M arch 2021 D eath N otices
MILLER DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
MILLER NEWMAN
ROSHKOFF Janet Miller (née Conston), of Horsham PA,
formally of Elkins Park, PA, passed away
peacefully on March 13, 2021. Wife of the
late Jack Miller and sister of the late Selma
Conston Gumnit. Beloved and best mom to
her four children and their families; Michael
Miller (Gail), Debbie Miller Boggs (Jerry),
Becca Miller Keller (Don) and Barbara Miller
Cohen (Marshall). “Gog's" 7 grandchildren
and 5 great grandchildren are so lucky to
have had her in their lives. Janet, a devoted
friend and teacher will be missed by all the
lives she touched. Contributions in her
memory can be made to the Philadelphia
Education Fund or Old York Road Temple
Beth Am. Graveside services were private.

MITTIN Toby Mittin (nee Silberman) on February 18,
2021. Wife of the late Arnie Mitten, devoted
mother of Mark (Hannah Bar-Giora) Mitten
and the late David Mitten. Service and inter-
ment private. Contributions in her memory
may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Soci-
ety, 30 S. 17th St., Suite 800, Phila., PA
19103. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Marilyn Muchnick (nee MARGOLIS) March 3,
2021, of North Wales, PA., formerly of Phila.,
PA. Mother of Hope Pomerantz and Roger W.

Muchnick; grandmother of Alexander, Oliver,
William, Avery, Grace and the late Roger Jr.;
great grandmother of Jad and Keegan;
former wife of the late Jerome B. Muchnick.

Services were private. The family respect-
fully requests contributions in her memory be
made to Congregation Rodeph Shalom or
The Wounded Warrior Project.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com Esther Newman (nee LEAR) Age 103, March
10, 2021. Wife of the late Louis. Sister of the
late Sylvia Delfiner, Sydney Lear and Jules J.

Lear. Aunt of Susan Lear Weisgrau (Richard),
Robert (late Marilyn) Lear, Seymour (Judy)
Delfiner and Marvin (Brenda) Delfiner and the
late Sandra (Albert) Lear Taylor. Great aunt of
Joseph J. (Jennifer) Lear, Andrew J. (Deena)
Lear, Emily Weisgrau (Robert Elwood) and
Joshua Weisgrau (Katie McFeely). Great great
aunt of Evelyn and Eliana Weisgrau, Chloe
and Jacob Lear. Graveside Services were
private. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a chairty of the donor's choice.

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PICKER Barbara Picker, January 22, 2021. Dear sis-
ter of Marlyn Diamond Rothstein. Loving
mother of Jill (Jim) Greene and Glen (Debbie)
Welsh. Devoted grandmother of Jimmy
(Danielle), Danny (Sara), Matthew and Kayla.

Great-grandmother to four beautiful children.

PRESS Eric Press on March 10, 2021 – 71 years. Be-
loved husband of April (nee Stiebel). Loving
Poppy of Shoshanna (Joshua Shane), Melea,
Johanna (Daniel White), and Elena Press.

Dear brother of Cathy Shields (Chip). Joyful
grandfather of Spinoza, Reyzl, and Isador.

Devoted professor and colleague in Temple's
Fox School of Business. Contributions in his
memory may be made to the Eric Press Me-
morial Fund c/o Horsham Township Director
of Public Works, 1025 Horsham Road, Hor-
sham PA 19044 **Please make checks pay-
able to Horsham Township – In Memo Line
put "Eric Press Fund"**
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RAEFSKY Manuel “Manny” Raefsky, born April 1934 in
Philadelphia. Passed away February 22,
2021. Lover of music, travel, photography
and airplanes. Husband, father and Zayde.

Preceded in death by his wife Bobbe. Sur-
vived by daughters Jessica Raefsky and Lisa
(Bill) Yates, sister Estelle Alexander and
grandsons Noah and Oliver Yates. May his
memory be a blessing for us all. In lieu of
flowers donation can be made to Chabad of
the West Valley, 7942 W Bell Rd. C5, #101
Glendale AZ 85308.

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Anita C. Nason (nee Cohen) passed away on
March 19, 2021. Wife of the late Leonard
Nason. Mother of Fredric Nason and Abby
(Michael) Cohler. Grandmother of Max
(Melissa) Cohler, Adam Cohler and Gregory
Cohler. Private Graveside Services were held
at Montefiore Cemetery. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Beth Tikvah-B’nai
Jeshurun, www.btbj.org, or to Hedwig
House, www.hedwighouse.org.

