family and friends. Marilyn is lovingly sur-
vived by her four children, Nina (Robert
Rosenthal) Simon, Jacob (Jenny Su) Simon,
Maurine (Mark Rubinstein) Simon, Linda
(Neil) Shapiro, grandchildren Ruth (Julienne
Bautista) Rosenthal, Elana (Jesse Theisen-
Toupal) Rosenthal, Lea (Zachary) Ludwig,
DEATH Sternbach)
NOTICES Benjamin (Rebekah
Rubinstein, Adina (Evan) Kerkhoven, Sarina Rosenthal, io
Simon, Ariel Shapiro, Joel (Emi) Shapiro,
Elena Bunker, and great grandchildren Isaiah,
Dorian, Charlie, Ezra, Lorelei, Rafael, Samara
and Colton. She is also survived by her sis-
ters Beverly Hoffman, Ardith Asher. Both her
baby brother Louis Weintraub z"l, and former
partner Walter Simon z”l of blessed memory
predeceased her. Marilyn Simon died peace-
fully on Nov 10, 2021 of natural causes. She
was 94 years old.

volunteered for the war effort. Lee trained as
a radio operator and was first deployed to
England as a member of the 3103d Service
Battalion where he worked on the top-secret
Operation Fortitude South intended to de-
ceive the Germans about the location of the
Allied invasion ahead of D-Day. It was over
thirty years later, DEATH
when NOTICES
the details of this op-
eration were made public, that Lee learned he
had been a part of this famous “Calais Hoax,”
and that the encrypted transmissions he had
sent had redirected the German forces to Pas
de Calais, allowing for the successful Allied
landing at Normandy. Lee and his unit were
then sent to France, arriving on Omaha Beach
two days after D-Day. As a signal service op-
erator, Lee “went where he was needed,”
helping to liberate Paris, the port at Brest,
and then on to Belgium, where he later
fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the
war, Lee joined the Duro-Test Corporation,
where he spent his career as a top salesman
for over fifty years. Lee married his sweet-
heart Renee Grosser Weiss in 1945 while
home from the war on furlough. Lee and
Renee settled in the Philadelphia area, raised
two children together and enjoyed 54 years
of marriage until her death in 1999. Lee knew
how lucky he was to find love again with his
second wife, Cele Heyman Lieberman, who
was by his side for the last 22 years. Lee was
an avid sportsman who was active in both
mind and body nearly up to the end. He took
pride in pitching weekly doubleheaders for
his Sunday softball team at Wall Park until
the age of 87 and continued to golf and bowl
twice a week well into his nineties. Always
the life of the party, Lee was known for his ir-
repressible charm, his colorful wit, his artist-
ic talents, and his unwavering loyalty to the
Pirates and Steelers. In addition to his wife,
Cele Heyman Lieberman, Lee is survived by
his children, Barbara Strogatz Pankhurst
(Mark Pankhurst) and Steven Weiss (Linda
Marcus Weiss), his grandchildren Melissa
Strogatz Burnett, Benjamin Strogatz, Laura
Weiss Farrell, David Weiss, and Craig Weiss,
his wife’s son David Lieberman and grand-
sons Jesse and Jordan Lieberman, as well as
his three great-grandsons. Lee was also a
cherished uncle to his brother Elek Klein
Weiss’ children, Bert Weiss (Suzie Laskin),
Ronna Weiss Nichamin (Bill Nichamin), and
great-niece Mindy Nichamin. Lee and his
family are also grateful for the care and
friendship of Anne Losiaste during the final
years of his life. In a recent interview to com-
memorate his 100th birthday, Lee was
honored by his modern-day Signal Service
Battalion now out of Fort Hood, TX, and
presented with a hand-written letter and dir-
ector’s coin from 4-star General Paul M. Na-
kasone of the U.S. Army. Toward the end of
the interview, Lee remarked that life was a
miracle and that he had no regrets. With his
usual humility and cheer he added, “All in all,
I’ve had a good run.”
C ommunity / deaths
S T O L O F F
Jerome (Jerry) Stoloff, age 87, passed away
December 31, 2021. Beloved husband of
Joanne Stoloff (nee Moldauer). Loving father
of Judi Sanders (Scott), Andy Stoloff, Ron
Stoloff (Vanessa), and Ellen Stoloff (Jason
Kessler) Adoring pop pop of Quentin, Lexi,
Grant, Jillian, Jessica, Reid, Ruby, and Juli-
ette. Jerry had a passion for tennis, family,
and friends. He loved pizza, M&Ms, potato
chips, dad jokes and good movies. He hated
skiing but went every year because it made
his family happy. He grew up in Strawberry
Mansion and graduated from West Phil-
adelphia High School. He and his partner
Richard started a company from nothing and
turned it into a successful business and
lifelong family friendship. Jerry, you were
loved and respected. You will be incredibly
missed and lovingly remembered. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org or the
National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org
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Joel Phillip Weinstein, age 86, on December
31, 2021. Husband of Florence “Cookie” (nee
Oberlander); father to Stacy (Chris) Geryk
and Adam Glickman. Grandfather to Olivia
Glickman. A celebration of life will be held at
a later date. Contributions in his memory may
be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Leon (Lee) Weiss (1920-2022), beloved hus-
band, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grand-
father, and one of the oldest surviving veter-
ans of the Second World War, passed away
on January 4 in Boynton Beach, FL after a re-
markable life. He was 101 years old. Lee was
born in McKeesport, PA on December 24,
1920, to Minnie Klein and Aaron Weiss and
spent his early years in Pittsburgh, PA. As a
young man studying art at Carnegie Tech and
working as an interior designer, he learned of
the attack on Pearl Harbor and immediately
volunteered for the war effort. Lee trained as
a radio operator and was first deployed to
England as a member of the 3103d Service
Battalion where he worked on the top-secret
Operation Fortitude South intended to de-
ceive the Germans about the location of the
Allied invasion ahead of D-Day. It was over
thirty years later, when the details of this op-
eration were made public, that Lee learned he
had been a part of this famous “Calais Hoax,”
and that the encrypted transmissions he had
sent had redirected the German forces to Pas
de Calais, allowing for the successful Allied
landing at Normandy. Lee and his unit were
then sent to France, arriving on Omaha Beach
two days after D-Day. As a signal service op-
erator, Lee “went where he was needed,”
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and then on to Belgium, where he later
fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the
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