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With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death on June 7 of Dorothy (Gahr) Schwartz, wife of William “Bill" z"l; daughter of Ben and Clara (Ackerman) Gahr z"l; brother of Norton Gahr z"l; mother of Marlene Schwartz z"l, Howard (Sandy), and Larry; and mother-in-law of Steve Wei…
With great sadness, we write to inform you that Allen Ross, father of Maddie Light, died on May 27 at the age of 90. The funeral was held in Florida.
May Allen's memory be for a blessing, and may Maddie, Barry, and their daughter, Lindsey, be comforted at this time.
With great sadness, we write to inform you of the death of Harry Friedman, husband of Bertha Friedman z"l; father of Diane (Fred z"l) Loeb, Paul (Janet Weaver) Friedman, and Brian Friedman z"l; grandfather of Jana and Adam Loeb. Harry passed away May 16, 2021, at the age of 103.
A gravesid…
With great sadness, we write to inform you that Michael Gould, partner of Zoe Werth; father of Alix Gould-Werth (Spencer Reynolds) and Daniel Gould-Werth (Deidre DeForest); brother Fred Gould and Jane Gould z"l, died on Saturday, May 8.
With great sadness, we write to inform you of the passing of Cantor Leo Fettman on Thursday, April 22, in Omaha, Nebraska at age 96. He is survived by his wife, Annette; children Jack, Aviva, Renana, and Rachel; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Cantor Fettman, who served Be…