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RIEGLER Helyne Riegler (nee Gomer) passed away on
February 20, 2021. Wife of the late Edward
Riegler. Mother of Linda Riegler Weiss
(Ritchie Weiss), Shelli Bromberg (the late
Gregory) and Steven Riegler. Sister of Judie
Wallis. Grandmother of Jarret Bromberg, Joy
(Scott) Gardner, Zachary Weiss, Samantha
(Marc) Zufolo and Chase (Jessica) Bromberg.

Great Grandmother of Brandon and Brooke
Gardner. Private Graveside Services were
held at Montefiore Cemetery. Contributions in
her memory may be made to Philabundance,
www.philabundance.org, or MDS Foundation,
www.mds-foundation.org, or to a charity of
the donor’s choice.

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Ruth Ann Roshkoff (nee Shipon), passed
away on March 12, 2021 after a 10-year
battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Wife of Ray-
mond Roshkoff. Mother of Michelle
Roshkoff, Kenneth (Marjorie) Roshkoff and
Robert (Marla) Roshkoff. Sister of Alvin
(Helene) Shipon and the late Jacob Shipon
(Judith). Grandmother of Brett, Austin and
Brooke, Madison, Samantha and Blake, and
Saige and Grant. Ruth was 100% devoted to
her family and that devotion to family will
carry on through her children and grandchil-
dren. We will always love and miss her with
all our hearts. Private Graveside Services are
being held at Roosevelt Memorial Park. Con-
tributions in her memory may be made to
Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/delval.

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ROTHKOPF Celia Nires Rothkopf, age 73, died suddenly
on February 18, 2021. She was predeceased
by her loving husband, Brad Rothkopf. Be-
loved mother of Jay (Debbie) Rothkopf and
Lauren (Daniel Rubin) Rothkopf. Wildly ad-
ored Bubby of Michael, Matthew, Maxwell
and Emily Rothkopf and Benjamin and Spen-
cer Rubin. Cherished friend of so many. Celia
was born in Russia, moved to the United
States as a teenager and graduated at the top
of her class from Temple University. Her leg-
acy is her family and incredible generosity to-
wards both those close to her and strangers.

She will be forever missed. Internment was
private. A virtual memorial was held for fam-
ily and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to The Multiple Myeloma Re-
search Foundation or Mattie N. Dixon Com-
munity Cupboard.

RYESKY Helene Ann Ryesky (nee Silberman) of Man-
atawny Manor, formerly of Maple Glen,
passed away on March 18, 2021. Widow of
Aaron Ryesky; mother of Kenneth H. Ryesky,
Esq (Dr. Tamara Weiss, MD), the late Mat-
thew Ryesky (Linda), and the late Carol R.

Ryesky; grandmother of Hayim Ryesky
(Elisheva), Nathan Weinstock-Herman, and
the late Adam Snyder; great grandmother of
Shalom Meir Ryesky and Orah Menucha
Ryesky; sister of Dr. Ronald Silberman PhD
(Shirley) and the late Dr. Ellis Silberman MD
(the late Annette). Also survived by nieces
and nephews, cousins, and friends. Helene
was an accomplished artist in various media,
including ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, and
most notably, photography. Donations in her
memory may be made to Friends of Yad
Sarah www.friendsofyadsarah. org; Susan G.

Komen for the Cure www.komen.org, the
Chai Lifeline www.chailifeline.org, or other
appropriate charity.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Hilda N. Scharf passed away on Friday,
March 12 at the age of 97. Daughter of the
late Samuel and Rose Nitzky and beloved
wife of the late Eugene Sharf. A true love
story, they were separated in death by just
one day. She is survived by her brother-in-
law Irving Sharf, step-daughters Barbara
Sharf and Andrea (Joseph) Gomez, grand-
children Sasha (Chris) Stapleton, Joel Gomez
and great grandson Oliver Stapleton. Hilda
spent her career working as a legal secretary
at Dechert Price and Rhoads. She donated
generously to many charities and will be
sorely missed by all those who knew and
loved her. Graveside services were held
Sunday March 14, 2021.

