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Written by the family Maureen Barkan Fine, age 89, of Casselberry, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. She was born on Sept. 10, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Harry and Betty Leah Stein Barkan. A child actress for ABC radio show “Let’s Pretend,” she was the widow of the late Bernard M. Fine. Maureen was also a light opera singer, teacher, doctor’s assistant, manager of retail stores, owner of a retail/wholesale business and counselor for HRS. She was an organizer and always tried to help others with t...
Esther Gluskin, age 91, of Mount Dora, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Manhattan on Nov. 1, 1925, the daughter of the late Max and Rose Popkin Blatt. Esther earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education and pursued a teaching career. On May 8, 1948, she married Dr. Samuel Gluskin. They relocated to the Orlando area in 1997. Dr. Gluskin passed away on July 23, 2003, after more than 55 years of marriage. Esther is survived by her son, Joseph (Pilar) Gluskin of Brandon, Fla.;, and daughters, Ann...
Barry Schreiber, age 76, of Heathrow, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. He was born in Brooklyn on Jan. 11, 1941, one of two sons born to the late Saul and Miriam Abrams Schreiber. He earned a degree from Hofstra University following his enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserves. He would later earn a master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University in South Florida. Barry worked as a consultant in corporate management for a number of different companies which afforded his family the opportuni...
Written by his daughter, Lisa Katz Lowell A. Steinfeld, M.D. passed away on June 19, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. He was 78. Lowell was born on Oct. 1, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey, to Manuel Steinfeld and Judy Steinfeld (nee Lempert), the first of five wonderful children. He moved with his family to Fort Pierce, Florida. As a child, Lowell worked at his family's roadside tourist stand, popular in Florida in those days, selling fresh-squeezed orange juice. Lowell graduated from high school in Fort...
Dale Cohen, age 63, of Davenport, passed away in Bogota, Colombia, on May 21, 2017, while vacationing with his wife, Sonia. A New York native, he was the son of the late Milton and Miriam Garfinkle Cohen, and was born on Sept. 28, 1953. Dale practiced chiropractic in Syracuse and later earned an MBA, eventually becoming product director for OPTUM health insurance. On Dec. 16, 2000, in Orlando, he married the former Sonia Gamboa, his wife who survives him. He relocated to Florida in 2014, after living in California. In addition to his wife,...
Aaron Joel Goldwasser, age 33, of Lake Mary, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017, at his residence. He was born on July 9, 1983, in Atlanta Ga., a son of Albert and Annette Newman Goldwasser. He moved to the Orlando area with his family in 1999. He was a college graduate and worked as a food broker. Aaron is survived by his parents, Albert and Annette of Lake Mary; his brother, Michael (Katie) of Winter Springs; and his paternal grandmother, Ann Goldwasser of Los Angeles. He was predeceased by his paternal grandfather, Harold Goldwasser and...
Elaine S. Sonne, age 74, of Eustis, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at Orlando Regional Medical Center. A native of Queens, New York, she was born on Feb. 1, 1943, to the late Barnett B. and Pauline Letwack Rosen. She was a bookkeeper and lived in St. Thomas before relocating to the Central Florida area in 2006 and was a member of the Congregation of Reform Judaism. Elaine was married for 49 years to the late Stuart Sonne who passed away on Sept. 15, 2012. She is survived by her children, Pamela Sonne of Mt. Dora...
Sharon L Engel, age 75, of Winter Park, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Florida Hospital—East Orlando. She was born on July 7, 1941, one of three children born to the late Earl and Mildred Litz Olsen. She attended college and on June 26, 1976, in Chicago, married Neil L. Engel, her husband of nearly 41 years who survives her. The family made Aliyah to Israel, returning to the Orlando area in 1984. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Dean DeMaio of Arkansas; and daughter, Sheri DeMaio of Orlando; her g...
