N OVEMBER , 2018 D EATH N OTICES
SACHS DEATH NOTICES
SACHS Donald H Sachs, November 10, 2018, 74
years old. Beloved husband of Kathie Beck
Sachs; Devoted father of Carl B. Sachs; Lov-
ing brother to Richard A. Sachs. Don was
born in New Orleans on March 11, 1944, son
of the late Eleanore (née Weiss) and Dr. Ben-
jamin Sachs. He grew up in Hartford, CT, re-
ceived a PhD in psychology from Purdue Uni-
versity, and worked as a marketing analyst
for Merck, Inc. After retiring from Merck, he
and Kathie enjoyed the good life by traveling
throughout Europe, taking adult education
classes, and attending cultural events. For
many years, Kathie and Don enjoyed regular
attendance of the Philadelphia Orchestra and
Opera Philadelphia. Don had a deep appreci-
ation for classical music especially Verdi and
Mahler and for contemporary Irish music. He
was also a faithful fan of the Philadelphia
Eagles (whether they won or lost!). Don’s
sweetness and sense of decency and hon-
esty will be greatly missed by his loving and
cherished family. Contributions may be made
to either Brandeis University or Congregation
Beth Or.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SANDLER
David Sandler, 1935-2018, died on Novem-
ber 2, 2018 in East Norriton, PA. David Sand-
ler was the brother of Bette Hutton (Sewickly,
PA), and the beloved husband of Irena Sand-
ler (East Norriton, PA). He was the father of
five daughters: Lauren Zurier (and Sam Zuri-
er) of Providence, RI; Julie Roat (and Mel
Roat) of Wynnewood, PA; Amy Rubin (and
Seth Rubin) of Flemington, NJ; Sherry Pearl-
stein (and John Pearlstein) of Bryn Mawr,
PA, and Valerie Thaler (and Alex Thaler) of
Reisterstown, MD. He was the beloved
grandfather of Rachel, Hannah and Joe Zuri-
er; Jordana, Elyse and Adam Roat; Danielle
and Allie Rubin; Jake, Jared, Tessa and Joelle
Pearlstein, and Sabrina Thaler. Born in 1935
to Sara and Nathan Sandler, David Sandler
attended Norristown Public Schools and the
Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he received a BA in Eco-
nomics in 1957. He was a CPA for Dreslin
and Company, Inc from 1958 until 2017, and
an active member of Tiferet Bet Israel Con-
gregation. He lived his entire life in the Nor-
ristown area. His funeral was held Monday,
November 5 at 1:00 p.m. at Tiferet Bet Israel
Congregation, 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell,
PA. Burial took place at Tiferet Bet Israel
Cemetery in Plymouth Meeting. Donations in
honor of David Sandler’s memory should go
to Tiferet Bet Israel Congregation, 1920 Skip-
pack Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422. www.tbiblue-
bell.org BOYD-HORROX FUNERAL HOME
SAVITT Judge David N. Savitt on October 23, 2018,
of Phila., PA. Beloved husband of Judith (nee
Cooper) Savitt, loving father of William Savitt
(Nazak) and James Savitt (Venus), brother of
Joan Sless and a devoted grandfather of 6.

Relatives and friends were invited to
Graveside Services, Thursday 2:00 P.M.,
Roosevelt Memorial Park, 2701 Old Lincoln
Highway, Trevose, PA.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
DEATH NOTICES
SCHIFFMAN Florence Schiffman, of RI, 89, passed away
Monday, October 22, 2018. She was the wife
of the late Zachary Schiffman. Graveside ser-
vices were held Wednesday, October 24 th in
Beth Moses Cemetery, on Long Island, NY.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
Tockwotton on the Waterfront, 500 Water-
front Dr, East Providence, RI 02914; Hope
Hospice and Palliative Care of RI, 1085 N
Main St, Providence, RI 02904; or the South-
ern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington
Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104.

SUGARMAN-SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL
SEGAL Ruth L. Segal (nee Levitan), age 84, died on
October 19, 2018. She was a retired Execut-
ive Secretary for a Non-Profit Administration
who resided in Philadelphia, PA. Wife of the
late Hirsh Segal; mother of Naomi (Rie Bro-
sco) Segal, Meir (Anne-Marie) Segal, Pamela
(Anthony Alexander) Austin, and the late Joel
(Tracy) Segal; mother-in-law of Tracy (Mark
Webber) Segal; and grandmother of Kath-
leen and Eli Segal. Contributions in her
memory may be made to The American Civil
Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, P.O. Box
60173, Phila., PA 19102.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SHEINSON
Simon Sheinson, age 96, died on October 17,
2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was a re-
tired manager for the Department of Defense.

