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Larry Joseph Balaban, 78, of Philadelphia and
Warminster, PA, Margate, NJ, and Rancho
Mirage, CA passed away on April 4th, 2021.

Larry is survived by his beloved wife, Sandy,
and loving children, Michael Balaban, Daniel
Balaban, Drue [Morris] Naish, and Jessica
[Glenn] Sapadin. He is the proud Saba of
Luria, Lee Ty, Aryeh, Elias, Sela, Noah, and
Ethan. In memory of our hero, trees may be
planted in Israel through the Jewish National
Fund (www.JNF.org). Forever the wind be-
neath our wings.

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Roslyn Faye Rickles Brenner, devoted wife,
mother, sister, grandmother, and talented
artist and author passed away April 15, 2021
of natural causes. She was 90. Born Jan. 22,
1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roslyn
was the daughter of Pauline Brown Rickles
and Charles Rickles. Her brother, Irwin
Rickles, passed away in 1984. A lifelong Phil-
adelphia resident, Roslyn married Clifford
Brenner, who built a career as a public rela-
tions executive in Philadelphia, in 1950. The
couple were married for 56 years, until his
death in 2006. Roslyn held a BFA and MFA
from Temple University, Tyler School of Art,
and taught art in the Philadelphia public
school system. An accomplished painter and
photographer, Roslyn created, wrote and
photographed the book, Philadelphia’s Out-
door Art: A Walking Tour, in 2002 that is still
in active distribution. A number of her paint-
ings are in private collections. She and her
husband traveled extensively around the
world and were members of a longstanding
book and discussion group in the Phil-
adelphia area. Roslyn was observant of the
Jewish faith and she and her family particip-
ated in numerous holidays, services, celebra-
tions and events. Roslyn is survived by her
daughters, Keri Louise Brenner and Meryl
Brenner, and sons, Roy David Brenner and
Michael Evan Brenner, daughters-in-law
Megan Murphy and Chie Utsumi, sister-in-
law Betty Rickles and grandchildren: Rafaella
Pontes, Remington Pontes and Ruby Bren-
ner, Alisa Connolly and Julian Connolly. She
is also survived by her beloved nieces and
nephews and their partners Stephanie and
Barry Gang, Richard Rickles, Robert and El-
len Rickles, Laura and Michael Lehman, Freya
Kamel and Michael Lamvik, and Rachael
Kamel and Susan Rouda. Roslyn will be
missed also by her many wonderful cousins
and lifelong friends with whom she kept in
regular touch. A memorial gathering is
planned for a later date due to current COV-
ID-19 restrictions. In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation to the Barnes Founda-
tion www.barnesfoundation.org in Roslyn’s
memory. facebook.com/jewishexponent
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Stanley Brooks 1929-2021, resident of Rydal
Park, passed away on April 4, 2021. He was
92 years young. Stan was the baby to three
older siblings in a working class family in
New York City. Stan was an intellectually
curious person who loved sharing his know-
ledge and insights with others. He built
friendships across the globe and is much be-
loved by many. Stan was a 1951 graduate of
the National Agricultural College (now
Delaware Valley University). In 1952 he was
drafted into the Marine Corp to fight in Korea
but before his ship arrived, the war ended
and his unit set out to rebuild Japan . He and
a Japanese student of English developed a
strong friendship which endured for decades.

When Stan’s mother suffered a stroke in
1953, his older brothers worked through the
Red Cross to return him home, to New York.

For the duration of his services, he was sta-
tioned in a Watch Tower in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, guarding the East River from potential
enemies. In late 1954, Stan married Millie
Mosko, whom he met in 1950, when both
were college students. Given the choice, he
picked his urban bride over a career in farm-
ing. He never looked back. While Stan’s ori-
ginal career goals involved work in farm
product processing, he soon joined a family-
run company that bought, sold and refur-
bished used industrial equipment. Stan hap-
pily continued at Perry Equipment for 38
years. Among his specialties were repurpos-
ing sugar refineries, old-style large American
breweries and pharmaceutical tanks. His
work gave Stan insight and knowledge into
global manufacturing practices. His bound-
less creativity and entrepreneurship led him
to pursue business in the Soviet Union and
India long before it became commonplace.

He and Millie lived near London for over a
year, while Stan opened the first internation-
al office of his company in 1990. Stan was
active in his retirement years. He took great
pleasure as a docent at the Franklin Institute
science and technology museum in Phil-
adelphia, taking special interest in the manu-
facture of paper. In his 70’s, Stan studied
clowning and became a hospital clown
known as “Dr. Dandee” visiting patients (kids
and adults) in hospitals and providing strong
medicine called ‘laughter.’ Kibitzing aside,
his warmth and compassion were most ap-
preciated. He was a leader at Melrose B’nai
Israel Emanu-el and could be counted on to
make a minyan. Stan and Millie raised their
family in Philadelphia and Cheltenham, and
later moved to Elkins Park. Their final move
landed them in a retirement community two
weeks before the world shut down in March
2020. Stan is survived by his wife Mildred
Brooks, daughter Fran Brooks (Michael Elen-
ko), son Maury Brooks, daughter Sharon
Brooks (Yisroel Schwartz), grandchildren
Kaija, Sasha, Aesop, Yehoshua, Leah, and
Shalom, as well as many other loving relat-
ives. Stan lives on in the people he touched
with his warmth, and joy in connecting with
every person near or far. He brought laughter
to hearts and nudged us to see light in dark-
ness. He showed us that there is no end to
curiosity and a certain satisfaction on the
journey initiated this way. Just give it a try.

