F ebruary 2021 D eath N otices
DUBROW DEATH NOTICES
DUBROW Selma Dubrow (nee Boose), age 91, passed
away peacefully on February 12, 2021. Selma
taught English for 32 years, the last 25 at
George Washington High School, influencing
and inspiring hordes of students who contin-
ued to express their appreciation well after
her retirement. She won the Rose Linden-
baum Teacher of the Year Award in May
1982. Selma was also a class sponsor and
director, as well as an actress in local theatre.
Following retirement, Selma and her hus-
band, Bernie, performed for organizations,
apartment complexes, and retirement com-
munities. Selma and Bernie traveled extens-
ively, but their favorite destination was Israel,
beginning in August of 1967, months after
the Six Day War. They later spent a six
month sabbatical in Israel. Selma is survived
by her children Cheryl (Dr. Steven) Nadler
and Kenneth (Laura) Dubrow, Esq., her
grandchildren Dayna (Josh) Hafetz, Dr. Dav-
id (Carla) Nadler, Samantha Dubrow, And her
5 great grandchildren, Chelsea Hafetz, Chase
Hafetz, Tyler Nadler, Blake Nadler, and Devyn
Nadler. Contributions in her memory may be
made to Congregations of Shaare Shamayim,
9768 Verree Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19115. A
private funeral was held on February 14,
2021. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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FARBER GARELIK
GOLDBERG GOLDBERG
Beatrice Farber (née Phillips), age 98, on
January 26, 2021. Beloved wife of the late
David Farber. Loving mother of Betsy Farber
Sternthal (Lewis) and Dale Farber Kessler
(Robert). Also survived by grandchildren An-
drew Sternthal (Adena Shear), Lee Sternthal
(Louise Munson), Julia Rowbotham
(Jeremy),Benjamin Kessler (Lauren Frank),
and four great granddaughters, Lily and Viol-
et Rowbotham, Lucy Sternthal and Yvie
Kessler. Services and interment were private.
Contributions in her memory may be made to
a charity of the donor’s choice.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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FLITTER Abraham A. "Al" Flitter, on January 22, 2021,
of Philadelphia, PA, beloved husband of Faye
Anita (nee Ozer) Flitter. Loving father of
Mitchell Flitter, Andrew Flitter and Lori Teit-
low (John), devoted grandfather of Isabella
and Nikolas, brother of Esther Katz and uncle
of Michael and Marla. Mr. Flitter served his
country in the United States Coast Guard. He
was a Mechanical Contractor and owned his
own business. Funeral Services and Inter-
ment at Shalom Memorial Park were Private.
Contributions in his memory may be made to
the American Diabetes Association.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Joseph G. Freilick, January 26, 2021. Hus-
band of the late Grace. Father of Adrienne
Shanin, Vivian Margolis and the late Michael
(Carol) Freilick; also survived by 5 grandchil-
dren. He was a WW II Veteran and a recipi-
ent of 6 medals including the Bronze Star and
Legion of Honor from Republic of France.
Graveside services were private.
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ELS Joan Els, a resident of Langhorne PA and
formerly of Rydal PA died peacefully on
January 27th at Chandler Hall Nursing home
in Newtown, PA. Born on October 25, 1932 in
Muncy PA, Joan was the daughter of Dr.
Sterling C. King and Cecelia C. King. A gradu-
ate of Jefferson Nursing School, Joan prac-
ticed as an RN at Jefferson and later as the
head of rehab at Rolling Hill Hospital in Elkins
Park, PA. Joan was a loving Wife, Mother,
Grandmother and Great-grandmother. She
was adored by friends and family as a warm
loving person with a big heart, a great sense
of humor and impeccable style. Joan is sur-
vived by her son Todd A. Gross of New York
City; Step Daughter Liz Lieberman of Park
City, Utah; Grandsons: Zachary and Dallas
Krum of Bensalem and great grandchildren,
Carter and Saylor Krum. In addition to her
parents, Joan was preceded in death by her
daughter Karen Krum and husband Wilbert
Els and siblings, Dorothy, Barbara and Ster-
ling. Donations may be made in lieu of
flowers to St. Jude Children's research hos-
pital and Chandler hall hospice of Newtown
PA. Honor the memory
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FRIEDRICH Florence K. "Flossie" Friedrich, nee Kornberg,
died January 26, 2021. Wife of the late Myer.
Mother of Lewis (Evona) Friedrich and the
late Robert Friedrich. Grandmother of Willi-
am (Amy) Friedrich, Dana Glaser-Friedrich,
Heather (Ray) Eisenhart, Richard Friedrich
(Amanda Shoulson), Joseph (Veronica)
Friedrich and Lawrence Friedrich. Great
grandmother of Rayna, Maya, Parker, Ella
and Leo. Flossie was a curriculum coordinat-
or for Drexel University and retired at age 94.
Graveside services were private. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, 399 Market Street,
Suite 102, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106.
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Shirley Garelik (nee Fatow) passed away
peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2021. She
was 93 years old. Shirley, the daughter of
Louis and Ruth Fatow, grew up in the Wyn-
nefield section of West Philadelphia and was
married for 71 wonderful years to her de-
voted husband Larry Garelik. Shirley is sur-
vived by Larry, her brother Eli Fatow, her chil-
dren Jeff (Barbara) and Joan Deutsch (John),
and 4 grandchildren: Ruthie, Karen Schwartz
(Jake), Annie and Joseph. Shirley loved mu-
sic and was an accomplished pianist. She
worked for years as a nursery school teacher
at the Klein JCC-Northeast, and was a long-
time member of Hadassah and Teknion. Fu-
neral services were private.
