Our Obituaries
Helen R. Bender
November 11, 1924 - February 22, 2016
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Hildegarde Berman
February 5, 1921 - February 18, 2016
Hildegarde Oestreicher Berman passed away on February 18, 2016, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 95. She passed away from natural causes. She was born on February 5, 1921, in Vienna, Austria, to Theresa and Siegfried Oestreicher. She grew up in a large family, with brothers Joseph, Rudi, Egon and Erich, and sister Gisa. Just before World War II she was able to flee the Nazis and join her...
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Alison Roxanne Evers
October 22, 1963 - February 15, 2016
Alison Roxanne Evers, 52, of Houston Texas died Monday, February 15th, 2016 at MD Anderson Hospital after an almost 19 year fight against breast cancer.Alison was born October 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas to Kaye and Lloyd Evers. She, along with her brother Greg grew up in Irving and attended Nimitz High School. Alison graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stephen F. Austin University with a BBA in...
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Ernesto German Haberer
November 7, 1941 - February 15, 2016
Ernesto Haberer transitioned on Monday, February 15th, 2016. Son of Greta and GuillermoHaberer, he was born on December 7th, 1941 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is survived by hiswife of 40 years, Irene, his children Monica, Daniel, Elizabeth, Jacqueline and Myriam, and hissix grandchildren Alessio, Chiara, Rafaela, Stella, Victoria, and Oliver. Ernesto's travel lust andnumerous business ventures...
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Carole Gachman
November 17, 1931 - January 23, 2016
Carole Gachman passed away peacefully on January 23, 2016. Carole was born on November 17, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois to Milton and Shirley Rose. At the age of three she moved to Los Angeles, California. Carole had a happy childhood and loved to dress up like Shirley Temple. The Rose family was large and Carole enjoyed an adventurous childhood with many great memories. Carole worked for the...
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Elie Joshua Rosenthal
January 9, 1985 - January 21, 2016
Elie Joshua RosenthalJanuary 9, 1985 - January 21, 2016The light of a loving spirit in the Rosenthal and Eichhorn families has gone out. Elie Joshua Rosenthal quietly passed away in his sleep on Thursday, January 21, 2016. He is survived by his parents Ardis Eichhorn and Marc Rosenthal, step parents Conrado Acevedo and Mary Rosenthal, grandmothers Fredell Lack Eichhorn and Ruth Rosenthal, and...
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Florence K. Loeb
October 7, 1914 - January 14, 2016
FLORENCE KOHL LOEB died on January 14, 2016 at 101 years of age.She was born October 7, 1914 in New York City to Philip and Sara (Dienstag) Kohl. She met her future husband Walter, the love of her life, while on a vacation at Grossinger's Resort in the Catskills. They both worked at Macy's in Manhattan but had not met until the resort vacation. They were married in 1938 and had a...
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Marvin Randall Brier
November 23, 1951 - December 29, 2015
Brier, Marvin RandallBeloved son, brother and partner Marvin Brier passed away at age 64 on December 29, 2015. Marvin was born on November 23, 1951, in Houston, Texas,The eldest son of Natalie and Max Brier. Marvin is survived by his dear life partner, Cindy Aldridge, his mother Natalie, and brothers Allen and Bennett. He was preceded in death by his father, Max and brother, Mitchell.Marvin was...
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Belle Nelkin Margoliner
February 17, 1915 - December 20, 2015
If the world seems less loving, kind, and hopeful today, it is because one of its most tender, patient, and optimistic inhabitants has departed. Belle Galperin Nelkin Margoliner released herself from the will to live on December 20. Although she did nothing extraordinary or remarkable with her almost 101 years, she succeeded quite well in living with grace, optimism, love, humor, and a deep...
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Carol Safran
April 9, 1946 - December 18, 2015
Carol Safran was born on April 9th, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY to parents Gertrude and Benjamin Safran, and brother, Jack. She died in the late evening of December 18th, 2015. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Carol formed instantaneous and lasting connections wherever she went: across cultures, languages and the five continents on which she travelled. She cherished...
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Fred E. Kogen
June 9, 1937 - December 9, 2015
Fred E. Kogen passed away on December 9, 2015. Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30 AM Friday, December 11, 2015 at Beth Yeshurun Cemetery 1037 N. Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Sam Feldt
November 30, 1919 - November 20, 2015
Sam Feldt passed away on Friday, November 20th -ten days shy of his ninety-sixth birthday- surrounded by family and friends. Sam, a native Houstonian, loved telling stories of how he sold newspapers on street corners and worked in a grocery store until his graduation from Sam Houston High School in 1936. He joined the US Navy after Pearl Harbor and served on board the USS Raleigh. He married...
