Obituaries

Leonard Chaison, 94, died Oct. 28, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Chaison was a Tucson resident for 50 years. He practiced podiatry in Tucson for 30 years. Dr. Chaison was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Elaine; son, Eric Chaison; and second wife, Estelle. Survivors… Read more »

Jan Wiesel, 85, died Oct. 29, 2014. Born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia, Mr. Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor. He arrived in New York in 1952 after graduating from school in Sweden, where he learned his trade as a machinist. He moved to Tucson in 1960 and worked in the family… Read more »

Sherwood (Woody) D. Miller, 81, died Sept. 4, 2014. Born in Chicago, Mr. Miller graduated from Von Steuben High School and earned a degree in history from Grinnell College in Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Japan. He was a founding member of the… Read more »

David Sirota, 86, died Oct. 2, 2014. Born in Detroit, Mr. Sirota  moved to Tucson in 1947. He graduated from Tucson High School and earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Arizona. He was a professor of real estate finance and investment, teaching at the UA,… Read more »

Robert Londer, 87, died Sept. 7, 2014. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. Londer lived in Phoenix and Tucson for more than 40 years. He was a World War II veteran and a general contractor. He was also a member of B’nai B’rith and Beth El Synagogue of… Read more »

Roselle Katherine Kahn Eranger, 81, died Aug. 31, 2014. Born in New York City, Mrs. Eranger lived in New York, Texas and for the last 25 years of her life in Sonoita, Ariz. She was an ardent animal lover and activist. Survivors include her husband, Richard Eranger of Sonoita;… Read more »

Rev. Nachman Berkowitz died Sept. 5, 2014. Born in Poland, he became a rabbinical student in his youth. In 1941, he was arrested by the Russian police and taken to a concentration camp in Siberia. After he was freed, he spent several years in Kazakhstan. In 1946, he returned… Read more »

Joan Mondschein, 60, died Aug. 1, 2014. Ms. Mondschein graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a bachelor’s degree and Master of Arts in international relations. She  organized and directed special projects in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Very Special… Read more »

Yvette Lovett Appel, 87, died March 1, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Appel was a life member of Hadassah and the United Order of True Sisters. She was an honorary member of Congregations Cho­fetz Chayim and Young Israel. Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Sam; children, Craig… Read more »

Martha K. Rothman, editor of the Arizona Jewish Post from 1967 to 1979, died July 2, 2014 at the age of 89. Mrs. Rothman was also the founder of the Tucson Association for Child Care, later renamed Child and Family Resources, where she served as executive director from its… Read more »

Sandy Grossman, 81, died Aug. 2, 2014. Mrs. Grossman owned Sandy’s Antiques and Jewelry and was active in the Assistance League of Tucson and Campfire Girls. Mrs. Grossman was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Grossman, and daughter, Beth Boling. Survivors include her in-laws, Norma and Bill Preston;… Read more »

Esther Sutland, 92, died July 25, 2014. Ms. Sutland was born in Hazelton, Pa. During World War II, she worked at Eastern Aircraft in Trenton, N.J., making Avenger torpedo bombers for the U.S. Navy. One such plane is at the Pima Air & Space Museum. Ms. Sutland came to… Read more »

Alan Howard Cole, 83, died July 23, 2014. Born in Chicago, Mr. Cole served in the U.S. Air Force Dental Division for four years. He graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago, where he met his wife, Helen. He received a bachelor of science in biology and chemistry in 1959.… Read more »

Mary Katz, 92, died July 13, 2014. Born in Lansing, Mich., Mrs. Katz graduated from Lansing Eastern High School and moved to Flint, Mich., where she lived until 1985, when she moved to Tucson. She was a member of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith. Mrs. Katz volunteered in the Tucson… Read more »

Howard "Howie" Salmon

Howard “Howie” Malcolm Salmon, 52, died Aug. 7, 2014, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Mr. Salmon was a well-known artist in the Tucson community. “He was instrumental in the development of the Jewish Arts Alliance in 2002. In fact, he was the only… Read more »

Marcia Roth, 76, died July 13, 2014 in San Diego. Mrs. Roth was a longtime resident of Tucson along with her family until she moved to San Diego in 1980. Her family owned  The College Shops, a women’s ready-to-wear store, for many years. Mrs. Roth was preceded in death by her sister, Marilyn… Read more »

Reid Michael McCarty, 33, died June 28, 2014. Dr. McCarty earned his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona and was a researcher in the department of biochemistry at the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. McCarty was preceded in death by is father, Michael McCarty. Survivors include his wife, Kristen,… Read more »

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi pioneered groundbreaking ritual innovations that went mainstream. (Daniel Sieradski)

(JTA) — Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi was one of the world’s most innovative and influential Jewish spiritual leaders.To his followers, he was their Hasidic rebbe. But what other rebbe had dropped acid with Timothy Leary and dialogued with the Dalai Lama?Schachter-Shalomi, who died last week at 89, wasn’t the only rabbi who… Read more »

Herbert Hamovitz, 85, died June 13, 2014. Mr. Hamovitz was born in Pittsburgh and raised horses. Mr. Hamovitz was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Edie Wise Ham­ovitz; brothers, Harry Ham­ovitz, Michael Hamovitz, Abe Hamovitz and Neil Hamovitz; sister, Mollie; son-in-law, Warren Immerman; and daughter-in-law, Amy… Read more »

Warren P. Malkin, 84, died June 1, 2014. Born in Washington, D.C., Mr. Malkin was a star athlete in high school. He graduated from George Washington University and mastered the Chinese language, which helped him decipher enemy codes for the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Evelyn… Read more »