Janet C. Golden, PhD, age 80, of Casselberry, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Lutheran Towers—VITAS, Orlando. She was born in Malvern, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 1936, a daughter of the late Leonard A. and Doris Anderson. She was a psychotherapist and clinical psychologist, earning her master’s degree from the University of Central Florida and her doctorate from UCLA. She relocated to the Orlando area from South Florida in the late 1970s. A funeral service was held at the Malvern Cemetery in Iowa. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Mem...
Eleanor Seidenberg, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at ORMC. Born in Brooklyn on July 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Isador and Dora Hartman Solorz. She was a homemaker and the widow of the late Alvin Seidenberg who passed away in 2008 after 35 years of marriage. They relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1969. Mrs. Seidenberg is survived by her sons, Leonard (Cathleen) of Fairfield, Conn., and Norman (Jacqueline) of Brooklyn. She is also survived by her grandchildren,...
Caleb Yosef Oxborough, son of Thomas and Beth Oxborough of Sanford, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Caleb is in the seventh grade at Sanford Middle School where he is an honor student. His hobbies and interests include spending time and sharing laughs with his brothers and sisters, and volunteering with hunger-relief organizations such as Feeding Children Everywhere and Second Harvest Food Bank. Sharing in the family's...
Nathan Jack Waldbaum, son of Laura and Jonathan Waldbaum of Heathrow, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Nathan is in the seventh grade at Markham Middle School where he is a member of the Black and Silver singers, and in drama. His hobbies and interests include tennis and basketball. He is also a member of the Central Florida Delegation of Athletes playing in the Maccabi games this summer. Sharing in the family's...
Zelda Goldstein, age 92, of Longwood, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. Mrs. Goldstein was born on Dec. 7, 1924, in Brooklyn, to the late Abram and Celia Gruskin Polay. Zelda was a graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. For many years she worked as a designer/illustrator for I Miller and Sons shoes in New York. She was the widow of the late Barnett Goldstein who passed away in 2010, to whom she was married for 34 years. In 2013, she relocated to the Orlando area f...
Toby E. Harrington, age 79, of Oviedo, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Winter Park Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 15, 1938, in Philadelphia, to the late David and Sylvia Winokur Schon. Toby was a high school graduate and a homemaker. She relocated to the Orlando area in 1985 from Marlton, New Jersey. Toby is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Harrington, to whom she was married for over 32 years. She is also survived by her sons, Leon (Susan) Roomberg of Cherry Hill, N.J., Robert (Monica) Roomberg of Jim Thorpe, Pa., and Barry...
Ruth Anna Maniloff, age 93, of Fern Park, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017, at Savannah Court #3, in Oviedo. A native of Taunton, Mass., she was born on Dec. 15, 1923, to the late Joseph and Mary Cornez Schein. She was a high school graduate and worked for the United States government. Family and music were Ruth’s passion and delights. Her singing group would travel around town singing at nursing homes and retirement communities. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Sharon Morris of Winter Springs. She is also survived by beloved grandsons, M...
Sheldon Jay Slone, 77, passed away May 13, 2017 in Winter Park, Fla. He was born on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1939. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Peabody High School. He served in the U.S. Navy and shortly after met his wife, Linda, after completing his time in the service. He and Linda and their two young sons moved to Central Florida in the early 1970s to pursue an opportunity to general manage a new furniture store concept in Casselberry. After 17 years of being a career furniture salesman and manager, ...
Martha Nagan, age 91, of Maitland, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the Rehabilitation Center of Winter Park in Maitland. A native of Brooklyn, Martha was born on Oct. 27, 1925, to the late Harry and Celia Spivak Goldstein. She earned her associate’s degree and worked as a manager in a bookkeeping office. In 1955, in Brooklyn, she married Morton “Morty” Nagan, her husband of over 60 years who passed away in November 2015. They relocated to the Orlando area in 2002 from New York. She is survived by her son, Richie (Maureen) Nagan of Br...
