Alexandra (Sandy) Bloom, 88, died June 13, 2016. Born in Chicago, Mrs. Bloom was raised in Baltimore, Md. After graduating Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in education, she began teaching elementary school in Long Beach, Calif. While living in Long Beach, she met Theodore Bloom and moved to… Read more »
Gerald Marshall Sherman, 90, died July 3, 2016. Born in Chicago, the youngest of three children of Russian immigrants, Mr. Sherman was a decorated World War II veteran. His awards include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the French Legion of Honor Medal. Mr. Sherman was an active… Read more »
Gail Sue Freedman, 57, died July 11, 2016. Born in Chicago, Ms. Freedman moved to Tucson in 1973 and completed high school at Saguaro High School before attending Pima Community College. She was a general manager of Coco’s, an avid practitioner of astrology, an artist, and a spiritual advisor.… Read more »
Local businessman and community leader Bill Holmes, 58, died suddenly on Monday, July 18. “Bill, beloved husband of Shelley Pozez, lived his life fully and gave such joy to our world. He was a treasured member of our Federation Board who, through the force of his personality and… Read more »
Annette Katzeff, 95, formerly of Tucson, died June 11, 2016. Mrs. Katzeff was preceded in death by her husband, Albert. Survivors include her children, Rochelle (Louis Stamler) Katzeff of Tucson and Karen (Jerry) Morris of Chicago; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were held at Evergreen Mortuary with Rabbi… Read more »
Sharon Iris Roffman, 61, died June 3, 2016. Born and raised in Tucson, Ms. Roffman graduated from Rincon High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Arizona. She worked for many years in the health care field, first as a medical assistant to several… Read more »
Brownie Ebner, 104, died May 10, 2016. Mrs. Ebner was born in Providence, R.I. but raised in New York City. Until she retired, her jobs were mostly secretarial, culminating with her position at a local Tucson high school. She was active in the Pioneer Women (the Labor Zionist women’s… Read more »
Bernard A. “Bernie” Amster, 66, died May 10, 2016. Mr. Amster was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He lived in Arizona for 47 years where he was a purchasing agent and entrepreneur. Mr. Amster was preceded in death by his brother, Steven Howard Amster. Survivors include his daughter, Melissa (Patrick)… Read more »
Fred Edward Brickman, M.D., 70, died May 19, 2016. Born in Chicago and raised in New Orleans, Dr. Brickman was a member of the first graduating class of Benjamin Franklin High School in 1964. He earned a chemistry degree at Washington University and a medical degree at Louisiana State… Read more »
Sid Lachter, 75, died May 12, 2016. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mr. Lachter received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Manitoba. He went on to practice law in Minnedosa and Neepawa, Manitoba. His interest in politics led him to run for the Parliament of Canada in 1972 and… Read more »
Alex Soloway, 95, died May 12, 2016. A resident of Tucson since 1943, Mr. Soloway was a prominent builder in the Catalina Foothills with his father, Jacob. Mr. Soloway was preceded in death by his wife, Helen. Survivors include his daughter, Eleanor of Los Angeles; sisters, Lee, Edith and… Read more »
Lawrence Edward Berg, 86, died in Myrtle Beach, S.C., April 25, 2016. Mr. Berg was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Army from 1948-1952 in Okinawa, Tokyo and Germany. Afterward, he attended Ohio State University, where he met his first wife, Edith. He headed… Read more »
Stan Boas, 94, died April 25, 2016. Mr. Boas moved to Tucson from Chicago in 1959. His field of expertise was in furniture sales. Survivors include his children, Marcia of Tucson and Denise of Tempe. Graveside services were held in the Temple Emanu-El section of Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial… Read more »
Pearline Kaufman, 85, died April 9, 2016. Mrs. Kaufman was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Kaufman. Survivors include her children, Rhonda Kaufman, Barry Kaufman and Neil Kaufman; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were held in the Congregation Anshei Israel section of Evergreen Cemetery with Rabbi Samuel M.… Read more »
Martin Elliot Sodomsky, M.D. (Marty), 79, a resident of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center after a long battle with complications of lung disease. He was born to Gloria and Arthur Sodomsky on January 23, 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba,… Read more »
Herman Grunstein, 93, died March 30, 2016. Born in Paterson, N.J., Mr. Grunstein served in the U.S. Air Force medical corps from 1942-45. Following the war, he opened a fabric store with his father in Paterson. In 1954 he married Claire Weiss and they worked together at fabric stores… Read more »
Murray Leonard, 93, died March 27, 2016. Born in Scranton, Pa., Mr. Leonard grew up in the Bronx, N.Y. During World War II, he was a PFC in the US Army (83rd Reconnaissance Troop, 83rd Division), participating in the Battle of the Bulge, sustaining injuries and awarded a Purple… Read more »
Art Dorfman, 91, died Feb. 23, 2016. A U.S. Marine infantry radar operator, Mr. Dorfman was a survivor of three South Pacific campaigns — Roi Namur, Saipan and Iwo Jima. He returned home to Bayonne, N.J., in 1945, and later moved to Roselle, N.J. Upon the birth of their… Read more »
Irving Rubinstein, 93, died Feb. 29, 2016. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Rubinstein moved to Tucson in the early 1940s. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he started a 40-year career in building, working for Tucson architect William Wilde. In the mid 1950s, he… Read more »
Sylvia Goldberg Daniels, 95, died Feb. 12, 2016. Born and raised in New York City, Mrs. Daniels was a first generation American. In 1945, she married Max Daniels and they moved to the Bronx, N.Y. After retiring from the men’s apparel industry in 1971, she moved to Forest Hills,… Read more »
