obituaries
BERMAN RICHARD MARSHALL on Septem-
ber 13, 2022. Beloved husband of
Bernice (nee Miller); father of Hope
(Eric) Spieler and Beth (Ira) Yof-
fe; grandfather of Alexander Evan
Yoffe, Julia Arielle Speiler, Lauren
Brooke Yoffe and Daniel Adam
(Sara) Spieler; great-grandfather of
Benjamin and Jackson. Contribu-
tions in his memory may be made
to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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BIENSTOCK JOSEPH S., D.D.S. passed away
on July 17, 2022, at age 95. Be-
loved husband of, and prede-
ceased by, Phyllis (nee Rappeport)
for 57 years. Adored father of Mi-
chele Bienstock Levin (Bob Mar-
razzo) and predeceased by Madge
Bienstock. Cherished grandfather
of Daniel Levin (Arielle), Laura
Levin Schumacher (Christopher),
and Sarah Levin. Born and raised
in Brooklyn, NY, Joseph Bienstock
started college at age 16, served
in the U.S. Navy, and returned to
The Citadel to finish his college ed-
ucation. Dr. Bienstock received his
D.D.S. degree from The Graduate
School of Medicine at The Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. Dr. Joseph
Solomon Bienstock, a well-known
oral and maxillofacial surgeon, es-
tablished one of the top practices
in the Philadelphia area. He was
Chief of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
both at Rolling Hill Hospital in El-
kins Park and Einstein Hospital
Northern Division in Philadelphia.

Dr. Bienstock was Clinical Assis-
tant Professor at the University of
Pennsylvania and Clinical Associ-
ate Professor in the Department of
Oral Surgery at Temple University
School of Dentistry. A born leader,
Dr. Joe Bienstock contributed to
his community in numerous ways
throughout his life. He was the
President of the Eastern Dental
Society, the Philadelphia Society
of Endodontists and Oral surgeons,
and the Greater Northeast Dental
Society. Dr. Bienstock served in
many capacities within the Feder-
ation of Jewish agencies, including
as Oral Surgeon Chairman of the
Allied Jewish Appeal, Dental Di-
vision. Additionally, he performed
weekly pro bono dental surgery for
the needy. Upon retiring, he and his
wife moved to Florida to be near
34 their daughter, Michele, and the
grandchildren. Dr. Bienstock acted
as president for his condominium
building, and until his passing, Doc
Joe served as president of his re-
tirement community. Dr. Joseph S.

Bienstock and Phyllis P. Bienstock
were philanthropists, establishing
scholarships for The Citadel, The
University of Pennsylvania dental
students, and donating generously
to the Chabad at Clearwater, FL. Dr.

Bienstock’s favorite pastimes were
travelling the globe and dancing
with his wife, reading, watching old
movies, staying current with world
news, spending quality time with
his family and friends, and eating a
good steak. He was a healer, our
patriarch, our advisor, and our hero.

He led an exemplary life of honor
and duty, was a great listener, loved
to laugh and had a wonderfully
positive attitude. He lived life to the
fullest, and forever will be missed
and live in our hearts. If you’d like
to offer condolences/tributes for Dr.

Bienstock, you can do so by visit-
ing the Guest Book at Goldsteins’
Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks Obit-
uaries at: http://www.legacy.com.

Contributions in Dr. Bienstock’s
memory may be made to Pinellas
Talking Book Library: PPLC.us/TBL
or sent to 1330 Cleveland Street,
Clearwater, FL, 33755
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BRECHER HARRIET TABAS (nee Silverstein)
wife of the late David Tabas and
Dr. Eugene Brecher; mother of Di-
anne (Jack), Dr. Ira (Donna) and
Dr. Gary (Debra); grandmother of
David (Rebecca), Scott (Rachel),
Andrew, Daniel, Adam (Amber) and
Evan (Nissa), great grandmother of
Benjamin, Rafi, Jacob, Aiden and
Jordan. The thing she loved the
most was her family, in which she
was the matriarch and taught them
the most important things about life.

Contributions in her memory may
be made to the Women’s Center of
Montgomery County or to Shir Ami
Congregation. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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COHN SELMA E (nee Tarnoff)-Sim, as she
was affectionately known, passed
away on September 11, 2022 at
the age of 98. Beloved wife of the
late Robert Cohn; loving mother of
Lawrence Cohn (Gayle) and Cheryl
Feather (Tom Ghan); dear grand-
mother of Lori, Daniel and Michael.

