obituaries
Campus now annually recognizes
an outstanding science and engi-
neering student with the “Dr. Robert
A. Bernoff Award.” Contributions in
his memory may be made to Penn
State Abington – contact Karen
Weiss Jones at 215-881-7399 or
go to abington.psu.edu (click “Give
Now” and specify “Bernoff Award”
under “Other”).

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BERNOFF Robert Bernoff, Ph.D., who held the
top academic position at the Abing-
ton College of Penn State Universi-
ty and made lasting contributions to
the teaching of science at all levels,
died this week at age 89. The son
of working-class Russian Jewish
immigrants, he achieved a Ph.D in
Chemistry from Temple University
and started his career as an en-
trepreneur and head of research
for Melcor, a startup innovating
the technologies now used in heat
pumps. He then joined the faculty
at the suburban Philadelphia cam-
pus of Penn State, known at the
time as Ogontz. He was known for
his topical and flamboyant demon-
strations in introductory chemistry
classes. Bernoff and his wife San-
dra helped develop groundbreak-
ing science materials, including
“Science: A Process Approach,”
a curriculum focused on learning
science and its principles through
classroom experiments. Working
with colleagues Mary Budd Rowe
and Emily Girault, he won grants
from the National Science Founda-
tion to develop new materials and
tested them by teaching science
classes himself at the elementary,
junior high, and high-school levels.

Millions of school students learned
science from these new, experien-
tial curricula. In 1979, Bernoff was
appointed to the Ogontz campus’
top academic position, Campus Ex-
ecutive Officer. Over the course of
11 years at Ogontz, he recruited top
faculty who earned many teaching
awards. Bernoff continued to lec-
ture to seniors on topics like genet-
ic engineering into his 70s and 80s.

Bernoff was a devoted husband to
his wife Sandra for more than 60
years. He is survived by three chil-
dren and their spouses: Josh Bern-
off and Kimberley Harding; Andrew
Bernoff and Thomas Trautmann;
and Marjorie and Curtis Stehley.

He is also survived by five grand-
children. In honor of Professor Ber-
noff’s contributions, the Abington
GORDON CIVAN
CIVAN DR. MORTIMER April 17,
2022, of Philadelphia, PA; beloved
husband of the late Judith (nee
Hochstein); loving father of Ethan
Civan, Jesse Civan (Mindy) and the
late David Civan; cherished grand-
father of Rebecca, Rachel, Rena,
Aviva and Noah. In lieu of flowers,
contributions in Mortimer’s memory
may be made to a charity of the do-
nor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com Allen Louis Gordon died at the
age of 79 on December 13, 2021.

Beloved husband of 52 years of
Paula Gordon (nee Fogel). Son of
the late Sylvia and Sam Gordon.

Brother of the late Norman Gordon.

Much loved father of Steven (Mir-
iam), Daniel (Lori) and Jonathan
(Sasha). Adoring Zayda of Jacob,
Hallie, Shimshy, Faiga, Shterna,
Chedva, Yosef, Yaakov and LeLe.

Allen was a loving, intelligent and
quiet man. A true gentleman. He
will be greatly missed by all those
who loved him. May his memory be
for a blessing.

GALLOP HERBERT on April 17, 2022. Be-
loved husband of the late Jeanie
(nee Adler); Loving father of Ron-
ald Gallop, Neal Gallop, and Ste-
ven Gallop (Eva Krausz); Devoted
grandfather of Julian and Nova.

Contributions in his memory may
be made to Beth Tikvah-B’nai
Jeshurun, 1001 Paper Mill Rd.,
Erdenheim, PA 19038.

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GOLDICH Dolores Joan Goldich (nee Druck-
er) age 93, passed away April 1,
2022. Beloved wife of the late Nor-
man. Loving mother of Bob Goldich
(Debbi), and Stan Goldich. Ador-
ing grandmother of Matt Goldich
(Robyn Weinstein), Russ Goldich,
and Mitch Goldich (Samantha Ash-
inoff-Goldich). Great-grandmother
of Graham and Sylvie. Dear sister
of Patricia Schwartz (the late Paul).

Also survived by her loving com-
panion, Phil Kushner. Contributions
in her memory may be made to
Women’s League of Conservative
Judaism www.wlcj.org or to a chari-
ty of the donor’s choice.

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LEVY Walter Allan Levy died on April
11th, 2022. He was the loving hus-
band of Deborah Wolff, father of El-
liott (Nina Belfor), Andrew (Siobhan
McEvoy), and Joseph; stepfather
of Michelle Wolff and Leslie Wolff
(Anthony Gore); and grandfather of
Tom Levy, Cyrus Levy, Aedan Levy,
and Abigail Wolff Gore. Walter was
born in Brooklyn, New York, on May
31st 1930. His father, Joseph Levy,
was a gifted engineer who, with his
brother Saul (a leading civic figure
in mid-century New York), founded
Century Lighting. Their firm devel-
oped and commercialized the mod-
ern spotlight, which transformed
the theater and movie industries.

