obituaries
BARG ALVIN, of Merion Station, PA died
Tuesday, August 2, 2022. He was
a Philadelphia native, born to Har-
ry and Sophie Barg in West Phil-
adelphia. He was a graduate of
West Philadelphia High School and
Temple University. After college he
joined his two brothers Herbert and
Bernard working at Aldon Rug Mills
where the three brothers went on to
own the company. Alvin left Aldon
in the mid 1960s after the compa-
ny went public. He spent the rest
of his career as an entrepreneur, a
man ahead of his time. In 1952 Al-
vin met and married Elaine Albert.

This began a loving marriage that
lasted until Elaine’s death in 2021.

Alvin had a lifelong love of sports
beginning in his formative years in
public school where he earned the
name of “the rock.” This was high-
lighted during his years as a camp
counselor at Pine Forest Camp in
the Pocono Mountains. In his adult
life Alvin continued to play basket-
ball, tennis, racquetball and hand-
ball along with his daily calisthenics
and treadmill routine. Philanthropy
was also something important to
Alvin throughout his life. He had a
particular affinity to Jewish charities
supporting a variety, such as Tech-
nion, Jewish Federation and Tem-
ple Adath Israel throughout his life.

His family and friends will always
remember Alvin as an unassum-
ing man with a positive outlook on
life who was loved by all who knew
him. Alvin is survived by his sons,
Ronald Barg (Debra) and Jeffrey
Barg (Kathy), his grandchildren
Jason Barg (Holly), Robert Barg
(Heather), Paula Dziura (Michael)
and Rachel Barg and his great
grandchildren Mitchell Barg, Ella
Barg, Lily Barg, Dylan Barg, Bran-
don Barg, Justin Barg and Demi
Dziura. In lieu of flowers donations
can be made to Penn Medicine
Hospice, www.PennMedicine.org/
hospice-donate, The Hearth at
Drexel, www.thehearthatdrexel.org
or the charity of your choice.

LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME
www.laurelhillphl.com Aiken, SC 29801. The Historic
George Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Center, 211 Park Ave., SW,
Aiken, SC 29801 (803.649.6234),
has charge of arrangements. Ex-
pressions of sympathy for the
family may be left by visiting
www.georgefuneralhomes.com. GEORGE FUNERAL HOME
www.georgefuneralhomes.com BROOKS
ALAN IRWIN, age 88, died Au-
gust 3, 2022, at Hospice Inn of
New York, following a brief ill-
ness. Mr. Brooks was born No-
vember 30, 1933, in Philadelphia,
PA to the late Milton and Estelle
Brooks. He grew up in Philadel-
phia, PA and graduated from
Central High School in 1951.

He received his undergraduate
degree from Lehigh University
in 1955 and then enlisted in the
US Army from 1956 until 1958.

He received his master’s de-
gree from Temple University. Mr.

Brooks worked as a System An-
alyst for Sperry Univac for twen-
ty-eight years, and later worked
for Burroughs Corporation, and
retired from Unisys. He retired to
Aiken, SC in 1999 and became
a member of Congregation of
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue. He
was very involved with the syna-
gogue where he was the treasur-
er. Mr. Brooks was a Life Master
and Duplicate Bridge player. He
was part-time director of Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League for
over fifty years and retired at age
eighty-eight as their oldest direc-
tor. He was a member of the 50+
Men’s Club. In addition to his par-
ents, Mr. Brooks was preceded in
death by his beloved wife, Regina
Stein Brooks. Survivors include a
daughter, Toni Racahelle New-
man (Alan), East Northport, Long
Island, NY; a son, Chad Frederic
Brooks (Gloria), Newburgh, NY;
and three grandchildren, Mill-
er Daniel, Sophia Brooke, and
Edward Grey. Memorial contri-
butions may be directed to Con-
gregation of Adath Yeshurun Syn-
agogue, 154 Greenville St., NW,
Katz (Sharon), Ellen Spector (the
late Rick) and Joseph Katz (Leon-
tien Ruttenberg); also survived by
7 grandchildren and 2 great grand-
children. In lieu of flowers, contribu-
tions in his memory may be made
to Angelman Syndrome Foundation
(www.angelman.org) or Temple
Sinai of Dresher, PA (www.tsinai.

com). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com FRIEDMAN
CLYMAN HARRIET GOTTESMAN born on
October 30, 1930 passed away on
August 3, 2022 at the age of 91.

