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DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
BAGELLE KESTELMAN
RABINOVIC Carmela Bagelle (nee Ishayek). Beloved
mother of Vivian (Gene) Saftlas, Danny Ba-
gelle and Lisa (Stuart) Mickelberg. Devoted
sister of Haskel (Julia) Amit, Shaul (Nili)
Amit, and Dalia (Shlomo) Slutzky. Also sur-
vived by five loving grandchildren, Jessica,
Sophia, Joshua, Kayla, and Jordi. Due to
Covid-19 services and interment will be
private. Contributions in her memory may be
made to a charity of the donor's choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com Selma Aida Kestelman (nee Shrager), 97,
died February 20, 2021 in Fort Myers, Florida.

Born at home in West Philadelphia to Lillian
and Harry, married to Jack, mother to Bruce
(Laurie), grammom to Josh and Amy (Keith
Murphy), GGSelma to Eleanor and Sally. Sis-
ter to Jack (Gwen), Morton (Simone) and
David (Pearlee). Daughter-in-law to Minnie
and Boris, sister-in-law to Gladys and
Maurice Brahin. Niece, aunt, great aunt and
cousin to many. Business associate, friend
and bridge partner. At 87 left Philadelphia
and the snow.

BOARDMAN Dr. Steven Boardman on February 26, 2021.

Beloved husband of Lynda (nee Kuzmarov);
Loving father of Samuel Boardman and Dav-
id Boardman; Devoted brother of Kenneth
(Barbara) Boardman. Dr. Boardman was a
musician, a rare book collector, and a life-
long scholar. Contributions to his memory
may be made to ZAKA and Congregation Mel-
rose B'nai Israel Emanu-El.

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DUFFINE June Duffine (nee Rose) Feb. 27, 2021 of
Bala Cynwyd. Wife of the late Richard
Duffine. Mother of Geoff Duffine (Ruth), An-
drea Lee (David Richter), Robin Gootee,
Missy Kossar and the late Mark Sapowith;
also survived by 12 grandchildren and
10...great grandchildren. Contributions in her
memory may be made to ALS Research, Ry-
an Wolfe Kossar Foundation and Sebastian
Strong Foundation (SebastianStrong.org.)
JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
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HAAS Roslyn Haas (nee Blender), passed away on
February 24, 2021. Wife of the late Irvin Haas
for 45 years. Mother of Stuart (Susan) Haas
and of the late Brett Haas and the late
Gregory Haas. Longtime Companion of Nor-
man Kravitz. Grandmother of Molly Haas,
Allyson Haas, Brenna Haas and Cody Haas.

Graveside Services were held February 28th
at Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions in
her memory may be made to the Crohn’s and
Colitis Foundation of America.

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HARMAN Ruth Janis Harman (nee Rothman), on March
1, 2021, of Phoenixville, PA, formerly of
Audubon, PA. Wife of the late Solomon Leon
Harman. Beloved mother of David Worth Har-
man (Marlene Keesler), Wendy Joan Garrett
(Dale) and Bennett Marc Harman (Elisabeth
Handley) also survived by five grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Ruth was a
School Librarian, Sculptor and a lifelong Ve-
getarian. Contributions in her memory may
be made to Congregation Or Shalom, 835
Darby Paoli Road, Berwyn, PA 19312.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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LEAR Marilyn Ann Cheskis Lear (nee Goldsmith)
age 83, of Bensalem, PA., died peacefully on
January 13, 2021. She was born on August
19, 1937 in Philadelphia, daughter of the late
Norman and Rebecca Goldsmith, and sister
to the late Arnette Sulman and Sidney Gold-
smith. Marilyn graduated from Temple Uni-
versity in 1959 and worked as a teacher.

Later, she became Director of the JCC Klein
Branch nursery school program from 1985
until her retirement in 1992. Marilyn volun-
teered with many organizations and was
known throughout Northeast Philadelphia for
her kindness, compassion and her commit-
ment to education and Jewish ideals. Wife of
Robert Lear and the late Eugene Cheskis.

Mother of David Cheskis, Neal (Heather)
Cheskis and Joel (Mandy) Cheskis. Step
mother of Joe (JC) Lear and Andrew (Deena)
Lear. Grandmother of Etana, Hallel, Noah,
Shay, Devorah, Rena, Chloe, Jacob, Ethan
and Ryan. The family requests that contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to your fa-
vorite charity.

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PICKER Barbara Picker, January 22, 2021. Dear sis-
ter of Marlyn Diamond Rothstein. Loving
mother of Jill (Jim) Greene and Glen (Debbie)
Welsh. Devoted grandmother of Jimmy
(Danielle), Danny (Sara), Matthew and Kayla.

