August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Hyman L. Cohen, 96, of Worcester, died July 28 in the Jewish Healthcare Center. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of Isadore and Esther (Applebaum) Cohen. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Eli Freedman, 99, of Worcester, died July 24 at Overlook Masonic Health Center. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Rebecca Gertrude (Schwartzberg) Freedman. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Harris and ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Ralph Herman, 93, of Worcester, died July 30 in the Jewish Healthcare Center. He was the widower of Evelyn Ann (Blatt) Herman. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Abraham and Gertrude Herman. He was ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Harry Kaplan of Holyoke died July 24th at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Kaplan. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Rebecca and Abraham Kaplan. He ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Marsha Kunin of Amherst died Aug. 6. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Elliott and Eleanor Kunin. She lived most of her life in Amherst. She was an award-winning poet and published four volumes ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Elaine M. (Chester) Leopold of Longmeadow and Royal Palm Beach, Fla., died July 21 after a 37-year battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Frederic Leopold. Born in Springfield, she ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Belle Likover, 97, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, has died. She was the widow of Joseph Tracht and Edward Likover. Born in Pittsburgh, Penn., she was the daughter of Sarah and Jacob Weiner. She graduated from The ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Ronald Eric Perell, 68, of Longmeadow, died July, 2017 at home with his family by his side. He was the husband of Ellen Perrell. Born in New York, he was the son of Betty (Simon) Perrell ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
David S. Rose, 59, of Holden, died July 31 at the Oasis at Dodge Park. He was the husband of Melody Beres Rose. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late Ralph ... Read More →
August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger
Irving Saphirstein, 89, of West Hartford, died July 15 in United Hebrew nursing facility in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years Estelle (Bunny) Saphirstein. Born in Boston, he was the ... Read More →
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