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J anuary , 2017 D eath N otices
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POLLACK ROSENWALD
SEGAL SITKOFF
Henry M. Pollack, Jan. 5, 2017. Beloved hus-
band of the late Marian J.(nee Loeffler), de-
voted father of Carol J. Brown and Betty (Wil-
liam) Shapiro. Loving grandfather of 5 and
great-grandfather of 5. Mr. Pollack was an
Army veteran and a retired food chemist.
Contributions may be made to a charity of the
donor's choice. Condolences and more at
www. BerschlerandShenberg.com
BERSCHLER and SHENBERG
Annette Rosenwald (nee Blum), December
28, 2016, of Havertown, PA. Wife of the late
Jerome Rosenwald. Mother of Beth Rosen-
wald and Amy (Cantor Eugene Rosner Ros-
enwald. Sister of Helen Necowitz. Grand-
mother of Morey Rosner and Elana Rosner.
Services were Private. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Main Line Hospice
or Jewish Response to Hunger.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
REED Bertha Rebecca Roth (nee Chirlin), age 95,
died on December 25, 2016. She was a re-
tired administrative assistant for a govern-
ment office who resided in Philadelphia, PA.
Wife of the late Martin; mother of Leslie (Dr.
Barry Blinkoff) and Murray (Michelle Marks)
Roth. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia, 2100 Arch St., 7th Fl., Phila., PA
19103 or Klein Life, 10100 Jamison Ave.,
Phila., PA 19116.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS Leonard D. Reed, age 91, died on January 8,
2017. He was a retired jeweler who resided
in Aventura, Florida. Brother of Bernice
(Robert) Cetlin; uncle of Laurence (Rhonda)
Cetlin, Ilene (Richard) Cetlin-Lipow, and
Richard (Grace) Cetlin; and great uncle of
Blair, Zachary (Emily), Rachel, Abigail, Daniel,
and Matthew. Contributions in his memory
may be made to a charity of the donor's
choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS RICHMAN
Jacob Richman, a retired business owner,
died December 31, 2016. Husband of the
late Joan (nee Dubin), father of Beth
(Jack)Richman, Elaine (Thierry) Gaudin,
Joyce (Rick) Richman and Rosellen (Chris-
topher) Zabala; brother of Ruth Silverman.
Grandfather of Nicholas Zabala. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to Opera-
tion Homefront, 1335 Central Parkway South,
Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78232 www.op-
eratonhomefront.net GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS ROBERTS
Jay Morton Roberts, January 2, 2017 of Phil-
adelphia, Pa. Husband of Joan (nee Gross-
man). Father of Margot (Robert) Sweed,
Joshua Roberts and Judith (Louis)
Soslowsky. Brother of Franklin (Lynne)
Roberts and the late Wilmer Roberts . Also
survived by 4 grandchildren, Jacob and Ross
Sweed, Rebecca and Daniel Soslowsky. Rel-
atives and friends were invited to services
Thursday January 5, at Joseph Levine &
Sons 4737 Street Road (Trevose). Int. Sha-
lom Memorial Park. The family requests that
any contributions be made to the
Perkiomenville SPCA in memory of Jay M.
Roberts, 1059 Sweisford Rd, Perkiomenville,
PA 18074.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
ROSENBERG Hilda M. Rosenberg (nee Menaker), age 98,
died on January 11, 2017. She resided in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late
Honorable Edward B. Rosenberg; mother of
Marc H. (Meryl) Rosenberg, Bruce A. Rosen-
berg (fiance Sharon Schwartz), and Leigh S.
(JoEllen) Rosenberg; sister of Marvin (Molly-
ann) Menaker and the late Alfred (late
Thelma) Menaker; and also survived by 6
grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory may be made to
the American Jewish Congress, 745 5th Ave.,
30th Fl., New York, NY 10151.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS ROTH
RUBIN Steven Gary Rubin, December 21, 2016 of
West Chester, PA. Son of Thelma and the late
Leonard Rubin. Brother of Bruce (Elizabeth)
Rubin and Mark Rubin. Also survived by oth-
er loving friends and family.Steve will be re-
membered as a sweet, kind man who always
had a smile on his face. Once he met you,
you were forever in his life. Relatives and
friends were invited to Graveside Services
Monday December 26, 11:30 A.M. at Haym
Salomon Memorial Park (Frazer). Contribu-
tions may be made to Elwin Inc. of West
Chester. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
SALKIN Marian Salkin (nee Rouman), age 92, died on
December 26, 2016. She resided in Audu-
bon, Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of the late
Philip; loving mother of Francine (Jonathan
Beamer) Salkin, Nancy (Jonathan) Cooper,
Saralynne (Harris) Gershman, Carl (Linda)
Salkin, David Salkin, William (Jackie) Salkin;
sister of Anita Taylor; adored grandmother of
Dana, Dylan, Danielle, Bowen, Rachel, Ben-
jamin, Samantha, and Jamie; and cherished
great-grandmother of Alana. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the Philip and
Marian Salkin Fund at Montgomery County
Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue
Bell, PA 19422.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SEAVE
Mimi Segal (nee Kahn), died December 29,
2016 at the age of 75. Daughter of the late
Harry Kahn and Edith (nee Sussman) Kahn.
