18 — THE JEWISH CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 2, 2012
OBITUARY FELDMAN: On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, Morton B. Feldman; beloved husband of the late Racelle (Lazar) Feldman; beloved father of Helene (Dr. Jeffrey) Stein of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Carol (Richard) Nathenson of O’Hara Township and Dr. Harold (Dr. Annie Steinberg) Feldman of Philadelphia; father-in-law of the late Dr. Lee J. Goldblum; brother of Emil (late Ruth) Feldman; grandfather of Daniel Stein, Laura (Dr. Gary) Benjamin, Andrea (Jason) Blau, Emily (Fiancé Aaron Marks) Goldblum, Emilia Feldman and Joshua Feldman and dear companion of Irene Gutnick; also survived by nieces and nephews. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel; interment West View Cemetery of Rodef Shalom Congregation. Arrangements by Ralph Schugar Chapel Inc., 5509 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232. www.schugar.com FINEBERG: On Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012, Helen Fineberg, 93, of Murrysville; beloved wife of the late Joseph Fineberg; loving mother of Sybil (Bill) Porter; proud grandmother of Kym Porter, Holly (Patrick) Wright, and Brian Porter; great-grandmother of Casey, Ryan, Jessica, Savanna, Cydney, and the late Payton; sister of Raymond Gross, and the late Henry Gross, Ruth Ossar, Lenord Gross, and Shirley Anstanding. Services were officiated by Rabbi Werbow at Congregation Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Payton Wright Foundation, P.O. Box 110067, Bradenton, FL 34211. Arrangements by Jobe Funeral Home Inc., Corner of Beatty Road & 48 North, Monroeville, PA, 15146. www.jobefuneralhome.com
GRAFF: On Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, David Graff; beloved husband of the late Doris (Friedlander) Graff and Mildred Stangel; beloved father of Ellen (Marc) Erenstein of Boynton Beach, Fla., Joanne (Jonathan) Haskel of Boca Raton, Fla., and Martin (Janice) Graff of Dresher, Pa.; brother of Annette (Edward) Resnick of McMurray, Pa., and the late Julia Bobes and I. Jerome Graff; grandfather of Erica Erenstein, Heather Cobb, Jeffrey Haskel, Wendy Graff and Joshua Graff. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel; interment at Beth Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Arrangements by Ralph Schugar Chapel Inc., 5509 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232. www.schugar.com LEWINE: On Friday, Jan. 26, 2012, Dr. Robert A. Lewine, 85, formerly of Wheeling, W.Va., and Brownsville, Pa., passed away peacefully at home in Scottsdale, Ariz., surrounded by his loving family; beloved husband of Seena; cherished father of Barbara, Alan, Barry (Janet), and Michael Dr. Robert A. Lewine (Rachel); dear grandfather of eight grandchildren; son of the late Maurice Lewine and Mary Kaufman Lewine of blessed memory. Lewine personified a life well lived. He served in WWII and was a graduate of the Uni-
versity Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. Lewine was a dedicated pediatrician who practiced for 44 years in Wheeling and was a clinical professor of pediatrics at West Virginia University. He served three years as president of the West Virginia Academy of Pediatrics. Lewine worked in “retirement” as a mentor to medical students and residents, as a volunteer at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center, in medical research and as part of an international medical relief team in Honduras. He cared for thousands of children and touched many lives in his long career. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. Bob and wife, Seena, were inseparable in their 60-plus-year marriage. He also loved to fish, golf, travel and cheer for the Steelers. He will be missed. Services and interment will be held in Wheeling at a later date. MARCUSON: On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, Jack Marcuson and on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, Vivian “Goldie” Marcuson; beloved parents of Randy Marcuson and the late Phillip Marcuson; father and mother-in-law of Debbie Marcuson; Jack was the son of the late Phillip and the late Mary Marcuson; Vivian was the daughter of the late Sidney and Gloria Spero; loving grandparents of Beth (Bryan) Schlussel, Amanda Marcuson, Hunter Marcuson and the late Benjamin Marcuson; proud greatgrandparents of Brennan Parker Schlussel; Jack was the brother of Esther (the late Rabbi Eugene) Lipman, the late William Marcuson and the late Charlotte Levy and brother-in-law of Gertrude Marcuson; Vivian was the sister of Claire (the late Dr. Saul) Bergad, Charlotte Spero-Sukolsky