Great-grandmother to four beautiful children.

A Community
Remembers Ismail “Samy” Rabinovic passed away on
March 3rd, 2021 following a brief illness.

Samy was born on April 24th, 1940 in Istan-
bul, Turkey to Herman and Karolina Ra-
binovic. Accompanied by his beloved wife
Sara, Samy moved to the United States in
1967 to complete a masters in Polymer
Chemistry at the University of Massachu-
setts, Lowell. Despite skipping his interview
to go skiing, he was hired and enjoyed a 26
year career with the Rohm and Haas com-
pany in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A lifelong
world traveler, Samy was a dedicated stu-
dent of history, language, and culture, as well
as a passionate and respected collector of
Turkish rugs. Samy will be remembered as a
generous friend to many, and a devoted hus-
band, father, and grandfather who delighted
in his family. Samy is preceded in death by
his parents, Herman and Karolina, and his
brother Mateo. He is survived by his spouse
Sara Rabinovic (nee Erkohen), two sons, Ari-
el Rabinovic (Lauren) and David Rabinovic
(Shara), and four grandchildren, Max, Linus,
Noah, and Asher. Samy is also survived by
his sister-in-law Ulla Rabinovic, his niece,
Daniela Eskenazi (Vitali), and his great-niece,
Carolyn. Contributions in his memory can be
made to the American Heart Association,
American Cancer Society, or the Jewish Fed-
eration of Greater Philadelphia.

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SOKOL Roberta E. Sokol (nee Englander) On Feb. 27,
2021. Wife of the late Howard Sokol. Mother
of Barry (Beth) Sokol, Michael Sokol and
Nancy Sokol. Grandmother of Grant and
Blake. Contributions in her memory may be
made to The Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation (JDRF), 555 Croton Rd., Suite
111, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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STEIN Harriet Stein (nee Sursky) of Upper Gwynedd
died peacefully at home on Friday, February
26, 2021 surrounded by family after a 5-year
battle with cancer. She is survived by her lov-
ing husband, Edward; her son Jeffrey and his
wife Jenn and their daughters Sophie and
Sadie; her daughter Lauren Hild and her hus-
band, Ed and their son Jared; and her sister
Bernice (Nicey) and her husband Dr. Michael
Walinsky. After graduating from college at
43, she worked principally in communica-
tions and fundraising for medical institutions.

She was a pioneer in physician referral for
Abington Memorial Hospital and Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her most
notable work included coordinating Harvest
Balls for Einstein Hospital, the grand opening
for the Rouse Organization's Liberty Place,
and the Centennial Celebration for PCOM. In
addition Harriet was a volunteer fundraiser
for Deborah Hospital Foundation for over 50
years. She loved her family, friends, talking,
entertaining, traveling, Mah Jongg, reading
and solving cryptograms, in that order. She
requested that donations in her memory go
to either Deborah Hospital Foundation in
Browns Mills, NJ or Hanjani Institute for
Gynecologic Oncology at the Asplundh Can-
cer Pavilion, Willow Grove, PA or Beth Sho-
lom Congregation, Elkins Park, PA where she
was a lifelong member.

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STRAUSS Harold “Hank” J. Strauss, Feb. 24, 2021. He
was born in Lewistown, PA on October 8,
1928, and had been residing in Palm Beach
Gardens, FL since 1984. Devoted husband of
the late Eleanor (nee Miller). Father of Mi-
chael Strauss and Debbie (David) Stern.

Grandfather of Ariana Strauss, Cara (Eitan)
Ovadia, Barrie (David Karpay) Stern and
Melissa (Jordan Rosenbaum) Stern. Great
grandfather of Evie, Micah and Sydney Ova-
dia. He was predeceased by two sisters and
three brothers. Contributions in his memory
may be made to Cong. Adath Jeshurun, 7763
Old York Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19027,
www.adathjeshurun.info, Abramson Senior
Care, 1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, PA
19454, www.abramsonseniorcare.org or to
Temple Beth David, 4657 Hood Rd., Palm
Beach Gardens, FL 33418, www.templebeth-
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ZELLE C. Kenneth Zelle on March 5, 2021. Beloved
husband of Lois (nee Kimmel); Loving father
of Susan (Barry) Yelowitz and Stacy Zelle;
Devoted Papa Zee to Eric (Gabby) and Dustin
(Brittney); Adoring great-grandfather of
Rylee, Lydia, Charlotte, Madeline, Gianna and
Evelyn. Also survived by many nieces, neph-
ews, great nieces and nephews and great-
great nieces and nephews. Services and in-
terment were private. Contributions in his
memory may be made to Fox Chase Cancer
Center, Dr. Uzzo Fund, 333 Cottman Ave.,
Phila., PA 19111.

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