O ctober 2021 D eath N otices
BARI DEATH NOTICES
BARI Sid Bari on October 2, 2021. Beloved hus-
band for 62 years of Joan (nee Rotter); Lov-
ing father of Merle Bari, M.D. (Honorable
David Shulkin, M.D.) and Jonathan Bari
(Leslie); Adoring grandfather of Daniel and
Jennifer Shulkin, Lexi and Jax Bari.

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BARMISH Joan Barmish (nee Coleman) of Warrington,
PA, died on October 9, 2021. Wife of Ascher
Barmish; mother of Michael Barmish, David
Barmish and Stephanie (Wayne) Kopp;
Grandmother of Natalie Barmish and Jessica,
Sarah and Holly Kopp. Donations in her
memory may be made to a charity of the
donor’s choice.

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BASS Barbara S. Bass (nee Spivack). Teacher, hu-
manist, passionate advocate for Tikkun Olam,
passed away on October 16, 2021. Wife of
Herbert Bass. Mother of Laurie (David Fine),
Ken and Carolyn. Grandmother of Rebecca,
Hannah, Shoshana, and Naomi. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the Wo-
men’s Center of Montgomery County,
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BEHREND BOROFSKY
EPSTEIN Elsa Behrend (nee Loewenstein) passed away
calmly at home on September 24, 2021.

Born in Philadelphia in 1919 to Sidney and
Cecelia Loewenstein, she enjoyed a long and
wonderful life. She attended Goucher College
and the University of Pennsylvania. She mar-
ried Albert Behrend in 1942. They were mar-
ried until his death in 1978. She was active
in charitable work, helping to establish an an-
nual surgical lectureship at Albert Einstein
Medical Center and made sure it continued
after Albert’s passing, in addition to estab-
lishing a permanent library for the education
of surgical residents. She was active in the
United Way, and in her eighties and nineties
taught ESL to immigrants and prepared them
for the citizenship examination. She and Al-
bert moved to Florida after he retired and she
continued to play golf, her favorite pastime,
there. She played on Philmont C.C.’s
women’s first team for many years. After Al-
bert’s death she would organize golfing vaca-
tions for her lady friends to England, Scot-
land, and Ireland. She is survived by her sons
Jim (and wife Pat), John (and wife Polly),
grandchildren Mark, Matthew, and Cynthia,
and several great grandchildren. Services and
interment were private. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to Keneseth Israel Rabbis
Philanthropic Fund, VNA Hospice of Phil-
adelphia, or the charity of the donor’s choice.

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BENOWITZ Robert Benowitz, JD, on September 26,
2021. Beloved husband of Nancy. Survived
by loving children Adam (Alexandra) and Ab-
bey; sister Miriam Klein; grandchildren Sum-
mer, Max, and their mother Sara; Luca, An-
derson and Addison.

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Ronald R. Borofsky passed away peacefully
on September 30, 2021. Loving husband of
Charlotte (nee Kaplan); adoring father of
Shelly (Ted) Grossman, Harriet (Peter Johan-
net) Borofsky and Michael (Dita) Borofsky.

Grandfather of Yael (Jonas), Sam, Talia, Ben,
Evan and Liddy; great-grandfather of Gloria
and Aspen. Ron lived a full and blessed life,
devoted to his beloved family to the very end.

Contributions in his memory may be made to
Jewish Family & Children's Services,
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COOPER Freda Cooper (nee Trachtenberg) on Septem-
ber 27, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Isad-
ore Album and the late Louis Cooper; Loving
mother of Michele Weinstein (Michael), Stan
Cooper (Jodi), Lisa Cooper (Martin Gilbert)
and the late Marshall Album; Dear mother-in-
law of Gail Album; Devoted grandmother of
Kim (Jeff), Hope (Mark), Ryan (Sheena),
Laurence (Danielle), Robert, Jonathan, and
Lindsay; Adoring great-grandmother of Gi-
anna, Nicolas, Max, Reese, and Farrah. Ser-
vices and interment were Private. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to Ha-
dassah, 1518 Walnut St. Ste. 402, Phila., PA
19102 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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CRAMER Janet R. Cramer, 92, of Austin, TX, formerly
of Bala Cynwyd, PA and Boynton Beach, FL
passed away peacefully on September 24 th ,
2021. Beloved wife of the late Manuel
Cramer, mother of Andrea Cole (Andrew) and
Leslie Berson (Alan), grandmother of Jonath-
an. Interment will be private.