Isadore Goldberg died on February 6, 2021.
Husband of the late Henrietta; father of Alan
Goldberg (Lisa Grossman) and Bruce Gold-
berg (Terri Hartman); grandfather of Pamela
Goldberg Smith (Matt Smith), Laura Gold-
berg (Matt Clair), Cantor Ethan Levin Gold-
berg (Rabbi Shoshi), Rabbi Benjamin Gold-
berg (Daniel Olson), and Sarah Goldberg
(Kyle Bloch); great-grandfather of Anna,
Hadar, and Akiva; and companion of Elaine
Madonick. Contributions in his memory may
be made to In Home Support Program, c/o
KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Avenue, Phila., PA
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GERSHENFELD Leona Janet Gershenfeld, 91 of Broomall PA.,
January 13, 2021; Leona was the daughter of
Ruth and Fred Levy of Philadelphia. She was
adored by her late husband Marvin K Ger-
shenfeld. She is survived by her beloved chil-
dren Holly Sue and Steven Alten and Mitchell
and Sandra Gershenfeld. She cherished the
loves of her life, grandchildren Justin
(Tiffanie), Michael and Matthew and her un-
born great grandchild. Leona worked as Code
enforcer for Marple township for 40 years.
She was the mom everyone loved and wel-
comed everyone into our home. She was an
artist, played the piano, and rode horses as a
kid with her father and made the best Matzo
Balls. Most of all she was the most loving
mother, grandmother, friend and coworker
anyone could ever have. Services were
graveside and private, led with love by Rabbi
Meryl Crean.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Uri Eric Glenn, January 23, 2021, of Phil-
adelphia, PA. Devoted son of the late Mena-
chem G. Glenn, and Ilse Glenn (nee Heidel-
berger), and loving brother of the late Anna
Glenn. Uri attended Akiba Hebrew Academy,
graduated from Overbrook High School, and
later from Temple University. He served
briefly in the United States Army, worked as a
buyer at Gimbels, and was a religious schol-
ar. Uri was an avid fan of all Philadelphia
sports teams, particularly his Phillies and
Eagles. He loved music and singing, and al-
ways remembered the names of everyone he
ever met. He liked to travel around Phil-
adelphia, and would offer people the shirt off
his back. Most importantly, Uri loved his
family. His love, kindness and generosity
knew no bounds. Due to Covid, services were
private. Contributions in his memory may be
made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Brad Kent Godorov passed away February 9,
2021, age 57. Beloved son of the late Stanley
and Rhoda “Ricki” Godorov. Dear brother of
Craig Godorov and Stacy Cohen (Mark). Lov-
ing uncle of Mackenzie, Chelsea, and Colby.
Contributions in his memory may be made to
the Association for Adults with Development-
al Disabilities 261 Old York Rd. Suite 530
Jenkintown PA 19046 www.info@aaddpa.org
Services were private.
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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM GOLDBERG
GOLDBERG David H. Goldberg, 88, was born and raised
in Philadelphia, PA and was a long-time res-
ident of Cherry Hill and Ventnor, NJ. He
passed away on February 13, 2021. Devoted
husband of Rochelle (nee Kressman) of 45
years. Loving father of Marc (Elyse) Gold-
berg, Meryl (Howard) Lightstone, Frank
(Shari) Kressman, Stacy (Bryan) Krause and
Debra (Brian) Nussbaum. Predeceased by
son Louis Goldberg. Adoring Pop of 18
grandchildren: Lindsey, Emily, Rebecca,
Meredith, Rachel, Kyle, Audrey, Ben, Sam,
Hayden, Sander, Ilana, Hannah, Kaitlyn, Leah,
Josh, Aaron and Joel. He was an energetic
and hardworking entrepreneur and ran De-
luxe Transportation for 40 years. He was so
generous and loved his family dearly. He en-
joyed sports, food, traveling and spending
the summers basking in the sun at the Jer-
sey shore. Due to Covid-19, private funeral
services are being held at Roosevelt Memori-
al Park on Sunday, February 21, 2021 and
virtually via Zoom. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Dana-Farber Can-
cer Institute in memory of David H. Goldberg
to support cancer research and patient care
at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box
849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via
www.jimmyfund.org/gift. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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William Goldberg passed away peacefully on
January 26, 2021 after a 25 year battle with
Parkinson’s Disease. He was 82. Beloved
husband of Evelyn (nee Kallen) for 57 years.
Devoted father of David (Anne Marie) Gold-
berg and Becky (David) Shmukler. Devoted
zaydah of David Jr, Ilana, Ava, Jenna, Ben,
and Rachael. Loving great-zaydah of David,
Trey, and Kelly. Loving brother of Evelyn
Mendelsohn. Born in Paris, France to Erwin
Goldberg and Taube Gerstenhaber as they
were fleeing from Austria in 1938. He gradu-
ated from Central High School, class of 206
and Temple University for his Bachelors and
Masters Degrees plus 60. He taught English
at Frankford High School for 32 years and at
Northeast High School teaching English for
foreign born adults. He was active in the
formation of the Philadelphia Teacher’s Uni-
on. He was well read and enjoyed sharing his
many hundreds of books. His book discus-
sions highlighted his rich wit and charm. He
was a member of Mensa, Philadelphia Ethic-
al Society, B’nai Brith, Esperanto League of
North Philadelphia and a Chavurah. He en-
joyed flea markets, reading, playing his violin,
chess, and classical music. He was the violin
maestro of the orchestra at Central High
School. Graveside services will be private.
Contributions in his memory may be made to
Parkinson’s Foundation, Free Library of Phil-
adelphia, or the Ethical Society of Phil-
adelphia. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG'S
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