Contributions in Stan’s memory can be made
to his shul, Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El ht-
tp://mbiee.org/ or Feeding America, a U.S.

hunger relief organization
https://www.feedingamerica.org/ or your
local food bank.

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www.JewishExponent.com Estelle G. Erlick, age 91, passed away on
April 18, 2021. Wife of the late Milton Erlick.

Mother of Nelson & Cheryl Barish Erlick and
Michael & Marcie Erlick. Grandmother of
Matthew & Lindsay Erlick, Marc & LeAnne
Matlach Erlick, Rayna Erlick and Melissa Er-
lick. Sister of Dr. Raymond Goldstein &
Joyce Dexter, the late Temma & Moshe Reif
and Judy & the late Martin Rosenberg. Also
survived by many loving nieces and neph-
ews. Estelle was an Executive Secretary for
Raytheon Company for many years. When
she retired she became a Docent for the Na-
tional Park Service at Independence Mall. She
loved taking people around and showing off
her city. Services were private. Contributions
can be made in her memory to Temple Brith
Achim in King of Prussia, PA or to any char-
ity of your choice.

G E L M A N
Janice R. Gelman (nee Shaffer) on April 28,
2021. Beloved wife of Arnold H. Gelman.

Devoted mother of Dr. Kenneth J. Gelman
(Dr. Lisa Leschek-Gelman) and Dr. David Y.

Gelman (Eric Blume). Dear sister of Dr. War-
ren Shaffer (Dr. Pamela Shaffer). Loving
mom-mom of Devon and Ryan. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the
Foundation for Women’s Cancer www.found-
ationforwomenscancer.org or the Michael J.

Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

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H E R MA N
Flora Marlene Herman (nee Levin) on April
24, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Leonard;
Loving mother of Faith (Sol) Weiss and
Mindy Herman; Devoted grandmother of Mi-
chael (Charlotte) Ashe, Emily Ashe, Gabrielle
Weiss, Lucas Herman and Laynie Herman;
Adoring great-grandmother of Louisa. Ser-
vices and interment were private. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to Hor-
sham Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham
Rd., North Wales, PA 19454.

GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
RAPHAEL SACKS
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Harvey S. Koch, Ph.D. April 28, 2021 of Cyn-
wyd, PA. Born August 17, 1943 to Phillip M.

and Ethel (nee Saltzburg) Koch in Phil-
adelphia, PA. Harvey was raised in West Oak
Lane and was a graduate of Germantown
High School (1961). He then earned his B.S.

in Mathematics (1965), and his M.S. (1967)
and Ph.D. (1973) in Computer Science from
Pennsylvania State University. He had a pres-
tigious career in the computer sciences and
was an expert in the security field working at
Univac, General Electric, Martin Marietta,
Lockheed Martin, and the SI Organization.

He was a faculty member at Penn State, Ohio
State and the University of Rochester. He was
a member of Sigma Alpha Rho, Xi Chapter.

Harvey is survived by his beloved wife June
(nee Tucker), cherished daughter Miriam,
and treasured brother Allan (Norma) Koch.

Due to COVID, graveside services were held
privately. Contributions in his memory may
be made to Pennsylvania State University
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L A B E
Alexander Labe, M. D. passed away peace-
fully on April 24th. He was better known as
"Sandy" to his family and friends. He is sur-
vived by his loving wife of 66 years, Myra
Goldberg Labe, his devoted and loving chil-
dren, Andrea, Marjorie and Jonathan, and his
grandson Jeremy, who all brought him so
much joy. Sandy was a graduate of Chelten-
ham High School, where he was an outstand-
ing wrestler, a graduate of Franklin and Mar-
s h a l l Co l le ge a nd th e Un i v e r s it y of
Pennsylvania Medical School. He became a
General Surgeon and was dedicated to his
work and patients. Sandy enjoyed tennis,
bridge and his many travels and vacations
with Myra and his family. He enjoyed his
work, his life and his many friends. Services
and interment were private. Contributions in
Sandy's memory can be made to the Phil-
adelphia Zoo, the Montgomery County SPCA
or a charity of the donor's choice.

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
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Michael D. Levin M.D. passed away on April
25, 2021. Beloved husband of Tania Levin
(nee Berg). Devoted and loving father to
Adam (Margo) Levin, Matthew (Lorin) Levin
and Aaron Levin. Adoring grandfather of Wil-
liam, Ari and Alexandra Levin, Sydney, Ella
and Max Levin, and Madison and Bradley
Levin. Private Funeral Services are being held
at Roosevelt Memorial Park. Contributions in
his memory may be made to Childrens’ Hos-
pital of Philadelphia, www.chop.edu/giving.

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RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
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