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David J. Gursky of Winter Springs, passed away on Tuesday, Feb.25, at his residence. He was 61 years old. A native of Daytona Beach, he was born on June 14, 1952, to Mary Ruggeri Gursky and the late Morton Gursky. As a youngster, he lived between Florida and Freeport in The Bahamas, and became the first person to celebrate his bar mitzvah in Freeport. Following high school, Mr. Gursky attended the University of South Florida where he was a TEP. He was an entrepreneur and a manufacturer’s representative. Among his endeavors, he was an o...
Natalie “Pat” Hackel Glickstein Haas of Jacksonville, passed away on March 2, 2014. She was 95 years old. The youngest of five daughters, she was born in Vidalia, Ga., to the late Joseph and Rose Rubenstein Hackel. She moved with her family to Jacksonville in 1929. Mrs. Haas earned her teachng degree at Florida State College for Women and taught elementary school for two years. She was married to longtime Jacksonville dentist, Dr. Felix Glickstein in June 1941, until his death in 1987. She married Louis Haas in 1990, until his death in 200...
Allan Steinman of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. He was 90 years old. Mr. Steinman was born in Brooklyn, on April 6, 1923, to the late Samuel and Sarah Schweidel Steinman. Following high school he entered the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, and was married to the former Florence Liebman for 55 years, when she passed away in March 2000. Mr. Steinman was a noted condominium developer, retiring to Central Florida from California in 1989. However, it was after...
Lillian Gilbert of Longwood passed away on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 at Florida Living Center. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Gilbert was born in Baltimore, Md., on May 15, 1926 to the late Sylvia and Jacob Blumberg. She is also predeceased by a brother, Isadore Blumberg; sister, Leah Gilbert; and son, Paul Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert was the widow of Dave Gilbert, whom she was married to for 55 years. She is survived by her daughter, Joan Hawkins; cousin, Edith Zarow; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Baltimore, Md. On Friday, Feb....
CHICAGO (JUF News)-Actor, director and writer Harold Ramis died on the morning of Feb. 24 at his Glencoe, Ill., home. Ramis, 69, died from complications from vasculitis, an autoimmune disorder that leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels, according to the Associated Press. Ramis's filmography reads like an encyclopedia of great comic movies of the last 30 years. He was the brains-either writer, director or both-behind some of the most often quoted and referred-to film comedies of...
Lillian (Lil) Burnstine passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at Florida Hospital, Ormond Beach. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Burnstine, prior to her move to Florida 10 years ago, was a lifelong resident of Richmond, Va. She was one of four children born to the late Gussie and Sam Hoffman. Mrs. Burnstine was a tireless volunteer, for more than 25 years at Jewish Family Services in Richmond. She was loving, charming, and best friends with all who knew her. No one was a stranger to her. She enjoyed life every day, and brought joy to every one....
Lillian Gilbert of Longwood, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Florida Living Nursing Center in Apopka. She was 87 years old. Born in Baltimore, Md., on May 5, 1926, to the late Jacob and Sylvia Goloskov Blumberg, she was a bookkeeper for a real estate company and was the widow of the late Dave Gilbert, who passed away in 2005. Funeral services and interment were held at the Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery in Owings Mill, Md. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810....
Goldie Katz of Napa, California, passed away on Wednesday, Febr. 19, 2014, at Napa Valley Care Center. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Katz was born in Hungary on Aug. 1, 1918, to Morris and Freda Daskal Fink. She worked as the manager of a retail stationery store and was the widow of the late Fred Katz, who passed away in 2000. She relocated to California to be closer to her nephew, Jeffrey Davis, who survives her. A private burial was held at Ohev Shalom Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando...
Melvin Manasse of Whitney Point, N.Y., passed away on Thursday, Febr. 20, 2014, at Florida Hospital—Celebration. He was 66 years old. Mr. Manasse was born in Greene, N.Y., on Aug. 8, 1947, to the late Arthur and Rose Schloss Manasse. On Jan. 14, 1977, in Ft. Myers, Fla., he married the former Kathryn Livermore, his wife of 37 years who survives him. Mel, Kathryn and their children were all part of the family auction and real estate businesses in the Whitney Point area of New York, and vacationed in the Celebration area every winter. In a...
Rabbi Marvin Richardson of East Brunswick, N.J., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at Florida Hospital—Celebration. He was 61 years old. Rabbi Richardson, a native of New York City, was born on Sept. 10, 1952, to Gerald (Shai) and Ruth Nagel Richardson. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and was most recently the rabbi of the Jericho Jewish Center in Jericho, N.Y. Prior to that, he was rabbi of E. Brunswick Jewish Center in New Jersey. In addition to his parents, Rabbi Richardson is survived by his wife of nearly 32 years, M...
Evelyn Taylor of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Dr. P. Philips Hospital. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Taylor was born in Brooklyn, on July 20, 1919, to the late Isador and Minnie Slutski. Mrs. Taylor and was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Dr. Allen (Flora Jo) Taylor of Orlando; and daughter, Sonny Taylor of Ft Myers; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment were in the Agudas Israel Synagogue section of the Oak Dale Cemetery in Hendersonville, N.C., with Rabbi Phil Cohen officiating....
Rose Woociker of Enterprise, Fla., passed away on Feb. 12, 2014, at Monastery Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Orange City. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Woociker was born on May 17, 1917, in New York City, to the late Samuel and Selma Stockser. She was a homemaker and is survived by her sons Dr. Samuel Woociker and Steven Woociker; and four grandchildren. Graveside funeral services were held in Trevose, Pa. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810....
