Joe Hirschberg
Passed away November 28, 2019 at the age of 97. Beloved husband of Harriet Hirschberg (nee Miller) and the late Ruth Hirschberg (nee Weiner). Cherished father of Bunny (Joel) Honigman, Aimee (Elie) Bachar, and the late Debbie (Ilya) Slutsker. Loving grandfather of Matt (Melissa) Honigman, Jamie (Jason) Klein, Jodie (Dan Fleischman) Honigman, Lee’at (Mike) Koertel, Dani (Jay) Pliskow, Mandy Slutsker, and Ben (Jenna) Slutsker. Fond great-grandfather of Emily, Joshua, Teddy, Joey, Elijah, Ruthie, Dahlia, Elan, and Ezra. Dear brother of Yoel (the late Yona) Hirschberg, Ed (Faye) Hirschberg, and the late Sally Bazzell. Further survived by Harriet’s children, Danny (Barbara) Esser, Susan (Gary) Greenberg, Karen (Steve) Esser, and Ronnie Esser.
Lidiya Dreyzina
(nee Mezeritskiy) Passed away on November 27th at the age of 89. Beloved wife of the late David Dreyzin. Cherished mother of Alec (Mila) Rubins. Proud grandmother of Gary (Julia Yurov) Rubins, Stanley (Stephanie) Rubins and great-grandmother of Leana, Ravik, and Benjamin Rubins. Loving sister-in-law of Faya Kopylova. Further survived by other loving relatives and many dear friends.
Tauba Biterman
(Nee Fuks) Passed away on November 11th, 2019 at the age of 102. Born in Poland, Mrs. Biterman was a Holocaust survivor who came to the United States in 1948. Beloved wife of the late Edward Biterman. Loving mother of Shirley (Irv) Fuld and Joel (Francine) Biterman. Proud grandmother of Julia Steinway, Aaron Biterman and Melissa (Michael) Gurovitsch and great-grandmother of Eliana, Jaron, Noa and Levi Steinway and Miles and Simon Gurovitsch.
Esther Lauwasser
(Nee Fefer) Passed away on November 10th, 2019 at the age of 83. Beloved wife of Lawrence Lauwasser. Loving mother of Jill (John) Mandel, Diana (Larry) Stolberg, and Karen (Barry) Mazin. Proud grandmother of Jeremy and Jacob Mandel; Jocelyn and Preston Stolberg; and Jared, Adam and Jessica Mazin. Dear sister of Leah (the late Henry) Goldberger, Phyllis (Byron) Axel, and the late Joseph (Pat) Fefer.
Yuriy Zinger
Passed away November 7th, 2019 at the age of 80. Beloved husband of Mira Zinger (nee Shmulenson). Loving father of Rita (Igor) Leykin and Michael (Irina) Zinger. Proud grandfather of Sasha and Elan Leykin and Adam, Dan and Max Zinger. Dear Brother of Rakhil (the late Lev) Klebanov. Further survived by other dear relatives and friends.
Shirley Goldman
(Nee Wollock) Passed away November 6th, 2019 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Goldman. Loving mother of David (Therese), Bob (Wendy), the late Laurie and the late Richard Goldman. Proud grandmother of Stephanie, Elizabeth, Paula (Kartik Sidhar) and Natalie Goldman. Dear sister of the late Rita (Erv) Teplin and the late Martin Wollock. Further survived by other relatives and friends.
Dr. Stuart W. Fine
Died November 1st, 2019 in Milwaukee, WI at age 81. Stuart was born June 28, 1938 in Louisville, KY, the younger son of Ruth (nee Wasserman) and Emanuel Fine. He was educated at Vanderbilt University and received his medical degree at The University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Fine practiced in Milwaukee until 2009 and was a founding partner in the Clinic of Urology, founded by the Maimonides Society at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. He helped establish and continued to volunteer seeing patients at the Walkers Point Community Clinic where he worked up until last week. Since his retirement, he has split his time between Milwaukee and Scottsdale, AZ. in Phoenix, he was a visiting professor at the Mayo Clinic and volunteered at Hospice of the Valley.
Joseph I. Velednitsky
Passed away October 28th, 2019 at the age of 71. Beloved husband of Victoria Velednitsky (nee Nayshuler). Loving father of Eugene (Emily) and Ilya (Maria) Velednitsky. Further survived by other dear relatives and friends.
Helen MacLeod Jacobs
(Nee MacLeod) Passed away October 27th, 2019 at the age of 78. Beloved wife of Ronald Jacobs. Loving mother of Ann (Brad Brunson) Jacobs, Elizabeth Joy Zarek and Susan (Peter) Gray. Proud grandmother of Julia, Oliver and Jacob Brunson and Ethan, Liam, Sean and Dylan Gray. Dear sister of Louis (Nevton) Dunn, A. William (Mary Lou) MacLeod and the late Elizabeth “Libby” MacLeod. Further survived by other relatives and friends.
Alan Schuster
Passed away on October 27th, 2019 at the age of 64. Beloved son of Marcia Schuster (nee Miller) and the late Morris Schuster. Cherished father of Charlie and Aaron Schuster. Loving brother of Jeffrey (dear companion Karen Schmidt), Judy, Michael (Kelly) and the late Gary Schuster. Further survived by his dear friend Andrea (Bruce) Saewitz, niece Melissa Torchia, nephews Jordan, Sam, and Josh Schuster, other loving relatives and many dear friends.
Jean Florence Saltzman
(Nee Altshull) Passed away October 19th at the age of 90. Preceded in death by beloved husband Allen Saltzman. Loving sister of Harvey (Adina) and Stanley (Helene) Altshull. Loving mother of Robbin (Dorron) Katzin, Howard (Debra) Saltzman and Joel (Gilah) Saltzman. Cherished grandmother of Yossi Katzin, Aliza (Mordy) Rosenberg, and Ilana Katzin; Benjamin and Jodie Saltzman; Miriam Saltzman, Mutti (Shayna) Saltzman, Aharon (Hadassah) Saltzman, Nechama (Shmuel Mordechai) Goldenberg, Leah (Yair) Degani, Sarah (Mordechai) Rosenblum, Avrami, Dassi and Shabse Saltzman. Proud great-grandmother of Eliyahu, Eliyahu Dov, Malky, Chana, Yocheved, Rivka Bracha, Dovid Simcha and Shmaya Baruch. Preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Pauline Altshull, (nee Kleinerman). Also survived by other relatives and friends.
Royal Chester Taxman
Royal Chester Taxman died October 17th at age of 90 at his home in Mequon, WI, while spending the day with Myra, his beloved wife of 65 years. Royal was born in Milwaukee, WI, on September 17th, 1929, to Sam and Fannie Taxman. Royal was a graduate of UW Madison and UW Madison Law School. Upon graduation from Law School, Royal joined his father and brothers developing and managing real estate at their own company. He continued his passion for his work for 65 years, working with his son Gary until his passing.