Obituaries

Max Mindes, 81, died June 4, 2010. Born in New York City, Mr. Mindes retired in 1995 after 31 years of civil service at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Rhoda; children, Irving (Terry) Mindes and Louis (Pam) Mindes, both of Tucson, and Robert… Read more »

Lester Ira Wortzel, 92, died May 23, 2010. Born in Newark, N.J., Mr. Wortzel was a furniture salesman from 1956 to 1999, when he retired at the age of 83. He moved to Tucson in 2005. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Rachel; children, Karyle Klasz of Moab,… Read more »

Bernard “Bernie” Weinstein, 82, died May 23, 2010. Born in Milwaukee, Wisc., Mr. Weinstein grew up in Tucson, attending Roskruge Elementary, Wakefield Jr. High, Tucson High and the University of Arizona. He graduated from the UA Law School in 1954 and began a long career as an attorney. He… Read more »

Noah Warren Cohen, 12, died May 16, 2010. Noah was a brilliant student who loved to read and write and was known for his witty sense of humor. He was the vice president of his 7th grade philanthropy group at Congregation Or Chadash. Noah attended Orange Grove Middle School… Read more »

  Renee Corinne Weinenger, 77, died April 28, 2010. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Arthur L. Weinenger; children, Darrell Howard Weinenger of Farmington Hills, Mich., Harold Sheldon Weinenger of Novi, Mich., and Elaine Carol Bono of Southfield, Mich.; four grandchildren and two great-granchildren. Services were held at… Read more »

  Helen Shaw, 82, died April 6, 2010. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., Mrs. Shaw’s first job was with the American Red Cross, helping displaced people after World War II. She was also executive secretary at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, and the J.B. Williams Co. in New York… Read more »

  Esther B. Lewin, 91, died March 29, 2010. Born in Highland Park, Mich., and a longtime resident of Detroit, Mrs. Lewin worked for many years and retired from the Michigan Credit Union League/League Life. She was a member of Temple Beth El and an active member of the… Read more »