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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