Rabbi Joseph Weizenbaum Rabbi Joseph Weizenbaum, who retired in 2002 after 44 years in the rabbinate — more than 30 of them in Tucson — died July 1, 2013. He was 80. Weizenbaum, who was senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El for 21 years beginning in 1972, and founded the now-defunct Congregation Ner Tamid… Read more »
Martin I. Miller, 90, died June 18, 2013. Mr. Miller was in the Army Signal Corp during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. He was active in the Jewish War Veterans organization. Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his wife, Rhoda, and son, Michael. Survivors… Read more »
John C. Goodman, 99, died June 16, 2013. Mr. Goodman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His parents had recently emigrated from Byelorussia. He moved to Tucson in 1950 and owned Lee’s Liquors for many years. Mr. Goodman was preceded in death by his five siblings and his wife,… Read more »
Jerold Michael Alpert, 74, died June 17, 2013. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Alpert graduated from the University of Arizona and spent his years working as a master builder and contractor in the foothills area. Survivors include his wife, Vicki; children, Sandi (Monte) Riley and Jeff Alpert; stepdaughters Audrey… Read more »
Richard B. Vosk, 95, died June 16, 2013. Mr. Vosk worked as an engineer and assisted in many government projects, including designing parts for the Nautilus submarine and radar development on ships and airplanes. He was an avid amateur radio operator. In his earlier years he was a scout… Read more »
Zachary Solomon Orman, 28, died in a paragliding accident at the Los Cienagas National Conservation Area near Sonoita, Ariz., on April 7, 2013. Born in Merced, Calif., and raised in Murphys, Calif. Mr. Orman graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a degree in neurobiology. He… Read more »
Ronald C. Janoff, 85, died June 4, 2013. Born in New York City, Mr. Janoff served in the United States Merchant Marine in World War II and in the U.S. Coast Guard. He graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in 1948. Mr. Janoff was a real… Read more »
Burton B. Mandel, 93, died May 19, 2013. Mr. Mandel was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen. Survivors include five children, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services were held at Evergreen Mortuary with Rabbi Robert Eisen officiating. Interment followed in the Congregation Anshei Israel section of… Read more »
Hyman Dunn, 91, died March 23, 2013. Mr. Dunn was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Russian immigrants who came through Ellis Island around 1918. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and moved to Tucson in 1944. Mr. Dunn worked as a self-employed, door-to-door salesman and owned… Read more »
Anna Greenberg at her brother Isaac's wedding in February 2012. Anna Cela Greenberg, 28, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. She died as she had lived – surrounded by the love and support of her family and innumerable friends. In the last few days before her death, friends who visited her at Carondelet St.… Read more »
Everett Gelberg, 88, died May 10, 2013. Mr. Gelberg was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the Battle of the Bulge. He graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey and owned and operated a pharmacy for 25 years. Upon retiring 17 years ago, he and… Read more »
Morton K. Tuller, 91, died May 1, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Chicago, Mr. Tuller toured the country as a young man in the stage production of “Dead End Kids.” He was a pre-med student at Wright Junior College in Chicago when World War II began.… Read more »
Lois Sarah Safran, 80, died April 28, 2013. Born in New York City, she moved to Laurelton on Long Island and attended Far Rockaway High School, where she met her husband, Richard Safran. For 18 years, she worked at Family and Children’s Service agency in Ft. Wayne, Ind. She… Read more »
Errol Mark Kahn, DDS, 50, died April 25, 2013. A lifelong resident of Tucson, Dr. Kahn graduated from Sabino High School, attended the University of Arizona and the University of Pacific School of Dentistry. He practiced for over 20 years in Tucson. He was past president of Southern Arizona… Read more »
Sofia Abrams, 84, died April 17, 2013. Born in Romania, Mrs. Abrams escaped with her family from Nazi occupation during World War II, and emigrated to Mexico. In 1949 she married and moved to the United States, first to Berkeley, Calif., later to Glencoe, Ill. She was involved in… Read more »
Norma Moret, 91, died April 17, 2013. Originally from the Bronx., N.Y., Mrs. Moret moved to Tucson in 1952. She earned a Master of Arts degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Arizona, and was a speech therapist with the Tucson Unified School District for 20… Read more »
Alan H. Toppel, 80, died April 22, 2013. Born in Tucson, Mr. Toppel grew up in Chicago, Ill. He graduated from the University of Illinois and served in the U.S. Army. While serving in Germany, he married Charlotte Rollin. After he received an honorable discharge, they moved back to… Read more »
Pearl Denemark, 99, died April 9, 2013. Mrs. Denemark was born on a family farm homestead in North Dakota. Mrs. Denemark was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Denemark; son, Dr. Stephen Himmelstein; and son-in-law, Dave Seltzer. Survivors include her daughter, Phyllis Seltzer of Tucson; eight grandchildren and… Read more »
Peggy S. Civalier, 62, died March 25, 2013. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. Civalier graduated from Franklin High School and Monroe Community College. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Craig T. Civalier; children, Cody Civalier and Brooks Civalier, both of Phoenix; and three grandchildren. Graveside services were held… Read more »
Moses Geffen, 74, died March 20, 2013. Survivors include his children, Marc Geffen of San Diego and Gary Geffen of San Bernadino, Calif.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside services were held in the Congregation Young Israel section of Evergreen Cemetery with Rabbi Yossie Shemtov officiating.… Read more »