DUBNOFF Caren Dubnoff (nee Goretsky), passed away
on October 8, 2021. Wife of Jerry Dubnoff.

Mother of Mark (Valerie) Dubnoff. Grand-
mother of Anna, Julia and Micah. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to Bryn
Mawr College, brynmawr.edu/giving/ways-
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EPSTEIN BILKER
BAXT Benjamin Baxt, 84, of Penn Valley, PA on Oc-
tober 5, 2021. Loved and beloved father of
Elisa Baxt (Richard Voroscak) and doting and
beloved husband to the late Joni Baxt. Born
in Philadelphia to Dr. Leon and Ruth Baxt, he
spoke fondly of his close relationship with his
parents, especially driving his father around
on house calls once he could legally drive.

Ben's loves, in order, were his wife and
daughter, cars, boats, watches, and anything
chocolate. Please no flowers or donations.

Ben asked that you do something kind for a
friend, neighbor, or elderly person.

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Murray J. Bilker, September 24, 2021; of
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania; beloved son of
Stanton and the late Adele Bilker; loving
brother of Warren (Stacey) Bilker and Paul
(Faith) Bilker; uncle of Miriam (Daniel) Neff
and Anne (Aviv) Shmaya; great-uncle of
Shaina. Contributions in Murray’s memory
may be made to Chabad of Hebron (chabad-
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www.JewishExponent.com With love and profound sadness, we acknow-
ledge the passing of Marilyn Epstein (nee
Shapiro). She passed away on October 21,
2021 at the age of 84 after battling complica-
tions from a fall. Beloved mother of her three
boys, Lee, Stephen and Neil, and daughters-
in-law, Emily, Jeanne and Amy. Adored
grandmother of Rachel, Cara, Elyssa, Mat-
thew, Jared, Avery and Devon. Devoted
daughter of the late Nathanial and Esther
Shapiro and sister of the late Suzanne Glaser
and Donald Shapiro. Marilyn, a life-long Phil-
adelphian, loved people, debating politics,
good movies and theater. A memorial gather-
ing celebrating Marilyn was held on Sunday,
October 24th. Contributions in Marilyn’s
memory may be made to PHILABUNDANCE,
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Eve Lynne Epstein on October 18, 2021. Be-
loved sister of Michael Epstein (Barbara).

Loving aunt of Sarah Ibson (Jonah), and Gail
Epstein (Danielle). Dear great aunt of Noa,
Lev, Scarlett, Addison, and Elliot. Eve wanted
to be remembered most for her thirty years
of teaching in the Norristown Area School
District and for shepherding the teachers as-
sociation through its first successful strike.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
B’nai Abraham Chabad. www.phillyshul.com
or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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FARBER Annette Farber (nee Feinberg), known to fam-
ily as Honey, died on Thursday, Sat age 98,
just short of her 99th birthday in November.

