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Helen Alperin
William Breman Jewish Home’s Bernard Howard Memorial Fund in her honor or to the charity of your choice. As she always said, “it doesn’t matter where you give; just give.”
Helen Goldman Alperin — loving mother, bubbe, great-grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, and prolific artist and crafter — died peacefully Thursday, June 2, 2016, surrounded by family after living a full life for nearly 89 years. Her beloved husband, Joe, died in 2007 after a wonderful 57 years of marriage. A native Atlantan and graduate of Girls’ High School, she was the first in her family to go to college; in fact, her father closed the family grocery store for the only time outside the Jewish High Holidays to attend her graduation from Agnes Scott College. She was the Sisterhood president at Beth El Synagogue, where she and Joe were among the earliest members; a lifetime Hadassah member; and a board member at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. She was able to express her love and pride for Atlanta as a longtime tour guide for Guidelines Atlanta. She painted china weekly for 20 years, sewed, needlepointed, and continued to knit and crochet for MUST Ministries, Grady Hospital and Chemoflage until the last weeks of her life. She leaves behind her children and their spouses: Michele Alperin and her husband, Steven Sheriff; Harvey Alperin and his wife, Mindy; and Cheryl Beer and her husband, Bob. She is also survived by grandchildren Jacob Alperin-Sheriff and his wife, Bina, Aliza Alperin-Sheriff, Jamie Lazar and her husband, Jeff, Lauren Alperin, and Arielle and David Beer; great-grandchildren Nava Alperin-Sheriff and Becker, Remy and Dustin Lazar; her sister, Sylvia Friedman, and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Herbert and Ann Alperin and Martin and Benita Alperin; and many nieces and nephews. Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. Donations may be made to Weinstein Hospice, the Kidney Foundation or a charity of your choice. Graveside services were held Friday, June 3, at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs with Rabbi Neil Sandler officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.
Marshall Serwitz
88, Sandy Springs
Joy Chase
76, Atlanta
Mr. Marshall Serwitz, age 76, of Atlanta died Friday, June 3, 2016. Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Ann Serwitz; daughter and sonin-law Drs. Carolyn and Gary Fish; son and daughter-in-law Micah and Tammy Serwitz; daughter and son-in-law Ruth and Dr. David Radin; grandchildren Rachel and Eliana Fish, Mitchell and Jason Serwitz, and Julia Radin; and extended family. Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation at Emory University. A graveside service was held Sunday, June 5, at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.
Death Notices
Bernard Gouss, 95, of Atlanta, father of Temple Sinai member Donna Weinstock, Deva Gouss and Richard Gouss, on June 2. Sidney Levinson of Atlanta, husband of Roslyn Levinson and father of Peter Levinson and David Levinson, on June 4. Fanny Meisler, 87, of Mobile, Ala., wife of Bert Meisler and mother of Temple Sinai member Lori Edlin, Benjamin Meisler and Martin Meisler, on May 30. Lewis Mercado, 79, of Atlanta, husband of Alice Mercado and father of Bobby Mercado, on June 5. Arnie Parker, 79, of Sarasota, Fla., husband of Gladys Parker and father of Temple Kol Emeth member Larry Parker and Bonnie Higgins, on May 27. Susan Shapiro of Newnan, wife of Larry Shapiro, on June 5. Odded Zamir of Stone Mountain, father of Temple Sinai member Donna Sherman, on May 30.
Surrounded by loving family and friends, Joy (Garson Howard Kunian) Chase, 92 years old, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, June 5, 2016. A lifetime resident of Atlanta, Joy was born May 13, 1924, the youngest of Frank and Gussie Garson’s three children. She married Bernard Howard on Dec. 3, 1943, and was blessed with four children: Jackie, Gary, Neal and Clark. Joy and Bernie were married until his passing in 1989. Joy had a love for her friends, travel and serving the Atlanta Jewish community. She was the first (and only) female president of the Atlanta Jewish Home for the Aged and helped to organize and found the Temple Couples Shelter in 1984. Widowed in her mid-60s, Joy went on to find love two more times: with her second husband, Sonny Kunian, in 1994 (until his death in 1997) and her third husband, Art Chase, in 2009 (until his death in 2011). Joy was also preceded in death by her mother, father, and brothers Arthur and Dan Garson. Her sister-inlaw Charlotte Garson survives her. Until her last day, Joy lived a blissfully happy life with a positive attitude and smile on her face. She truly lived up to her name. Joy is survived by her four loving children, Jackie, Gary, Neil and Clark. She was grandmother to 10 grandchildren — Adam, Miles, Heather, Samantha, Ross, Todd, David, Rebecca, Stephanie and Grant — and great-grandmother to 13 greatgrandchildren — Jacob, Zack, Danielle, Erin, Gabe, Morgan, Allison, Sloane, Rachel, Simone, Sydney, Gillian and Jonathan. Per her wishes, Joy was cremated. A memorial service was held for family and friends at The Temple on Peachtree Street on Tuesday, June 7. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the
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92, Atlanta
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