Mother of Ellen (Daniel) Lisman and Sherri
(the late Geoffrey) Cullen; Sister of Alice (the
late Gerson) Bernstein; Grandmother of
Madeline Hope Lisman and Shawn David
Woltman; also survived by 4 great-grandchil-
dren. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SHULL
Norma Shull, January 15, 2017, she resided
in Boca Raton, FL. The former Norma Ne-
metz, wife of the late Morton Shull, mother of
Louis Shuster and Steven Shuster (Lynda);
grandmother of Jamie Shuster and Jayme
Karolyi. Contributions in her memory may be
made to Sjogren'saa Syndrome Foundation,
6707 Democracy Blvd.,Suite 325 Bethesda,
Maryland 20817.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SILVER
Sarah “Sunnie” Silver (nee Spector) a retired
luncheonette owner, died December 24,
2016. Along with her late husband Eugene,
Mrs. Silver owned and operated Joe’s Lunch-
eonette located at 7 th & Lehigh until her re-
tirement in the early 1960’s. Also with Eu-
gene, she was the Director of the Mess Hall
at Camp Shalom in Collegeville, PA for many
years. She also ran a luncheonette at Unity
House (a union run summer resort). After
moving to Paul’s Run, she became the long
time President of the Resident’s group at
Paul’s Run. She was the widow of the late
Eugene Silver. Mother of Barbara Levy and
Andrea Rothman (Ted). She was the grand-
mother of Alisa Brown and David Rothman
(Lisa) and great grandmother of Andrew
Rothman, Jared Brown, and Brandon Roth-
man. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SILVERBERG
Norma “Nicki” Silverberg (nee Herman)
January 4, 2017. She was a retired social
worker. Mother of Ellen Silverberg-Brennan
(Chris), Marc Silverberg, and Richard Silver-
berg. Also survived by 2 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Mayo Clinic (For
Traumatic Brain Injury Research) 200 First
Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 or to Fox
Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave.,
Phila., PA 19111
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS Edwin Seave January 13, 2017 of Phil-
adelphia, PA; Husband of the late Shirley (nee
Good); Father of Paul Seave (Meryl Shader),
Ava Seave (Bruce Greenwald), Patti Adler
SILVERSTEIN (Mark) and Debra Robinson; Brother of Esth- Julius Silverstein Dec. 29, 2016, of Phila. Be-
er Rabinowitz (the late Howard) and the late loved husband of the late Zelda (nee Zelen-
Mildred Brown; Also survived by 9 grandchil- kofske). Loving father of Gay Kall (Ronald)
dren. Relatives and friends were invited to and Bonnie Koval (Alan). Cherished grand-
services Monday 11:00 A.M. at Joseph Lev- father of Sari (David), Aryel, Darrin (Jaemin)
ine and Sons Memorial Chapel, 4737 Street and Jonathan. Great-grandfather of Dylan and
Road, Trevose. Interment Roosevelt Memori- Madison. Relatives and friends were invited
al Park. The family respectfully request con- to Services Tuesday 11 A.M. Joseph Levine
tributions in his memory be made to Jeffer- and Sons Memorial Chapel, 4737 Street
son Heart Institute www.jefferson.edu/give- Road, Trevose. Int. King David Memorial
heart. Park. Contributions in his memory may be
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Evelyn Joyce Sitkoff (nee Kalmanovitz), age
83, died on December 30, 2016. She was a
retired office worker who resided in Phil-
adelphia, PA. Beloved wife of the late War-
ren Sitkoff; loving mother of Deena (and the
late Bart) Weiss and Hildy Pepper; adored
grandmother of Marc, Lauren, Joseph, Mat-
thew, and Daniel. Contributions in her
memory may be made to the Parkinson's As-
sociation, Planned Parenthood, or a charity of
the donor's choice.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS STRAUSS
Debra Strauss (nee Silverman)On January 5,
2017. Wife of Dr. Edward Strauss. Mother of
Sara Strauss and Gabe (Stephanie) Strauss.
Sister of David (Pamela) Silverman, Joseph
(Dana) Silverman and Samuel (Jodi) Silver-
man. Grandmother of Isla. Relatives and
friends were invited to Services Sunday 10
A.M. at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Old
York and Ashbourne Rds, Elkins Park. Int.
