (nee Abrams) on February 2, 2020 at
age 99. Beloved wife of the late Harvey Siller,
Loving Mother of Suzanne (Dr. Robert)
Koffler, Dr. Randall Siller and the late Terry
Siller; Devoted grandmother of Lauren (Josh)
Dunoff, Dr. Todd (Dr. Jessica Thurlow)
Koffler and Jacey Siller; Adoring great-grand-
mother of Raquel and Brooke Dunoff. Contri-
butions in her memory may be made to the
Jewish National Fund.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SILVERMAN
Howard L. Silverman, an insurance salesman,
on January 27, 2020 at the age of 90. Broth-
er of Jack (Madalaine) Silverman.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SINGER
Rose Singer, died on Dec. 23, 2019 in Chevy
Chase, Md. Longtime Philadelphian, beloved
mother, grandmother and great-grandmoth-
er. Survived by daughter Suzanne Stutman of
Washington, DC; son Raymond Singer of
Santa Fe, NM; eight grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
loyal husband of 49 years, Charles Singer,
and daughter Bonnie Jacobson. Born Sept. 2,
1921 in Philadelphia to Joseph Andress, a
tailor, and Elizabeth Andress, a rental house
operator. Managed business operations for
Rocket Sportswear Manufacturing Co., at
1921 E. Hagert Street, later named Charles
Singer Co. Optimist, confidante, friend: “I
was born under a lucky star.”
Florence (Floss) Frances Fishman Solomon
(1933-2020) age 86, of Philadelphia, PA,
passed away on Thursday, January 30th in
Wyncote, PA. Florence was born in Phil-
adelphia to Nathan and Ann Fishman on June
1, 1933. She graduated from Philadelphia
High School for Girls and worked as an ad-
ministrative assistant for the State of PA for
20 years. Florence later worked as an usher
at the Kimmel Center and volunteered at vari-
ous charitable organizations. Florence is sur-
vived by her loving children Ricky Solomon
of Boca Raton, FL, Lisa Hanson of Panama
City, Panama a nd Donna Goldberg of
Wyndmoor, PA. and her loving grandchil-
dren, Jessie Solomon, Kristin Hanson and
Tara Schlacterman as well as her sisters-in-
law Ruth Fishman, Florence Solomon and the
late Dorothy Solomon. In addition Floss is
survived by many adoring nieces, nephews
and friends. She was preceded in death by
her former husband Alvin Solomon, her lov-
ing brother Erwin Fishman and her beloved
partner James Hendrix. In lieu of flowers,
contributions in Florence's memory can be
made to the American Lung Association
55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150,
Chicago, IL 60601 https://www.lung.org/
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SOLOMON
Florence (Floss) Frances Fishman Solomon,
age 86, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away on
Thursday, January 30th in Wyncote, PA.

Florence was born in Philadelphia to Nathan
and Ann Fishman on June 1, 1933. She
graduated from Philadelphia High School for
Girls and worked as an administrative assist-
ant for the state of PA for 20 years. Florence
later worked as an usher at the Kimmel Cen-
ter and volunteered at various charitable or-
ganizations. Florence is survived by her lov-
ing children Ricky Solomon of Boca Raton,
FL, Lisa Hanson of Panama City, Panama and
Donna Goldberg of Wyndmoor, PA. and her
loving grandchildren, Jessie Solomon, Kristin
Hanson and Tara Schlacterman as well as her
sisters-in-law Ruth Fishman, Florence So-
lomon and the late Dorothy Solomon. In ad-
dition Floss is survived by many adoring
nieces, nephews and friends. She was pre-
ceded in death by her former husband Alvin
Solomon, her loving brother Erwin Fishman
and her beloved partner James Hendrix. Con-
tributions in Florence’s memory can be made
to the American Lung Association 55 W.

Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601
https://www.lung.org? GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS Our beloved father, Wayne R. Spielman,
passed on January 28, 2020. He was nearly
90. Until then, he shared a 67 year long love
affair with his wife and our mother, Meta, that
began on their first date. Theirs was the kind
of love and commitment that you read about
in the great books and see in the great
movies. Our mother survives him, and con-
tinues to love him and cherish his memory;
she deeply feels his loss. We do too. Dad
was a wonderful and truly remarkable man to
us, his daughter and son, and to his grand-
children, other family members, friends, ac-
quaintances and business associates. Those
of us who survive him remember his good-
ness. We were very fortunate to have a fath-
er who took on the financial and emotional
responsibility of raising us. He taught us that
our education was very important and made
sure we learned the lessons to support our
individual life choices. We and our children
will get together and share stories. Life will
continue, however, today is less joyful for all
of us. We miss you Dad and thank you for
being you. Love and hugs always…Wayne R.

Spielman D.O.B. 3/11/1930. Dad grew up in
Philadelphia, PA, and graduated from Penn
State University. He then worked in the print-
ing business, first with his father, Jack C.