Son of the late Morris and Mary Sheinson;
father, with the late Selma Fiel, of Marc
(Ilene) Sheinson, Richard (Judy) Sheinson,
and Jan (Lynne) Sheinson; and grandfather
of Staci (Matt) Runko, Samantha (Todd)
Smalling, Lonny Sheinson, Aly (Kyle) Rassel,
Danny Sheinson and Alex Sheinson. Contri-
butions in his memory may be made to The
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim, 9768
Verree Road, Phila. PA 19115 or to a charity
of the donor's choice.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS DEATH NOTICES
SHUMSKY TOBIN
Curtis B. Shumsky, age 91, died on October
20, 2018. He was a retired accountant who
resided in Havertown, Pennsylvania. He was
a Central High School Graduate, Temple Uni-
versity Graduate, and served in U.S. Airforce.

Loving husband for 62 years of Doreen (nee
Hahn); loving father of Jed and Jay (Cristi
Palmer) Shumsky; grandpop of Tyler, Jason
and Rachel; and also survived by nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and nephews and
great great-nieces and nephews. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to a char-
ity of the donor’s choice.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS SILVER
Rose Silver, died Oct. 23, 2018. Daughter of
Dr. “Bill” and Stella Silver. A graduate of
Drexel U., a career in merchandising and
business in pet sitting. She is survived by
sisters Edith Chapman (Jeffrey) and
Stephanie Jacobs, nieces Stella Feinberg and
Ruth Todaro (Dave), nephew Raphael Jac-
obs (Marcy) and her cat Sweety-Pie.

SHTASEL Dr. Thelma Flanders Shtasel on October 31,
2018. Extraordinary wife of the late Dr. Philip
Shtasel. Adoring mother of Sana Flanders
Shtasel, Esq. (James Michael Kretz), Dr. Derri
Lynn Shtasel (Dr. Gary Lloyd Gootlieb) and
Laurence Scott Shtasel, Esq. (Dr. Barbara
Lynn Malamut). Loving grandmother of
Corey Shtasel-Gottlieb (Telia Kapteyn), Dr.

Zoe Shtasel Gottlieb, Flanders Brielle Shtasel-
Kretz and Alera Rose Shtasel-Kretz. Trailblaz-
ing woman professional, biologist and noted
psychotherapist; commited feminist and
political activist. Elected Fellow of Phil-
adelphia College of Physicians; numerous ad-
ditional institutional affiliations. Services and
Interment private. Contributions in her honor
may be made to Planned Parenthood Federa-
tion of America. www.plannedparenthood.org
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
Frances Tobin (nee Emanuel) October 24,
2018, of Haverford PA. Beloved wife of the
late Sylvan Tobin. Mother of Lynne (Tony
Trocchi) Tobin, Steven (Janet Hild) Tobin,
and Sharon (Joseph) Tobin Kestenbaum. Sis-
ter of Mack Emanuel. Grandmother "Nanny"
of Kati (Mike), Jesse, Meg, David, Matthew,
Eli, Sara, Jacob, Noah, Sienna and Milo.

Fran's life was dedicated to her family and
her numerous charities. For two decades she
ran the Flyers' Wives Fight for Lives Charit-
ies. She started the Flyers Wives Fight For
Lives Carnival, raising millions for Hahne-
mann Hospital, cancer research and other
philanthropies across Philadelphia. For over a
decade, she was also instrumental in raising
funds for The Wistar Institute. Relatives and
friends were invited to Services Friday, Octo-
ber 26, 2018, at 11 A.M., at Har Zion Temple,
1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley PA. In-
terment at Haym Salomon Memorial Park.