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JEWISH EXPONENT
DEATH NOTICES
SCHULMAN With heavy hearts, we report that our dear
Bernard (Bernie) L. Schulman, of Warwick,
PA, passed away on February 7, 2021, age
86, due to complications from Chronic
Lymphocytic Leukemia and Kidney Disease.

He is survived by his beloved wife and child-
hood sweetheart, Ruthie, of 64 wonderful
years, his loving children, Rick Schulman and
Michelle Schulman (Clifford Bolt), brother
Steve Schulman (Gwendolyn Bye), and dear
cousin, Sheila Seidman. He is predeceased
by son, Jeffrey Scott Schuman. Bernie was a
loving and devoted husband and father, who
worked tirelessly to support his family and
give them a wonderful life. He was the Pres-
ident of a successful business as a Manufac-
turer’s Representative and Distributor serving
the Kitchen and Bath Industry. Also, an avid
boater, motorcycle enthusiast, and handy-
man extraordinaire, he loved life and always
did everything in a big way. With his big per-
sonality and big heart, he touched the lives of
everyone who has ever met him. He is greatly
missed by all! Services and Interment were
private. At his final ceremony, he was
honored by the US Coast Guard for his ser-
vice to our country. Contributions in his
memory may be made to the charity of the
donor’s choice.

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SCOTT Suzanne F. Scott (nee Fink), February 20th,
2021 of Lafayette Hill, PA. Wife of the late
David Gerald Scott. Mother of Kathy Weaver
(Scott), Craig Scott (Kim), Patricia Scott (Ral-
ph Picard), and the late Pamela Scott. Grand-
mother of Travis Weaver, Luken Weaver
(Daphne), Johanna Weaver (Ben Chen), Kyle
Scott (Elizabeth) and Cara Scott. Step Grand-
mother of Julia Reusch (Jonathan) and Mat-
tie Diveglia (Anthony). Great-Grandmother of
Madelyn Scott and Step Great-Grandmother
of Henry Reusch, Charlie Reusch, Jack Dive-
glia and Elliot Diveglia. Services were private.

The family respectfully requests that contri-
butions in her memory be made to the Phil-
adelphia Foundation (Pamela Scott Fund),
United Way, or Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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SHARF DEATH NOTICES
SELTZER Evelyn Seltzer (nee Sherr) died January 13,
2021 at 91 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beloved wife
of the late Herman (“Cy”) Seltzer, devoted
mother to the late Susan Seltzer and Amy
Perlman, and daughter of the late Morris
Sherr and Mary B. Furman. Survived by son-
in-law Scot Perlman of Cincinnati and grand-
daughters Sarah (Colin) Gerrety, Becca Perl-
man, and Mia Perlman. Evelyn was born and
raised in Philadelphia, graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania, raised her family
in New City, NY, and retired to Mahwah, NJ
and Boca Raton, FL. Evelyn was devoted to
family and friends, philanthropy, and to her
jewelry store and art. A woman of strength,
energy, elegance and determination, she al-
ways wore a smile that lit up the room.

Private services were held in Valhalla, NY.

Contributions in her memory can be made to
Hadassah. SHARF
Eugene Barton Sharf, born July 18, 1920,
died on March 11, 2021. Gene was a lifelong
Philadelphian who graduated from West Phil-
adelphia High and received a Pharmacy de-
gree from Temple University. He served as a
combat medic sergeant in the U.S. Army dur-
ing WWII, receiving the Bronze Star. Over the
next fifty years, he worked as a pharmacist
including ownership of Sharf’s Pharmacy in
West Philadelphia and at the heroin addic-
tion clinic at the VA Hospital, where he re-
ceived a personal commendation from Pres-
ident George H.W. Bush. In his retirement
years, he did several varied presentations for
the Retired Educators and Professional
group, and became a prolific artist of stained
glass works. He is preceded in death by his
first wife Sylvia Troppauer Sharf and his
youngest brother Arthur Sharf. He is sur-
vived by and will be sorely missed by his de-
voted wife of 53 years Hilda Nitzky Sharf; his
younger brother Irving Sharf; his daughters,
Barbara and Andrea (Joseph Gomez); his
grandchildren, Sasha Gomez and Joel
Gomez; and his great-grandson, Oliver
Stapleton. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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