Dr. Benjamin Schuster, age 89, of Dayton, passed away Aug. 24 after a long illness. Dr. Schuster was a native of Milwaukee and a resident of Dayton since 1957. He was the medical director of the Kettering Cardiovascular Institute, a clinical professor of medicine at the Wright State University School of Medicine, and the director of the Cardiac Diagnostic and Interventional Laboratory, Kettering Medical Center, from 1968 to 2000. Dr. Schuster earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Wisconsin and served his internship at the Cincinnati General Hospital, where he met his wife, Marian. He also served his residency and fellowship in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School that included a cardiac fellowship sponsored by the National Heart Institute. He created and directed the weekly cardiology conferences at the Kettering Medical Center since 1968 and founded the acclaimed annual Kettering Cardiology Colloquium. He played a vital role in creating the The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital at Kettering Medical Center: the naming of which was an honor he did not seek but was given to him in recognition of his decades of committed service and leadership. Dr. Schuster was the recipient of various awards and honors including Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Medical Fraternity; Charles F. Kettering Humanitarian Award, October 2000; the DeWall Award given by the American Heart Association, Miami Valley Division, April 2002, in recognition of significant contributions to cardiovascular medicine; and the Living Waters award for Excellence in Mission Service in China, October 2003. He and his late wife also were the recipients of the Tikun Olam Award presented by the Dayton Chapter of Hadassah Organization “for making the world a better place.” They also received The Citizen Legion of Honor Award presented in 2005 by Presidents Club of Dayton and Chamber of Commerce. In 2009, Dr. Schuster was honored with the Grand Master’s Community Service Award from The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio. Dr. Schuster, along with his beloved late wife Marian, were very active in the performing and visual arts community. They were lead donors for the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. Dr. Schuster was on the executive board of the Dayton Art Institute and served on the boards of WDPR Public Radio and Victoria Theatre/ACF. His generosity and vision impacted Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, the School of Professional Psychology, and the College of Liberal Arts. Most recently, the WSU Creative Arts Center concert hall was opened as The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Hall. Dr. Schuster’s legacy of saving lives, his commitment to education, and his dedication to his community will forever be a source of tremendous pride and inspiration to his daughters and grandchildren. Dr. Schuster was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marian, and his sister Lillian Kahn. He is survived by his daughters, Marla Nissan and Debra Tanger, both of New York, and Karen Brace and her husband Rob Brace, of Boston; six grandchildren, his brother Morris Katz, and several nieces and nephews. Interment was in Cincinnati. Memorial contributions may be made to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital or the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Center Foundation).

Goldi K. Stein, age 99 of Dayton, passed away Sept. 6. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Edward Weisman and David Stein. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Raglan and Roberta Bowers; grandchildren Michael (Jennifer) Sidman, David (Alma) Sidman, Evan Bowers, Drew (Maggie) Bowers; three great-grandchildren; sisters Sylvia Millet and Rose Rubin. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Israel or Friendship Village Resident Association.