Toby L. (Meckler) Footer, age 70, passed away Dec. 14 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Ron Footer; son, Lee Footer and daughter-in-law Brenda Footer; daughter, Alyson Footer; brother, Bill Meckler and sister-in-law Jeanne Van Atta; sister-in-law Sandi Brecher; granddaughter Naomi Footer and many other family and friends. Born in Cleveland on May 2, 1942 to Lou and Naomi Meckler, Mrs. Footer graduated from The Ohio State University and worked as a teacher, a dietician and later as a copy editor and writer at the Dayton Jewish Chronicle. She wrote a semi-regular column, Footnotes, that gave humorous accounts of family life and raising kids in the 1980s. For 12 years, she traveled with Ron to help with his business as a sales representative, a period of time both consider the happiest of their lives. Mrs. Footer was a fantastic cook and a talented writer and craftswoman. She loved to laugh and her greatest joy was her family, to whom she devoted her life. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation (PO Box 374, Birmingham, MI 48012 or www.clfoundation.org) or Foundation Fighting Blindness (P.O. Box 17279 Baltimore, MD 21297-0495 or www.blindness.org). The family wishes to thank M.D. Anderson, The Ohio State James Cancer Hospital and Gem City Home Care for their kindness and assistance.

Dorothy G. Harlan, age 93 of Dayton, passed away Dec. 3. Mrs. Harlan was preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Mollie Ungar, brother Bert Ungar, and her husband Dr. Benjamin Harlan. She is survived by her children, Dr. Stephen (Marla) Harlan, and Beth Ann Harlan; three grandsons, Seth (Paula) Harlan, Chad Harlan and Zach Warner; two sisters, Janet (Bert) Udell and Shirley Leventhal, and nieces and nephews. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to The Ben and Dorothy Harlan Children’s Fund of the Dayton Jewish Federation Foundation or the charity of your choice.