Dr. Douglas Wegner, 54, died Aug. 5, 2011. Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, Dr. Wegner graduated from Liberty High School and earned a bachelor’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering in 1979. He worked for Fisher Scientific and Westinghouse on nuclear reactors for submarines.… Read more »
Robert Penn, 85, died June 5, 2011. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Mr. Penn spent most of his life in San Diego, Calif. He received a Ph.D. from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon) in 1955 and joined the faculty in the psychology department at San Diego State University. Mr.… Read more »
Charlotte Oremland, 95, died July 27, 2011. Born in New York, N.Y., Mrs. Oremland graduated from Hunter College. Mrs. Oremland was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Oremland, and five sisters. Survivors include her children, Phyllis (Jody) Sosnow of Scottsdale, Ariz., Joan (Barry) Richter of Guilford, Conn., and… Read more »
Bobbie Berger Hanft, 77, died July 21, 2011. Born in Lordsburg, N.M., Mrs. Hanft attended private school in Nashville, Tenn., and moved to Tucson to attend the University of Arizona. She was a special education teacher in New York and Tucson. She was also a realtor, a community activist… Read more »
Naomi Weinstein Duckler, 79, died July 17, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Duckler earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nutrition and food science from Brooklyn College. She taught high school, middle school and adult education. She also taught at senior centers and had special success with Alzheimer’s patients.… Read more »
Elaine Silver Pollock, 81, died July 6, 2011. Raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Mrs. Pollock graduated from Ohio State University and received a degree in law from the University of Arizona. She became a psychoanalyst through the Philadelphia Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies and retired to Tucson in 1994. Mrs.… Read more »
Roslyn Bloch Hinderstein of Oro Valley, Ariz., 81, died June 21, 2011. Born in New York, Mrs. Hinderstein was a volunteer teacher for special needs children, both in Long Island and Tucson. Mrs. Hinderstein was preceded in death by a previous husband, Joseph Selikoff. Survivors include her husband, Manuel… Read more »
Stanley Bernstein, 86, died June 20, 2011. Before moving to Tucson, Mr. Bernstein lived in Lexington, Mass. Mr. Bernstein was preceded in death by his wife, Gila Bernstein; sister, Miriam Squire; and stepson, David Chaikin. Survivors include his wife, Susan Chaikin; son, Keith Bernstein of Naples, Maine; stepchildren, Amy… Read more »
Hyman E. Capin, 73, died June 12, 2011. Mr. Capin was raised in Nogales and moved to Tucson in 1994. Survivors include his children, Audrey Capin of Santa Monica, Calif., Melissa Capin of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Lillian (Michael) Swenor of Redondo Beach, Calif.; brother, Harlan Capin of Tucson;… Read more »
Mildred Margolis, 89, died June 11, 2011. Mrs. Margolis was born in Lynn, Mass. In 1940, she married Herbert Margolis, moved to California and then to Tucson. Together they started Arizona Meat Packers, which remained a family business until their retirement in 1972, when they moved to Palm Springs,… Read more »
Philip “Achilles” Travers, 76, died May 30, 2011. Born in Neptune, N.J., Mr. Travers graduated from Asbury Park High School in New Jersey and attended Campbell College in North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic from 1956-1958. He worked in the atomic energy field while… Read more »
Anita Greenberg, 84, died May 29, 2011. Born in New York, Mrs. Greenberg graduated from Hofstra University in 1948 with a bachelor’s degree in English and later worked toward a master’s degree in education. She worked as an English teacher on Long Island. She moved to Tucson with her… Read more »
Charles “Chuck” H. Cohen, 69, died April 22, 2011. Survivors include his wife, Sandy; children, Heidi (Frank Corrales) Cohen, David Cohen, and Jeff (Traci Sym) Baron; sister, Marylin (Sid) Eisenfeld; and four grandchildren. The Cohen family is grateful to Frank Corrales for his organ donation, which extended Mr. Cohon’s… Read more »
Gideon Feldman, 77, died June 6, 2011. Born in Palestine, Mr. Feldman graduated from Lincoln High in Brooklyn, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Army and was a fireman during the Korean War. After the war, Mr. Feldman and his brother, Oded, moved to Tucson and opened Arrow Liquors… Read more »
Oded Feldman, 82, died April 29, 2011 in Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Feldman was born in Petach Tikvah, Palestine, and grew up in Palestine and Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. After his Army service, he moved to Tucson. He and his brother, Gideon, opened… Read more »
Seymour Bridge, 78, died June 2, 2011. Mr. Bridge served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He spent most of his life managing kosher-style delicatessen restaurants in Baltimore, Md. He moved to Tucson in 2005. Survivors include his wife, Carol; children, Jeffrey (Erin) Bridge of Tucson,… Read more »
Harry Bee, 88, died May 27, 2011. A virtuoso on his favorite musical instrument, the harmonica, Mr. Bee was the last remaining member of the Harmonicats and performed with many renowned musical artists. He spent most of his life entertaining the public, including the troops during World War II… Read more »
Sara Florence Rothaus Wallach, 92, died May 20, 2011. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Wallach went to New York City at the age of 16 to attend art school and began producing art illustrations for the New York Times and Esquire Magazine. She married Albert Wallach during World War… Read more »
Ethel Timan, 96, died May 21, 2011. Born in New York, Mrs. Timan graduated from New York University with a degree in biology. She moved to Tucson in 1957 and worked as a substitute teacher. She later became a real estate agent. In 1978, when her husband, Jerry, was… Read more »
Frank J. Longo, 78, died May 19, 2011. Survivors includes his wife of 46 years, Barbara; children, Joshua Longo of East Brunswick, N.J., and Paul Magee of Indianapolis, Ind.; brother, Joseph Longo of Berkeley, N.J.; and five grandchildren. Graveside services were held in the Congregation Chaverim section of Evergreen… Read more »
