Harvey Sidney Cohen, formerly of Whitefish Bay, died Dec. 21 in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 88.
He earned an undergraduate degree at the University of California Los Angeles, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a cigar manufacturers’ representative and a business broker during his working years.
His wife of 59 years, Jeanne K. Cohen, died in 2005. He is survived by daughter Penny Grusmark; son William Cohen; and one granddaughter.
Milton J. Gershon died Dec. 3. He was 99.
He was born in New York and moved to Milwaukee when he was in grade school. He graduated from West Division High School and Marquette University.
According to his family, he worked in several occupations during his life, but most enjoyed being in real estate and appraising. In the latter field, he founded his own firm, Gershon Real Estate and Appraising.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to several professional organizations. He enjoyed reading, particularly about history, and liked jazz and classical music, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Green Bay Packers. He was also an avid photographer and enjoyed travel.
He had a bar mitzvah ceremony at age 73 at Congregation Sinai.
His wife of 67 years, Faye (nee Reiser), died in 2003. He is survived by daughters Laura Gershon and Janis Kohlenberg; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. Rabbi Yoseph Samuels presided over the graveside services at Mound Zion Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, the Jewish Community Pantry, and Chabad of Downtown.
Richard M. Katz, D.P.M., of Madison died Dec. 20 of lung cancer. He was 83.
He was born in Milwaukee to immigrant parents and had Yiddish as his first language. He left high school at 17 to enlist in the U.S. Army, and he was stationed in Japan shortly after World War II ended.
Upon return, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he met his wife, Rhea (nee Holzman); they married in 1950. He graduated from the Chicago School of Podiatric Medicine.
He practiced in Rhinelander, then in Milwaukee. He lived in Whitefish Bay, where he was a volunteer auxiliary police officer. He was active in the “Katz Cousin Club,” consisting of descendants of his grandfather.
In 1990, he moved to Madison to be closer to some of his children and grandchildren, and he worked in podiatry there for nearly ten years, until he retired.
He was active in Temple Beth El in Madison and regularly attended its Saturday morning Torah study group.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by children Dr. Neal J. (Marci) Katz and Sherie A. (Paul) Sondel of Madison, and Brian (Marca) Katz of Boston; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service handled arrangements. A funeral service was held Dec. 24 at Temple Beth El. Burial was in Beit Olamim Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, MAZON, or the Jewish National Fund.
Milwaukee native physicist and activist Allan S. Krass of Potomac, Md., died Jan. 3 of complications of leukemia. He was 77.
He graduated from Shorewood High School in 1953, obtained an undergraduate degree at Cornell University, and earned a doctorate in theoretical physics from Stanford University.
He held academic and governmental positions that included professor of physics and science policy at Hampshire College; physical science officer at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and U.S. Dept. of State; adjunct professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; and consultant with Global Threat Reduction Initiative at the Argonne National Laboratory.
He wrote three books: “Uranium Enrichment and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation” (1983); “Verification: How Much Is Enough?” (1985); and “The United States and Arms Control: The Challenge of Leadership” (1997).
He was a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He has special interests in classical music, history, travel, and sports.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy (nee Schlotthauer) Krass; daughter Caroline D. (William Passmore) Krass of Washington, D.C.; sister Sheila (Richard) Plotkin of McFarland, Wis.; and two grandchildren.
Two celebrations of his life are planned, one each in Maryland and Wisconsin, but dates were not set by this writing.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Eunice Roth, nee Turner, of Mequon died Sept. 7 of congestive heart failure. She was 87.
She was born in Milwaukee and graduated from North Division High School in 1942. She attended a business college and worked for Auto Acceptance & Loan in Milwaukee.
She was a former member of Congregations Beth Israel and Shalom, and sang in Shalom’s choir. She also was a member of the ORT bowling team and a volunteer for Jewish National Fund.
According to her family, she loved music, played the piano and sang for her children and grandchildren, and was a member of the Glee Club at the Sarah Chudnow Senior Living Community. She also loved babysitting for her grandchildren and taught them all how to play gin rummy, her family wrote.
Her husband, Alan Roth, died in 1981; she was also predeceased by her son, Dr. Mark S. (Janet) Roth. She is survived by daughter Estelle (Lee) Siegman; son Rabbi Jeff (Joanna Katz) Roth; sisters-in-law Minnie Kahn and Cookie Rabban; and eight grandchildren.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. A graveside service was held Sept. 9 at Spring Hill Cemetery.
The family requests memorial donations to the Mark S. Roth Memorial Fund, 1000 Oakbrook Dr. Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6815.
Selma B. Shlensky, nee Berman, of Mequon died Jan. 4 of metastasized breast cancer. She was 83.
She was born in Milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School in 1947 and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1951.
She was a member of Congregation Shalom, was active in its sisterhood, and at one point headed its gift shop. She also was a member of the Women’s Welfare Board.
She is survived by her husband, Herschel “Jerry” Shlensky; sons Louis Shlensky, Michael (Julie) Shlensky, and Steven (Bonnie) Shlensky; sisters-in-law Ruth Berman and Barbara (Paul) Stone; and seven grandchildren.
Blane Goodman Funeral Service handled arrangements. Rabbi Ronald Shapiro officiated at the service on Jan. 8. Burial was in Second Home Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to Congregation Shalom.
Richard Sigman of Elgin, Ill., died Dec. 1 from complications of lung cancer. He was 73.
Born in Milwaukee to Bernice (nee Rotter) and David Sigman, he lived with his family for about ten years in Baldwin, N.Y., then returned to the Milwaukee-area. He graduated from Shorewood High School, attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and graduated from UW-Milwaukee.
He started as an accountant and worked for Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago for more than ten years. After working at Duro Metal for more than 20 years, he started Sigman & Associates, a corporate recovery firm, in which position he assisted businesses in financial distress in Illinois and other states.
He was a member of Diarymen’s, Inc., in northern Wisconsin, enjoyed fishing, and was active in politics.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Jeanne (nee Kneser) Sigman; sister Barbara Subeck; siblings-in-law Jim (Sally) Kneser and Chris Kneser; and nephews and nieces.
Memorial services were held Jan. 5 in St. Charles, Ill.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra or the Living Well Cancer Resource Center of Geneva, Ill.
Esther Weinberger, nee Serbine, of Shorewood, died Dec. 20 of congestive heart failure. She was 93.
She was born in St. Paul, Minn., and grew up there and in Long Beach, Calif., where she graduated from Wilson High School in 1936. She came to Milwaukee in 1950 and lived in Shorewood for the last 56 years.
She worked as an accounts clerk for D. Kurman Co. in Milwaukee, according to her family.
She was a member of Congregation Beth Israel and was active in many local organizations, including B’nai B’rith, Hadassah, and the Older Women’s League.
She was a lifelong Democrat and an advocate for social justice. She also enjoyed bridge, yoga, sewing, classical music, and poetry.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Armin Weinberger, in 1984, and her son Richard Weinberger in 2004. She is survived by her son Marc (Lee) Weinberger of Madison, and sister-in-law Annette Hotz of California.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. Rabbi Levi Emmer officiated at the funeral on Dec. 24. Burial was in Second Home Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Shorewood Senior Center or the Shorewood Public Library, c/o Shorewood Foundation, 3930 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood, WI, 53211; or Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 2566, Madison, WI, 53701.
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