obits
ets and purses. But Saline attributes
Wohlmuth’s ADD to her keen photog-
raphy skills; it gave her the ability to
hone in on her subjects, while “every-
thing else was up in the atmosphere.”
“She had a wonderful way of making
people feel comfortable and forget that
the camera was there,” Saline said.

Wohlmuth’s generosity with her cam-
era extended out to her family, whom she
and Teacher hosted every summer for a
reunion at their Long Beach Island, New
BIDDLE Francis Edith Disner Biddle, who taught
elementary school, helped her husband
earn a Ph.D., raised two sons, doted on
her grandchildren, and helped elect Dem-
ocrats from Franklin Roosevelt to Joe
Biden, died Jan. 9 at her retirement com-
munity in Bryn Mawr, PA, two weeks after
her 101st birthday. Her beloved husband,
Edmund R. Biddle, predeceased her by 21
years. Her survivors include sisters Marion
Zieman and Marjorie Newman; sons Ste-
phen and Daniel, grandchildren Jonathan,
Ellery and Elizabeth, and a great-grand-
daughter, Cleo. Ms. Biddle’s health de-
clined sharply after a bad fall more than
a year ago, but thanks to her heroic friend
and helper Barbara Davis, she was able to
vote for Biden in 2020. She complained of
memory loss by then, and lamented often
that unlike her wealthy mother-in-law she
hadn’t kept a diary. But she still remem-
bered how a professor at the University of
Pennsylvania, 70 or so years earlier, had
stopped his lecture on British writers to
admonish one student, a tall, dark-haired
World War II veteran: “Mr. Biddle, if you in-
sist on disrupting the class by whispering
to Miss Disner, why don’t you just go sit
next to her?” Their classmates applaud-
ed as Randy Biddle moved back to sit by
Miss Disner. Her marriage to Randy lasted
from a summer day in 1951 until his death
in 2000. Frances Edith Disner was one
of five children of Israel and Sarah (nee
Kahn) Disner, immigrants from Lithuania
and Ukraine who spoke Yiddish and met
on a Philadelphia streetcar. She grew up
in Philadelphia, Detroit and Merchantville,
N.J., where she and her siblings worked
in their father’s drycleaning and tailoring
shop to help the family get through the
Depression. She never knew her grand-
father, a rabbi who defiantly practiced his
faith in the time of pogroms, and who was
said to have been taken by Cossacks on
horseback never to return. She lost an
aunt and cousins in the Holocaust. Ms.

Biddle’s interest in politics surfaced early.

In seventh grade she wrote a song cheer-
ing on President Roosevelt and the New
Deal (“...For in the time of the socalled de-
pression/ You have changed ... the country
to a better condition...”), mailed it to the
White House --and got a thank-you note
signed by FDR’s aide Louis Howe. The
local newspaper published the lyrics in
a story headlined, “Musical Ode To Pres-
ident Composed By Borough Girl.” She
attended Western College in Ohio before
enrolling in night classes at Penn after the
war, earning a B.A. in English. The Army
26 Jersey, home. She would take pictures
of her family on the beach, having her
nieces and nephews pose on the life-
guard chair.

Because she had no children, she
would spoil her nieces and nephews,
family members said. She frequently
invited younger relatives to visit her
Philadelphia penthouse or would take
them on weekend trips to New York.

“It was a fantastic adventure for kids.

They were always thrilled to be invited
Air Corps veteran she met in those class-
es was from a well-off Philadelphia family.

When they began dating, friends called
them Romeo and Juliet. Both were crazy
about Democratic politics, Penn football
games at Franklin Field, postwar writers
like J.D. Salinger and Saul Bellow, and
teaching. She taught at a boys’ school
before becoming a mom; he became an
English professor who taught at Drexel,
Rutgers and Widener universities. They
spent many vacations on Cape Cod at his
parents’ Wellfleet home. Ms. Biddle’s mar-
riage merged a family persecuted by the
Nazis with one that helped bring them to
justice. Randy’s father, Francis Biddle, was
Roosevelt’s last attorney general -- and
chief U.S. judge at the Nuremberg war
crimes tribunal in 1945-1946. She loved
recalling how her future husband had said
nothing about his father’s prominence
till she demanded to know why, during a
meet-the-parents outing in Atlantic City,
passersby waved and said, “Hello, Mr.

