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BERMAN Gerald Berman, died on Sept. 19, 2020. Hus-
band of the late Pearl (nee Lieberman).

Brother of Irv Berman. Also survived by oth-
er extended family members. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Jewish Federa-
tion of the Lehigh Valley, 702 N. 22nd St., Al-
lentown, PA 18104
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ABRAHAM Marcia Abraham died peacefully at home on
October 5, 2020, at the age of 75. Born in
Philadelphia, the daughter of Ned and Kay
Swerdlow, Marcia attended Girls’ High and
Temple University, where she earned a Ph.D.

in psychoeducational processes. A lover of
language and education, she began her ca-
reer as a teacher of French and Spanish at
Lower Moreland High School, and she re-
turned to teaching at Holland Middle School.

With a deep commitment to the Jewish com-
munity, Marcia was co-founder of Shir Ami,
Newtown, PA, and founder of Rimon Jewish
Day School. She loved traveling and seeing
Broadway shows with Ronnie, her beloved
husband for 52 years. Her favorite moments
were at the Margate beach with her family.

She was the loving mother of Adam, Shara,
and Nina; supportive mother-in-law of Brian,
Michael, and Ambika; devoted Bubbe of
Kaleb, Ari, Mason, and Logan. Achieving the
Jewish mother trifecta, she raised a Ph.D.,
J.D., and M.D. Marcia is also survived by her
brother, Paul Swerdlow, and her in-laws,
Barry and Ellen Abraham, Scott and Marcie
Kallen. With a crossword puzzle and Boggle,
Kandy Kakes and Perrier, singing showtunes
in the car ... MSA, we’ll be by the sea forever.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
the Marcia Abraham Fund for Jewish Life, at
Shir Ami, or at Temple Beth Sholom, New
City, NY.

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ANILOFF Perry Aniloff, October 12, 2020, of Phil-
adelphia, PA. Adored father of Jamie and Al-
lison. Beloved brother of Larry (Betty) Aniloff
and cherished son of the late Harry and the
late Lillian Aniloff. Uncle of David (Buffy) and
Caryn (Arend) Debolt. Perry taught Health
and Physical Education for 37 dedicated
years for the School District of Philadelphia
and directed numerous athletic programs for
Klein JCC for 43 years. The family respect-
fully requests that contributions in his
memory be made to coloncancercoalition.org
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ASHER Betty Asher, 96 of Cherry Hill, NJ died
September 26, 2020. Wife of the late Stanley
Asher. Mother of Nancy (Neil) Levin and the
late Ellen Asher. Grandmother of Scott (Jen-
nifer) Levin and Jennifer (Shane) Mitzner.

Great grandmother of Elise Levin, Alexa levin,
Avery Mitzner and Layla Mitzner. Sister of
Annette (the late Sam) Brody. Graveside ser-
vices were private. Contributions in her
memory can be made to the Inglis House,
www.inglis.org PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, Inc.

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DESMAN COHAN
The family of Trina Polen Cohan is heart-
broken to announce her death on October
BORMACK Barbara Bormack (Mitchell), September 20, 8th, 2020 at the age of 84. She battled MDS
2020 of Haverford, PA. Wife of the late for several years with extraordinary strength
Melvin Bormack; Mother of Leslie Seibel, and dignity. Trina was born in Philadelphia,
Mitchell Bormack and Matthew Bormack; Sis- PA on April 1st, 1936 to Esther (Brodsky)
ter of Trevethan Brownlee (the late Herbert) Polen and Bernard Polen. A lifelong scholar,
and Sandran Ellis (Jack); Grandmother of Trina graduated with a BA from Smith Col-
Sarah Seibel. The family respectfully re- lege and a MA in the Psychology of Reading
quests contributions in lieu of flowers be from Temple University. She was a remedial
made to The Pancreatic Cancer Action Net- reading and writing tutor at Germantown
Friends School, Penn Charter and Greene
work (www.pancan.org)
Street Friends. She also volunteered at an
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marshmallows as she read the newspaper
CHANSKY and listened to the weather report on her
Elissa Ruth Chansky (nee) Ellsas, on Septem- transistor radio. She loved to read (real
ber 24, 2020. Wife of Norman Chansky, books, not electronic), especially mysteries
mother of Linda (Thom) Jandilo, James of all genres. She enjoyed puzzles of all
(Katherine) Chansky. Keren (Moshe) Suberri, types-cryptograms, crosswords, Sudoku,
Tamar (Philip) Stern, and Matthew (Lisa) jigsaw- and never missed “the funnies.” She
Chansky. Sister of Lila Trachenberg, also was an incredible cook who baked her love
survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great into each meal and dessert. Every summer,
grandchildren. Services were private. Contri- her homemade peach pies were fought over
butions in her memory may be made to: The to the last bite. Trina was patient, smart,
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County gentle, lovely, strong, principled, intelligent,
in whose Thrift Shop Elissa was a dedicated kind, a great listener and an ardent Democrat.

