Obituaries | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - Part 5

Obituaries

Obituaries, January 2022

Posted on: December 23rd, 2021 | 19 Tevet 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

Amy Free Brecher  Amy Free Brecher died Dec. 5, 2021. She was 67.    Wife of Kevin Krepski. Dear sister of Martha (Joel Stone) Brecher and Richard Brecher. Further survived by her aunt, Carol Kirsch Fishman; cousins, Melinda (Tom Grabowski) Fishman, Abbie (the late Patrick House) Fishman, Alex (Cal Bowie) Orfinger, and Anne (Stephen) Grollman; nephews, […]

Susan Picus   

Posted on: December 23rd, 2021 | 19 Tevet 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

  Susan Picus, an internationally known world bridge champion, died Nov. 17, 2021, in Manhattan.    A longtime resident of New York City, she was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School. The daughter of Roy and Rita (Peckarsky) Picus, Sue Picus is survived by husband, Barry Rigal, who was her favorite bridge partner. […]

Obituaries 

Posted on: December 1st, 2021 | 27 Kislev 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

  Fred Alan Chester  Fred Alan Chester of Mequon died Nov. 13, 2021, at the age of 88.    Beloved husband of Jane Chester (nee Solomon). Loving father of Amy (Michael) Cohen of Thiensville and Michael (Patricia) Chester of DePere. Proud grandfather of Elizabeth Miller, Ginger (Nathan) Hoeffner, Benjamin (Amy) Chester, Ted (Maggie Aspenson) Cohen, Mitchell […]

Obituaries, November 2021

Posted on: October 28th, 2021 | 22 Heshvan 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

    Oleg Klebanov  Oleg Klebanov died on Sept. 28, 2021, at the age of 75.   Beloved husband of Tsylina (nee Livshits). Dear brother of the late Sofia and the late Michael and brother-in-law of Nina Pyatnitsky. Loving uncle of Galina (Boris) Bakman and great-uncle of David and Mikela Bakman. Further survived by other relatives […]

Obituaries, October 2021

Posted on: October 6th, 2021 | 30 Tishri 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

    Merla Estelle Charne  Merla Estelle Charne (nee Feldstein) died Sept. 12, 2021, at the age of 96. Beloved wife of the late Irvin B. Charne. Cherished mother of Jim (Laurie Hutzler) Charne and the late David (Lisa Dubrow) Charne. Loving grandmother of Madeline Blaire Charne. Further survived by other loving relatives and dear […]

Obituary

Posted on: September 26th, 2021 | 20 Tishri 5782 by Special to the Chronicle

Jean Katz Sata, also known as Jean Katz, passed away love filled on September 25, 2021. A family focused nature loving Zionist teacher taught ‘when given the chance always take the pretty way!’ She was surrounded by her loving children and blanketed by her 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Sata graduated from Shorewood high […]

Obituaries, September 2021

Posted on: August 31st, 2021 | 23 Elul 5781 by Special to the Chronicle

      Nancy Gail Samson Cohen Fay Edith Colberg   Fay Edith Colberg (nee Zeiger) died on July 26, 2021, in Madison. Fay was born in Milwaukee on Jan. 9, 1925. She was the youngest of the seven children of Regina (nee Zuckerman) and David Zeiger. She attended North Division High School and graduated from […]

Obituaries, May 2021

Posted on: May 3rd, 2021 | 21 Iyyar 5781 by Special to the Chronicle

    Feiga Bandos  Feiga Bandos of Efrat, Israel, died at the age of 96 on March 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Felix Bandos. Survivors include son Marcus (Melanie) of Bayside, daughter Helen (Mark) Breslow of Toronto, daughter Marilyn (Yisrael) Broder of Efrat, Israel. Feiga came to Milwaukee from Falun, […]

Obituaries, April 2021

Posted on: April 1st, 2021 | 19 Nisan 5781 by Special to the Chronicle

  Ruth Beder   Ruth Beder, of Bayside, died on Jan. 23, 2021, at the age of 89. She was born in Milwaukee and the loving wife of Albert Beder. Dear mother of Jeff (Heidi) Beder, Rick Beder, Gary (Sherri) Beder, and Melissa (Michael) Spanjar. Caring sister of Mayta Schnoll and preceded in death by siblings […]

Obituaries, March 2021

Posted on: March 1st, 2021 | 17 Adar 5781 by Special to the Chronicle

  David Adashek  David Adashek died on Nov. 24, 2020, at 82 years old in Highland Park, Illinois, of COVID-19. He was 6 days shy of his 83rd birthday. He will forever be remembered not only as a businessperson driven by ideas, but most importantly as a loving husband, father, mentor and friend to so […]