Rony Wiesel, a journalist who was active in the Seattle arts community, died May 4 at age 51 after a valiant 8-1/2—year battle with cancer. Mr. Wiesel served as artistic director for the Lakewood Players, and he was involved in the Northwest Screenwriters Guild. The author of short stories andContinue Reading
Those close to Meta Buttnick referred to her as Meta the Meteor. “She was just indefatigable,” said her daughter Gwen Buttnick Francis. “She would never run out of strength.” But on April 24, Meta Bloom Buttnick finally did run out of steam. She had just turned 99. Longtime readers ofContinue Reading
Frieda Gelb, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the age of 91. Frieda was born Frieda Herz in Presov, Czechoslovakia in 1920. She survived the Holocaust, evading the Nazis by courageously hiding in the Tatra Mountains from 1942—1944 with other Slovak Jews. Following theContinue Reading
Victor “Vic” Hara, of Bellevue, passed away on March 24, 2012 at the age of 78. Born in Seattle to Mollie (Fisse) and Albert Hara, longtime proprietors of a fruit and vegetable stand at the Pike Place Market, Vic spent many years of his youth working at the market. VicContinue Reading
Chana Lorber, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, March 10 at the age of 91. Chana is survived by her daughter Rosalie Revesz and granddaughter Laura Revesz. Chana was born in Warsaw, Poland and survived the concentration camps. She came to Seattle, Washington, where she had relatives, in 1951.Continue Reading
October 17, 1934—January 25, 2012 Dick possessed a rare combination of intelligence, integrity, a generous heart and a deep love of life. He grew up in Hyde Park, Ill. the son of Irving and Silvia Senn. He attended and graduated the University of Chicago Lab School, Swarthmore College, the UniversityContinue Reading
January 25, 1918—March 18, 2012 Rose Grannick Dreyfuss, age 94, passed away March 18, 2012, at her home in Bellevue. She was born January 25, 1918, to Ida and Nathan Grannick in New Haven, Conn., where she was raised in a loving and lively home, the sixth of nine children.Continue Reading
February 29, 1940—December 27, 2011 Yosef will be missed by those he touched. Yosef, among many talents, was an exquisitely talented artist. His many paintings, from miniatures to realistic works of art, will be treasured by family members, friends, and customers alike. Yosef was a proud Sephardic Jew who emigratedContinue Reading
November 18, 1918- December 14, 2011 Stanley V. Erlitz, age 93, died at his home at The Summit At First Hill in Seattle on December 14, 2011. The son of Henry M. and Sarah R. Erlitz, Stan was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 18, 1918. After completing hisContinue Reading
August 12, 1925— November 24, 2011 Simon Korch was born in Germany on August 12, 1925 to Albin and Jenny Korch, and died November 24, 2011 at 86 years of age. Simon was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Helga, in 2006, and is survived by his sister IdaContinue Reading
May 2, 1942 —October 17, 2011 Seattle’s Jewish community said its goodbyes in late October to Carl Kitz. He passed away suddenly on October 17, 2011 from complications following heart surgery. He was 69. Carl George Kitz was born May 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Esther and Jacob Kitz.Continue Reading
July 9, 1925—October 23, 2011 Audrey Marion Silver was born on July 9, 1925 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the youngest daughter of Sam and Rose Silver, and died peacefully at home in Vancouver, surrounded by her family, on October 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband ofContinue Reading
Dr. Sylvan B. Caditz passed away September 21, 2011 at the age of 86. In loving memory of my long time special friend. — Bernie PickmanContinue Reading
October 18, 1916—September 10, 2011 Frances M. Keller was born on October 18, 1916, in Portland, Oregon, and passed away surrounded by the family she loved on September 10, 2011, in Seattle at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her best friend and devoted husband Howard,Continue Reading
Edith Sondland, 88, passed away on September 13, 2011, joining her beloved husband, Harry. Born in Berlin, Germany, Edith came to Seattle with her family after 12 years in Shanghai, China as a German refugee during World War II. The Broadview area was her home for 40 years. Her devotionContinue Reading
May 8, 1923—September 30, 2011 Reva Ketzlach Twersky, 88, a Seattle native, passed away peacefully at the close of the Jewish New Year, in the Kline Galland Home. She is survived by son Rabbi David Twersky of Seattle and daughters Judy Twersky of Forest Hills, N.Y. and Marya Twersky ofContinue Reading
Arnold B. Robbins, a native son who practiced law in Seattle for 46 years, honored and served the Jewish community all of his life, and delighted in coaxing joyful noise from his trumpet, died September 25, after a brief illness. He was 83. Arny, as he preferred to be called,Continue Reading
October 23, 1950—September 19, 2011 Barbara Anne Altose Rosenwald passed peacefully and with dignity, having battled Huntington’s Disease so courageously, with every ounce of her being, for nearly two decades. Born in Seattle, Barbara grew up in Magnolia and was a proud graduate of Queen Anne High School (class ofContinue Reading
May 31, 1913 —July 27, 2011 Rosalind Chertow Sternoff, 98, of Palm Springs, Calif. passed away July 27, 2011 in Palm Springs. She was born May 31, 1913 to David and Eva Chertow in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by her sons Peter H. Siegel and John Patrick Fuller. SheContinue Reading
Sarah Kolodner (nee Saphir) of Philadelphia passed away on Aug. 6, 2011. Wife of Meyer Kolodner. Mother of Janet Kolodner and Michael Klein z”l (Atlanta and Washington, DC), Elliot Kolodner and Elana Dorfman (Haifa, Israel), Stuart Kolodner and Deborah Simonds (Newton, Mass.; formerly Seattle); Sister of Cecile Berman (Phila. andContinue Reading