and enthusiastic volunteer for many years. She was not known for her sense of direc-
https://www.dapdc.org and to the Leukemia tion. She loved spending time on boats ex-
and Lymphoma Society https://www.lls.org
ploring different places with her husband,
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Donald. Above all, she was an exceptional
www.levinefuneral.com daughter, wife and mother and grandmother.

Trina is survived by her children, Rachel Co-
han Albert, Benjamin Cohan and Susannah
Cohan McQuillan; Her son in-laws, Jonathan
Albert and Joe McQuillan; her daughter-in
law, Judy Qiu and her grandchildren, Sarah
Albert and her husband, Matthew Cantatore,
Jake Albert, Minori and Manna Cohan and
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family, Kara McQuillan and her family; Ben-
jamin’s stepdaughter, Anwen Deng and sev-
eral first cousins. She was predeceased by
her beloved husband, Donald S. Cohan.

Trina’s family is grateful to her exceptional
health care team at the Abramson Cancer
Center: Dr. Selina Luger, Liz and Ali and the
nurses at Valley Forge Medical Center who
provided exemplary care and friendship.

Trina’s family are forever indebted to the an-
onymous Red Cross donors for their ex-
traordinary generosity of platelets and blood
even during the Covid crisis. Trina’s memori-
al service will be determined at a future date.

Donations in her memory may be made to
The Musser Blood Center at the American
Red Cross, 700 Spring Garden Street, Phil-
adelphia, PA 19123 Attention Helen Munizza
Re: HLA patient, Trina Cohan.Alternatively,
donations may be made to the Abramson
Cancer Center at the University of
Pennsylvania in honor of Dr. Selina Luger.

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JOSEPH Helen Phyllis Desman (nee Wasserman),
passed away on October 4, 2020. Wife of the
late Herbert. Mother of Dr. Scott (Elaine)
Desman, Jeffrey (Beth) Desman and Dr. Eric
(Lisa) Desman. Grandmother of Alexander,
Sydney, Arienne, Jaime, Jacob, Mitchell,
Delaney, Noah and Braden. Private Graveside
services were held. In lieu of flowers, contri-
butions in her memory may be made to the
Holocaust Documentation and Education
Center, 303 N. Federal Hwy., Delray Beach,
FL, 33004, www.hdec.org
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EBER Judith Alice Eber (nee Udren) died peacefully
on September 26, 2020, surrounded by fam-
ily, at age 83. Beloved wife of the late David
Eber, “Judy” is survived by her 4 daughters
Marcy Eber Goldberg, Dena Eber, Maxine
Eber, and Miriam Eber; her brothers Mark
and Eric Udren; and her grandchildren Ben,
Clara, Alex Margaret, Seanna, Henna, David
and Noah. Born in 1936 to Joseph and Clara
Udren in Philadelphia, Judy attended Over-
brook High School, and graduated from the
Pennsylvania State University in 1958 with a
B.S. in Bacteriology. She later pursued
graduate coursework in Microbiology. She
worked as a Bacteriologist in multiple uni-
versity and food processing laboratories, and
later joined Houghton International Inc. as an
application specialist in their Industrial Pro-
cess Chemicals Laboratory, from which she
retired at age 70. Judy was actively engaged
with her community and neighborhood
throughout her retirement, enjoying the arts,
travel, nature, her grandchildren, her Syn-
agogue, and her many friends. In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made to the char-
ity of your choice.