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Lillian Drew Krantz
November 6, 2015 - November 11, 2015
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Lilly passed away last night, November 11th, in the loving arms of Danielle and Dean. We are so thankful for all of the love and support during this difficult time.May her memory be a blessing.-The Krantz, Shapiro, and Samet families
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Barry Hertz
November 24, 1946 - November 3, 2015
Barry Morton Hertz was born on November 24, 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama, the younger son of the late Sadie and Bernard Hertz, and the brother of the late Marvin Hertz. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Susan Schwartz Hertz, and his sons Scott and Brian (Jennifer Pickett) Hertz. He is also survived by many loving family members and friends.He is a graduate of Ramsay High School, Vanderbilt...
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Lily Ying
February 1, 1942 - October 28, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Melvin R. SCHWARTZ
November 7, 1914 - October 24, 2015
Melvin Robert Schwartz passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015, just two weeks shy of his 101st birthday. He was surrounded by his family and friends through his entire life, and his peaceful journey into eternity was the same.Melvin was born to the late Fannie and David Schwartz in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 1914. After receiving his degree in Commerce from Northwestern University, Mel...
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Ira B. Brown
July 18, 1927 - October 23, 2015
Ira Bernard Brown1927-2015Ira Bernard Brown, 88, passed away peacefully at his home on October 23, 2015 after a long illness. He was surrounded by his wife, Myra, and daughters Rene and Lori, as well as his sister, Eleanor Epstein. He was a dedicated family man who is also survived by his brother Leonard of Knoxville, Tennessee and his youngest brother, Robert of Livingstone, NJ.as well as 2...
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Sarah Fiszer
February 11, 1935 - October 16, 2015
Sarah Fiszer passed peacefully on Friday October 16, 2015She is survived by her children: Eve Weisfeld & husband Sheldon Weisfeld, Abraham Fiszer, Rebecca Fiszer and Annette Fiszer and son-in-law Dennis Donovan; grandchildren: David Nieto, Samantha Hearn and Raquel Weisfeld; several great grandchildren; her sisters: Ermila Escalante, Vicky Jaramillo, Herlinda Salcido, Elvira Escalante and...
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Neil Michael Heller
October 31, 1967 - October 10, 2015
Neil Michael Heller, a legendary icon of the Houston club scene, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. Neil, who along with Trevor Dodd, founded Club Some in the early 90's, and opened Hyperia as the millenium turned, was survived by his wife, Danielle and their two pups Winston and Maddie; his siblings Beth and partner Mike Clark, Mark and his wife Erica, Michele and her husband Bobby; his niece...
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Harold Rawley
October 10, 1933 - September 22, 2015
Harold D. Rawley, or "Hal" as he was known to friends, passed away in his home in Pearland Texas after a fight with lung cancer. He was a native Texan who was born here in Houston Texas on October 10th 1933 to Mary Malone Rawley while his father Daniel P. Rawley was away serving in the United States Navy. He grew up in California where he joined the civil air patrol and as soon as possible (1...
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Lore Feldman
January 15, 1923 - September 22, 2015
Lore Murr Feldman, who escaped Nazi terror, had a long career as a medical editor and saw her three children and five grandchildren reach adulthood, succumbed to the passage of time on Sept. 22. She was 92.Lore Murr was born in Ulm, Germany on Jan, 15, 1923, to a merchant family that owned a fabric and notions shop. They considered themselves German until the Nazis came to power and began...
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Stanley M. Schneider
January 2, 1926 - September 16, 2015
Leopold Selman Baer passed away on September 15, 2015 at the age of 88. Leop was born in Monroe, Louisiana on September 17, 1926 to Selma and Adrian Baer. Selma died when Leop was an infant, and Leop's first five years were spent with his grandmother, Caroline Steinau Baer and his father. When Leop was six years old, his father married Doris Wertheimer and they moved to Houston. Doris and...
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Leopold S. Baer
September 17, 1926 - September 15, 2015
Leopold Selman Baer passed away on September 15, 2015 at the age of 88. Leop was born in Monroe, Louisiana on September 17, 1926 to Selma and Adrian Baer. Selma died when Leop was an infant, and Leop's first five years were spent with his grandmother, Caroline Steinau Baer and his father. When Leop was six years old, his father married Doris Wertheimer and they moved to Houston. Doris and...