Attorney General.” She was also fond of
quoting the friend who spied her and Ran-
dy at a movie theater and teased, “There
go the poor but intellectual Biddles.” In
the 1960s, 70s and 80s, when they lived
in Bala Cynwyd, PA, Ms. Biddle threw
kaffeeklatsches for candidates such as
Pennsylvania’s first Jewish governor, Mil-
ton Shapp, and Rita Banning, Montgomery
County’s first female commissioner. Her
son Steve, a retired legal draftsman of
multistate employee benefit plans who is
active in politics and regional planning,
remembers her phone calls rallying voters
for a Democratic congressional candidate
who narrowly won the Bucks County dis-
trict where Steve and his wife Lynn live.

In 2008 Ms. Biddle organized Democrat-
ic women in her retirement community,
Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, to get out the
vote for Barack Obama. Always interested
in drama, she pitched in for a time with
Plays For Living, a national group affiliated
with Jewish Family Service that used the-
ater to confront family and societal issues.

When her son Dan, a longtime Philadel-
phia Inquirer reporter and editor, lost his
wife of 35 years, Cynthia Roberts, to pan-
creatic cancer in 2016, Ms. Biddle became
a leading donor to the fund that honors her
memory. The Cindy Fund helps disadvan-
taged families enroll children in the West
Philadelphia preschool Roberts once led,
the Parent Infant Center. Ms. Biddle lived
to see her son remarry last October. Dan
and former New York Times reporter Sara
Rimer staged their tiny, masks-on ceremo-
ny in the courtyard of Ms. Biddle’s retire-
ment community so that she could attend.

MARCH 3, 2022 | JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
by Aunt Sharon,” Gary Joslow said. “She
loved people; she liked having fun. She
was a happy, social person.”
“It was like a luxurious escape for us,”
nephew Zachary Joslow said.

Wohlmuth’s love of her family was
apparent as they grew into adulthood.

Nephew Seth Josolowitz was con-
templating attending college in Japan,
but Wohlmuth was skeptical. During
a work assignment, Wohlmuth met
President Bill Clinton and immediately
Her friend Barbara Davis helped her gen-
tly into a wheelchair. Her son Steve was
best man. Her granddaughter Ellery was
emcee. Her great-granddaughter Cleo,
20 months old, was the flower girl. Ms.

Biddle waved her bouquet for a photo and
remarked of the unusual wedding, “Leave
it to the Biddles.” She died three months
later. The family suggests donations in her
memory to the Cindy Fund, the ACLU, the
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Widener University’s English Depart-
ment, and the Wellfleet Historical Society.

MAGARICK Barry Magarick, 83, a Philadelphia native,
advertising executive, radio host and fix-
ture in the Philadelphia broadcast com-
munity for over 50 years died on January
23. His involvement in the media began
at the age of 13 on the Children’s Hour on
WCAU TV. At Overbrook High School he
did play-by-play announcing for basketball
games, and at Temple University majoring
in Communications he was Program Di-
rector at WRTI, Temple’s radio station. He
had an on-air jazz program and folk music
program, both on WHAT radio. Psychic
World, his all-night call-in talk show, ran
for many years on WCAU radio. Soon after
graduating college he traveled through
Europe and lived in Israel for 1.5 years.

His love and support of Israel continued
after his return to Philadelphia through
his charitable involvement in support of
Boys Town Jerusalem, the Philadelphia
Geriatric Center and other Jewish Com-
munal organizations. He also served on
the Boards of the Civil War Museum and
Library, the Abraham Lincoln Foundation
of the Union League, the Philly Pops. Bar-
ry enjoyed a long and successful career
as an advertising executive at Magarick
Advertising where he was responsible for
branding many local regional retail com-
panies that became household names. He
loved mentoring young people interested
in the industry. Many of his interns from
local universities went on to very success-
ful careers and credited his mentoring
with their later success. His professional
accomplishments were recognized with
a number of awards and he was inducted
into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame
with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His
inveterate curiosity led him to become
an avid collector of antiques, artwork and
collectibles which reflected his interest in
history, the arts and culture. In addition to
his wife Rochelle, and his son Joshua he is
survived by a sister. A memorial celebra-
tion of his life will be held at a later date.

called Josolowitz, putting Clinton on
the other line. Clinton gave Josolowitz
his blessing to go to school in Japan,
ultimately convincing Wohlmuth it was
the right decision as well.

