Barbara Louise De Losier, 65, died Aug. 7, 2011. Born in Wyandotte, Mich., Ms. De Losier graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in art education. She obtained a masters of library science from the University of Arizona. She taught art, was a commercial artist, and was an… Read more »
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Rabbi Levi Matusof, Dec. 12, 2004 (Yasin Aras) The months of the Hebrew calendar can easily be categorized. We have Nissan exploring slavery and freedom. In Tevet, Tammuz and Av we deplore hatred and the destruction it causes and pray for redemption. Shevat is for the trees and Adar involves uplifting joy. The month of Elul, however,… Read more »
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 »
A daughter, MIA ROSE ROSENBLUM, was born June 20, 2011 to Elka Eisen and Leonard Rosenblum of Tucson. Grandparents are Judy and Stan Rosenblum of East Meadow, N.Y. and the late Marcelle and Stephen Eisen of Toronto. Mia joins her brother, Alex.… Read more »
A daughter, ZOE RIVKA LIEBERMAN, was born April 19, 2011 to Dr. Tamara Clark Lieberman and Mark Lieberman of Scottsdale, Ariz. Grandparents are Danielle Reines-Clark and Todd Clark of Tucson and Gary and Kathy Lieberman of Tempe, Ariz. Great-grandmothers are Esther Reines of Tucson and Muriel Clark of Raleigh,… 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 »
A daughter, ELLA FRANCES SCHAEFER, was born May 24, 2011 to Jessica Bash and Eric Schaefer of Forest Hills, N.Y. Grandparents are Jill and David Bash of Tucson and Marlene Schaefer of Merrick, N.Y.… Read more »
Joshua Ian Brent and Liana Tsirklin announce their engagement. Josh is the son of Dr. Wayne and Heidi Brent of Tucson and grandson of Louis and Helen Rib of Tucson and Philip and Shirley Brent of Encino, Calif. Josh will complete his bachelor’s degree in optical sciences and engineering… Read more »
A son, ZACHARY EZRA GAL-OR, was born May 29, 2011, to Julie and Ronen Gal-Or. Grandparents are Esther and Mordechai Gal-Or and Mark and Nancy Medina, all of Pittsburgh, Pa. Great-grandparents are Florence and Eugene Biedrzycik and Jesse Medina of Pittsburgh, and Jacques and Marie Goldfeder of Haifa, Israel.… Read more »
