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… 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… Read more »
Bernard “Bernie” Silverberg, 76, died May 13, 2011. Mr. Silverberg was the owner of Silverberg & Sons Jewelers. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Cynthia; children, Edward (Sherri) Silverberg and David (Kana) Silverberg, both of Tucson, and Lisa (Grey) Silverberg Staples of St. Paul, Minn.; sister, Roslyn Cooper… Read more »
Robert Irving Epstein, 81, died May 12, 2011. Mr. Epstein served in the U.S. Marine Corps and, during the Korean conflict, he served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Jewish War Veterans of America Friedman-Paul Post 201. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; brother, David (Lana)… Read more »
Lester Munday, 90, died April 27, 2011. Born in New York, Mr. Munday served in the Pacific theater during World War II. He returned to sing professionally for New York’s Metropolitan Opera. After moving to upstate New York, he had a daily radio show. In 1961, he… Read more »
Gene Koppel, Ph.D., 79, died April 10, 2011. Mr. Koppel was a long time professor of English literature and humanities at the University of Arizona. He authored the book “The Religious Dimensions of Jane Austen’s Novels” and published a series of interviews with notable Jewish figures including Isaac Bashevis… Read more »
Cantor Charles Julian, 90, died April 1, 2011. Mr. Julian was born on the British ship, RMS Carmania, arriving in the United States with his parents who were emigrating from Liverpool, England.He grew up in the Bronx, N.Y., and was a talented singer and dancer. He performed in the… Read more »
Susan Eileen Sussman, 60, died April 29, 2011. Survivers include her sister, Carol (Tom) Baker of Tucson; brother Michael (Lois) Sussman of Tempe, Ariz.; three nieces and one nephew. Graveside services were held at Shaarei Shalom Cemetery, with Rabbi Samuel Cohon of Temple Emanu-El officiating. Arrangements were made by… Read more »
Sidney “Poppi” Liebeskind, 100, died April 28, 2011. A long time Tucson resident, Mr. Liebeskind was born in Newark, N.J. Survivors include his wife, Florence Hass Liebeskind; children, Gail (Cal) Rudner and Wayne (Patty) Liebeskind; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held in the Cong. Anshei Israel… Read more »
Herbert E. Sim, 87, died April 13, 2011. Mr. Sim was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia. Survivors include his children, Randolph (Diane) Sim of Washington, D.C., Charles (Katherine) Sim of Indianapolis, Ind., Steven Sim (Marilyn Einstein) of Tucson, Marguerite (Steven) Gleitman of Santa Monica, Calif., and Ernestine… Read more »
Isaac Irving Senor, 86, died April 1, 2011. Mr. Senor was born in Salonika, Greece. When he was 16, the Nazis took the town’s young men to build a rail line and sent the rest of the Jewish population to concentration camps. He spent time in five different camps… Read more »
Lillian (Lilly) Weich, 94, died March 24, 2011. Born in Poland/Austria, Mrs. Weich immigrated to the United States in 1935 as a young bride. She became a U.S. citizen in January 1943. Mrs. Weich raised her family in New Jersey, where she owned a women’s store, The Sample Shop.… Read more »
Eileen F. Starr, 84, died March 15, 2011. Born in Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Starr attended the University of Miami, where she met her husband, M. Lee Starr. After graduating, they moved to Tucson. Mrs. Starr taught in the Tucson Unified School District; the last 15 years of her teaching… Read more »
Joyce Oresman, 79, died March 10, 2011 in San Francisco. Raised in the Bronx, New York, she married her husband, Edward Oresman, in 1953 and they moved to Tucson and raised four children before moving to San Francisco in 1980. Mrs. Oresman was office manager at Peter Wells Press,… Read more »
Betty Zunin, 95, died Feb. 27, 2011 in Napa, Calif. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Zunin lived most of her life in Tucson. Mrs. Zunin was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Zunin. Graveside services were held in the Congregation Anshei Israel section of Evergreen Cemetery with Rabbi… Read more »
Elaine Judith Smelkinson, 71, died Feb. 23, 2011. Born in Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Smelkinson graduated high school at age 16 and was a registered nurse. After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1985, she moved into psychiatric nursing. After retiring, Mrs. Smelkinson did volunteer work chairing community events for organizations… Read more »
Jerry Sorkin, 77, died Feb. 10, 2011. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Sorkin grew up in Passaic, N.J. , where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Cohen. Mr. Sorkin was a captain in the U.S. Air Force before beginning his career in engineering and aerospace… Read more »
Marcia Burstein, 86, died Feb. 10, 2011. Born in Newark, N.J., she lived in Tucson since 1952. Mrs. Burstein was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Joel. Survivors include her children, Barbara Burstein of Tucson, and Larry (Linda) Burstein of St. Paul, Minn.; brother, David (Bryna)… Read more »