Walter’s mother, Sally, was born
in Ukraine and raised in Montreal
Canada before entering the United
States in 1928. Walter had two sis-
ters, Barbara Murra and Linda Cha-
sis (Joel). Mr. Levy was trained as
an electrical engineer. He was edu-
cated at the Open Air School from
kindergarten through 4th grade,
The Community School from 4th
through 8th grade, and Brooklyn
Tech for high school. He attended
Union College and graduated from
New York University with Bachelor
and Master of Science degrees in
Electrical Engineering. He was a
member of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers and the
Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor
Society, and the Kappa Nu fraterni-
ty. After serving in the US Army Sig-
nal Corps, Walter began his career
at Century Lighting. He moved to
RCA at the beginning of the com-
puter era, and continued his career
at Pennsylvania Research Associ-
ates, Informatics Inc., and Coopers
and Lybrand. He then worked as a
consultant in telecommunications
until his retirement in 2000. He
was highly respected profession-
ally for his fierce intelligence, inde-
pendence, honesty, and integrity.

Walter was an enthusiastic ama-
teur musician with an encyclopedic
knowledge of the modern American
Songbook. He loved to play the pi-
ano and performed frequently with
his band at senior citizen residenc-
es. Walter also loved playing bridge
and was the secretary of the Ham-
ilton Bridge Club (the oldest contin-
uously operating bridge club in the
United States). A memorial service
will be held at Har Zion Temple,
1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penns Val-
ley, PA, at 1 pm on May 31st. The
funeral and Shiva were private.

Contributions in his honor may be
made to Har Zion Temple.

SCHILLER Judith “Judy” Schiller, neé Holtzer,
was a fiercely devoted daughter,
mother and grandmother for her
83 years of life. She passed away
peacefully on April 21, 2022. She
is survived by her children, Su-
zanne, Marc and his wife Sara, and
Howard and his wife Alicia, and
her five grandchildren Benjamin,
Ellery, Nathaniel, Samantha, and
Charlotte. The only child of Elaine
and Isidore Holtzer, she grew up in
Queens, New York. At a time when
many kids in her area did not leave
Queens, Judy’s parents would take
her into Manhattan to see theater
there, giving her a view into the
world beyond her neighborhood.

When she was 15 her father be-
came sick and Judy began working
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to help support her family. This ex-
perience helped make her the com-
passionate, thoughtful, dedicated,
and family-oriented person that she
was. She later became an editori-
al assistant for Hearst Magazine
where she met her future husband,
Lawrence, before moving to Los
Angeles. She volunteered at the
Foundation for the Junior Blind and
would bring her three kids with her
to help pick stamps off of envelopes
for reuse. She was the uncredited
editor of many manuscripts so we
give her credit here. She was pas-
sionate about voter rights and wom-
en’s rights which inspired her own
independence. To quote, “I should
have a flag and march someplace.

Judy was a proud mother and
proud grandmother. She sought to
always ensure her family’s happi-
ness alongside her own. With her
eldest daughter, Suzanne, she trav-
eled throughout Spain. She went
to Marc’s every basketball game,
cheering him win or lose. She re-
membered fondly how her young-
est son, Howard, would move his
drawing table into the living room
so that they could be together while
he sketched. After retiring, Judy
moved back across the country
for her grandchildren. She went to
their concerts, plays, dance perfor-
mances, and graduations. She was
there to embarrass you, tell you you
were the absolute best, wrap you
in a hug, kiss your cheek and say
how proud she was of her amazing
kids and their amazing kids. Judy
was independent in a way that she
had to fight to be. Upon her divorce
she cut her hair, got her own car, a
Chevy Caprice that needed a little
extra love to get up those steep LA
hills, adopted her own dog, a small
bossy pup named Schatzie, and
became a paralegal. She looked
at what she wanted to achieve and
said “I’m smart. I can do that.” And
she did. Judy had a sharp wit and a
particular fondness for word games
though she missed Wordle by just a
bit. Instead, she kept running Book-
worm Deluxe on her ancient laptop
and decimating others at Scrabble.

She formed lifelong friendships with
equally intelligent and formidable
women. Betty, her greatest friend
who was her sister by heart, Alice,
her professional and personal men-
tor, Bernice, her sounding board
and confidante. These women who
find each other and teach each oth-
er. Judy was of the philosophy that
we are lifelong students and that it
is a gift that we get to keep learning
new things everyday. She contin-



ued to go to lectures from retired
college professors until the end,
scrawling notes on things to share
with friends and family. She always
sought people to listen and learn
from, support and love. She was
the support beam of her family, the
glue, the gardener who cared for us
all, who cared so much, about ev-
erything, always. Her children and
grandchildren learnt so much from
her; to love, empathize, appreciate,
and understand all comes from her,
along with proper comma place-
ment. Judy will be missed dearly.

