that like his childhood Superman’s
show intro, he stood for “truth, jus-
tice, and the American way”. He
had copies of the US Constitution
in his back pocket, in his car, at
his desk, and even a snippet on
a specialty pillow for his bed. He
took great pride in his Sunday New
York Times crossword puzzles, his
family and friends, as well as pas-
sionately talking about and debat-
ing current events. He is survived
by his brother, Harvey, and son,
Michael. Internment was private.

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com Jonathan Stolper (Lynn) and step-
mother of Emily Bakaj (Myron) and
Bernard Schaeffer (Nanci); devoted
sister of Arlene Adlin (Victor); loving
grandmother of Ayva, Lila, Alexa,
and Daniel. In lieu of flowers, con-
tributions in her memory may be
made to Jewish National Fund, (jnf.

org) JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com SMOTKIN
HOWARD STERN (61) of St. Louis
died Aug. 9, 2022. He was the hus-
band of Barbi, father of Michael,
Lauren, Emily and Julia; son of
the late Leonard ‘Buddy’ and Mina
Stern Smotkin; and brother of Lee
Smotkin. Funeral services and buri-
al were held in St. Louis. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made
to Congregation Rodeph Shalom or
Jewish Federation of Greater Phila.

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com STOLPER
JUDITH (née Grossman) - August
10, 2022, of Philadelphia, PA.; be-
loved wife of the late Arthur Stolp-
er and the late Mort Schaeffer;
cherished mother of Brooke Stolp-
er (Brian), Karen Stolper (Kelly),
VICTOR HERBERT of Philadelphia, PA,
passed away at his home in Delray
Beach, FL after a brief illness, a
few weeks short of his 99th birth-
day., Herb was born on September
7th, 1923 to Dora and Meyer Victor
in Philadelphia, PA. and graduat-
ed from West Philadelphia High
School. He served on the front
lines with the 44th Infantry Division
from Normandy to Germany during
WWII. Herb came back to Phila-
delphia and graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1947.

He earned his CPA and opened his
own accounting firm and practiced
for almost 20 years. He then joined
the family electrical construction
business in the 1960s for another
20 years. In the 1980s. he went
into the real estate business and
acquired his own portfolio of prop-
erties in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, which he managed until the
last few months. He is well known
throughout the business and real
estate communities of Philadelphia
and New Jersey. He was also in-
volved in numerous philanthropic
pursuits for decades and served
as President of the JCC in Wynne-
wood in the 1970s. While attending
Penn, he met the love of his life,
Phyllis Ford. They were married in
1948 after a proposal on a bench
outside Irvine Auditorium. Herb and
Phyllis went on to have two sons,
Mark and Scott. The family grew
with the addition of grandchildren,
Heather, Brett, Kyle, Fiona and
Skye. The next generation brought
him great grandchildren Belle, Mia,
Leila and Bennett. Herb and Phyl-
lis were avid travelers, still going on
cruises into their 90s. They trav-
eled around the world, but there
was no happier place for Herb than
on his balcony at night at 5000
Boardwalk in Ventnor. The sounds
of the Atlantic Ocean lulled Herb
to sleep over countless evenings.

He also became a “snow bird” and
started living in Boca Raton, Florida
over 30 years ago and moved from
one wonderful home to another,
spending most of his time at Tos-
cana in Highland Beach, and most
recently Harbor’s Edge in Delray.

For almost 75 years, theirs was a
romance and marriage for the ages
filled with love and commitment to
each other. Herb is survived by his
wife, Phyllis; his sons Mark and
Scott; his grandchildren Heather,
Brett, Kyle, Fiona, and Skye; and
his great-grandchildren Belle, Mia,
Leila, and Bennett. In lieu of flow-
ers, donations may be sent to JAF-
CO or the Jewish Federation of ei-
ther Greater Philadelphia or South
Palm Beach County.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
WEST It’s hard to say that a man who
died at 94 died too soon, but that
certainly is the case with Edward
Charles West who died Saturday,
August 20th, in Boca Raton, Flori-
da. Born in 1928 in Philadelphia, Ed
was a graduate of West Point class
of 1950. He retired from the Army
Corps of Engineers in 1972, a Full-
Bird Colonel. Ed lived an awesome
life that touched the hearts of all who
met him. Along with his wife of 72
years, Marlyn (Marci) née Wenger,
and their two daughters, Becki and
Stephanie, the Wests lived a typi-
cal career army life moving over
40 times. With limited access to
synagogues in some of the smaller
towns, Ed, fluent in Hebrew, would
often assume the role of Rabbi to
lead small congregations that he
would form wherever the family
ended up. A decorated war hero in
Korea with a bronze star for Valor,
Ed spent many years working at
the Pentagon. Ed was a key part-
ner in the composting companies
Agripost and ECW. Ed earned a
masters degree in engineering from
MIT and masters degree in Busi-
ness Administration from George
Washington. He is survived by his
wife Marci, sister Sandra, daugh-
ter Becki and husband Bruce Lev,
daughter Stephanie and husband
Michael Lieberman, grandchildren
Josh, Brynn, Zachary, Erica, BJ,
Bronwyn, Jake, Shannon and Ali.

Great grandchildren Blake, Dylan,
Ari and Julian. In lieu of flowers do-
nations can be made to the char-
ity of your choice or to the Jewish
Chapel Fund at West Point. For
additional information, please visit
shiva.com/edwardwest. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
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