Survived by brother Norman Tar-
noff. Contributions in her memory
can be sent to: Hadassah Greater
Philadelphia 1518 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19102
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DEVINE ELYSE (nee Bomze)-September 8,
2022, of Wynnewood, PA; beloved
mother of Michael Sobel; loving
sister of Jay Bomze and Jeffrey
Bomze (Felice Baglivo). Contribu-
tions in Elyse’s memory may be
made to the American Lung Asso-
ciation (lung.org).

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com GOLDFINE
Shirley Goldfine (nee Anderman)
born on December 2, 1928, of
Audubon, PA, formerly of Penn Val-
ley and Pompano Beach FL passed
away on September 9th, 2022 at
the age of 93. Wife of the late Lou-
is Goldfine. Mother of Vickie (An-
drew) Golden and Jerald (Leslie)
Goldfine. Grandmother of Amanda
Golden, Ben (Molly) Golden, Josh
(Jackie) Goldfine and Michelle
Goldfine, Great Grandmother of
Jack and Kate Golden. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made
to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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GROSS STANFORD A., 88, passed away
on September 8th, 22 days since
first learning that he had esoph-
ageal cancer. While Stan’s life
was full of joys and achievements
(see below), when asked what
his proudest
accomplishment was, he said with a smile “raising
three beautiful daughters.” Stan
is survived by daughters Sheryl
Erskine, Jane Gross, and Susan
Gross Pollara; grandchildren Ryan,
Shanna, Brianna, Ben, and Max;
and great granddaughter Stella;
sons-in-law Jack and Nick, former
wives Ann (Silberman) and Marcia
(Speizman); brother Paul (Anita),
and nephews Barry, Jeff, Michael,
and Todd - all of whom are heart-
broken at the sudden loss of such
a vibrant and caring man. The fam-
ily is deeply grateful for the love
and care that Phyllis Bergman,
his partner of 16 years, brought to
his life. Stan was born in 1933 in
Wilmington, Delaware. Originally
a high school teacher and football
coach, Stan gained professional
success as a sales and marketing
executive for industrial equipment.

Much to the delight of his children,
their home in Elkins Park was filled
with hard hats, rainwear, and safety
goggles - all of which made excel-
lent halloween costumes. He en-
thralled his daughters’ elementary
school classes when he demon-
strated the importance of wearing a
hard hat by placing an egg under
a baseball hat and an egg under a
hard hat. Then he dropped a brick
on each hat. The classes squealed
in delight at the dramatic results.

(Thoughtfully, the hats were placed
on the floor, not the teacher’s
head.) He was deeply committed to
civic engagement and community
participation. He served as Trustee,
Abington Free Library (1984-1987),
Abington Township Commissioner
(1995 - 2006) and President, Board
of Commissioners (2005-2006).

Thanks to the work of Stan, you
can safely make a left turn with a
green arrow from Cedar Road onto
Fox Chase Road. A patent-holding
inventor, a lover of Civil War and
WWII history, a voracious reader,
an avid and often frustrated golfer,
and a brilliant teller of inappropriate
jokes, Stan hosted a Tuesday night
poker game for over 16 years. He
could, and would, belt out show
tunes spontaneously. And, he nev-
er forgot a name. In the last decade
of his life, Stan found fulfillment
and built a wonderful communi-
ty of friends and clients as a local
driver, ensuring his clients arrived
“on-time, anytime,” and showing us
all that we are never too old to take
on new roles, to help others, and
to make new friends. Contributions
in his honor can be made to The
Abington Free Library.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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KAPLAN Donald Kaplan, 85 of Cherry Hill,
NJ died September 15, 2022. He
was the husband of Judi Kaplan;
father of David (Linda) Kaplan
and Debra Kaplan; Grandfather of
Marissa (Jon), Jordan and Zacha-
ry, and brother of Lois Slachowitz.

Contributions in his memory can be
made to the Alzheimer’s Associa-
tion, alz.org.

PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS
www.plattmemorial.com dren, Gregory Pace, Sarah Pace
(Deepak Premkumar), Julia Pace,
and Gena Katzer (Justin Peter-
son), and great grandchildren,
Esmond and Sullivan Peterson.