She will live on in the hearts and
memories of her family and friends.

Donations in her memory may be
made to People For the American
Way or Wayfinder Family Services.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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SILVER Jay Silver, on April 17, 2022, of
Philadelphia; beloved husband of
the late Nancy (nee Westfall); lov-
ing father of Albert Silver (Andrea),
Shereen Culbreath (James) and
Karen Feyh (Dan); devoted broth-
er of Sanford Silver; cherished
grandfather of Kelly Lyndsey, Me-
gan, Kara and Keara; adored great
grandfather of Katlynn, Alexa, Er-
nie, Hazel, Hailey, Sean, Lily, Joey
and Nicholas; great-great grand-
father of Amelia. In lieu of flowers,
contributions in Jay’s memory may
be made to the Wounded Warrior
Project (woundedwarriorproject.

org/donate). JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS
www.levinefuneral.com WEISGOLD
David Bruce, 62 years old, passed
away on April 12, 2022. Son of the
late Alvin and Phyllis Weisgold,
he is survived by his sister, Elisse
Kutschera (Jay), his uncle, Arnold
Weisgold (Marci), nieces and neph-
ews Samantha Paolini, Jennifer
Hathaway, and Daniel Kutschera,
as well as cousins Dean Weisgold
(Cheri Cutler), Richard Weisgold,
and Melissa Johnsen (Edward).

He grew up on the 1100 block of
Glenview St. in Northeast Philadel-
phia. Dave attended Northeast High
School, graduated from Northeast
Prep and got his degree at Kings
College in Wilkes Barre, Pa. After
college, he continued to work with his
father in the jewelry trade on Sansom
St. Dave was an avid fan of music,
especially rock and roll. He saw hun-
dreds of concerts all over the country
through the years and toured around
mostly following the Grateful Dead
and the New Orleans Radiators. He
had a vast knowledge of American
history, especially the wars that were
fought. Dave was one of the funni-
est people you would ever meet. He
moved to Florida in 2014 to enjoy the
good weather. Dave will be sorely
missed by everyone. “May the four
winds blow you safely home”.

YANKS Karen Yanks passed away on April
11, 2022. She is survived by her
devoted husband of 58 years, Har-
vey Yanks, and her three children,
Barrie, Lauren, and James, and her
three grandchildren, Hannah, So-
phia, and Jacob Dylan (JD). Karen
was very loved and deeply missed
by all. Karen was a life master
bridge player and she loved going
to the movies, finishing the Sun-
day crossword, lying in the Florida
sun, spending time with her grand-
children, and most of all, she cher-
ished and was cherished by her
friends and family. Contributions in
her memory may be made to The
Blue Butterfly Foundation, PO Box
387, Tillson, NY 12486, or at www.

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ZOLOT Bernard “Bernie”, April 9, 2022 of
Narberth, PA. Born in 1927 and
raised in a musical family, took to
percussion instruments and was
a talented drummer and bongo
player. After graduating from West
Philadelphia High School, he en-
rolled at Penn State and interrupt-
ed college to enlist in the U.S. Navy
during World War II. His ship, the
U.S.S. Whittier, supplied cargo and
munitions to ports in the Pacific
and Indian Oceans. After the War,
he joined the Bilt-Well Furniture
Company, a family business begun
by his father Charles. He and his
brother Mickey developed the busi-
ness into two companies, adding
Tri-Mark Designs. At Tri-Mark, Ber-
nie was a visionary who embraced
the modernist furniture movement
of the time. His innovative styles
in metal, glass and upholstery are
now recognized as classics of the
“Mid-Century Modern” design pe-
riod. In the 1970’s, a friend and
fellow businessman showed him
a sample of “Ultrasuede” fabric, a
synthetic suede struggling to find
relevance in clothing manufactur-
ing. Bernie foresaw Ultrasuede’s
greater appeal as an upholstery
fabric so he developed a line of
furniture styles to showcase it. The
line’s immediate success inspired
Bernie to pioneer the distribution
of Ultrasuede, now ubiquitous, to
the greater U.S. Home Furnishings
industry. In his leisure time, Bernie
was an accomplished golfer and
was a student of the game. He
was a natural golf teacher who of-
fered informal tips and lessons that
were valued and enjoyed among
his many playing partners. Bernie
is survived by loving and devoted
family members, Joan (Levy), his
wife of 65 years, sons Craig (Ann),
George (Rafi) and Roy, grandsons
Michael, Dan and Brian, and an
extended family of relatives and
friends. Bernie maintained lifetime
friendships with childhood buddies
from West Philadelphia, many of
whom he survived and deeply
missed. Please direct contributions
to a charity of donor’s choice.

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