Roosevelt Memorial Park. Contributions in
her memory may be made to Congregation
Adath Jeshurun, Living Beyond Breast Can-
cer and/or Mazon.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
SWARTZ Jacqueline E. Swartz (nee Gunther) January
17, 2017 of Bryn Mawr. Wife of the late John
Swartz. Former wife of Richard A. Sprague.
Mother of Thomas A. Sprague (Judith A.) and
Barbara A. Sprague (Edward I. White). Sister
of Joan Meagher and the late Maryann Cul-
len. Proud grandmother of Jacob, Joshua,
Elizabeth, Jonathan, Rachel, Julia, Leah and
Joseph. Also survived by many nieces, neph-
ews, great nieces and great nephews. Relat-
ives and friends were invited to Services
Sunday 10 A.M. Joseph Levine and Sons Me-
morial Chapel, 4737 Street Road, Trevose.
Int. Roosevelt Mem. Park. Contributions in
her memory may be made to Children's Hos-
pital of Philadelphia Foundation or Jewish
Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
TEPPER Bernice "Bebe" Tepper (nee Hurwitz)January
19, 2017. Wife of the late Milton Tepper.
Mother of Allen (Renee) Tepper, Steven
(Faith) Tepper, Richard (Ellen) Tepper and
Charles (Nancy) Tepper. Also survived by 8
grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Re-
latives and friends were invited to graveside
services Sunday, January 22, 12:00 Noon at
Mt. Sharon Cemetery, Springfield, PA. Con-
tributions in her memory may be made to a
charity of the donor's choice.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
TOBIN Sidney S. Tobin, scrapmetal dealer, died
January 16, 2017 at the age of 85. Husband
of Marlene (nee Forman); Father of Gerald
(Shelley) Tobin, Randi Tobin (partner Melanie
E. Mandi) and Michael Tobin. Brother of
Evelyn Litzer. Also Survived by 6 grandchil-
dren and 3 great-grandchildren. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to a char-
ity of the donor’s choice.
GODLSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS TOMKIN
Bernard Tomkin, an educator in the Phil-
adelphia school system and an active mem-
ber of the Democratic Party, died December
21st in Abington, Pennsylvania. He was 95.
Mr. Tomkin started his career as a social
studies teacher at Northeast High School and
other school district schools in Philadelphia.
He was also an adjunct professor at Penn
State and Temple Universities. He later
served as Vice-Principal at Roxborough High
School in Philadelphia for 14 years. Mr.
Tomkin was elected and served as the treas-
urer of the Montgomery County Democratic
Party for a number of years. He was a two -
time Democratic Party nominee for Congress
to represent the 13th Congressional District
of Pennsylvania. His wife Katherine (Bigel-
man) Tomkin of 41 years, passed away in
2007. He is survived by one brother, Irvin
Tomkin of Oreland, Pennsylvania, and many
nieces, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews.
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS VOLUCK
Allan Stuart Voluck, 92, of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania and Boca Raton Florida passed
peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at
his home in Boca Raton. He is survived by
wife, Sondra . Mr. Voluck was the son of the
late Philip and Elizabeth Voluck, and the
brother of the late Mitzi. Mr. Voluck was a
loving father, grandfather, and great grand-
father, and is survived by his son Philip Ritter
Voluck and wife Stephanie (née Simkins),
daughter Lisa Jurick and husband, Jeffrey
Jurick, grandson the late Andrew Ritter
Voluck, grandson Jonathan Voluck, grand-
daughter Alixandra Bortnick and husband
Paul Bortnick, granddaughter Brittany Jurick
and fiancé Adam Kazinec and great grand-
daughter Presley Ritter Bortnick. Allan and
Sandy met at the Boca Raton Resort 64 years
ago while vacationing separately with friends.
Mr. Voluck was a United States Army Air
Corps veteran of World War II. He Attended
North Carolina State University and St.
Joseph's College. Mr. Voluck was also the
Owner of United Container Corporation, a
manufacturer of corrugated boxes located in
Philadelphia. A Past President of Green Val-
ley Country Club, he was always active in
various philanthropic endeavors, including
Past President Eagles of Fly for Leukemia and
many years as a dedicated fund raiser with
his wife Sondra for The Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia and The Ronald McDonald
House. The Volucks were honored by the
State of Israel Bonds in 1983. An avid golfer
and tennis player, Mr Voluck will be dearly
missed by his many friends. Funeral services
were held at Temple Beth El Mausoleum on
Sunday January 15, 2017 at 1:00 pm. Follow-
ing the service, the family returned to the
downstairs Social Room in their residence,
The Carlton, 901 East Camino Real, Boca
Raton, FL. Contributions in memory of Mr.