Martha was an avid painter and
enjoyed depicting both land-
scapes and portraits. She also
loved traveling with Sidney and
served as the treasurer of the
Getaway Club at the Jewish Com-
munity Center, Klein Branch. Mar-
tha was a regular bridge player in
her younger years, but later in life
she preferred to beat her fellow
nursing home residents at Bingo
and her family at Pokeno. She will
be greatly missed by all who had
the privilege to know her. Contri-
butions in Martha’s memory may
be made to Congregation Kol Ami
and Abramson Senior Care.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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LERMAN PAULINE, September 12, 2022, of
Chester, PA; beloved aunt of Ste-
ven (Anita) Lerman, Brenda (Louis)
Menago, Beth (Steven) Weiner and
Lisa (Darrel) Matz; also survived
by great nieces and nephews and
a great-great niece and nephew. In
lieu of flowers, contributions in Pau-
line’s memory may be made to the
Providence Animal Center (provi-
denceac.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com ROSENBAUM
KATZER February 3, 1921 –
September 5, 2022
MARTHA (nee Dranow) passed
away peacefully on September 5,
2022 at the incredible age of 101.

She was the loving and devoted
wife of the late Sidney Katzer.

Martha is survived by her daugh-
ter Jane Katzer Pace (Vincent
Pace) and her son David Katzer
(Lisa Heikoff). Martha also leaves
behind her cherished grandchil-
MYRON E., 91, died 9/14/2022 at
Beaumont at Bryn Mawr. Born and
raised in Philadelphia, he gradu-
ated from Overbrook High School
(1949) and Temple University. My-
ron and his wife Deena, married
for 65 years, lived in Greenhill
Farms, Philadelphia from 1973-
2020. They both taught health/
physical education at Overbrook
High School for over 20 years
and created the Har Zion Fun
and Fitness Club. He was a de-
voted and loving husband, father,
and grandfather. Myron LOVED
basketball. He played, coached,
and refereed, and he worked for
5 years for the NBA evaluating
officials. He received the Jewish
Basketball League Alumni Award
in 2013. He was also an avid pok-



er player and placed in the top
10 of the World Series of Poker
in 1988 and 1998. Myron greatly
appreciated the arts, particularly
film and live theater. He enjoyed
dining out with a close circle of
friends and discussing liberal pol-
itics and current events.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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SAFT tertaining children, and playing silly
games. Gary is preceded in death
by his step-mother Leanore Abra-
hamson (nee Hoffman) Silverman.

Donations in his memory can be
made to a charity of choice.

SIMON SILVERMAN
STEPHEN R.-September 15, 2022.

Stephen R. Saft, 68, passed away
after a heroic five-year battle with
prostate cancer. A dynamic lead-
er in the apparel industry, as well
as an advocate for the develop-
mentally disabled, Steve’s lifelong
leadership and friendships will be
missed throughout the community.

In private life, Steve was a wonder-
ful husband, father, grandfather,
son, brother, uncle, and friend. To-
gether, he and wife Ellyn shared a
true partnership for 41 years, while
also sharing their delight, devotion,
and closeness with daughter Lau-
ren, son Jonathan, and precious
granddaughter Margot. Saft is
survived by his wife Ellyn Golder
Saft, daughter Lauren Saft Hanulec
(Steve), son Jonathan Saft, grand-
daughter Margot Cynthia Hanulec,
and father-in-law Robert Golder.

The family respectfully requests
that contributions in memory of
Stephen Saft be made to JCHAI
(jchai.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com GARY STEVEN, 70, of Newport
News, VA passed away unexpect-
edly on Thursday, September 1,
2022. Gary was born November
21, 1951 to the Late Dr. Edward
and Rosalind (nee Sklar) Silverman
in Philadelphia, PA. After gradu-
ating from Central High School in
1969 (228), he went on to study
Industrial Design at Carnegie Mel-
lon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Gary’s professional career in Toy
Design included employment at
Kenner, Coleco, Western Publish-
ing, and Hasbro Corporations. He
is survived by his wife, Joan (nee
Lawson) Silverman. Gary is the
loving father of Denise Leeper (fi-
ance Thomas Canfield) and Marisa
Silas. He will be always and for-
ever remembered in the hearts of
his grandchildren, Gabriella Beyer,
Benjamin Beyer, Samuel Beyer, Gi-
anna Silas, Eva Silas, and Bella Si-
las. He is also survived by his broth-
er Howard Silverman; nephews Ian
Silverman and Jeff Silverman; step
brother Robert Louis Abrahamson
(Juliet) and Susan (Roy) Hoffman.

Gary was an exceptional family
man, talented artist and musician.

