M ay , 2019 D eath N otices
ANTNER DEATH NOTICES
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ANTNER Richard, “Richie” Antner, much loved family
man and accomplished business owner,
passed away on May 18th, 2019 after an ex-
tended illness. He was born Oct 6, 1938 in
Philadelphia. It was at a friend’s party that he
met his lifelong sweetheart, Janice, when he
was 16, and she 13. They married in 1961.

After his high school graduation, Richie
joined the army reserves. Thereafter, he went
on to study business at Temple University,
and ultimately graduated from the Phil-
adelphia College of Art, with a Degree in ad-
vertising and design. He then proceeded to
work his way up at the family business,
RichArt Graphics. Once taking the reins as
CEO in the 1970’s, he shepherded the trans-
ition from a hand-painted sign company into
the digital age. Together with his wife, he en-
joyed an active life, skiing, sailing in the
Chesapeake, horseback riding, entertaining
others as part of a Country & Western dance
team, salsa dancing, and extensive traveling.

Richie is survived by his wife Janice, chil-
dren, Michael and Jerry, who today run the
family business RichArt Graphics, Michael’s
wife Maria, grandchildren, Emily, Charlie, Ana
Maria, and Joey, and sister/brother-in-law,
Arlene and Joseph Finston. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Hope Afloat
USA Dragon Boat Team for Breast Cancer
Survivors, 104 West Forestview Road,
Brookhaven, PA 19015 hopeafloatusa.org
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BASS Anne (Leitstein) Bass of Lake Worth, Florida
formerly of Overbrook Park and Syosset, NY
passed away on May 17th at the age of 84.

She is survived by her daughter Jamie
(Larry) Jakubowitz, two grandchildren whom
she adored Alexa and Cole Jakubowitz as well
as niece Linda Plutchok, Nephew Mark Leit-
stein, great nieces and great, great nieces. In
Lieu of flowers Memorial contributions in
Anne's name may be made to Temple Sinai
or Cancer Care.

BERKOWITZ Stanley J. Berkowitz on May 5, 2019. Be-
loved husband of Trude. Devoted father of
Nichola Boss (Adam) and Gavin Berkowitz
(Melissa). Dear brother of Ira Berkowitz (Ber-
nice) and Sherry Lassin (Warren). Loving
grandfather of Skyler, Lexi, and Kaylie Boss
and AJ and Reese Berkowitz. Contributions in
his memory may be made to The American
Cancer Society, The American Heart Associ-
ation or a charity of the donor's choice.

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BURMAN Julius David Burman, 75, of West Norriton,
Pennsylvania, husband of Miriam Burman
passed away peacefully at home on Sunday,
April 28th with his family by his side. Born in
Philadelphia on March 9th, 1944 to Bertha
and Elias Burman, he and his older sister
Karen grew up in the Strawberry Mansion
area of Philadelphia. Overbrook High School,
Class of 1962, a Vietnam War Veteran, Julius
served in the United States Air Force from
1963-1967. Julius worked for the United
States Postal Service until 2009 when ALS
symptoms forced him into retirement. Lov-
ing husband and father blessed with three
children Sharon (Stephen) Knotts, Donna
(Jorge) Palmieri, and Ron (Allison) Burman
and adoring grandfather to Jonathan,
Emanuel, and Eliza. Julius enjoyed being in-
volved with his children’s activities, traveling
with the family, trips to the beach, and camp-
ing trips. Contributions in his memory may
be made to the ALS Association of Greater
Philadelphia or the ALS Therapy Develop-
ment Institute. www.alsphiladelphia.org
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BERSHAD Edward Bershad on May 18, 2019. Husband
of the late Rosalie (nee Teitelman); Father of
Janice (Steven Bass) Bershad and Marla (An-
drew) Diamond; Brother of Jack (Helen) Ber-
shad; Grandfather of Jonathan, Ana, Alexis
and Adam (Megan); Great-grandfather of
Olive and Quinn. Contributions in his memory
may be made to Wills Eye Hospital, or to a
charity of the donor's choice.

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BUSIS Sylvia A. Busis, age 94, on Wednesday, May
15, 2019. Wife of 71 years of Sidney (z”l).

Mother of Neil, Richard (Judy Beck), James
(Maureen Kelly) and William (Leslie Hall).

