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Melvin Manasse of Whitney Point, N.Y., passed away on Thursday, Febr. 20, 2014, at Florida Hospital—Celebration. He was 66 years old. Mr. Manasse was born in Greene, N.Y., on Aug. 8, 1947, to the late Arthur and Rose Schloss Manasse. On Jan. 14, 1977, in Ft. Myers, Fla., he married the former Kathryn Livermore, his wife of 37 years who survives him. Mel, Kathryn and their children were all part of the family auction and real estate businesses in the Whitney Point area of New York, and vacationed in the Celebration area every winter. In a... Full story
Rabbi Marvin Richardson of East Brunswick, N.J., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at Florida Hospital—Celebration. He was 61 years old. Rabbi Richardson, a native of New York City, was born on Sept. 10, 1952, to Gerald (Shai) and Ruth Nagel Richardson. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and was most recently the rabbi of the Jericho Jewish Center in Jericho, N.Y. Prior to that, he was rabbi of E. Brunswick Jewish Center in New Jersey. In addition to his parents, Rabbi Richardson is survived by his wife of nearly 32 years, M...
Evelyn Taylor of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Dr. P. Philips Hospital. She was 94 years old. Mrs. Taylor was born in Brooklyn, on July 20, 1919, to the late Isador and Minnie Slutski. Mrs. Taylor and was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Dr. Allen (Flora Jo) Taylor of Orlando; and daughter, Sonny Taylor of Ft Myers; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment were in the Agudas Israel Synagogue section of the Oak Dale Cemetery in Hendersonville, N.C., with Rabbi Phil Cohen officiating.... Full story
Rose Woociker of Enterprise, Fla., passed away on Feb. 12, 2014, at Monastery Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Orange City. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Woociker was born on May 17, 1917, in New York City, to the late Samuel and Selma Stockser. She was a homemaker and is survived by her sons Dr. Samuel Woociker and Steven Woociker; and four grandchildren. Graveside funeral services were held in Trevose, Pa. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810.... Full story
Burton Charles Beitch of Palmetto, Fla., passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was 79 years old. Mr. Beitch was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 18, 1934, to the late Sol and Mary Hersch Beitch. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in the Mediterranean after World War II. Mr. Beitch attended the New York Fashion Institute and was an executive in the clothing industry as a vice-president of Fruit of the Loom and president of Burton Beitch Enterprises. He relocated to Central Florida from Long Island in... Full story
Eivor Flaxer of Maitland, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. She was 74 years old. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, she was born on April 22, 1939, and immigrated to the U.S. after attending Stockholm University. In New Jersey, she worked as the nanny for the children of the president of Volvo USA. Mrs. Flaxer later moved to Miami where she met and married her husband of 50 years, David Flaxer, who survives her. Eivor and David relocated to Orlando in 1963, where they raised their children, Mark and... Full story
Rose B. Kaplan of Lake Mary, passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, at Lake Mary Health and Rehab. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Kaplan was born in New York City on March 5, 1918, to the late Harry and Lena Letterman Bronstein. She attended local area schools and college there. In 1941, she wed the late George Kaplan, to whom she was married for 68 years when he passed away in May 2009. Rose and George relocated to the Orlando area in 1976 from Rockland County and immediately became participants in numerous activities. They were very involved at the Cong... Full story
Sally Sosnoff of Maitland, passed away on Friday, Feb. 7, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. She was 89 years old. She was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept. 5, 1924, to the late Israel and Sarah Teitelbaum Schechter. A free-lance artist, she was the widow of the late Gerald (Gary) Sosnoff, mother of Joan (Dr. Neil) Okun, and grandmother of David Okun and Sarah Okun. Funeral services and burial were held in St. Louis. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810.... Full story
Mark Hara was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1954 to his loving parents Anita and Joseph Hara. At the age of eight the family moved to Orlando, where he was a longtime resident of the community. It was in Orlando where he was fortunate enough to meet the woman of his dreams, his wife Ellen. Mark and Ellen decided that it was in Chicago that they would continue their life together, as well as start a family. For 13 years Mark was an outstanding and successful commodities trader at the... Full story
Ruth M. Benjamin of Cedarburg, Wis., passed away on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Celebration. She was 96 years old. Mrs. Benjamin was a winter resident of Celebration. She was born in Bombay, India, on July 26, 1917, to the late Daniel Solomon Dudker and Batsheva Dandeker. Mrs. Benjamin was a homemaker and is survived by her son, Eric (Leah) Benjamin of Highland Park, IIl.; her daughter, Evelyn (Alan) Balkansky of Cedarburg, Wis.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services and interment took place in M... Full story
Judith Brounstein of Davenport Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. She was 88 years old. Mrs. Brounstein was born in New York City on Nov. 3, 1925, to the late Grace Cohen. She was the widow of the late Edward Brounstein, who passed away in 1992. During her working career, Mrs. Brounstein was a benefits administrator with Met Life Insurance. In 1981, she moved with her husband from New York to South Florida and in 2013, relocated to Central Florida. Mrs. Brounstein is survived by her son,... Full story
Moshe M. Dahan of Orlando, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Winter Park Health and Rehab Center in Winter Park. He was 89 years old. Morris, as he was known, was born in Jerusalem on Jan. 25, 1925, to the late Itzhak and Regina Bat Sheba Dahan. Part of the early settlers of modern day Israel, he attended school there and fought to make Israel an independent state. He immigrated to Canada from Israel in 1954, moving to Central Florida in 1969. Mr. Dahan was a businessman and entrepreneur owning, among other things a car wash and a driving... Full story