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Sonya Esther “Sunny” Fein, 76. Loving and
loved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt,
daughter, cherished friend, educator, family
poet and lyricist, died on October 7, 2020,
from the cancer she had kept at bay for the
past twelve years. She is survived by her
husband Maier of 53 years, two sons, their
spouses, three grandchildren and sister-in-
law: Matthew, Lisa and Corey Fein; Michael
Fein, Marjorie Feld, and Isaac and Nathan
Feinfeld; and Arlene Ritter Sharkey. She was
predeceased by her parents Nathan and Be-
atrice Ritter and her brother Kenneth Ritter. A
native Philadelphian, she moved to Connecti-
cut in 1967. As an elementary school teach-
er and language arts consultant for over 25
years, she brought the joy of reading to
countless children. After a short period
teaching in Cheltenham, Penn., and Quaker
Hill, Conn., she joined the Ledyard Center
School in 1980 and retired from there in
2004. For over fifty years, she was an active
member of Congregation Beth El in New Lon-
don, Conn., where she served on the Board
of Directors and several of its committees,
while supporting programs such as the Torah
Fund, Bikur Cholim and the annual Purim
Dinner. She graduated South Philadelphia
High School and earned her undergraduate
and graduate degrees in education from
Temple University and the University of Con-
necticut, respectively. She volunteered for the
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut’s
Friendly Visitors Program and its Literacy
Program in New London Schools. Contribu-
tions in Sunny’s memory may be made to
Congregation Beth El at bethel-nl.org, the
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut at
jfec.com, the Greater Boston Jewish Coali-
tion for Literacy at www.jcrcboston.org/liter-
acy, or the Detroit Jewish Coalition for Liter-
acy at jcrcajc.org. Please visit www.neilanfu-
neralhome.com to sign the guestbook or to
share a memory.

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FINE Clare Eilberg (nee Clara Marcus), 95, of Phil-
adelphia, on October 14, 2020. Preceded in
death by her husband and soulmate of 59
years, William Eilberg. Beloved Mother of
Janet Eisenberg (Dr. Burton) and the late
Linda Feldman. Treasured Grandmom of
Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg. Grandmother of
Dr. Judith Eisenberg and the Hon. Todd Eis-
enberg (Elana). Great-grandmother of Willi-
am and Benjamin. Also survived by her sis-
ter-in-law, Rachel Eilberg. Sadly missed by
her loyal feline companion, Lucy. Preceded in
death by her dear parents, Morris and Henri-
etta Marcus, siblings Jack Marcus (Mona),
Nathaniel Marcus (Joyce), Pearl Eilberg,
Rabbi Paul Eilberg and Leonard Eilberg. She
was loved by all who knew her. She was a
clerk typist and executive assistant for many
years. She was a Jewish educator for the
Hebrew Sunday School Society for over thirty
years. She was a volunteer for the Shalom
Tamid Chapter of Hadassah and KleinLife for
many years. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Hadassah, 1518 Walnut St.

Ste. 402, Phila., PA, Congregation Melrose
B’nai Israel Emanu-El, 8339 Old York Rd.,
Elkins Park, PA or Crossroads Hospice, Attn:
Joe, 523 Plymouth Rd., Ste. 225, Plymouth
Meeting, PA 19462.

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www.levinefuneral.com Jeff Fine, born March 1 st , 1958, of West Palm
Beach Florida. Beloved Father, Brother, Son,
Grandfather, and Friend, passed away
September 26 th , 2020 at Age 62. Jeff grew
up in Elkins Park, PA, attended Abington High
School, and graduated from Temple Uni-
versity with a degree in Computer Sciences.

He previously worked for Unisys, later estab-
lishing his own business, Fine Networking,
providing Information Technology Services.

He is survived by his Mother Joni Grossman,
Father Bud Fine (Linda), Sister Reina Cohen
(Michael), Daughter Beth (Jacob) and Son
Brandon, Grandsons Shane and Devon,
Nieces Gabriela and Ariana. Services were
private. Donations can be sent to the Parkin-
son’s Foundation or the Michael J. Fox
Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

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