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BERNARD “BERNIE” BEHRMAN Bernie Behrman, age 90, of Longwood, passed away at his residence on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 5, 1925, to the late Abraham and Rose Gran Behrman. Mr. Behrman answered his country’s call and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. On Sept. 6, 1959, in Chicago, he married the former Nancy Bobeng, his wife of nearly 56 years who survives him. Bernie and Nancy relocated to the Orlando area from Chicago in 1973. During his career he worked in retail furniture sales, and Berni...
Sylvia Fried, age 94, of Altamonte Springs, passed away at Hospice of the Comforter on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 29, 1921, to the late Israel and Anna Schneider Bubes, she was a homemaker and the widow of the late Joseph Fried, who passed away in 2005. Mr. and Mrs. Fried relocated to the Orlando area from Brooklyn in 1976. She was a member of Hadassah and B’nai Brith Women. Services and burial were held in New Jersey. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 3...
Sylvia Miller, age 90, of Coconut Creek, Fla., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2016. Born in New York on Oct. 3, 1925, she was the bookkeeper and the widow of the late Marc Miller, who passed away in 2006. Services and burial were held in New Jersey. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810....
(JTA)—Dolph Schayes, a Jewish basketball player who was voted one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, has died. Schayes, who had terminal cancer, died Thursday in Syracuse, New York, The New York Times reported. He was 87. According to a 2014 article in The New York Jewish Week, the 12-time All-Star was “arguably, to professional basketball, what Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were to baseball—the most prominent professional Jewish athlete to ever to play his sport.” The first player in the National Basketball Association to score 1...
Florence Kuppe, age 87, of Lake Mary, passed away at Florida Hospital-Orlando, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was born on Aug. 31, 1928, to the late Joseph and Diana Schuster Goodman and relocated to the Orlando area from Baldwin, N.Y., many years ago. She was a resident at Oakmont in Lake Mary for the last five years. Mrs. Kuppe was an elementary education teacher, receiving her bachelor’s from City College and a master’s from CW Post College. An only child, Mrs. Kuppe is survived by her daughters, Andrea Gol...
Loretta Pomerantz of Southfield, Mich., died on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. She was 83 years old. Interment was held out of state with a private family graveside service. Mrs. Pomerantz was the beloved wife of the late Leo Pomerantz; cherished mother of Susan Pomerantz and Steven (Beth) Pomerantz; loving grandma of Rebecca Pomerantz and Elyse Pomerantz; sister of Michael (Rosella Zarkin) Bossin and the late Gordon Bossin. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. For those who knew Mrs. Pomerantz and wish...
Marcell Scarlett, age 27, of Davenport, passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Sebring. A native of Livingston, New Jersey, he was a son of Floyd A. Scarlett and Yvonne Scarlett. Marcell relocated to the Orlando area with his family in 2003 and later began a successful career as a software developer. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers Devin (Sumiya) and Jorn; and his sister, Joules. He is also survived by his children Rubi, Nilani and Evan and their mother, Christabel. A funeral service was held at the Pavilion at...
Suzan Lynda Shader passed away at Orlando Regional Medical Center on Nov. 29, 2015, from pulmonary emboli at age 61. Suzan was a long time resident of Orlando who was born at the same hospital in which she passed. Suzan was an active volunteer with The Jewish Pavilion and received their Volunteer of the Year Award in 2008. She also served on the Executive Board of the Jewish Pavilion for five years. Further, she was president and vice-president of the Chevrah Kadisha during her 15 years on that board. She was also an active volunteer of the...
Anita Lowitz, age 86, of Clermont, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. She was the devoted wife to the true love of her life, Bernie, for 65 ½ years, until his death in December 2014. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Louis and Stella Ressler Psachie, on April 1, 1929. Mrs. Lowitz was a college graduate and a homemaker. She was adored and loved by her children, David, Vicki and Marc, and by her grandchildren Andrew, Melissa, Nicole and Leigh. Anita and Bernie relocated to the Orlando...
