Frank Bernstein of Glendale died Feb. 4 of complications of old age. He was 93.
He was born in New York City. He attended City College of New York and the Polytechnic Institute of New York, earning bachelor of science and master of science degrees.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941-52 and came to Milwaukee in 1960. He worked for GE Healthcare.
He was a member of Congregation Shalom. According to his family, he enjoyed tennis and biking.
He was preceded in death by his son Robert Bernstein. He is survived by his wife Belle Bernstein; sons Fred (Marcey) Bernstein and Michael (Karen) Bernstein; and four grandchildren.
Blane Goodman Funeral Service handled arrangements. Rabbi Noah Chertkoff officiated at the funeral on Feb. 7. Burial was in Mound Zion Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to Variety-The Children’s Charity of Wisconsin, Suite C120A, P.O. Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI, 53201.
Former Milwaukeean Eva Donat, nee Pikkel, died Feb. 9 in Rockville, Md. She was 92.
She was born in Romania and came to Milwaukee with her family in 1966. She lived in the city until 2010, when she moved to Rockville. In Milwaukee, she was a member of Congregation Shalom.
According to her family, she “loved opera and the theatre, was an avid reader of books, and was a volunteer with several organizations in Milwaukee for many years.”
Her husband George Donat preceded her in death in 1998. She is survived by daughters Julie Donat of Washington, D.C., and Veronica Donat Karlan of North Palm Beach, Fla.
The family states, “According to her wishes, Eva was cremated and her ashes will be buried alongside her husband in Milwaukee. A celebration of her life will be held in Milwaukee in the early summer at a date to be announced.”
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice at 6123 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD, 20852; or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Sidney Kastrul died Sept. 11. He was 93.
He was born and raised in Milwaukee and as a child sold newspapers on the corner of 16th St. and Fond Du Lac Ave. He graduated from North Division High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
After the war, he managed the shoe departments of two department stores before starting his own business, buying costume jewelry from manufacturers and selling them to retail outlets. He retired in 1988.
He was a life member of the Jewish War Veterans, the Jewish Home and Care Center, B’nai B’rith, and the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. He attended services at Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue. According to his family, he “had a beautiful tenor voice and a special passion for music, especially show tunes.”
He was preceded in death by his wife LaVerne Kastrul (nee Bocksenbaum) in 2009, and by his daughter Judith Kastrul Sambol in 1997.
He is survived by son Daniel (Helen Henly) Kastrul of Minneapolis; son-in-law James Sambol of Milwaukee; sister-in-law Harriet Bocksenbaum; and three grandchildren.
Blane Goodman Funeral Service handled arrangements. Rabbi Levi Emmer officiated at the funeral on Sept. 14. Burial was in Agudas Achim Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Newton D. Peckarsky of Bayside died Jan. 12 of pneumonia. He was 96.
He was born in Milwaukee, graduated from Washington High School, and attended Carroll College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was owner of Bluemound Furniture in Brookfield, and a real estate developer. He was a member of Congregation Shalom.
His wife, Bernice Peckarsky (nee Rogatz), died in 2002. He is survived by daughter Betsy (Malcolm) Yewdall; sons Peter Peckarsky and Lee (Lori) Peckarsky; brother Milton (Vivian) Peckarsky; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and companion Sondra Winnik.
Blane Goodman Funeral Service handled arrangements. Funeral services, with Rabbi Ronald Shapiro officiating, were held Jan. 15 at Congregation Shalom. Burial was in Mound Zion Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to Jewish Family Services or Congregation Shalom.
Milwaukeean Becky Solochek, nee Perlstein, died Feb. 1 of natural causes. She was 98.
She was born in Lodz, Poland, and was a child when she and her family came to Milwaukee around 1920. She graduated from North Division High School.
According to her family, she was “a gifted actress” who belonged to Milwaukee’s Perhift (Perez Hirshbein Folk Theater) Players Yiddish theater troupe. She was also a member of NA’AMAT and Hadassah, and was a member of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue.
Her husband, Bernard “Barney” Solochek, died in 1987. Her son, Steve Solochek, died in 2007.
She is survived by daughters Sylvia (Jim Walters) Solochek Walters of Oakland, Calif., and Beverly (Joe Fried) Solochek of New York City; brother Maury Perlstein of Tamarac, Fla.; sister-in-law Sonia Posner Baime of Orlando, Fla.; and siblings-in-law Bea and Leo Solochek; a step-granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. Rabbi Jacob Herber officiated at graveside services in Mound Zion Cemetery on Feb. 5.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Jewish Home and Care Center, the Wisconsin Humane Society, or the Wisconsin Talking Books and Braille Library.
Debra Lynn Spector of Madison died Feb. 9 of diabetes. She was 39.
She was a Milwaukee native who graduated from Shorewood High School in 1991. She earned her undergraduate degree at Boston University, a master’s degree in environmental science at George Washington University, and a law degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was a professor of law at UW-Madison.
She was preceded in death by her brother David H. Spector in 2004. She is survived by her mother Caryl Spector and her father Howard Spector.
Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home handled arrangements. Rabbi Steve Adams officiated at the funeral on Feb. 14. Burial was in Second Home Cemetery.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association.
Sybil Weinstein of Madison died Jan. 21. She was 91.
She and her husband, Arvin B. Weinstein, met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940. According to the published obituary, they loved Madison and its cultural life, and also loved to travel all over the world.
Her husband preceded her in death in 2001. She is survived by daughters Naomi (David) Cobb of Milwaukee and Freya (Paul Ellis) Grand of Washington, D.C.; and three grandchildren.
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service in Madison handled arrangements. A memorial service was held at Temple Beth El in Madison on Jan. 24.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Jewish Federation of Madison or the Madison Symphony Orchestra.
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