Lucy Estrin, age 90, of Maitland, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. A native New Yorker, she was born in Brooklyn on May 24, 1923, to the late Samuel and Eva Pizer Bookshin. She was a Miami-based psychotherapist with a large following of politicians, cultural icons and families struggling with everyday issues. Widowed at 35 years old with two sons, she returned to college at the University of Tennessee, earning a master’s degree in social work. She worked to promote progressive social issues while com... Full story
Alexander Dylan Bishop, son of Missy Ward-Spaulding, Beaudon Spaulding and Paul Bishop of Longwood, Fla., will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Alex is in the seventh grade at Teague Middle School where he is a member of the chorus and karate club. His hobbies and interests include skate boarding, surfing and fishing. He is also a member of the Boy Scouts. Sharing in the family's simcha will be his brother, Chase Spaulding;... Full story
Jacob Isaac Senderowitz, the son of Robin and Phillip Senderowitz of Maitland, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Jacob is in the seventh grade at Trinity Preparatory School. His hobbies and interests include art, reading, guitar, agility training with his dog Cooper, and spending time with family and friends. Sharing in the family's simcha will be Jacob's brother, Noah; grandmothers, Joan Wagner of Altamonte Springs,... Full story
Matthew and Jessica Klein of Orlando are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Jennifer Taylor Klein on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. Jennifer was born at Winter Park Memorial Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18 inches long. Also welcoming Jennifer are her proud grandparents, Jeff and Marci Gaeser of Chuluota, and Marc and Jill Klein of Boca Raton; great-grandparents, Ruth Miller of Winter Park, Joan Manes of Pembroke Pines and Marvin and Myrna Klein of Boca Raton; aunts,... Full story
Mark B. Hara, 59, passed away on Jan. 1 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, Calif. Mark was born in Chicago, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1954 to his loving parents Anita and Joseph Hara. At the age of eight the family moved to Orlando, where he was a longtime resident of the community. It was in Orlando where he was fortunate enough to meet the woman of his dreams, his wife Ellen. Mark and Ellen decided that it was in Chicago that they would continue their life together, as well as start a family. For 13... Full story
Graveside funeral services for Sondra Carey, age 77, of Spring Hill, Fla., who passed away on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, were held Thursday, Jan. 30, at Congregation of Reform Judaism Cemetery. Ms. Carey is survived by her sons, Robert (Caryn) Winter and Steven (Tere) Winter; and four grandchildren. Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, Orlando.... Full story
Lucy Estrin of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Florida Hospital – Orlando. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Estrin, a native of Brooklyn, was one of three daughters born to the late Samuel and Eva Pizer Bookshin. She was a psychotherapist in family counseling, earning her master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. She maintained a client list until just recently. Mrs. Estrin is survived by her sons, Mark (Karen) of Maitland, and Eric (Linda) of Oak Park, Calif.; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters, Mar... Full story
Helen Goldberg of Orlando, passed away on Jan. 9, 2014, at Westminster Towers in Orlando. Mrs. Goldberg graduated college with honors and was a dedicated JHS math teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., for many years. She was a world traveler with Sam, who was her partner in life and husband for 73 years. He survives her as does her daughter Diane Alexander and son-in-law Mark Arisohn, daughter Randy Stills, granddaughters Dianne Laura and Deborah Stills and her sister Eleanor Salmanowitz. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved... Full story
Michael Levine of Oviedo, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Oviedo Hospital emergency room. He was 63 years of age. Mr. Levine was born on Aug. 10, 1950, in New York, N.Y., to the late Philip and Phyllis Pressman Levine. He was a graduate of the Valley Forge Military Academy and attended Sullivan County, N.Y., Junior College and was a captain in the Army Reserves. On May 22, 1976, in Silver Spring, Md., Mr. Levine married the former Harriet Newman and in 1981 the couple relocated to the Orlando area. In addition to being a... Full story
Paulette R. Rosenberg of Altamonte Springs, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at home with her family surrounding her. She was born Jan. 24, 1934, in Commercy, Meuse France, to Aline Berger Reppert and Paul Urbain Reppert. Raised Catholic, she met and fell in love with an American G.I. while working on the military base near her home in Nancy, France. Phil Rosenberg was not only an American, but a Jew. Paulette convert to Judaism. She and Phil were married by... Full story
Daniel Stein passed away Jan. 23, 2014. He was 92 years of age. From the time he was 13, Daniel Stein almost always worked six days a week, a pace he kept up for 44 more years. In 1998, when he retired at 57, Stein decided to enjoy himself spending time with his beloved wife, Betty, and their family and traveling all over the world. At the time of his death, Stein had visited nearly 30 foreign countries. Born in Boston on Dec. 24, 1921, to the late Abraham and Anna Rotberg Stein, Stein was a World War II veteran and a member of the JWV. He and... Full story
Jerry Wasserman of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at The Bridge Assisted Living in Orlando. He was 87 years old. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Wasserman was born on May 18, 1926, to the late Louis Wasserman and Anna Soloman Wasserman. He attended Case Western Reserve University and served in the United States Army. He spent the majority of his working career as a sales consultant for Doubleday Books. Jerry and his wife, the late Gloria Wasserman, relocated to the Orlando area from Columbus, Ohio, in 1994. Mr. Wasserman is... Full story
Carol and Marvin Mayer of Longwood, Fla., joyously announce the engagement of their son, Jonathan Everett Mayer, to Brenda Cynthia Cohen, daughter of Joan and Gary Cohen of Valencia, Calif. Jonathan is a graduate of Lake Mary High School and received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University. He is currently working on an MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health and a M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, graduating with both degrees in May 2015. Jonathan is also... Full story