Richard E. Miskin, age 88, of Orlando, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Florida Hospital—East Orlando. Mr. Miskin, a native of Akron, Ohio, was born on Nov. 25, 1926, to the late Demeter and Elizabeth P Rusinko Miskin. He attended Purdue University and retired from the United States Air Force as a major. Following his military retirement he worked in personnel administration and training for the Army and Air Force Exchange Services. He had recently relocated to the Orlando area from Virginia. Mr. Miskin is survived by his son Richard D...
Leone B. Needleman, age 91, of Orlando, passed away at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Mrs. Needleman was born in Philadelphia, on Dec. 28, 1923, to Abraham M. Benn z”l and Esther Stirman Benn z”l. A high school graduate, she attended art school before she marriage to Nayt Needleman z”l, who predeceased her in 1997. Prior to their move to the Orlando area in 1987, the family lived in Ardmore, Penn., where they owned and operated the Betsy Ross Company and Needleman Florist and Decorators. Mrs. Needleman is su...
Goldie Weinstein, age 89, of Clermont, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Springs of Lady Lake. She was born on Dec. 30, 1925, in London, England, to the late Simon and Katie Clara Taylor Hecht. She lived bravely through the Blitz and met the love of her life, Reuben (Ruby) Weinstein who was stationed in Europe. Following the end of World War II, they married and shared many wonderful years together until Ruby’s death in 1994. During their life together, they lived in Buffalo, N.Y., and Hallandale and Orlando, Fla. For the past 21 y...
Barbara H. Elkes, PhD, age 64, passed away at her residence in Lake Mary on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Born in Lakewood, New Jersey, on May 9, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Elona Friedman Halpren. Barbara graduated from Lakewood High School and did her undergraduate work at the University of Central Florida earning a degree in Sociology and Anthropology. She also received her master’s degree in Counseling from UCF. She continued her education receiving another master’s in Organizational Development from The Fielding Ins...
Anne Gobey, age 100 1/2, passed away on Nov. 16, 2015, at Vitas Hospice in Maitland. Born May 11, 1915, in New York City, Anne married David Shouel and had two children. After David’s sudden death at age 47, Anne moved to West Palm Beach, Fla., where she worked several jobs. Years later, Anne married Ben Gobey, whom she was married to for 17 years until his death. Anne loved to play mahjong and Bingo. She also loved to go to organization luncheons. She moved to Life Care in Altamonte in Sept. 2013. Anne is survived by her daughter, Carolyn (...
Max Fruchter, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. He was born in Germany on Oct. 15, 1920, to the late Yakov and Miriam Greentuch Fruchtengarten. A confirmed bachelor, Mr. Fruchter spent his career as a tailor in the garment industry. He is survived by his nieces Marlene Farber (Skip Honigstein) of The Villages and Dr. Helaine (Don) Linzer of Pittsburgh and their families. He was predeceased by his brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Leona Fruchter. A graveside service was held at Beth...
Morton Nagan, age 94, of Winter Park, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at Westchester Health Care Center. A native of Rochester, New York, he was born on June 30, 1921, to the late Louis and Celia Gershon Nagan. He served in the U.S. Army in Dachau and Normandy during World War II and later graduated from City University in New York with a degree in Civil Engineering. On Jan. 1, 1955, in Brooklyn, Mr. Nagan married the former Martha Goldstein, his wife of over 60 years, who survives him. They relocated to West Palm Beach from Queens in 20...
Jordan Nowak, age 32, of Winter Springs, passed away on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. Jordan was born on July 13, 1983, in Secaucus, New Jersey, to Deborah Buder Nowak and the late Stuart Nowak. He relocated to the Orlando area with his family from Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1994. Jordan owned and operated a pool cleaning service. He is survived by his mother, Deborah Nowak of Winter Springs; his brother, Jason of Winter Springs; his fiancée, Courtney Bauer and their daughter, Emerson Bauer of Winter Springs. He was...
