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PEGGY SUE ALPIRN, January 6, 2022, of Creve Coeur, MO Cherished wife of the late Morton A. “Marty” Alpirn. Loving mother of Dawn J. (Mark) Lynn and the late Mark C. (the late Ingrid) Nebel. Beloved grandmother “Gigi” (Ghee Ghee) of Jocelyn P. (Mark) Theiss, Katie A. Nebel, Andrew C. (Melissa) Lynn, Marlowe M. Lynn, and Bailey E. Lynn. Dear great grandmother of Daniel M. Thiess and Josie Mae Lynn. Beloved sister of the late Wayne Long (WW II), the late Imogene “Jeanie” (the late Pete) Sandvigen, the late Doris (the late Henry) Puls, Joyce (the late Jim) Erickson and Carol (Bill) Dobyns. Loving godmother of Heather Sue Dobyns. Beloved aunt, great aunt, and friend to many. Loving dog mom to many she happily cared for throughout her long life. Private services. Contributions in Peggy’s memory may be made to the Dent County Animal Welfare Society, 5358 South MO-19, Salem, MO, 65560 (www.dcaws.org). TILLIE E. BERGER passed peacefully and gracefully on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2022, in Overland Park, KS. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, cousin, and friend. Tillie was preceded in death by her devoted husband of almost 61 years, Morris R. Berger. Dear mother of Keith Berger, Debra (Joe) Berger-Pfefer and Linda Blondell. Loving grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of ten. Dear sister of Audrey (Bernard) Millman, Maxine Wiggs, the late Bernard (late Millie) Harris, the late Rosalie (late Milton) Harris and the late Eileen (late Jim) Jordan. Loving sister-inlaw of the late Sam (late Lilly) Berger and the late Sylvia (late Manny) Brooks. Beloved daughter of the late Jack and the late Dena Harris. Tillie was born in St. Louis as were both of her parents. Her maternal and paternal grandfathers’ side of the family came from Wladyslaw / (Kudirkos Naumiestis). Their original last name was Kryngiel. Going further back: Pragier, Markman and Berlovich were names in the family. Her paternal grandmothers’ side of the family came from Raciena, Kaunas, Lithuania with the last names Druzinsky and Elman. We are not sure of her maternal grandparents’ original last name. Tillie was a homemaker for most of her life. Her greatest joy was to be with her family, especially the grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Over the years some of her hobbies were bowling, crocheting intricate afghans, embroidery, baking, and gardening. Her specialty was to Bar-B-Que outdoors. Tillie met Morrie in St. Louis at the Highland’s
OBITUARIES INDEX Alpirn, Peggy Sue Berger, Tillie E. Cohen, Stanley William Ferman, David Jeffery Gold, Adrienne Palan Goodman, Marilyn Rose Gralnick, Stanton J. Horlick, Maynard Kaplan, Doris M. Kasten, Rosalie
Kornblum, Leonard A. Lacks, Jerome S. “Jerry” Lefton, Marlene Levine, Janice Leslie Glasser Liebhaber, Dr. Harvey Roth, Evelyn T. Rubin, Robert “Bob” Sigel, Shea Willett, Clark Anthony Wolf, Sandra
amusement park in Forest Park. They were both out with friends. The two groups started chatting, Morrie asked Tillie for a light for his cigarette (which she did not have!). Tillie and Morrie enjoyed going on cruises and fishing. The rest is now history. A Graveside service was held on Jan. 7 at B’nai Amoona Cemetery, 930 North and South Road. Contributions in Tillie’s memory may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. A RindskopfRoth Service STANLEY WILLIAM COHEN passed away quietly on January 6, 2022 at the age of 83. Loving husband of Phyllis Cohen, proud father of Stacy Cohen Sun and Angie Cohen Scariano. He adored his grandchildren, Aiden Scariano and Harper Sun, and was a loving father-in-law to John Scariano and Brian Sun. Born in St. Louis, MO, Stanley spent his life loving all things St. Louis. He took advantage of everything the city had to offer. He loved the Cardinals, Blues, University City High School, every park, every deli, and participated in planning all of his high school reunions. He loved spending time with friends and family. He studied art at Washington University and spent his early career in commercial arts. He ultimately retired after 37 years with the St. Louis County Government Center. Stanley’s success and happiness was measured by the way he made others feel. He loved to host brunch from Sherman Brothers every weekend for anyone and everyone at his home. He loved driving carpools, making sure not only his children, but their friends were safe and happy. He was a loving soul and an honorable man who will be deeply missed by many. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 20, 10:00am at United Hebrew Cemetery, 7855 Canton Avenue. For those who are unable to attend, a Zoom link will be
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provided. There will be no Shiva due to COVID protocols. Stanley’s family would like to thank his doctors, caregivers, and especially all first responders for his care. In lieu of flowers, donations in Stanley’s memory may be made to the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 or to The BackStoppers, Inc., 10411 Clayton Rd #203, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Rindskopf-Roth Service DAVID JEFFERY FERMAN, January 13, 2022. Beloved husband of Susan Rich Ferman; dear father of Rebecca, Ariel and Brooke Ferman; dear son of Reva and the late Marty Ferman; dear brother and brother-in-law of Laura Lembeck-Ejikemewua and Amy Slakman (Sharone); dear son-in-law of Linda Welch and Hershel Rich; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many. David attended the University of Missouri in Columbia for both his undergraduate degree and his law degree, where he met his wife Susan. He was a member of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. David and Susan got married in 1991, and celebrated 30 years together last October. After graduating in 1986, David was a public defender for five years before switching to his own private practice. He was also a night court judge.David was a lifetime member of the Masonic Temple. He loved fencing, and was at one point the fencing champion of the Midwest. Some of David’s other hobbies included fishing, riding and caring for his horses, being