Grandmother of David (Catherine Blauvelt),
Anne (z”l), Hillary (Michael Palmieri), Sarah
(Matthew Cohen), Deborah (Mathew Levine),
Samuel, Ethan, Hannah, Abigail, Adam,
Daniel and Molly. Great-grandfather of Ar-
thur, Joshua, Noah and Diana. Sister of
Dorothy Grinberg (z”l) and Miriam Hersh-
man. Sylvia’s eventful life spanned almost a
century. Born and raised in Pittsburgh’s East
End, she mostly grew up in the Depression
and during World War II. She graduated from
the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in
English and then earned a master’s degree in
social work. Sylvia and Sidney met while at
Pitt and were married in 1947. She worked as
a medical social worker at Montefiore Hospit-
al and for one year at the University of
Pennsylvania until she started a family in
1951. While raising four rambunctious boys
Sylvia simultaneously pursued a volunteer
career as a lay leader in many Jewish com-
munal organizations. Among these, she
served as the President of the Hillel Jewish
University Center and the chair of the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh Israel Heritage Room
Committee. She was also particularly active
in leadership roles at the Jewish Federation
of Greater Pittsburgh and Rodef Shalom Con-
gregation. She led the tours at Rodef Sha-
lom and also served as a docent at the Uni-
versity of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning
Nationality Classrooms. Over the course of
her volunteer career she garnered numerous
honors. For seven decades Sylvia and Sidney
were true partners in all of their community
work. Together they frequently traveled the
world with the Jewish Federation and the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Commit-
tee to visit and assist Jewish communities in
need. Those who worked with her will re-
member her warmth, generosity and intelli-
gence. Many female lay leaders in
Pittsburgh’s Jewish community considered
her to be their mentor and role model as they
began their involvement. Above all else,
Sylvia was a devoted family matriarch, who
deeply loved her husband, four sons and
their wives, and then grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, as well as her parents,
uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers-in-law, sister-
in-law, nephews, nieces and cousins. She
was the bedrock of her family, always loving,
supportive and helpful. All will cherish her
memory. Services were held at Rodef Sha-
lom Temple, Pittsburgh. Interment West View
Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation,
Pittsburgh. Contributions to the Pittsburgh
Jewish Chronicle 5915 Beacon Street, Pitts-
burgh PA 15217 or online at:
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Jan F. Black, of Elkins Park on April 24, 2019.

Beloved husband of Marcia (née Sikowitz).

Devoted father of Steven, Morgan, Neil,
Sherri, Adam, Fiona and June. Loving grand-
father of Evan, Harrison, Sydney and Sam-
antha. Brother of Mel and Debbie Black,
Linda and Larry Brandt, Mark and Rhonda
Sikowitz. Son of the late Benjamin and Esth-
er Black. Contributions in his memory may be
made to Beth Am or the Hospice at Abington
Health Center, Warminster.

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Abraham Cades died on May 17, 2019. He
was a retired certified public accountant who
resided in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Hus-
band of the late Doris (nee Rothman); father
of Lonny (Amy) Cades; grandfather of David
(Bess) Cades and Lisa Cades; and great-
grandfather of Josephine and Douglas. Con-
tributions in his memory may be made to Old
York Road Temple Beth Am, 971 Old York
Road, Abington, PA 19001 or Holy Redeem-
er Hospice, 12265 Townsend Road, Suite
400, Philadelphia, PA 19154.

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Barry E., April 28, 2019 of Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Beloved husband of Sande (nee Lerner). De-
voted father of Richard & Wendy Cohen,
Dana & Richard Zucker and Missie & Randy
Pludo. Cherished brother of the Honorable
Gene D. (Janice) Cohen. Loving Poppy of
Blake & Kayleigh, Brett, Drew, Max, Gabrielle,
Liza, Will and Brianna. Contributions in his
memory may be made to the Daniel B. Allan-
off Foundation (www.danielballanofffounda-
tion.com) or Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer
Foundation. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
COHEN Lorna Cohen (nee Leventhal) May 17, 2019.

Wife of the late Irving Cohen; and the late
Harry A. Lipkin. Mother of Jan Weiss and
Rick Schlaifer, Fred and Dhana Cohen, and
the late Debbie and Dennis O'Neal. Sister of
the late Nechama Naomi. Grandmother of
Shira and Danny Weiss, Ari and Melissa
Weiss, Juliana and Andres Fischler, Douglas
Miller and Emma Zanetti, Kevin Miller and
Olivia Wong, Bari and Howard Shore, Austin
Feldman, Spencer Cohen, Leslie and Michael
Weiss-Bullard, Cary and Kristin Weiss. Great-
grand-mother of Eliana, Jonah, Brandon,
Dean, Dillan and Nava. Contributions in her
memory may be made to Abramson Senior
Care, 1425 Horsham Road, North Wales PA
19454, or Cong. Tifereth Israel of Lower
Bucks County, 2909 Bristol Road, Bensalem
PA 19020, or Maccabi USA, 1511 Walnut St.,
Suite 401, Phila. PA 19102.