Burton Charles Beitch of Palmetto, Fla., passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was 79 years old. Mr. Beitch was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 18, 1934, to the late Sol and Mary Hersch Beitch. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in the Mediterranean after World War II. Mr. Beitch attended the New York Fashion Institute and was an executive in the clothing industry as a vice-president of Fruit of the Loom and president of Burton Beitch Enterprises. He relocated to Central Florida from Long Island in...
Eivor Flaxer of Maitland, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. She was 74 years old. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, she was born on April 22, 1939, and immigrated to the U.S. after attending Stockholm University. In New Jersey, she worked as the nanny for the children of the president of Volvo USA. Mrs. Flaxer later moved to Miami where she met and married her husband of 50 years, David Flaxer, who survives her. Eivor and David relocated to Orlando in 1963, where they raised their children, Mark and...
Rose B. Kaplan of Lake Mary, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, at Lake Mary Health and Rehab. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Kaplan was born in New York City on March 5, 1918, to the late Harry and Lena Letterman Bronstein. She attended local area schools and college there. In 1941, she wed the late George Kaplan, to whom she was married for 68 years when he passed away in May 2009. Rose and George relocated to the Orlando area in 1976 from Rockland County and immediately became participants in numerous activities. They were very involved at the Cong...
Sally Sosnoff of Maitland, passed away on Friday, Feb. 7, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. She was 89 years old. She was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept. 5, 1924, to the late Israel and Sarah Teitelbaum Schechter. A free-lance artist, she was the widow of the late Gerald (Gary) Sosnoff, mother of Joan (Dr. Neil) Okun, and grandmother of David Okun and Sarah Okun. Funeral services and burial were held in St. Louis. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810....
Mark Hara was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1954 to his loving parents Anita and Joseph Hara. At the age of eight the family moved to Orlando, where he was a longtime resident of the community. It was in Orlando where he was fortunate enough to meet the woman of his dreams, his wife Ellen. Mark and Ellen decided that it was in Chicago that they would continue their life together, as well as start a family. For 13 years Mark was an outstanding and successful commodities trader at the...
Ruth M. Benjamin of Cedarburg, Wis., passed away on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Celebration. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Benjamin was a winter resident of Celebration. She was born in Bombay, India, on July 26, 1917, to the late Daniel Solomon Dudker and Batsheva Dandeker. Mrs. Benjamin was a homemaker and is survived by her son, Eric (Leah) Benjamin of Highland Park, IIl.; her daughter, Evelyn (Alan) Balkansky of Cedarburg, Wis.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment took place in M...
Judith Brounstein of Davenport Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. She was 88 years old. Mrs. Brounstein was born in New York City on Nov. 3, 1925, to the late Grace Cohen. She was the widow of the late Edward Brounstein, who passed away in 1992. During her working career, Mrs. Brounstein was a benefits administrator with Met Life Insurance. In 1981, she moved with her husband from New York to South Florida and in 2013, relocated to Central Florida. Mrs. Brounstein is survived by her son,...
Moshe M. Dahan of Orlando, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Winter Park Health and Rehab Center in Winter Park. He was 89 years old. Morris, as he was known, was born in Jerusalem on Jan. 25, 1925, to the late Itzhak and Regina Bat Sheba Dahan. Part of the early settlers of modern day Israel, he attended school there and fought to make Israel an independent state. He immigrated to Canada from Israel in 1954, moving to Central Florida in 1969. Mr. Dahan was a businessman and entrepreneur owning, among other things a car wash and a driving...
Lucy Estrin, age 90, of Maitland, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. A native New Yorker, she was born in Brooklyn on May 24, 1923, to the late Samuel and Eva Pizer Bookshin. She was a Miami-based psychotherapist with a large following of politicians, cultural icons and families struggling with everyday issues. Widowed at 35 years old with two sons, she returned to college at the University of Tennessee, earning a master’s degree in social work. She worked to promote progressive social issues while com...
Mark B. Hara, 59, passed away on Jan. 1 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, Calif. Mark was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1954 to his loving parents Anita and Joseph Hara. At the age of eight the family moved to Orlando, where he was a longtime resident of the community. It was in Orlando where he was fortunate enough to meet the woman of his dreams, his wife Ellen. Mark and Ellen decided that it was in Chicago that they would continue their life together, as well as start a family. For 13...
Graveside funeral services for Sondra Carey, age 77, of Spring Hill, Fla., who passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, were held Thursday, Jan. 30, at Congregation of Reform Judaism Cemetery. Ms. Carey is survived by her sons, Robert (Caryn) Winter and Steven (Tere) Winter; and four grandchildren. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, Orlando....
Lucy Estrin of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Estrin, a native of Brooklyn, was one of three daughters born to the late Samuel and Eva Pizer Bookshin. She was a psychotherapist in family counseling, earning her master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. She maintained a client list until just recently. Mrs. Estrin is survived by her sons, Mark (Karen) of Maitland, and Eric (Linda) of Oak Park, Calif.; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters, Mar...
Helen Goldberg of Orlando, passed away on Jan. 9, 2014, at Westminster Towers in Orlando. Mrs. Goldberg graduated college with honors and was a dedicated JHS math teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., for many years. She was a world traveler with Sam, who was her partner in life and husband for 73 years. He survives her as does her daughter Diane Alexander and son-in-law Mark Arisohn, daughter Randy Stills, granddaughters Dianne Laura and Deborah Stills and her sister Eleanor Salmanowitz. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved...
