Mina Veksler, 79, died March 11, 2015. Dr. Veksler was born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine. At the age of 6, when Kiev was occupied by Nazis, she was evacuated with her mother to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Her father did not make the train and is presumed to have died… Read more »
Yale Palchick, 93, died March 3, 2015, in Rockville, Md. Dr. Palchick was born in Cleveland. He served in the Pacific theatre in World War II as part of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Upon his return in 1947, he married and moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he attended… Read more »
David Eisenberg David Eisenberg, 89, died March 10, 2015 in Scottsdale. Mr. Eisenberg was born in Detroit. His career at Hughes Aircraft in Tucson spanned 40 years. Survivors include his wife Natalie (Brader) Eisenberg; children Betta of Phoenix and Alan Eisenberg; sister, Leatrice (Mark) Osterloh; and two grandchildren. Graveside services… Read more »
Judith Skrill
Judith Rose Skrill, 57, died March 7, 2015. Prior to moving to Tucson in 1992, Mrs. Skrill worked in advertising in New York City, and later worked as a floral designer. She met her husband in 1990 and together they started a chiropractic practice in Tucson. Mrs. Skrill was… Read more »
Eduard Moiseevich Ostrovskiy, 80, died Feb. 23, 2015. Mr. Ostrovsky was born in Dneprope- trovsk, Ukraine. His family fled to Uzbekistan during World War II. When his father concluded military service, they returned to Dnepropetrovsk, where Mr. Ostrovskiy graduated from high school and dental college with honors. He… Read more »
Barbara Ann Longo, 72, died Feb. 13, 2015. Mrs. Longo volunteered at the food bank in Catalina for many years. Mrs. Longo was preceded in death by her husband, Frank;, and sister, Marlene. Survivors include her children, Joshua Longo of East Brunswick, N.J., and Paula Magee of Indianapolis; and… Read more »
Leonard Flax, 88, died on Feb. 17, 2015. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Flax was a World War II veteran who served in Germany and Japan. He moved to Tucson in 1975. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Carrie; children, Gary (Susan), Scott (David) and Stephanie;… Read more »
Joan Buchalter, 87, died Feb. 17, 2015. Mrs. Buchalter was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., graduated from Erasmus Hall High School and attended the Pratt Institute of Art. She lived for 29 years in Rockville Centre, N.Y. and for the last 31 years in Tucson. Mrs. Buchalter volunteered… Read more »
(JTA) — Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his role as Spock on “Star Trek,” died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was end-stage chronic pulmonary disease, the New York Times reported. He was 83. Nimoy’s Spock has proved to be one… Read more »
Carol Ann Cohen, 68, died Jan. 28, 2015 in Fairfax, Va. Mrs. Cohen was born in Oak Park, Ill., and moved to Tucson in 1956. She taught Sunday school for Temple Emanu-El in Nogales, Ariz. Mrs. Cohen graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism and… Read more »
Norman Dritch, 74, died Feb. 1, 2015. Mr. Dritch was born in Ponca City, Okla., and moved to Tulsa with his mother when he was 3 years old. He graduated from Will Rogers High School and was an active member of AZA, BBYO’s program for Jewish teenage boys, serving… Read more »
Bobbie Roffman, 93, died Jan. 3, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Roffman moved to Tucson in 1949. She was a member of Congregation Anshei Israel and was Sisterhood president for many years. She was a facilitator for the Arizona Lung Association in their smoking cessation classes and volunteered… Read more »
Matthew S. Gentle, 54, died Nov. 17, 2014. Born in Bay City, Mich., Mr. Gentle was a member of the U.S. Air Force. He moved to Florida where he met his wife Beth Abelson. They moved to Oro Valley in 2004. Survivors include his wife of almost 20 years,… Read more »
Judith Gallen, 81, of Westport, Conn., and Tucson, died Dec. 28, 2014. Survivors include her children, Jim Gallen of Texas, Andrew (Amy) Gallen of Redding, Conn., Peter (Wendy) Gallen of Tucson, and Sarah (Felice Zwas) Gallen of Stamford, Conn.; and six grandchildren. Graveside services were held in the Congregation… Read more »
Solomon C. Steinfeld, 103, died Dec. 24, 2014. Born in New York City, Mr. Steinfeld attended City College and Columbia University. He was a teacher and business department chair, who authored numerous business, bookkeeping and accounting textbooks for high school and college students. In 1983, he retired to Tucson… Read more »
Susan Luskin Kaplan, 95, died Dec. 11, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Kaplan was the daughter of Russian immigrants and fourth in a family of eight siblings. She moved to California after World War II, where she met Danny Luskin, a U.S. army veteran. They had two children;… Read more »
Richard R. Bootzin, 74, died Dec. 4, 2014. Born in Milwaukee, Mr. Bootzin graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University. He was a professor of psychology at Northwestern University for 19… Read more »
Shirley R. Chorney, 79, died Dec. 1, 2014. Born in Providence, R.I., Mrs. Chorney lived mostly in the Boston area before moving to the Tucson area in 1995. During her professional career, she was a marketing executive for Digital Equipment Corp. She was also very active in community organizations… Read more »
Lea Sarid, 79, died Nov. 25, 2014. Mrs. Sarid was born in Jerusalem. She worked as a nurse at University Medical Center for many years. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Dror Sarid; children, Uri (Karen) Sarid of Oakland, Calif., and Rami Sarid of Phoenix; and one grandson.… Read more »
Ezra Storm Shorr, 26, died Nov. 19, 2014. Survivors include his parents Alisa Eve and Kenneth Shorr; brother, Reuven Shorr; and two nephews. Graveside services were held at Evergreen Cemetery with Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim officiating.… Read more »