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Lillian Epstein (nee Balaity), on May 18,
2019. Wife of the late Joseph; mother of Jef-
fry, Mitchell (Merle), David (Marla) and Ed-
ward (Staci) Epstein; sister of the late Walter,
Harold, and Samuel Balaity; cherished grand-
mother of Jaclyn (Dan) Bernstein, Brad,
Howard, Evan (Amanda), Randi, Alec
(Kristin), and Blair Epstein; great grand-
mother of Eric and Abigail. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the Deborah
Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Rd.,
Browns Mills N.J. 08015 or a charity of the
donor's choice.

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FEINSTEIN Jerold Feinstein, 79, of Philadelphia, died on
April 12 after a battle with cancer. Mr. Fein-
stein was a restauranteur and real estate de-
veloper who was at the vanguard of Phil-
adelphia’s South Street renaissance in the
1970s and later a pioneer in Fishtown’s re-
vitalization. He owned The Latest Dish on
South Fourth Street, which he called “Philly’s
only true discotheque,” from 1976 until 1980.

In 1998 he told Philadelphia City Paper,
“There was nothing – not hair, gender, sexu-
al preference – the Latest Dish wasn’t about.”
Later, with Albert Facchiano, his partner of 33
years, he also opened the restaurant Rodz,
which Philadelphia Magazine once named
“the best gay restaurant for straight people to
visit.” In the 1990s he began investing heav-
ily in properties in Fishtown as redevelop-
ment started moving north from the Old City
section, and moved there himself, living with
Mr. Facchiano in a former church. He lived to
see the neighborhood flourish economically
and aggressive redevelopment move even
farther north to Port Richmond. Mr. Fein-
stein thrived on the real estate business and
deal-making. He was recognized for his gen-
erosity, and helped several people launch
businesses from properties he owned. At the
funeral service on April 14, his niece, Abbe
Kohn, remembered his kindness to her and
her husband, Douglas. “His generosity was
much more than money. When we moved
back from Florida, Jerry gave up his house to
us until our house on Second Street was
completed. When I came back from Spain,
Jerry let me live with him until I could figure
out what I wanted to do with my life. When
our new house was being built, he gave up
his bedroom to Doug and me for two years.

Even though he did not have kids, he treated
us like we were his own.” He was also known
for his very outgoing nature. At the funeral
his niece, Ellen Jenkin, said of him, “He loved
to talk to everybody. Jerry would walk down
the street, and everyone knew him. As a
child, I thought to myself: ‘Who is this man,
my uncle Jerry? He knows everyone
wherever we go.’ He would walk into any res-
taurant he frequented, and just work the
room. Even if he did not know you, he would
still talk to you. It was always scary to go to a
restaurant with Jerry because he would ask
the waitstaff the most personal questions. It
wasn’t because he was nosy, he just loved to
talk to people.” Mr. Feinstein was a collector
of art and sculpture and loved to dance,
spend time with his family and dine out at
Famous 4 th Street Delicatessen, The Capital
Grille, The Hinge Café and other Philadelphia
restaurants. And while he traveled widely, he
never thought of leaving Philadelphia. His
nephew, Marc Getson, said at the funeral, “In
his later years, Jerry was not a fan of the
long, cold winters. He would spend a week or
two every winter in Florida just to get away.

Every trip down, he would essentially waste a
Realtor’s time looking to buy a winter home
because deep down, he never had any inten-
tion of spending time away from his city,
family and friends.” Mr. Feinstein was born in
Philadelphia on April 8 1940, the son of May
Pollock Feinstein and Morris Feinstein. He
was buried at Har Nebo Cemetery in Phil-
adelphia. Besides Mr. Facchiano, he is sur-
vived by his sister, Myra Getson, and many
nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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Leonard Felixon, on May 3, 2019 of Phila.,
PA. Brother of Paul Felixon and Shirley Glass.

Uncle of Linda Glass, Greg Felixon, Andrea
Felixon-Swartz, Jeffrey Glass and Steven
Glass. Also survived by great nieces and
nephews and great-great nieces and neph-
ews. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be
made to Abramson Cancer Center.

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