Beloved wife of the late Donald
Brooks Clyman, beloved mother
of Jodi Ann Levy (Julian), Jamie
Lynne Triplett, and Julie Beth Cly-
man; loving grandmother of Jessica
(Sean), Jason, Sierra and Jacob;
loving great grandmother of Car-
ter; and loving sister of Alan Jacob
Gottesman (Linda).

FORMAN RHODA S., November 15, 1939 –
July 25, 2022-It is with great sad-
ness that the family of Rhoda S.

Forman announces her passing
on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the
age of 82, in her home with fami-
ly by her side after a courageous
battle with thymic cancer. She is
survived by her beloved husband,
David, her loving daughters Stacey
Forman (Andy Middleman) and Al-
ison (Michael Goldberg), her ador-
ing grandchildren Lexi and Jared
Goldberg, and her devoted broth-
er Steven Smith (Andee Herson).

Rhoda was a kind, genuine, loving
and successful woman who owned
and operated a jewelry store, In-
dulgence by Rhoda Forman, in
Haverford, Pennsylvania. Funeral
services will be graveside, private,
and for immediate family. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made
to American Heart Association.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
EDWARD FRIEDMAN – On July
20, 2022, Edward Friedman of Sil-
ver Spring, MD, husband to Anna-
belle and father of Sarah, Aaron,
and Lisa, passed away at age 88.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was a
ward of the Hebrew Orphans Home
from 1939-1951. Edward attended
Penn State University, became a
CPA and worked for the Federal
Government. He later founded the
Federal Training Center, achiev-
ing his dream of owning a busi-
ness. Ed was a member of KMS
Synagogue in Silver Spring and a
lifelong student of Judaism. Contri-
butions may be made to the Jewish
Federation of Philadelphia.

JERUD DAVID M. -July 25, 2022, of Atlan-
tic City, NJ. Husband of Lorraine
Jerud. Father of Elliot (Alissa) Je-
rud, Adrienne (Adam) Rosenthal
and Ilana (Daniel) Shein. Grand-
father of Isaac, Ayelet, Solomon,
Wallace, Hillel, Alfred and Maeve.

Son of Carolina (Max Rubin) and
the late Solomon Jerud. Brother of
Betty (Jerry) Orr and the late Bar-
bara (the late Melvin) Jerud Lorch.

Contributions can be made to Kell-
man-Brown Academy, 1007 Laurel
Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043.

Please mention David Jerud in the
check memo as these contributions
will be used to establish a fund in
his memory.

PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS
www.plattmemorial.com KATZ
HAROLD-August 2, 2022 of
Huntingdon Valley, PA. Beloved
husband of the late Ruth(nee
Abrams); loving father of Steven
Family owned and Operated since 1883
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LEVINE JAY H., of Ventnor, NJ, formerly of
Cherry Hill, NJ died July 6, 2022
in Atlantic City, NJ. He was the
husband of Marsha Levine (nee
Wattenmaker), father of Ilene (Ste-
ven) Berman and Ellen Northrup,
grandfather of Lee (Karly), Holly
(Ben), Nina, Kyle and Karli, and
great grandfather of Ryder, Van,
Ashton, Ryan and Lexi. Services
and burial took place at Roosevelt
Memorial Park in Trevose, PA. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests
that donations be made in memo-
ry of Jay to Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia. Checks made out
to Children’s Hospital of Philadel-
phia Foundation can be mailed to
P.O. Box 781352, Philadelphia, PA
19178-1352. Please remember to
write in memory of Jay Levine on
the memo line of the check. Gifts
may also be made online at http://
www.chop.edu/give. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS
www.plattmemorial.com LEVY
MELISSA (nee Weisser) on July 31,
2022. Beloved wife of Raymond;
Loving mother of Craig Levy; Dear
sister of Brenda Weisser and San-
dra Renbaum (Stuart). Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made
to Crohns and Colitis Foundation, 2
Bala Plaza, Ste 526, Bala Cynwyd,
PA 19004. www.crohnscolitisfoun-
dation.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
MAKOWER JUDITH (nee Friedman) on August
2, 2022. Beloved wife of the late
Samuel; Loving mother of Dr. Del-
la Makower-Newman (Arthur) and



Sharon Makower (Adam Bench);
Adoring grandmother of Ilana, Re-
becca, Jordan, Daniel, and Mat-
thew. Contributions in her mem-
ory may be made to Beth Sholom
Cong., 8231 Old York Rd., Elkins
Park, PA 19027 or Jewish National
Fund, 78 Randall Avenue, Rockville
Centre, NY 11570.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
PINSK ARDETH (nee Besterman), 87,
on August 2, 2022, peacefully at
home surrounded by her family.