We are mourning the passing on April 4, 2017, of a beloved wife, mother and gramma. Born Arlene Silverman on Nov. 7, 1928, she was tall and slender, elegant and stylish. Arlene leaves her husband of 66 years, Bernie, whom she met when he took a ballroom dancing class that she taught. Watching them dance was stunning sight to behold. While raising her children, Arlene was one of the few working mothers in her circle, but she would only take morning jobs so that she was waiting when her daughters, Mara and Andrea, arrived home from school. She pa...
Dora Ackerman, age 97, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Brookdale Island Lake in Longwood. Mrs. Ackerman was born in Romania on Oct. 14, 1919, to the late Usher and Esther Seltzer Siries. She was the widow of the acclaimed Cantor Shabtai Ackerman, who passed away in 2007 and was Cantor Emeritus of Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield, Mich., and Temple Israel in Deerfield Beach. A homemaker, she relocated to the Orlando area from South Florida in 2014 to be closer to her daughter and family. Mrs. Ackerman is...
Fred Becker, age 81, of Poinciana, passed away at his residence on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born in Chicago, Ill., on April 8, 1936, he was a son of the late Arthur and Sally Telson Becker. Fred graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was a manager in the insurance industry for many years. On April 2, 1996, in Las Vegas, he married the former Julie Justinger, his wife of 21 years who survives him. He is further survived by his sons, Ronald (Christina) Becker of...
Robert C. Klein, age 73, of Maitland, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017, at VITAS at Orlando Lutheran Towers. Born in New York City on May 23, 1943, he was the son of the late David and Sylvia Weiser Klein. A college graduate, he came to the Orlando area some 35 years ago from Michigan and worked as a scenic set designer and painter for Walt Disney World. He was predeceased by his wife, Florence, in 2009. He is survived by his sons, Josh of Michigan and Benjamin of Maitland; his daughters, Yael of Maitland, Darcy (Michael) Banks of Denver,...
Ike Fallas, age 95, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Brookdale at Island Lake in Longwood. Ike was born in New York on March 9, 1922, to the late Abraham and Molly Menaged Fallas. He spent his working career in textile manufacturing and relocated to the Orlando area with his late wife of 74 years, Esther, in 2013. He is survived by his children, Mona (Joey) Marliev of Brooklyn and Corrie (Al) Mosseri of Lake Mary. He is also survived by five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; and his sister, Celia Rubinstein of Trenton, N.J. A...
Peter A. Weisberg, age 61, of Longwood, passed away at home surrounded by his family of Saturday, May 6, 2017. A native of Boston, he was born on Feb. 5, 1956, to Jean Lieberman Weisberg of Delray Beach and the late Robert Weisberg. Peter graduated from Boston College and was an avid Boston Red Sox fan. On Aug. 19, 1979, in Nadick, Mass., he married the former Karen Wilcon, his wife of nearly 38 years who survives him. The family lived in the Orlando area during the 1980s, returning permanently in 2008 from Chicago. During his working career, P...
Michael Brener, age 89, of Oviedo, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Longwood Health and Rehab Center. Born in Samosz, Poland, on Sept. 1, 1927, to the late Abraham and Rebecca Levinsbaum Brener, he and his sister and parents made their way to the United States, arriving in 1950. Michael worked as a pattern maker and tailor for many years before purchasing a resort motel in the Poconos. On July 12, 1970, in Queens, N.Y., he married the former Annette Kahan, his wife of 47 years who survives him. Mike and Annette spent their winters...
Arthur H. Diamond, age 88, of Oviedo, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, surrounded by his family. A native of New York City, he was born on Feb. 11, 1929, to the late Lupa and Teresa Diamond. A pianist, he attended the Conservatory of Music and performed at Carnegie Hall. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and received a business degree from Cornell University. During his working career he was a specialist on the New York Stock Exchange. On May 26, 1963, in New York, he married the former Susan...