Voluck may be made to the Andrew Ritter
Voluck Fund of The Children's Hospital of
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WALINSKY Harold Arnold Walinsky, January 8, 2017, of
Bensalem PA. Husband of the late Evelyn
(nee Rosenstein). Father of Lawrence (Carrie)
Walinsky and the late Perry Walinsky. Broth-
er of Martin Walinsky. Grandfather of Shawn,
Blake, Aaron and Miriam. Relatives and
friends were invited to Graveside Services
Thursday, January 12,12 Noon, at Shalom
Memorial Park. Contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society.
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YAVIL Renee L. Yavil January 13, 2017, of Abing-
ton, PA. Daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Yavil; Brother of Dr. Jules Yavil
(Margie) and Dr. Harvey Yavil (Peggy Gor-
man); aunt of Steve, Karen, David and Jacob.
Relatives and Friends were invited to
Graveside Services Tuesday 11 A.M. at
Roosevelt Memorial Park. Contributions may
be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
WEINSTEIN Charlotte Weinstein, January 7, 2017 of Vent-
nor, NJ. Wife of the late Solomon “Babe”
Weinstein. Mother of Linda (Bruce) Butler
and the late Ronna Ridge (Walter). Grand-
mother of Samantha (Brian) Ridge Daly, Kev-
in (Gina) Ridge, Valerie (Ken) Windstein,
Melanie (Brian) Freedman and Heather (Josh)
Seigle. Sister of Temmie (Jim) Pearson. Also
survived by 10 great-grandchildren and one
on the way. Interment Locustwood Memorial
Park, Cherry Hill, NJ. Contributions may be
made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,
www.lls.org PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, Inc.
WEISBERG Jay F. Weisberg, January 2, 2017 of Phil-
adelphia, Pa. Husband of Ruth (nee
Glatstein). Brother of the late Nancy (David)
Schneider. Uncle of Sheldon (Penny) Bernick,
great uncle of Adam and David Bernick. Also
survived by many other loving family and
friends. Jay was a lifelong employee of the
Philadelphia Inquirer as an artist. Relatives
and friends are invited to Graveside Services
were held Wednesday January 4 at Haym Sa-
lomon Memorial Park (Frazer, Pa.). The fam-
ily requests that contributions in his memory
be made to the American Cancer Society,
Pennsylvania Division, or Old York Road
Temple Beth Am, or donor's choice.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
ZIRIN-KORGER Sharon Deborah Zirin-Korger, 58, of Wyn-
newood, PA, died Thursday, December 22,
2016. Sharon received her BSN from Russell
Sage College in Troy, NY and was a NICU and
research nurse at CHOP for 37 years. She
loved her work at CHOP, especially making a
difference for the families and being a great
role model. She brought her creativity to all
she touched, including design, fashion and
cooking. She was strong, loving, loyal and in-
credibly special. She enjoyed skiing, scuba
diving, and time with her beloved dogs. She
is survived by her husband of 18 years,
Charles Korger, parents, Joseph and Eleanor
Zirin, brother Frederick Zirin, and many aunts
and uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends. Fu-
neral Service was Tuesday, December 27 th at
West Laurel Hill Funeral Home, Inc. Memori-
al contributions may be made to CHOP, Divi-
sion of Neonatology Research Fund, 3615
Civic Center Blvd., Phila., PA 19104 or NHVR,
www.newhopevizslarescue.com. WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME, Inc.
WESTERMAN Lenore "Cookie" Westerman (nee Meyers)On
Jan. 5, 2017. Wife of Irving Westerman,
mother of Michael (Sharon) Westerman,
Philip (Paulette) Westerman and Steven (Pa-
tricia) Westerman, sister of Helen Flamm,
Harris (Phyllis) Meyers and the late Brenda
Retel and the late Edward Meyers, grand-
mother of Jacob, Jeremy, Aaron, Shawn and
Zachary. Relatives and friends were invited to
Services January 8 at JOSEPH LEVINE AND
SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 4737 Street
Road, Trevose. In lieu of flowers contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the Vo-
lunteers for Israel, c/o Beverly Cohen and
Carol Stein, P.O. Box 693, Skippack, PA
19474 or The National Kidney Foundation,
Bourse Building. Suite 411, 111 S. Independ-
ence Mall East, Phila., PA 19106.
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
WILLIG Barbara A. Willig, a Music Teacher, died
January 11, 2017 at the age of 75. Loving
mother of Julie Braman. Dear sister of Larry
Willig and Deborah (Katy Casey) Willig. De-
voted aunt of Sydney. Contributions in her
memory may be mad to Singing City, 1501
Cherry St., Friends Center, Phila. PA 19102
or to Robert Page Fund at the College of Mu-
sic and Dance, melorie.carter@temple.edu.
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