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Elizabeth Ruth Ross
June 14, 1937 - September 12, 2015
Houston, TX - Ruth Haswell Ross, 78, resident of San Angelo, passed away on September 12th, 2015. Family visitation is from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home on Thursday, September 17, 2015. Funeral service is at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 at St. Paul Presbyterian Church with burial following in Fairmount Cemetery. Ruth was born June 14, 1937, in Lufkin, Texas to Norma...
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William Dylan Cooper
March 11, 1996 - September 8, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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David Earl Mayo
October 3, 1961 - September 6, 2015
David Earl Mayo passed away on September 6, 2015, after a sudden illness. He was born to Harry and Lydia (Labi) Mayo on October 3, 1961, in Rome, Italy. He spent his first five years in Libya, and then his family moved to Chattahoochee, Florida, where he grew up with his younger sister, Nancy.David graduated from Chattahoochee High School in 1979 and attended Florida State University, where he...
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Ethel Morris
February 4, 1917 - August 31, 2015
Long time Sugar Land, TX resident Ethel Morris passed away Monday August 31, 2015. She is pre-deceased by her husband Harold Morris. She will be buried in a graveside service on Wednesday September 2, 2015 at 1:PM at Emanu El Memorial Park at 8341 Bissonnet in Houston, TX. Rabbi Josh Lobel will officiate. Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Norma Leinkram
September 19, 1916 - August 25, 2015
On the morning of August 25, 2015, Norma passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.Preceded in death by her wonderful husband of 59 years, Norman Leinkram. Mother of Hara Braun (Kenneth) & Gail Folloder (Mark).Grandmother of David Klein (Wei), Ms. Kyle Klein, Harry Folloder (Jordan), Daniel Folloder (Stacia), and Andrew Folloder.Great-Grandmother of Nia Klein & Noah, Samantha,...
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Kenneth Linczer
December 6, 1956 - August 22, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Edward Jarvis O'Dell
March 8, 1927 - August 20, 2015
Edward Jarvis O'Dell, Jr. of Estes Park, Co and Bellaire, TX. Son of Edward Jarvis Sr. and Margarethe (von Unwerth) O'Dell was born March 8, 1927 on his father's birthday In Talequah, Oklahoma. He passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease on August 20, 2015 at the age of 88 years, four months and 20 days, at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TXEd lived in...
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Gilda Schwartz
August 14, 1925 - August 5, 2015
Goldie Rosen "Gilda" Schwartz died on Aug. 5 in Seattle, Wash., after a brief recurrence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She was 89. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she and her husband, Arthur, relocated to Houston, where they raised their daughters and lived for 54 years. After his death in 2006, she moved to Seattle to be near family.She is survived by daughter Rhona Schwartz and her...
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Maurine H. Markewich
January 11, 1951 - August 4, 2015
Born on 11 January 1951. Died on 4 August 2015.Maurine was 64 years old. Maurine was born in Houston, Texas and lived there all of her life.Maurine is preceded in death by her Father, Jake Markewich, M.D; her Mother Florence Tybe Markewich; and her Sister Marilyn Sue Markewich.Marilyn and Maurine were very, very close sisters.Her brother, Gary Markewich survives Maurine.Maurine attended James...
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Sol Davis
March 12, 1927 - July 22, 2015
Sol Davis, 88, passed July 22, 2015 surrounded by family. He was a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle and Great Uncle. He is survived by his wife Seema Davis, Children: Paula and Happy Katz, Gary and Amy Davis, as well as 18-Grandchildren and 15-great grandchildren. His Funeral services will be held at Emanu El Cemetery at 10:00 am Friday July 24th, 2015.
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Stephenie Esther Shapiro
August 10, 1950 - July 19, 2015
Stephenie Esther Shapiro passed away on July 19, 2015. She was born August 10, 1950 to David and Udis Shapiro. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in Government from The University of Texas at Austin and spent eight years working as a social worker for the State welfare office. She then completed her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas Law School and worked as a successful...
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Donald Ray Green
June 7, 1938 - July 7, 2015
Dr. Donald Ray Green, age 77, died at Memorial Hermann Southwest in Houston, Texas, on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Born June 7, 1938, in Whitehouse, Texas, he lived in Houston, Texas and was recently retired from the Houston Community College System as a psychology professor for 25 years. In 1962, Dr. Green earned his bachelors degree from Fisk University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He...