He enjoyed singing and perform-
ing voice-overs for toy characters,
reading bedtime stories while en-
William H. Simon, MD, 84, of Villa-
nova, PA and Jupiter, Florida passed
away on September 11, 2022 at
Paoli Hospital following a short but
brave battle with brain cancer. Dr.

Simon, a Board Certified Orthope-
dic Surgeon was trained, practiced
and taught within the University
of Pennsylvania Medical System.

He leaves behind his lifelong love
and wife of 58 years, Michele Sof-
fian Simon (retired head of classics
at The Baldwin School & Sacred
Heart Academy), his daughter, Eve
Herson Simon, a sister, Caroline
M. Simon, and a myriad of friends
and former patients. Dr. Simon (Bill)
was passionate about medicine,
his family, singing, gardening and
football. The son of Jacqueline H.

Simon and Joseph E. Simon, Dr.

Simon was born in Philadelphia
in 1938. He attended Cheltenham
High School (Class of 1955), Princ-
eton University (B.A.1959) and the
University of Pennsylvania Medical
School, receiving his M.D. in 1963.

He furthered his training at Har-
vard University and then practiced
medicine in Philadelphia for the re-
mainder of his life. From childhood,
inspired by the gift of a toy doctor’s
kit, he always wanted to be a phy-
sician. His cheerful demeanor, kind
and caring bedside manner as well
as his keen intellect, good humor
and healing hands, delighted six
decades of patients and medical
students with whom he worked.

During the Vietnam war, Dr. Simon
served as a Lieutenant Command-
er at the public health service and
took care of soldiers at the Naval
Hospital & Walter Reed. Additional-
ly, he did published research at the
NIH Institute for Arthritis and Met-
abolic Diseases. Up until late July,
he always checked in on friends
& family during his morning virtual
“rounds”, making sure they knew
he was thinking of them. His be-
loved daughter Eve always looked
forward to their daily FaceTime
calls where they discussed ev-
erything from the latest streaming
shows, to how well (or badly) the
Eagles were playing to what treats
she was cooking from the farmer’s
market. Starting out as a boy so-
prano, Dr. Simon sang throughout
his life with groups like the Triangle
Club at Princeton and The Good
Time Charlies at Penn Medical
School or even just humming a little
Sinatra in the car. Once while chap-
eroning a Baldwin School Mediter-
ranean cruise organized by his wife
Michele, he sported a Fez and led
a jaunty version of “Istanbul (not
Constantinople)” in the ship’s tal-
ent show with a dozen students as
backup. Even into his 80’s, he per-
formed Cole Porter melodies with a
group of retired friends. In addition
to teaching generations of medi-
cal students, he authored several
texts, treatises and articles on med-
ical topics. Most recently, he wrote
a series of mystery novels with a
medical twist featuring a loveably
quirky doctor as the main character
that bore a striking resemblance to
himself. All of his life, he enjoyed
participating in and watching sports
from football to tennis, golf, sailing
and swimming. A devoted Phillies
and Eagles fan, for many years he
actually celebrated his late January
birthday on Super Bowl Sunday,
surrounded by screaming friends
who were as passionate about the
game as he was. Bill was devoted
to his loving family including many
nieces, nephews and cousins. He
was also an engaged community
member, serving on the boards of
The Baldwin School, Princeton and
Penn Medical Alumni Societies as
well as being an active member of
Main Line Reform Temple. Aside
from his family (including Tucker,
his constant canine shadow), his
bountiful Villanova garden was his
pride and joy, inspired annually by
visits to the Philadelphia Flower
Show. His smile, spirit and heart
will be greatly missed by all who
loved him deeply. In lieu of flowers,
contributions can be made to The
William H. Simon, M.D. Summer
Faculty Award for Science and the
Humanities at the Baldwin School
or to your favorite charity.

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com WOLFE
Barbara J. Wolfe (nee Greenberg)
formerly of Warminster PA and
Cherry Hill, NJ passed away on
September 8, 2022 at the age of
89. Wife of the late Donald Wolfe,
mother of Carolyn (Martin) Savitz-
ky, and Joel (Traci) Wolfe, grand-
mother of Robyn Savitzky, and Ted
and Ellie Wolfe. Mrs. Wolfe was a
former food editor and a feature
writer for the Courier-Post news-
paper in New Jersey and had won
several awards for her writing. Con-
tributions in her memory may be
made to Hadassah.

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