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O ctober , 2019 D eath N otices
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AMSTERDAM Michael Fintz Amsterdam was born on June
27, 1921, to Peter Amsterdam and Raschel
Fintz Amsterdam in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His parents were immigrants:
Peter (D.O.B. 3-15-1885) from
Bialystok/Brest, Russia and Raschel (D.O.B.

7-15-1889) from Giurgiu, Romania. He
passed on July 9, 2019 in Madison, Wiscon-
sin, 11 days after his 98 th birthday. Michael
was a graduate of Olney High School in Phil-
adelphia, class of 1937, received a Bachelor
of Science degree in chemical engineering
from University of Pennsylvania in 1941, and
earned a Master of Science degree in phys-
ics from Lehigh University in 1947 and a PhD
in physics from Temple University in 1959.

He was drafted in 1943 to basic training and
also went to officer’s training school in 1945
to become a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.

He met Harriet Gertrude Cooper on April 17,
1953, famously enjoyed mint chocolate chip
ice cream with her, and married on January
3, 1954. They remained married for 63 years
until Harriet passed on September 12, 2017.

After Philadelphia, Michael and Harriet
resided in Greensburg, Pennsylvania;
Kokomo, Indiana, and Phoenix, Arizona, be-
fore moving to Madison, Wisconsin to live in
Capitol Lakes Retirement Center where they
spent their final years living closer to two of
their daughters. Over Michael’s lifetime he
worked various jobs. At different points he
worked for the government. One of his tasks
was to calculate the balance of large vessels
and another was working on the detection of
submarines and propeller balance. Michael
worked for Radio Corporation of America
(RCA) in Camden, New Jersey; Westing-
house in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (working
on solar cells in the 1960’s); Delco Electron-
ics/General Motors in Kokomo, Indiana
(1970’s worked on computer components),
and Motorola in Phoenix, Arizona (1979 to
mid ‘80’s working on solid state
physics/properties of solids and conduction
of crystals used in transmitters). Michael was
preceded in death by his parents and his
older sister, Alice Smith. He is survived by
his 4 children, Beth (Jeff) Schenck, Lori Ams-
terdam (Barclay Shultz), Sara Berg, and Peter
Amsterdam (Dong Hui Kang). He is also sur-
vived by 9 grandchildren, Jesse (Katherine)
Schenck, Sarah Schenck, Eren Shultz, Zoey
Shultz, Hanna (Seth) Dotson, Halle Berg,
Chloe Amsterdam, Noah Amsterdam, Ben-
jamin Amsterdam, and 2 great grand-daugh-
ters, Julia and Eva Schenck, as well as nu-
merous nieces and nephews.

APPELBAUM Morris Appelbaum, age 100, died on October
3, 2019. Husband of Marcia (nee Whitman)
Appelbaum; Father of Jeffrey (Jamie) Appel-
baum and Mitchell (Lynn) Appelbaum; Step-
Father of David Enelow and the late Lawrence
Enelow; Grandfather of Justin, Meredith, Mat-
thew, Laura, Jason, Josh, Allyson, Cory and
Marissa. Also survived by 4 Great-grandchil-
dren. Contributions in his memory may be
made to a charity of the donor's choice .

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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Betty Atzer (nee Kleeman), age 90, died on
September 20, 2019. Beloved wife of the late
Joseph; loving mother of Lori (James Ply-
bon) Burczewski and Bruce Atzer; dear sister
of Sylvia Freedman; and grandmother of
Chad. Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Abramson Care Center, 1425
Horsham Road, North Wales, PA 19454.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS BARBASH
Jack Barbash, on September 21, 2019. Age
100 years old. Beloved husband of Elaine
(nee Clayman). Devoted father of Marc and
Shelley Barbash and Francine and Barry Reiff.