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Dorothy H. Parmer
November 21, 1924 - July 7, 2015
Dorothy Lucille Heard Parmer died peacefully with family 7/7/2015. She served her family as a self sacrificing, loving caretaker and homemaker. She served her community through her church teaching teens and adults with scholarship and wisdom for 40 years. She will be missed by her adoring husband of 65 years and three daughters Pat Williams, Linda Parmer, and Taylor Eileen Kaufman.Services to be...
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Arnold Morton Singer
June 12, 1923 - June 27, 2015
SINGER -- Arnold Morton, 92, passed away on June 27th. He was born in New York City on June 12, 1923 and raised in Larchmont, New York. A 1941 graduate of Mamaroneck High and a 1946 MIT graduate, he is a distinguished member of Tau Beta Pi, the oldest engineering honor society in the U.S. During college, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps during WWII where he became a decorated pilot of a B17G in...
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Winfred Gilbert Boriack
February 11, 1930 - June 26, 2015
Winfred G. Boriack, age 85, died June 25, 2015, in Houston, Texas, after a four-year struggle with sarcoma. He is survived by his son, Philip Boriack, daughter, Jane Boriack, son-in-law, Ronald Nelson, and grandchildren, Erik and Karl Nelson, all of Santa Fe, NM. Also surviving him is his brother, Norman Boriack, of Clovis, CA, sister, Irene Meyer, of Pasadena, Texas, and the mother of his...
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Richard Faust
September 10, 1971 - June 11, 2015
Richard Faust, age 43, of Bellaire, TX passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. Born September 10, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, Rich served in the U.S. Navy for four years and later obtained an electrical engineering degree from Clarkson University in upstate New York. He moved to Houston to work for Texas Instruments in 1998, where he met Cheryl Kula, his future wife. They married in 2000 in...
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Bruce Joseph Leson
June 23, 1942 - June 3, 2015
Bruce Joseph Leson, born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1942, passed away on June 3, 2015.A graduate of Drexel University, Bruce dedicated his life to public service. He spent the majority of his career as financial director for various non-profit organizations including the Jewish Family Service. Bruce was also a tireless volunteer. He taught ESL classes at local community centers, and donated his...
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Barney Weiss
June 5, 1923 - May 5, 2015
Barney Weiss, age 91, passed away surrounded by family on May 5, 2015. He was a World War II veteran who was awarded two Purple Hearts. He had a long lasting passion for golf and was loved dearly by many friends and family. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Mitzi Wayne Weiss and his sister Bernice Leech; his children Jeffrey, Erika, Joanne, Jan, and stepson Glenn and their spouses. He will...
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Morris Cohen
November 6, 1930 - April 28, 2015
Morris "Mickey" Cohen, 84, of Houston, passed away peacefully on Apr. 28, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born to Sam and Ray Cohen on Nov. 6, 1934. Mickey lived a large life and was a demanding presence when he entered the room. He touched many lives during his journey on this earth. He is preceded in death by his mother and father Sam and Ray Cohen, brother Irven, and Sisters Evelyn...
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Louise W. WARE
July 30, 1927 - April 24, 2015
Louise "Looie" Ware, 87, former Mayor of Bellaire, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 24, 2015. She was the first born of Vaughn Edgar Wilson, former City Attorney of Lubbock, Texas, and his wife, Mary Glass Wilson.Looie grew up in Lubbock, and was looking forward to being the editor of Lubbock High's newspaper "Western World", but finished her last year of high school in Austin...
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Josephine Josephine Guery Nelson
March 1, 1945 - April 22, 2015
Aida Josephine "Jo" Guery Nelson passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015.Born in 1945 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jo was reared and educated in a Spanish speaking household and school until the age of 10, whereupon she moved to the continental United States. Jo quickly learned English and excelled academically. She graduated from The University of Houston, Magna Cum Laude, in 1972, and from...
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Collins V. Gittings
March 24, 1958 - April 5, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Ralph Edward Berry
May 6, 1929 - April 2, 2015
Ralph Edward Berry, born in Warren, Arkansas on May 6, 1929, went to be with the Lord on April 2, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois B. Berry and parents Margaret Jane and John Howard Berry. He was the seventh of eight children, and was the last survivor among the 5 brothers and two sisters. He is survived by son Dale Scott Berry and his wife Meiyan Berry, brother-in-law Russ...