and Alexander (Irene) Spero; also survived by Cally Marcuson, their caregivers at Angela Hospice, Martha and Angie and they were forever grateful to Kim and Mile at the Veterans Administration. Jack and his beloved wife Vivian “Goldie” were married for 66 years; they were in hospice care together at their home in Michigan, when they died within days of each other. Jack and Vivian’s years together were celebrated and eulogized at a duel funeral service. Arrangements by The Ira Kaufman Chapel, 18325 W. 9 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48075. www.irakaufman.com PECK: On Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, Annabelle (Cohen) Peck, 73, of Pittsburgh; beloved mother of Benita (Marc) Hamovilz; daughter of the late Fay Seiner and Hyman Cohen; dear sister of Leah (Kenneth) Lipman of Framingham, Mass., Joyce Slotnick of Irwin, Pa., and Marcia Miller of Pittsburgh; also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Contributions may be made to Forward Shady Apartments, 5841 Forward Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217 or Jewish Family and Children’s Service 5743 Bartlett St., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Arrangements by D’Alessandro Funeral Home, Ltd., 4522 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201. www.dalessandroltd.com ROSEN: Chuck Rosen, 71, of Boynton Beach, Fla. and formerly of Pittsburgh; husband of Diane Partony; father of Alan and Jill Rosen; grandfather of Jonathan and Sarah Rosen; brother of Francie Hausman and Bobee “Elliott” Slotsky Kramer . Services were held in Boynton Beach, Fla. Contributions may be made to Temple Torah of Boynton Beach, Fla., or Family House
Pittsburgh, 5301 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232-2195. RUTTENBERG WEISS: On Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Boynton Beach, Fla. with her family at her side, JoAnne Ruttenberg Weiss passed away. She was born September 25, 1941, in Washington, daughter of Frances Cohen Ruttenberg and granddaughter of Sam and Pearl Cohen. Mrs. Weiss was the JoAnne Ruttenberg wife of Sidney Weiss “Sid” H. Weiss of Carnegie for 48 years; the mother of William (Dana) Weiss of Marlboro, N.J.; and mother of twin daughters Sharon (Sean) Lalloway of Brookfield, Conn., and Sandra (Stuart) Sharpe of Atlanta, Ga. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Eden and Logan Weiss, Katie and Jake Lalloway and Francine and Hannah Sharpe; sister Harriet (Dennis) Gould of Washington; and many relatives and friends. She graduated from Washington High School in 1959. She then went on to graduate from nursing school and worked at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh before moving to Queens, N.Y., with her husband, Sidney, and son Billy. Her twin daughters, Sharon and Sandra, were born in New York. There, she continued her nursing career at UpJohn Health Care in New York and enjoyed volunteer work in that field. In 1999, she and her husband started spending their winters in Boynton Beach, Fla., and made this their permanent residence in 2010. Mrs. Weiss had a passion for life and enjoyed her family and friends. She also enjoyed traveling, vacationing on cruise ships, shopping, meeting people, planning parties, ceramics, playing canasta and especially her yearly trip to Ocean City, Md., with her family. Family request any contributions be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33409. www.hpbcf.org SABLE: On Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, Jack “Jake” Sable; beloved husband for 35 years of Saralee (Zama) Sable; Dear father of Shanie Lininger (Jesse) and Charles (Michelle); loving grandfather of James Lininger and Kaitlin Sable; devoted son of the late Charles R. and Mollie (Marcus) Sable; cherished brother of Marlene Harris, twin sister Sandi Sable (Ed) Forstenzer, Morry (Eunice) Sable, the late Karen Sable and Edwin Sable. Jake was born July 17, 1946 and raised in Squirrel Hill, where he was a legendary baseball pitcher at Taylor Allderdice High School. As a junior in 1965, he was the team captain and M.V.P. Jake went on to play in the Federation League, and then at Point Park College on a baseball scholarship. His accomplishments from the mound were many, most notably on October 8, 1965 when he pitched the first no hitter in the history of Point Park College, leading his team to a 6-0 victory. Jake pitched with what Coach Frank Gustine called a blazing fastball, snapping curve and effective change up. In 1969 and 1970, he played in the Tri-State College Baseball Coaches Association All Star team games at Forbes Field. After leavPlease see Obituaries, next page.