Loving grandfather of Heather and Geoff
Matt, Joshua and Alisa Barbash, Marlee Reiff,
Emery Barbash, and Jeremy Reiff. Loving
Great grandfather of Noah, Hunter, Tyler, Jo-
nah, and Rylee. Contributions in his memory
may be made to the Jewish War Veterans.

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Syd (Bill) Bilgram, on October 12, 2019. Born
in India, Syd came to the USA and graduated
college in Philadelphia. He was a retired busi-
ness owner. Devoted husband of Dora (née
Anszis); loving father of Steven (Elisabeth)
Bilgram and Ilene (Eric) Lechtzin; adoring
grandfather of Nicole, Lindsay, Sophia, Dav-
id, Alexia and Oliver. Syd was a living related
kidney donor in 1989. Contributions in his
memory may be made to the National Kidney
Foundation, www. Kidney.org
GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS BEAUBAIRE
Nancy Beaubaire on October 5, 2019. Wife of
Steven Cohen; Daughter of Glenn (and the
late Helen) Beaubaire; Step-mother of Jodi
(Jennifer Raymond) Cohen and Kimberly
(Jonathan) Hyman; Sister of Susan (Leonard
Lichtblau) Beaubaire, Bonnie Beaubaire (Kev-
in Lorenson) and Thomas (Liz Bardon) Beau-
baire; Grand-mother of Beatrix and Sadie;
Aunt of Alanna, Lauren, Jay and Nolan. Con-
tributions in her memory may be made to
The Center for Honeybee Research, 22 Cedar
Hill Rd., Asheville, NC 28806.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL-SACKS BERMAN
Pearl Berman (nee Lieberman), a secretary
for the Veterans Administration, on October
4, 2019. Wife of Gerald Berman. Also sur-
vived by nieces, nephews, great nieces and
great nephews. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Jewish Federation of Great-
er Philadelphia, 2100 Arch St., Phila. PA
19103. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS BRESSON
Jerome Bresson, on October 6, 2019. Hus-
band of the late Elayne (nee Levy). Father of
Alan (Pamela) Bresson and Debbie (Steven)
Wigrizer. Grandfather of Adam (Erika), Scott
(Sofia), Justin (Liza), Michael, Danny, Jennie,
Shari. Great Grandfather of Arianna, Michael,
Vivienne, Henry, Jacob, Hunter, Cindy. Jerry
was born in Brooklyn, NY. He proudly served
his country during WWII as a submariner
stationed in the Philippines. He received a de-
gree in electrical engineering from Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute and began his career
working at the David Sarnoff Institute, which
later became RCA television where he was an
important contributor to the development of
television technology as well as color televi-
sion national standards. Over the course of
his long and storied career he owned and op-
erated radio stations nationally and had a ma-
jor impact on current radio programming. He
also pursued ownership roles in numerous
national and international businesses. Loc-
ally he was the founder and CEO of Bresson
Associates, a sales engineering company re-
sponsible for supplying electrical compon-
ents to major automobile manufacturers.

Jerry was an accomplished golfer. His tire-
less sense of humor was only exceeded by
his love and devotion to his family. Most im-
portantly he was a mentor, confidant and in-
spiration to his children and grandchildren.

He will be dearly missed by his family and
friends. Contributions may be made to The
American Parkinson Disease Association in
memory of his late wife, Elayne Bresson.

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Toby Zelda Chase, Friday, October 11,2019 at
Masonic Village of Lafayette Hill, PA. Sur-
vived by husband, Jack Lev Ari, sister of
Phyllis Chase Cohen (Dr. Martin), dear child-
hood friend Helen Daniel Stamm, nieces Ivy
Marcus, Tracy Greenfield, and nephew Dr.

Robert Cohen. A memorial service will be
held at Sarah Mausoleum, Montefiore
Cemetery, Jenkintown PA Sunday, Novem-
ber 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Contributions may
be made to: Masonic Charities, 801 Ridge
Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444.