Predeceased by her parents Albert
& Lottie Besterman and her broth-
er Harvey Besterman. Ardeth was
the loving wife of Allen for almost
65 years and loving mother of Jef-
frey (Francine Carb), Robert (Mar-
ian Ormont), and Steven Pinsk.

She was a loving grandmother to
Joshua, Alexandra, Emily, Connor,
Scott, and Jacob Pinsk and Ko-
diak Carb and great grandmother
to Ari Pinsk. To Ardeth, family was
everything. She will be missed
more than she could ever know.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in
Ardeth’s memory may be made to
the Crohns & Colitis Foundation
(crohnscolitisfoundation.org) or St.

Jude Children’s Research Hospital
(stjude.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com SHAPIRO
RUTH passed away on August
2, 2022. Beloved wife of the late
Norbert Shapiro. Loving mother
of Judi Silk (Murray), Sharon Lip-
son & Rena Weitz (Eliot); Loving
grandmother of Alyson Silk, Robyn
Silk Pecarsky (Jonathan), Jona-
than Lipson, Adam Lipson (Victo-
ria), Jeremy Weitz (fiancé Abby),
Ilana Weitz Nicolou (Lionel); and
loving great grandmother of Marin,
Bennett, Joshua, London, Sydney
& Noah. Graveside Contributions
in her memory may be made to
Greenwood House, 53 Walter St,
Ewing NJ 08628.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
SILVERMAN SYLVIA (nee Mestel)-Born on April
9, 1921, Sylvia “Mom-Mom” Silver-
man passed away on July 31, 2022
at the age of 101 and change (lest
we forget those additional months!).

Wife of the late William Silverman.

Mother of Marilyn (Gene) Nelson
and Linda (Howard) Denenberg.

Grandmother of Jamie Denenberg,
Joshua Denenberg, Adam (Arielle)
Denenberg, Stuart Nelson and Lau-
ren Nelson. Great grandmother of
Ellie, Jack and Sylvie Denenberg,
and Daniel Nelson. There was no
more positive a force in the world
who made every day count. Her
loss will be felt by many, but her
memory will be carried on by all
those that were lucky enough to
cross her path. We love you more
Mom-Mom. Contributions in Sylvia
“Mom-Mom” Silverman’s memory
may be made to Adath Israel, www.

adathisrael.org/funds or call 610-
934-1919, or to Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia, https://give2.chop.

edu/. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
SKALINA DR. MARY ELLEN LEDER, retired
neonatologist and beloved wife,
mother, grandmother, and sister,
died on July 29 in hospice at Bryn
Mawr Hospital due to complica-
tions of Parkinson’s disease. She
was 70 years old. Mary Ellen was
born in Brooklyn, New York. She
was always bright, graduating
from high school two years early
as the valedictorian of her class
at Erasmus Hall High School. She
went on to graduate from college
and medical school and complete
a residency in pediatrics and a
fellowship in neonatology. Over
the course of her 30-year career,
she saved hundreds of sick ba-
bies, some born very premature-
ly, at Cooper University Hospital,
Lankenau Hospital, and Chester
County Hospital. She published
important early research on hy-
pertension and hypertensive ret-
inopathy in newborns. Mary El-
len was known for her skill as a
physician, but perhaps even more
for how caring she was with pa-
tients and their families and how
respectful and inclusive she was
with the nursing staff and en-
tire medical team. Her partners
and the nurses she worked with
throughout her career valued her
bedside manner, her ability to re-
main calm in emergencies, and
her sense of fashion, as she was
known to show up to the delivery
room in scrubs with pearls, per-
fect make-up, and heels. Mary El-
len met her husband of 41 years,
Stefan, also a physician, in 1979,
during her fellowship years. They
fell in love, married in 1981, had
three children, and built a beau-
tiful home together. Mary Ellen
was enormously generous, kind,
empathetic, and thoughtful. She
loved good food, travel, read-
ing, and the arts, and passed on
those passions to her children.