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Deanna Smith
March 13, 1937 - March 29, 2015
Deanna Brateman Smith was born on 3-13-1937 in Houston Texas at St Joseph's Hospital to Sam and Sarah Brateman. She is survived by her husband Roy Houston Smith of 49 years, daughter Elizabeth Gillespie and husband Bruce, sons Bill Smith and Robert Smith and wife Lauren, grandchildren Kristen Elizabeth Smith and Daniel Brateman Smith. Deanna was the oldest of three sisters who were Rosalyn Kurtz...
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Edith Stolbun
December 8, 1923 - March 22, 2015
EDITH WINOGRAD STOLBUN, age 91, passed away peacefully in the company of her family on March 22. She was born in Houston, Texas, one of nine children of Ida and Max Winograd. She grew up in South Texas, Brooklyn and Houston where she was a proud graduate of Jefferson Davis High School. After being introduced by their sisters, Edith and her future husband, Bernard, fell in love and married on...
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Sylvia Segal Schooler
November 29, 1921 - March 14, 2015
Sylvia Schooler, age 93, passed away on March 14, 2015 in the company of loved ones. She was predeceased by her parents, Ella and Paul Segal, and by her husband of 57 years, Robert I. Schooler. She is survived by her sister, Helen Brown Farber; her children, Lionel Schooler (and wife, Marsha), Renee Schooler, Janice Litvin (and husband, Joe), and Steven Schooler; her grandchildren, Larry...
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Deborah Dee Fawcett
May 2, 1952 - February 24, 2015
DEBORAH DEE FLOWERS FAWCETT, M.D., passed away on February 24, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Debbie was born on May 2, 1952, in Hope, Arkansas, to Hollis Vernon Flowers and Myrtle Aline Crosby Flowers. She grew up in Batesville, Arkansas, where her family attended the First Baptist Church and Debbie graduated with honors from Batesville High School in 1970. She attended the...
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Gertrude Denn
June 25, 1923 - February 24, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of Levy Funeral Directors, Bellaire, TX.
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Sherry Kraft
January 15, 1922 - February 22, 2015
Sherry Goldin Kraft passed away gently with her loving family by her side on February 22, 2015. She left 93 well-lived years behind her as testimony to her deep love of life. She peacefully slipped away with the same grace, presence, and dignity that she brought to her long and fruitful life.Born in Brooklyn, New York on January 15, 1922, Sherry began a journey filled with family and purposeful...
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Barbara Robbins
August 4, 1937 - February 20, 2015
Barbara Robbins, 77, Born Houston, TX, August 4, 1937 to Zelda and Morris Greenfield passed away peacefully Friday, February 20, 2015. Barbara grew up in Houston, part of a proud Jewish immigrant family, in a home rich with music, the arts, dancing, laughter and love. Barbara attended San Jacinto High School and was introduced at the age of 17 to her husband Stephen on a blind date arranged by...
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Harry Hasenpflug
March 31, 1932 - February 17, 2015
Harry J. Hasenpflug, Jr. of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully the morning of Tuesday, February 17, 2015. He was born to the late Harry and Agnes (nee Tracka) Hasenpflug on March 31st, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a much loved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend. He is survived by his beloved wife Jane (Hunt) Hasenpflug with whom he shared 60 years...
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Irmgard Dvoretzky
May 19, 1924 - February 15, 2015
Irmgard Stern Sonnemann Dvoretzky, a Holocaust survivor, passed away on February 15, 2015 at age 90. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lina Stern, brothers and sister-in-laws: Moritz and Aviva, Gerhard and Ruth, Egon and first wife Erna and second wife Adel. Irmgard is also preceded in death by her first husband, Ralph Sonnemann and second husband Louis Dvoretzky. Her niece...
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Mercedes Sosa
October 31, 1946 - February 1, 2015
Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Mercedes Hernandez and Leon Obadia. Loving and Devoted Wife of the late Dr. Manuel J. Sosa D.; "Meche" was the epitome of the nurturing and supportive Mother. She sang as the Angels and lifted the Spirits of Everyone that had the fortune to be in her Life.In addition to her unyielding affection and care for her Family, she also served as administrator, peacekeeper...
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Esther Oshman
February 15, 1923 - January 28, 2015
Esther Balfour Oshman passed away on January 28, 2015. She was born on February 15, 1923 in Steubenville, Ohio to Sarah and Marcus Balfour. In 1939, she graduated as the valedictorian of Steubenville High School at the age of 16, having skipped two years of school. She then attended Ohio University where she was awarded an academic scholarship for all of her four years in college, graduating...
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