PENNICK FUNERAL HOME
BLUMENTHAL Jacob Blumenthal on September 20, 2019.

Husband of Rose (nee Wilk); father of Sherie
(Rick) Abrams, Bruce (Ilene) Blumenthal and
the late Lee Blumenthal; grandfather of
Richard Abrams, Jamie Abrams, Lauren (Bri-
an) Dietz, Michael Abrams (fiancée Amanda
Kaufman) and Amber Blumenthal; great-
grandfather of Nicholas. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Cong. Tifereth Is-
rael of Lower Bucks County, 2909 Bristol Rd.,
Bensalem PA 19020.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS BARTASH
Bessie Bartash, on October 13, 2019.

Daughter of the late Mollie and Samuel
Bartash. Beloved Aunt of Laurie Corson,
David Bartash, Bonnie Simon, Ronald
Bartash and Shirley Bartash.Services Private.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
a charity of the donor’s choice.

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ETTINGER Evelyn Ettinger, on Sept 29, 2019. The former
Evelyn Hafler, wife of the late Harold Ettinger
and the late Howard Lowenthal. Mother of
Kathie C. "KC" (Arthur) Baldadian and Amy
(late Hal) Atkinson. Grandmother of Jonath-
an (Noelle) Heckscher, Melissa (Noah)
Heckscher Rubinstein and Kaycelyn Atkinson;
also survived by 6 great-grandchildren. A
Celebration of Life will take place at a later
date. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a charity of the donor's choice.

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COTLER Marvin A. Cotler, of Bala Cynwyd, died Wed-
nesday, October 2, 2019 in Wynnewood, PA.

He was born the son of Morris and Fay Cotler
(nee Tenenholz) on September 17, 1932 in
Frackville, PA. Marvin attended Penn State
University and served as President of the AE-
Pi Fraternity. He was an entrepreneur for over
50 years in the Bowling industry. He was a
chairman and coach of the Maccabbi USA
bowling team for 20 years, earning numer-
ous Gold Medals. He was a host for two
bowling television shows on WTAF, channel
29 in Philadelphia. Marvin proudly served in
the United States Army during the Korean
War. He is preceded in death by his wife,
Frieda Cotler. He leaves to cherish in his
memory: two sons, Gregg Cotler (Jennifer)
and Douglas Cotler (Elizabeth); and four
grandchildren: Hannah, Zev, Noah, and Ryan.

Funeral Services were held Sunday, October
6, 2019 at 12:30 PM at West Laurel Hill Fu-
neral Home, 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cyn-
wyd, PA 19004. Interment immediately fol-
lowed service at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations in Marvin’s hon-
or may be made to the American Cancer So-
ciety www.cancer.org, Maccabbi USA,
www.maccabiusa.com, and Hadassah,
www.hadassah.org. WWW.WESTLAURELHILL.COM
EPSTEIN Norman M. Epstein, on October 17, 2019, of
Elkins Park, PA. Beloved husband of Ros-
alind (nee Wein) Epstein, loving father of An-
drew S. (Joy) Epstein and James D. (Thomas
Hess) Epstein and devoted grandfather of Lee
Epstein and Ross Epstein, also survived by
sisters Cissie Cutler Ainbinder and Janie
Gruber and nieces and nephews. Funeral Ser-
vices and Interment were held privately.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
Bruce B. Faden, September 24, 2019. Hus-
band of Maria Faden. Father of Danielle
(Steven) Landau, Jessica (Nick) Cifaldi and
the late Stacey Hertfelder. Step father of
Maira Bautista. Brother of Shelley (the late
Bob) Faden-Focht, Alan I. (Amy) Faden, MD
and Shari (Tom) Faden Donahue. Also sur-
vived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great grand-
children. Interment Locustwood Memorial
Park, Cherry Hill, NJ. Contributions may be
made to Abramson Cancer Center, www.pen-
nmedicine.org or the Wounded Warrior
Project www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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