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Lifecycles

Owen Frederick Ketchel

A son, OWEN FREDERICK KETCHEL, was born Oct. 27, 2011 to Kristina and Aron Ketchel of Los Angeles, Calif. Grandparents are Marta and Steve Ketchel of Tucson and Tom and Louise Wilson of Hemet, Calif.

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Rose Rivera Murdock

A daughter, ROSE RIVERA MURDOCK, was born June 3, 2011 to Estee Rivera Murdock and Erik Daniel Murdock of Tucson. Grandparents are Arlene and Barry Corey of Tucson, Benjamin Rivera of Arivaca, Ariz., and Myron Murdock of Silver Spring, Md.

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Rachel Richter

RACHEL ANNE RICHTER, daughter of Allison and Michael Richter, will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Monday, Dec. 19 aboard the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship. She is a member of Congregation Chaverim. She is the granddaughter of Leah and the late Fred Richter, and Sandra and Sid Lachter, all of Tucson. Rachel attends [...]

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Yaphet Felix

YAPHET FELIX, son of Margarita and Simcha Felix, celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the grandson of Daniel P. Dias and Julia Rocha, both of El Dorado, Mexico. Yaphet attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where he is a member of the basketball team. He plays the saxophone [...]

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Michael Stein

Michael H. Stein, 73, died Dec. 2, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Stein graduated from James Madison High School and Long Island University. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Stein had a 50-year career as an accountant. He was predeceased by his sister, Carolyn (Michael) Pfeifer. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, [...]

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Beatrice Palant

Beatrice Schochet Palant, 90, died Oct. 31, 2011. Mrs. Palant was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was predeceased by her brothers, Louis and Jules Schochet and sister, Lillian Zwerling. Survivors include her children, Elysa Ellen (Robert) Crum of Tucson and Harry Dennis (Rhonda) Palant of Merrick, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. Services were held at East [...]

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Eva Patrice Brown

A daughter, EVA PATRICE BROWN, was born on Oct. 30, 2011, to Kristina and Ben Brown of Phoenix. Grandparents are Patrice Junoff Brown and Ron Brown of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Tucson, and Casey and Rick Ravenscamp of La Verne, Calif. Great-grandparents are Kola and Ron Janoff of Tucson, Barbara Janoff Kaplan of Boca [...]

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Benjamin Nathan Deitch

BENJAMIN NATHAN DEITCH, son of Valerie and Michael Deitch,  will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Congregation Anshei Israel. He is the great-grandson of Lillian Schultz of Apopka, Fla. He is the grandson of Dr. Nicholas Limberis of Vero Beach, Fla., Victoria Limberis of Melbourne Beach, Fla., the late Georgia Smith [...]

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David Joseph Aguila

DAVID JOSEPH AGUILA, son of MeMe Aguila and Daniel Aguila,  will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. He is the grandson of the late Marilyn and the late David Drogin, and Patricia and the late Joseph Aguila, all of Chicago, Ill. David attends Magee Middle School. [...]

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Maxell Ian Cohen

MAXWELL IAN COHEN, son of Andrea and Greg Cohen of Scottsdale,   Ariz.,  celebrated becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Friday, Nov. 11 at Temple Chai in Phoenix. He is the grandson of Susan and Michael Cohen of Sun Lakes, Ariz. (formerly of Tucson) and Ellen and Burt Pressman of Peoria, Ariz. Max attends Cheyenne Traditional School [...]

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