a Civil War re-enactor, going to the gun range, collecting firearms, taking pictures with his Nikon camera, going out to eat, and snacking on BBQ potato chips. Above everything, David loved his wife and daughters dearly, and fought stubbornly to be with them up to the very end. Despite all the health struggles he dealt with every day, he never gave up and faced each day with optimism. He will be missed by many. A funeral service was held Jan. 17 at Congregation B’nai Amoona. Service also will be available via Live Stream. Please visit www. bergermemorialchapel.com for details. Memorial contributions preferred to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Berger Memorial Service ADRIENNE PALAN GOLD was born July 17, 1920, in St. Louis, MO, and passed away on January 9, 2022, in Dallas, TX, at the age of 101. Adrienne is predeceased by her husband, Oliver W Gold, who died in 1970. She is also predeceased by her parents, Robert Palan and Perl Palan, and her sister, Meryl Palan Levy. Adrienne attended Demun Elementary School in Clayton, MO, and graduated Clayton High School in 1938. She attended Washington University, 1938 - 1941, majoring in interior design. She was honored to be Hatchet Queen of Washington University, October 1941. She married Oliver Wendell Gold in June 1942. Adrienne has four children: Leslie Elizabeth Gold Conley, Wendy Ellen Gold Beren, John Steven Gold and Barbara Ann Gold. Adrienne has five grandchildren, Jason Conley, Sarah Conley Evans, Brandon Gold, Lauren Gold and Madison Gold, and four greatgrandchildren, Elias Conley, Tallia Conley, Hunter Evans and Watson Evans. Her two nephews are Robert Levy and John Levy and several nieces and nephews on the Gold side: Larry, Laura Jane (deceased), and Lucky Gold, and Charles Tober (deceased) and Carol Tober (deceased). Adrienne moved to Dallas, TX, in 1966. Adrienne had many friends in both St. Louis and Dallas with whom she played bridge and canasta. She participated in fundraisers for Jewish causes in dance routines. She was a lifelong avid reader, a pile of romance and mystery novels checked out from libraries was always nearby. Just on the Kindle alone, from 2015 to 2020, she read 451 books. They had to
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be put on an Excel spreadsheet just to keep up in order to prevent duplication, which did happen from time to time. She loved going to all her children’s and grandchildren’s athletic games. S he was their biggest fan and supporter. She also took exercise class with her friends, but she was really taking the exercise class to go out and have a nice lunch with the ladies after class. She was very close to her sister Meryl, or Aunt Moey, as Adrienne’s children called her. They loved to shop and go to Vincent’s every Sunday - except during Dallas Cowboys season. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com for the Gold family. MARILYN ROSE GOODMAN, born April 29, 1933, died January 12, 2022. Marilyn and her widowed mother, Irene Harris Goodman, came to St. Louis in the late 1950s from Little Rock, Ark. Marilyn lived thereafter only in University City. She was very active in Jewish War Veterans, both nationally and in St. Louis. She was a part-time seamstress and she enjoyed helping her friends and traveling with them. She lived for 26 years in Crown Center for seniors. We will miss her. She has no known survivors except for cousin Richard Goodman of the Cleveland area; and cousins the next generation down: Howard Goodman of Seattle, Deborah Goodman Kasdan of Norwalk, Conn., and Julie Goodman of Halifax, Nova Scotia. There was no funeral service. STANTON J. GRALNICK of Springfield passed away at his home on January 10, 2022. Stan was born May 9, 1940 in St. Louis, MO. Son of Alex and Esther Gralnick. Educated in St. Louis and University City schools, received his college education at Washington University and Berkley. Stan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Sciences in 1962. He married Laurel D. Garber in Springfield in 2001. Stan is survived by his wife Laurel Garber, his children Jay Gralnick (wife Jeanette) and Sari Awadalla; grandchildren Josef and Sofia Awadalla, and Kerianna and Corbin Gralnick; his sister Toby Shear (husband Jeff) and sisters-inlaw Gwen Martens (husband David) and Lisa Reis (husband Greg). Stan was licensed as an architect in Missouri and Illinois, as well as licensed as an asbestos building inspector, project manager and designer. For ten years he owned and operated a scrap metal recycling company in the St. Louis Metro East area. He was employed by the State of Illinois Capitol Development Board as a Senior Program Analyst from 1997 until his retirement in 2012. Stan worked on and supervised over 100 projects. Stan’s specialty was working on hospitals, and he was especially proud of the projects he had worked on at Memorial Medical Center, including the Renal Dialysis building and the Daycare Center for children of hospital staff. Stan was a member of the American Institute of Architects and served on the Illinois Council of AIA, on the Executive Board of the Central Illinois chapter, and as President of the Sangamon County Section. He was a member of the Constructions Specifications Institute, the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and the American Business Club. He served on the Board of Directors of Falling Brook Townhomes Association. Stan served on the Sangamon County Planning Commission and on the Advisory Committee of Sangamon Valley Greenways and Trails. He was a member of the Springfield Art Association and served on the Board of Directors of Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, Big Brother/Big Sister of Sangamon County, Certified Development Corporation SBD 503 Program, and the Springfield Bicycle Club. He was a member of the special committee of School District #186 appointed to study facility utilization. Stan was affiliated with Temple Israel for over 40 years, served on its Board of Directors and as House Committee chair, and represented the Temple on the Jewish Community Relations Council. Obituaries continue on opposite page
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