“She was unlike anyone I’ve ever met
in her ability to get people backstage, to
the front of the line,” Josolowitz said.

“Places you weren’t supposed to be, she
could get you there.”
Wohlmuth is survived by her siblings
and five nieces and nephews. JE
REICH We note with sadness the passing of Pace
Reich, Esq. of Elkins Park, PA on February
20, 2022. Pace Reich was a devoted son,
brother, husband, father, grandfather and
uncle. Born December 2, 1930 in Phila-
delphia, he was a graduate of Wharton
Business School and graduated with hon-
ors from the University of Pennsylvania
Law School. He was a deputy city solicitor
for Philadelphia and was engaged in the
private practice of corporate bankruptcy
law with his partners for many decades
in several firms. He served as chairman of
the board of directors of the former Met-
ropolitan Hospital and led the acquisition
of other hospitals during his tenure. A true
original, Pace pursued many interests and
hobbies, most notably woodworking, met-
alworking, home improvements and was
always providing help and free furniture
to those he loved. Pace is survived by his
wife, Mary Lou (née Meyer), his children
David (Keith Marran), Judy (DG Sarsfield)
and Benjamin (Emily), and his grandchil-
dren Batya Reich, the late Hannah Reich,
Thomas Sarsfield, Peter Sarsfield. In lieu of
flowers and gifts, please consider a contri-
bution to the charity of your choosing.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
REISS Lois Reiss, 91, our beloved mother, grand-
mother, and great-grandmother, passed
away on February 19, 2022. She resided
formerly in Blue Bell, PA, Elkins Park, PA,
and Philadelphia, PA. She was the daugh-
ter of Lorraine and Louis Denicoff. Lois
was the loving wife of the late Jerry Reiss,
loving mother of Gary (Leslie) Reiss, David
(Adam Massinger) Reiss, Debi (Bob) Rosen-
thal, and the late Brian Reiss. Lois was the
cherished grandmother of 12—Lauren
(Mike Reeves), Alison (Bob) Motta, Erica
(Ben) Berstein, Jared (Kristen), Ryan (Kim-
berly Muscara), Brandon (Michelle), Calin,
Aaron (Lizzie Fulton), Cody, Alexa (David),
Mara, Reiss—and great grandmother of
16—Courtney, Brian (Raven), Camryn,
Scarlett, Dylan, Jeri, Mason, Zach, Reiss,
Gabriella, Audrey, Sophia, Alex, Elliana,
Noah, and Milo. In lieu of flowers, contri-
butions in Lois’ memory may be made to
the ALS and Alzheimer’s Associations.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com RUBIN
Harriet G. (nee Greenspan) of Pompano
Beach, FL, formerly of Bala Cynwyd, PA
passed away peacefully on February 24,
2022 at the age of 97. She was prede-
ceased by her loving husband Jack after
73 years of marriage and by their beloved
son Lee. She was the loving mother
of Barbara (Michael) Ayes and Marsha
(Moshe Bourak) Zidel. Harriet is also sur-
vived by her adoring grandchildren, David
(Marnie) Zidel, Lyle (Anna) Ayes, Jennifer
Zidel, Leslee (Peter) Schneider, Lauren
(Alex) Rose and Jared (Michelle) Ayes.

She will be remembered lovingly by her
13 great grandchildren. Family was her
passion. Harriet will be remembered as a
warm, giving, gracious and dignified lady
respected by all who knew her. Contribu-
tions in Harriet’s memory may be made to
the Lee Scott Rubin Memorial Fund, 430
Sprague Road, Penn Valley, PA 19072 or to
a charity of the donor’s choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
levinefuneral.com SUSTEN
KENNETH, Feb. 18, 2022. Husband of
Rhonda (nee Goldberg). Father of Kyle
(Hannah) and Gabriel (Jennifer) Venit.

Brother of Mark (Wendi) and Drs. Allan
(Sandra) Susten. Grandfather of Daniel,
Ashley, Suzy, Jenna Venit, and Shawn,
Molly and Eric Kramer. Also survived by
many loving nieces and nephews, and his
faithful co-pilot, Coee. Contributions in his
memory may be made to the Lewy Body
Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Rd.

S.W., Lilburn, Georgia 30047, wwwlbda.

org or to Seth’s Picks c/o JFCS, 2100 Arch
St., 5th Fl., Phila., PA 19103, www.jfcsphilly.

org or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfneral.com