Bella K. Tresser, age 80, of Orlando, passed away on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Hospice of The Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Born in the prelude to WWII in Poland to the late Sigmund and Elsa Wortsman Kerner, she and her parents escaped Europe by the humanitarian kindness of Chiene Sugihara to Shanghai. Bella eventually emigrated in 1948 to New York where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College. On Feb. 11, 1956, in New York, she married Melvin Tresser, her husband of nearly 60 years who survives her. Following Melvin’s service in the...
Cleide Waissmann-Fischer of Orlando, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. She was 60 years old. Cleide, who worked in the Central Reservations Department for Rosen Hotels & Resorts, was originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Desiring a safer environment for her two children, she came to the United States in 1998. She met her future husband, Gary Fischer, at a social gathering on March 16, 2002 and their lives were changed forever. Fischer fondly recalls that event. “One of the ladies at my old synagogue had been hounding me for months to meet t...
Agie Janovitz, age 85, of Longwood, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Agie was born in Secovce, Slovakia, on Nov. 6, 1929, to the late Adolph and Ilona Pollak Kritzler and was one of three children. The family immigrated to the United States through New York aboard the SS Aquitania in 1936, and went to Cleveland. In January 1952, in Cleveland, she married her late husband, Alvin Janovitz, who passed away in 2002, after 50 years of marriage. Mrs. Janovitz retired after many years as a secretary for the City of S...
Freda Mittleman, age 96, of Orlando, passed away on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living in Dr. Phillips. Born in Norfolk, Va., on March 9, 1919, to the late Abraham Irving Kuper and Florence Fishbein, she was a homemaker and the widow of the late Milton Mittleman who passed away in 1994. The family relocated to the Orlando area from Hicksville, N.Y., in 1946, and were former members of Congregation Ohev Shalom. Mrs. Mittleman is survived by her sons, Robert of Altamonte Springs and Joel of Orlando; two grandchildren; and two...
Betty Sherman, age 87, of Oviedo, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Encore of Avalon Park, Orlando. She was born on Aug. 10, 1928, in Glasgow, Scotland, to the late Manuel and Mary Matafsky Goldinger. She was the widow of the late Izzy Sherman who passed away in October 2007, after 58 years of marriage. Mrs. Sherman worked for many years as an administrative assistant for the American Technion Society in Detroit, Mich., providing support for the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. In 2003, Betty and Izzy relocated to the Orlando...
Thomas E. Cooper, age 65, of Oviedo, FL (formerly of Randallstown, MD) passed away on Sept. 21, 2015, in Oviedo. Mr. Cooper was born in Baltimore, MD on April 18, 1950, to the late Edward F. Cooper and Olga D. Cooper. He is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, his "bashert", Sheila Friedman Cooper, son, David (Daun) Cooper, daughter, Nicole (Ben) Knapp, and four grandchildren, Sarah Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Melanie Knapp and Nolan Knapp. Also survived by sisters, Katharine (Lou) Reeves, Anne...
Leonard Silbert, age 85, of Longwood, passed away on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at his residence. Born in Bronx, New York, on Oct. 1, 1929, to the late Nathan and Kate Rinker Silbert, he was a quality control engineer for the Lockheed-Martin Corporation for over 20 years, before retiring in 1992. On March 15, 1951, he and the former Sondra Goldfield, his wife of more than 64 years, who survives him, were married in Camden, New Jersey. They relocated from New Orleans to the Orlando area in 1985, and have been members of Temple Israel since that tim...
Marvin Gassman, age 86, of Longwood, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. Mr. Gassman was born on July 16, 1929, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the late Murray and Gussie Miller Gassman. Mr. Gassman was an U.S. Army veteran and received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Oswego and his master’s degree from Rollins College. In 1957, while stationed in Ft. Worth, he met and married his late wife, Sara, who passed away in 2008. Mr. Gassman was a project engineer working for NASA for...