Spielman, then at W.R. Spielman & Asso-
ciates. He also served in the US Army Re-
serves. He loved being with our Mother and
us, and enjoyed golf, bridge and helping oth-
ers. Survived by his wife, Meta Coane Spiel-
man D.O.B 2/19/1931. Graduate, University
of Pennsylvania. His children and grandchil-
dren: daughter, Ellen Spielman (married to
Michael Walton) and their sons, Zachary and
Justin Walton, and son, Lee Spielman (mar-
ried to Sheryl Glassman Spielman) and their
daughter, Stephanie Spielman. If you would
like to do so, please send donations in his
blessed memory to The Harry Chapin Food
Bank of Southwest Florida https://harrychap-
infoodbank.org/ STEERMAN
William Steerman, Feb. 5, 2020. Husband of
Louise (nee Lipitz), of Penn Valley, PA, fath-
er of Craig Steerman, Suzin (Howard) Levy,
David (Rachel) Steerman and Roger Steer-
man, brother of Doreen (Ronald) Safier and
the late Donald Steerman, grandfather of
Dustin (Christine) Steerman, Chloe Steerman,
Jessica (Akiva) Goldstein, Dylan and Alixan-
dra Steerman, Lauren and Jordan Levy and
Justin Steerman. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Maccabi USA or
Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

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www.JewishExponent.com Bernice Steinberg (nee Waldman), age 89,
died on February 7, 2020. She was a retired
teacher who resided in Jenkintown ,
Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of the late Jacob;
loving mother of Deborah (Brian) Solodar
and Barry (Megan Linzer) Steinberg; adored
sister of Beatrice Fine and Charlotte Sichel;
and grandmother of Aaron (Lauren). Contri-
butions in her memory may be made to Tifer-
et Bet Israel, 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell,
PA 19422 or National Parkinson's Founda-
tion, 200 SE 1st Street, Ste. 800, Miami, FL
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Shirley Brownstein Tracton, age 90, passed
away on January 31, 2020, after a brief ill-
ness. She was the daughter of Sarah and
Nathan Brounstein and the sister of Martin
(Sylvia). A life-long Philadelphian, she was a
proud 1947 graduate of South Philadelphia
High School for Girls where she was editor of
the yearbook. During the era when women
had few job paths, she followed two in high
school: secretarial and academic, then when
on to graduate from Temple University.

There, she met her husband of 70 years,
Stanley Tracton, a science teacher for 35
years at Leeds Middle School. Shirley and
Stanley had 4 children: Paula (Richard Man-
del), Wayne (Jane Willen), Gregg (Catherine
“Kate” Bannister) and Keith (Debra Perez).

She adored her grandchildren Michael Man-
del (Joanne Devaney), Lauren Mandel (Jake
Greenberg), Justin (Erin Jarrell) Tracton, Iain
Tracton, and Samuel Tracton and her be-
loved great-grandchildren, Francesca ,
Raphael and Emma. For 25 years Shirley and
her sister-in-law owned and operated Edith
Moss Fashions, a ladies clothing store in
Northeast Philadelphia where they shopped
personally fir their long-term customers.

Shirley and Stanley spent many years enjoy-
ing the shore and making new friendships at
the Klein Life Center. All will miss her sharp
wit, her intellect, her liberal spirit and her in-
credible editorial skills. As she told the fam-
ily: I made horrible chicken soup but gave
good advice. Interment was private. Remem-
brances may be made to Klein Life Center or
a charity of your choosing.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS VALEN
Rose Valen (nee Bittan), passed away on
January 27, 2020. Beloved wife of Carl. Lov-
ing mother of Bruce (Marci) and David
(Susan). Grandmother of Daniel (Kelly),
Jordan, Joshua and Carly and great grand-
mothter of Ginny. Contributions in her
memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s As-
sociation (alz.org)
ZAYON Janet Zayon on 1/18/2020, the former Janet
Salen, wife of late Marvin Zayon, mother of
late Leslie Zayon and Bruce Zayon, grand-
mother of Katie Zayon. Services were private.

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ZURITZKY DEATH NOTICES
ZURITSKY Renée Marlene Zuritsky, 76, died peacefully
at home in Center City, surrounded by her
family, on Monday, February 10, 2020. The
cause was endometrial cancer. Born Renée
Stern, the native Philadelphian spent her
childhood in Germantown, the middle of
three daughters to Maurice and Goldie Stern,
who are deceased. Her sisters, Lydia Rubin
of Jenkintown, and Hedy Frisch of Toronto,
survive her. Renée graduated from Chelten-
ham High School (’61), and earned a BA from
the University of Pennsylvania (’68). While on
a trip to Israel with her father in 1960, she
befriended an American couple who would
become her in-laws -- Herman and Lee Zurit-
sky, parents of Joseph Zuritsky. The couple
wed in 1963, and had three children: Robert
(married to Caroline Zuritsky), Anna (mar-
ried to Michael Boni) and Elisa (married to
Jordan Barowitz). Their 56-year marriage
welcomed nine grandchildren: Gabriel,
Megan, and Ethan Boni; Haley, Harrison,
Emma, and Hannah Zuritsky; and Phoebe and
Declan Barowitz. Renée was known for her
high cheekbones and understated beauty.

She was an avid patron of Philadelphia art
and cultural institutions: the Orchestra, the
Walnut Street Theater, the Art Museum, the
Jewish Film Festival. Whenever possible, she
traveled to New York City to take in Broad-
way shows, art exhibits, and some shopping.

She was a lover of good food, particularly
fresh fruit and decadent desserts. As a
couple, Renée and Joe traveled extensively,
and gave generously to countless organiza-
tions and philanthropic causes. She kept
friends from all chapters of her life, yet never
stopped finding new ones to add. She was
disarming, sincere, straightforward. Older
people were especially appealing to Renee,
but it’s also true that she attracted younger
friends, who looked to her as a mentor.

Renée was passionate about justice and
equality. Above all else, Renée treasured and
nurtured her family. She will be missed im-
measurably. In lieu of flowers, the family
asks that donations in her name be made to
the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Na-
tional Museum of American Jewish History,
or Mural Arts Philadelphia. Services were
held at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA,
Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Ar-
rangements by West Laurel Hill Funeral
Home, Inc.

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