Obituaries

Thomas M. Lewin, 86, died Dec. 13, 2017 in Minneapolis. Mr. Lewin was born in Berlin, Germany, and sent to England in 1939. At the end of World War II, he was reunited in Minneapolis with his father, who escaped Germany in 1940. Upon his father’s death, Mr. Lewin… Read more »

Tucson attorney Lowell Rothschild died Dec. 29, 2017. Mr. Rothschild, a founding partner of Mesch Clark Rothschild, received his J.D. in 1952 from the University of Arizona College of Law and had recently celebrated his 65th year in the profession. He was listed in the Best Lawyers in America… Read more »

The first yahrtzeit of Harvey Zeligman, M.D., will be observed on Jan. 1, 2018. Dr. Zeligman was a beloved father, grandfather, husband, and physician serving the community for over 40 years. The family will hold an unveiling ceremony at East Lawn Cemetery on Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. with… Read more »

Bernice Saffer, 99, died Dec. 3, 2017. Mrs. Saffer was a longtime member of Temple Emanu-El. Mrs. Saffer was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Rudy, and daughter-in-law, Susan Saffer. Survivors include her children, Donald Saffer and Shirley (Joe) Hanold of Tucson, and William (Sandy) Saffer, of Las… Read more »

Martin Morris, 92, died Nov. 24, 2017. Born in the Bronx, Mr. Morris attended the N.Y. State Maritime Academy and served as a naval officer in World War II and the Korean War.  He lived in Livingston, N.J., with his family where he owned a home improvement business and… Read more »

Paula Karchmer, 95, died Nov. 23, 2017. Mrs. Karchmer was born in Springfield, Ill., and spent much of her childhood in Utica, N.Y. Her father’s career as a manager of department stores moved the family to Wilmington, Del., for her last year of high school. She graduated with a… Read more »

Peter Graham Constable, 87, died Nov. 16, 2017.     Mr. Constable was born in Chelmsford, England. After a number of years as a seaman, first on tankers and then as a steward on luxury passenger ships (including the Queen of Bermuda and the Queen Mary), he immigrated to… Read more »

Ronald Sheldon Sandler, 87, died Oct. 17, 2017. Survivors include his wife, Marlene; and children, Jon and Amy of Tucson and Adam of Australia. Services were held at Congregation Anshei Israel with Rabbi Robert Eisen officiating, followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery.… Read more »

Alfred Paul “Fred” Havas, 71, died Oct. 15, 2017. Mr. Havas was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Havas, who spoke seven languages, spent time studying and working in Israel, but returned to Ogden and took over… Read more »

Shirley Jean Lipsey, 90, died Sept. 30, 2017. Mrs. Lipsey was born in Omaha, Nebraska. She was a graduate of Omaha Central High School and attended UCLA and University of Omaha. She married James L. Lipsey in Omaha in 1947. In Omaha, she was a pioneer in the development… Read more »

Like many Jews, eminent local civil rights lawyer W. Edward “Ed” Morgan, who died in Tucson Sept. 20, 2017, at age 94, deeply valued Jewish learning — but the knowledge that changed his life emerged only in his late 50s, when he first learned from his aging mother that… Read more »

Ann Annette (Annie) Stein, 90, died Aug. 25, 2017. Mrs. Stein was born in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. In 1946 she married Leo Stein and they moved to Tucson. In addition to raising three sons, Mrs. Stein served as a volunteer at Tucson… Read more »

Richard “Rickey” H. Eisen, 28, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Aug. 23, 2017. Survivors include his parents, Rabbi Robert and Debby Eisen; and brother, Alex Eisen. A private service was held. Arrangements were made by Evergreen Mortuary and Cemetery.… Read more »

Ruth Mondschein, 94, died Aug. 3, 2017. Affectionately known as “Dr. Ruth,” she received her B.A. from Brooklyn College-City University of New York, her M.A. from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from New York University. Dr. Mondschein was an author, producer, playwright, actress, speaker and teacher. She served on… Read more »

Sherman Goldstein, 93, died Aug. 5, 2017. Mr. Goldstein was born in Philadelphia. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and in the Air Force during the Korean War. He moved with his family to Tucson in 1967 and was an electronic technician for… Read more »

Carolyn Rosen Kippur Hein, 84, died July 30, 2017. Mrs. Hein was born in Denver and was active in the Jewish community there, including organizing the first ORT chapter, volunteering for BMH/BJ (a modern Orthodox synagogue), and fundraising for Yeshiva Toras Chayim. Mrs. Hein was predeceased by her son… Read more »

A. Steven Ulin, M.D., died July 7, 2017, just two weeks shy of his 100th birthday. Dr. Ulin was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania Medical School. After his service with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he… Read more »

David Caplan, 71, died June 17, 2017. Mr. Caplan was born in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Penn State University and received his law degree from American University Law School in Washington, D.C. After law school, he spent the next 30 years in Malibu, Calif., until 2002 when he and… Read more »

Frances Braslawsky, nee Harlow, 92, died June 28, 2017. Mrs. Braslawsky was preceded in death by her husband, Louis, and brother, George. Survivors include her children, Gary (Leslie), Fred, Leslie (Steven) Pansky, and Marlene (Larry) Harris of Tucson; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.  Services were held at Westlawn Cemetery… Read more »

Zellman Steinberg, 100, died June 16, 2017. Mr. Steinberg held a degree in engineering and was an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1946, building bridges and other structures. He owned Federal Planning Mill & Architectural Manufacturing Plant in Denver. Mr. Steinberg retired to… Read more »