Wisconsin native Paul Philip Lipton of Aventura, Fla., died Jan. 17. He was 95.
He was born in Burlington. He graduated from high school in 1933 as class valedictorian, then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned an undergraduate degree in economics and an LL.B. (undergraduate law degree) in 1939. He later earned an LL.M. (Master of Law) degree from Harvard University.
He worked for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service beginning in 1940, but left to join the U.S. Navy in 1943. After completing his military service, he returned to the IRS for a time. He began his own tax law practice in 1950 in Milwaukee, maintaining it until 1980.
He served on American Bar Association committees, wrote articles on tax law matters, and lectured to professional groups throughout the country. He also taught at such institutions as the University of Florida, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Miami Law School.
He is survived by sisters Frances Weinstein of Madison, Esther (Kenneth) Lange of Baraboo, and Ruth (Harold) Stein of Mequon; and brother Samuel Lipton of Las Vegas.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. A graveside service was held at Second Home Cemetery on Jan. 20.
Milwaukee native Orville Seymour Plotkin of Hollandale, Fla., died of lung cancer on Jan. 15. He was 74.
He graduated from Washington High School in 1956.
He is survived by wife Sandra and son Jay (Jessica) Plotkin.
The funeral service and burial took place in Hollandale on Jan. 16.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Former Milwaukeean Jack Raz of Escondido, Calif., died Dec. 12 of renal cell cancer. He was 93.
He was born in pre-Israel Palestine. He served in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during World War II and fought in Israel’s War of Independence. He came to Milwaukee in 1966.
He worked as an electrician and as the proprietor of Jack’s West Side Deli. His hobbies included metal sculpture and oil painting. He created several metal sculptures, including the menorah on the lawn, for Temple Menorah. He retired to Escondido in 2000.
He was a member of Congregation Shalom in Milwaukee and of Temple Solel in Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.
He is survived by wife Margot Raz (nee Cohen); daughters Nurit (Gil) Nitzan of Haifa, Dorit (Areyeh) Harel of Tel Aviv, and Revital Marom of Carmel, Israel; stepdaughter Karen (David) Freidlen of Fox Point; stepsons Steven Moglowsky of Oak Creek, Keith (Jaclyn) Moglowsky of Menomonee Falls, and Neal (Cindy) Moglowsky of Brown Deer; sisters Chana Halberthal of Tel Aviv, Sara Grubman of New York City, and Rachel Tendler of Engelwood, N.J.; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Blane Goodman Funeral Service handled arrangements. Rabbi Noah Chertkoff officiated at the funeral on Dec. 18. Burial was in Second Home Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Ave., San Diego, CA, 92103.
Milwaukee native Lisa Joy Wagner, nee Rochwerger, of Edmond, Okla., died Jan. 19 of melanoma. She was 44.
She graduated from Nicolet High School in 1985 and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She lived in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania before moving to Oklahoma in 2005.
She was a homemaker, and worked as a health unit coordinator, operating room nurse, and a preschool teacher. She was a member of Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City.
She is survived by husband Andrew Wagner; son Brandon Benjamin Wagner; mother Bonnie Rochwerger; brother Richard (Amanda) Rochwerger; brother-in-law Cameron (Danielle) Wagner; and parents-in-law Rosalyn and Alan Wagner.
Rabbi Abby Jacobson officiated at a graveside service at Emanuel Hebrew Cemetery in Oklahoma City on Jan. 22.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma.
Milwaukee native Joel Scott Winnik of Chevy Chase, Md., died Jan. 10 of gastric cancer. He was 62.
He graduated from Nicolet High School, obtained an undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and earned a law degree at Washington University in St. Louis.
“After beginning his career at the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), where he first served in the Common Carrier Bureau and later in the Office of the General Counsel, he joined Hogan Lovells in 1985 as partner, eventually becoming a leader in the communications practice,” according to a press release from the Hogan Lovells firm, based in Washington, D.C.
He was a member of Adas Israel Congregation in Washington.
He is survived by wife Barbara (nee Greenspan); mother Sondra Winnik of Bayside; daughters Rachel Winnik (Will) Yavinsky of Washington and Arielle Winnik of New York City; sister Judy Pendel of Toronto; and brother Mitchell (Jan Fleming) Winnik of Toronto.
Rabbi Charles Feinberg officiated at the funeral on Jan. 12. Burial was in Judea Memorial Gardens in Virginia.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington or the Washington University School of Law.
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