The family respectfully requests that contri-
butions in Fran's memory be made to The
Wistar Institute in support of Pancreatic Can-
cer Research, 3601 Spruce St., Phila. PA
19104 (www.wistar.org/fran) or the charity of
donor's choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
VAN ADELSBERG
SKALSKY Michelle Louise (Skalsky) Simon, age 67,
passed away on November 9, 2018 at her
residence. She was born on May 1, 1951 in
Philadelphia PA to Edith and Bob Skalsky
whom named her "my Michelle" She gradu-
ated from Cheltenham High School, Temple
University undergraduate, and Villanova Law
School in 1976, one of only a few female law-
yers at the time. Michelle was married to the
love of her life, Michael, for more than 40
years. Michelle and Michael had two beauti-
ful children Lisa and Marc. The family lived in
Rydal, PA for several years. She had a suc-
cessful law practice, trading as Tyson Legal
Center, in Northeast Philadelphia. She was
active in the community and committed to
several charities including Golden Slipper
Club & Charities and Jewish Adoption and
Family Care Options (JAFCO).These charities
fulfilled Michelle's dream that all children
should have an opportunity for a healthy and
happy life. She was honored by Golden Slip-
per with the Horatio Alger Award, served on
the JAFCO board of directors and received its
Woman of Valor award.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM DEATH NOTICES
Phyllis A. Swain (nee Mersky), October 31,
2018, of Bala Cynwyd, PA; Beloved wife of
the late Dr. Robert B. Swain; loving mother of
Steven (Karin) Swain and Andrew (Julia)
Swain; devoted sister of Dr. Jerome W. (Vin-
cent Finocchio) Mersky; cherished grand-
mother of Jacob, David, Rachel and Matthew.

Phyllis, a retired high school teacher and of-
fice manager of her husband’s medical prac-
tice, loved her family and was very appreciat-
ive of her friends. She will be greatly missed.

At Phyllis’ request, no funeral services will be
held. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Erica Paulette Van Adelsberg (nee Herz), of
Wynnewood, PA, passed peacefully on 16
November 2018. Loving mother of Judith
(Michael) Berman and David (Lisa) van Ad-
elsberg; grand-mother of Oren (Ines) and
Noah (Naama) Berman, Hunter and Anastas-
ia van Adelsberg; great-grandmother of Nina
Berman; sister of Ernest Hilton; former wife
of the late Martin van Adelsberg. Erica was a
life-long educator and retired as the Director
of Foreign Languages of the Philadelphia
School District. She was a holocaust surviv-
or and generously shared, with people of all
ages around the globe, her story of finding
humanity even in the darkest of times. She
published the story of her life, "Feeling Great
and Grateful", in 2013. To honor her legacy
and further her mission of spreading under-
standing and tolerance, donations in lieu of
flowers can be made to the Holocaust Aware-
ness Museum and Education Center, Klein-
life, Suite 210, 10100 Jamison Ave. Phila. PA
19116 www.hamec.org
JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
WOLGIN DEATH NOTICES
WOLF Edward Wolf, age 87, died on October 27,
2018. He was a retired pharmacist who
resided in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Husband of Lois (nee Blum); father of Gary
(Vicki) Wolf, Robin (Gary) Risler and Terri
(Carl) Weiner; brother of Ruth Evans and the
late Irving Wolf; grandfather of Sam
(Melissa) Wolf, Sean (Lynsey) Wolf, Jeremy
(Melissa) Wolf, Joelle (Ari) Risler Kleinman,
Zachary (Lori) Risler, Scott (Caroline) Wein-
er, Michael Weiner and the late Courtney
Risler; and also survived by six great- grand-
children. Contributions in his memory may
be made to HIS Breast Cancer Awareness,
www.hisbreastcancer.org or Trustbridge
Hospice Foundation, 5300 East Ave., West
Palm Beach, FL 33407, www.trustbridge-
foundation.org. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS WOLGIN
Edna Wolgin, (nee) Birnbach, November 13,
2018 of Media, PA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY.

Wife of the late Milton Wolgin, mother of Roy
(Sally) Wolgin and Neal (Elizabeth Singer)
Wolgin. Also survived by four grandchildren.

Graveside services are being held Friday,
November 16 at Newark Jewish Cemetery.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research
Foundation. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
WEINBAUM Alexander S Weinbaum, III, died on Novem-
ber 1st in Rye, NY. He was born in Nashville,
Tennessee on February 6th, 1932 where he
lived until he graduated from Vanderbilt Uni-
versity. He then joined the army where he
studied Russian at the Defense Language In-
stitute in Monterey, California. After complet-
ing his army service, he settled in Phil-
adelphia. He served as a librarian at The Free
Library of Philadelphia where he managed the
Business, Science & Industry and Newspa-
per departments. His many interests in-
cluded reading, languages, hiking, astro-
nomy, as well as stamp and coin collecting.

He was a long time member of Congregation
Shaare Shamayim where he was active in the
Men’s Club. He was the beloved husband of
Miriam (nee Brown); adored by his children
Ann Sacher(Bill) and Steven(Janet) and 5
grandchildren, Emily and Alexandra Sacher
and Seth, Elliot and Adina Weinbaum. Contri-
butions can be made to Vanderbilt University
https://as.vanderbilt.edu/giving/give-now.php designated for the A&S Pooled Scholarship
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