Annette grew up in southwest Philadelphia,
the youngest of four siblings and a girl fol-
lowing three boys. She was the recipient of
much love as well as rollicking teasing from
her brothers. Annette had much satisfaction
in her work as an interior designer and fur-
niture salesperson which she continued into
her 80’s, and this is also how she met Dale
Reiser, her partner. She was a longstanding
and valued member of Hadassah, serving on
the board of her main line chapter, and enjoy-
ing her position as a coordinator for the an-
nual chapter luncheons. Annette will be re-
membered for her lively mind, her energy,
her fun-loving spirit, flair for fashion, easy
laugh, loving nature, her gift of gab and her
dedication to family and friends. She will be
greatly missed. She is survived by her part-
ner of 17 plus years, Dale Reiser, her sons
Stuart Farber, and Mitchell Farber (Mildred),
granddaughter Krysta, niece Helene Feinberg
Walker (Kent), nephew Marshall Feinberg
(Pari), grand-nephews Jared Bader
(Rashidah Salam), Lowell Walker, Forrest
Walker (Kathryn) and great grandnephews
Zachary Bader and Olin Walker. She is prede-
ceased by her husband Joseph Farber, her
brothers Herbert, Norman and Robert Fein-
berg, and her niece, Francine Bader.

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FREIMARK September 29, 2021, Phyllis Freimark, wid-
ow of Fred, beloved Mom of Les, Carl (Suz-
anne), Lynn (Harold), Lora (Dave), loving
Grandmom of Noah, Jess, Melissa, Jordan,
Josh, & Great Grandmom of Isaiah. Animal
lover, Philly sports phanatic, Headstart volun-
teer, freed Soviet Jews, civil rights activist. In
lieu of flowers, please make donations to the
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GAMBURGI DEATH NOTICES
FRIEDMAN Linda Friedman, 75, beloved wife, mother,
and grandmother passed away on October
16, 2021. She was born to the late Herman
and Ida Price in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
on July 7, 1946 where she grew up. She is
the youngest of two children. After graduat-
ing Northeast Highschool in 1964, Linda re-
ceived an Associate’s Degree from Frankford
Hospital in 1966 as a medical technician.

However, after staying home to raiser her two
small children, Linda went to start and man-
age several small successful businesses, in-
cluding a furniture store and insurance com-
pany. She balanced work by staying ex-
tremely active throughout the years which in-
cluded various roles on the board of her syn-
agogue, raising charitable funds for Melan-
oma research through her own non-profit
foundation, and many other varying hobbies.

In her later years, Linda suffered from Fron-
totemporal Lobe Dementia. But despite her
illness, she never lost her passion for life and
love for family. Linda leaves behind her
daughter, Melissa Friedman, and two grand-
children, Taylor Friedman and Dylan Fried-
man. They are joined in sadness by daughter-
in-law Nicole Friedman and husband Cliff
James. In addition to her parents, Linda is re-
united with her husband Ronald Friedman,
son Mark Friedman and daughter Michelle
Friedman. Contributions in Linda’s name can
be made to The Association for Frontotem-
poral Degeneration at www.theaftd.org.

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FURMAN Allan Furman, September 29, 2021 of Blue
Bell, PA; beloved husband of the late Marilyn
(nee Gimpel); devoted father of Susan Bris-
ter (Howell), Ellen Furman, Judith Furman
and the late Stephen Furman. Loving grand-
father of Todd and Rachel and Great grand-
father of Asher. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that donations in Allan’s memory be
made to Reform Congregation Keneseth Is-
rael. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Elaine Gamburg (nee Birnbaum) on October
2, 2021. Beloved wife of Arthur; Loving
mother of Sheryl Schwartz (and the late
Barry), Rhonda Schwartz (Shaun), and Robin
Gamburg Simmons (Scott); Dear sister of
Shelly Galen (Mitchell); Devoted grandmoth-
er of Robert (Julia), Lauren (Lance), Rachel
(Ben), Brett (Deena), Danielle (Jason), Seth,
Aaron, Evan, Alyssa and Kaila; Adoring great-
grandmother of Miri, Naomi, Sadie, Oliver,
Aria and Alexandria. Contributions in her
memory may be made to The Parkinson
Council, 111 Presidential Blvd, Ste. 141, Bala
Cynwyd, PA 19004 or to American Cancer
Society, 1818 Market St., Ste. 2820, Phila.,
PA 19103.

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