Mary Ellen was remarkably or-
ganized: she kept track of all of
the family’s activities in her head
(although she diligently recorded
them in her date book as back-up
as well). The family came togeth-
er for dinner every night, usually
to a homemade meal that she had
prepared. Her family remembers
her for all the little gestures that
made them feel so loved– help
with projects and math homework,
cheering at sporting events, and
care packages dropped off at col-
lege with gourmet brownies and
toilet paper. When she was diag-
nosed with Parkinson’s in 2000,
Mary Ellen handled it with her
usual grace. She didn’t want to be
treated differently, and she didn’t
want to stop doing the things she
enjoyed. She even suggested a
new hobby to her husband – ball-
room dancing. For many years,
she continued to live her life as
she had before, but over time,
her symptoms progressed, and
she unfortunately had to retire in
2009. Even when she could no
longer do so many of the things
she had loved, she continued to
draw great joy from the births of
her grandchildren and watching
them grow and meet milestones
of their own. Mary Ellen was bur-
ied on July 31 at Ohev Shalom
Cemetery in Brookhaven, PA. She
is survived by her husband, Ste-
fan; her brother, Jonathan Led-
er (Diana); her children, Lauren
(Matthew Zelin), Rachel (Alexan-
der Hutchinson), and Benjamin
(Molly); and her grandchildren,
Sylvie, Naomi, Alden, and Sid-
ney. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that donations be made
to the Parkinson’s Foundation or
a Jewish charity of the donor’s
choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
SKOLNICK RUTH (nee Herskovitz) on July 31,
2022. Beloved wife of the late Da-
vid; Loving mother of Michael Skol-
nick (Debra Kay) and Fernelyse
Griffith; Dear sister of Doris Horn;
Devoted grandmother of Rachel
(Jay), Joshua (Danna), and Da-
kota. Contributions in her memory
may be made to Multiple Sclerosis
Society, 30 S 17th St, Ste 800, Phi-
la., PA 19103
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
SMILER ELAYNE (nee Kaplan). July 29,
2022. Devoted wife of the late Dr.

Irving Smiler. Loving mother of Hi-
larie Weiss (Barry), Howard Leon
(Hal) Smiler, and Barry Smiler. Be-
loved bubby of Scott Weiss (Liz),
and Matthew Weiss (Liz). Great
bubby of Nola, Emme, and Bran-
don. Contributions in her memory
may be made to the Jewish Nation-
al Fund or Hadassah.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
TALUS Lita Talus (nee Staffin) passed away
on July 3, 2022, at age 94 Lita is
survived by her loving daughter,
Cheryl Talus Snyder; her brother,
Dr. Gerry Staffin; and her daughter-
in-law, Jill Talus Grossman. Grand-
mother of Karen (Scott) Merves,
Jodi (Brett) Rosen, Marc (Allison)
Snyder, Zachary (Amy) Talus, and
Benjamin (Allie) Talus. Great grand-
mother of Brandon, Sydney, and
Gavin Merves, Jackson and Kate
Rosen, and Simone and Vivian Sny-
der. She is predeceased by her late
husband, Burt Talus, and her son,
Dr. Bruce Lloyd Talus Contributions
in her memory can be made to the
Dr. Bruce Lloyd Talus Memorial
Fund at https://www.philafound.org/
give-now/?give_cause=Dr-Bruce- Lloyd-Talus-Memorial-Fund
TORRANCE STEIN
SHELDON L, of Willow Grove, PA
formerly of Philadelphia, on July
29, 2022. Sheldon turned 95 on
July 18th. Beloved husband of the
late Helen (nee Felenbok); devoted
father to Diedre (Stephen) Cole and
Steven Stein; loving grandfather to
Jared (Kaline) Cole, Ashley (Mi-
chael) Occhiogrosso; loving great
grandfather of Henry and Vaughn.

Brother of the late Marilyn (Martin)
Chaiken. Sheldon was loved by
many relatives and friends and ev-
eryone who met him. Contributions
in his memory may be made to a
charity of the donor’s choice.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
H. SELWYN-Passed away on Au-
gust 1, 2022. Husband of Judith
Torrance (nee Shadden). Father
of Joel Torrance and Gideon Tor-
rance (Rachel Adner). Grandfather
of Lori, Jacob, Maddy, Sienna, El-
lis and Hadley. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Temple
Beth Zion-Beth Israel, www.bzbi.

org, or to Cong. Mikveh Israel,
www.mikvehisrael.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
WEINSTEIN DAVID on July 29, 2022. Beloved
husband of the late Florine “Fay-
gie” (nee Dutkin); Loving father
of Lee Weinstein (June), Nor-
man Weinstein (Lita), and Debbie
Huml (John); Dear brother of Son-
ny Weinstein (Beverly); Devoted
grandfather of Brielle, Addison,
Kaley, Maddi (Kameron), Brett, and
Cydney; Adoring great-grandfather
of Charlie. Contributions may be
made to a charity of the donor’s
choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
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