Barbara Guggenheimer, age 78, of Dayton, passed away Sept. 11 at Hearth & Home in Vandalia. Mrs. Guggenheimer was a longtime member of Beth Abraham Synagogue and the sisterhood and had attended The Ohio State University. Mrs. Guggenheimer was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Sylvia Wall, and sister, Bertha Harbor. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Henry J.; daughter and son-in-law, Leslee and James McCloskey of Maryland; sons and daughters-in-law Joel and Judi Guggenheimer of Dayton, Barry and Chris Guggenheimer of Cincinnati; sister, Lilian Kastner of Florida; brother and sister-in-law, Leon and Lucy Wall of Arizona; grandchildren, Leila, Lauren and Lindsey McCloskey, Samuel, Marla and Aaron Guggenheimer; and numerous other relatives and friends. Interment was at Shaare- Zedek Cemetery in Lima, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Beth Abraham Synagogue, the National Parkinson Foundation or Acclaim Hospice in Mrs. Guggenheimer’s memory. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed.

Milton “Jim” Isaacson, 81 of Kettering, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5 with his family at his side. A 1950 graduate of Fairview High School, he participated in varsity football and track and field and was awarded the outstanding scholar athlete award his senior year. A graduate of Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, he also earned varsity letters in track and field for the pole vault and broad jump. He spent his entire life working to better the lives of others. After serving two years at Sandia Air Force Base in Albuquerque, he returned to Dayton to join his family business at Globe Industries. In 1970, he left Globe to open Nu-Tech Industries where he developed small electrical motors used in healthcare modalities including the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, heart cup and left ventricular assist applications. He held several patents and worked tirelessly to help save lives. He volunteered his time with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, Temple Israel, The United Jewish Campaign, Old Time Newsies and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Dayton. He never missed the birthday of any of his family members who looked forward to their annual birthday call from Uncle Jim. He was predeceased by his parents, Max and Sylvia Isaacson, and his brother, Howard Isaacson. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joan; daughter and son-in-law Julie Isaacson and Michael Wolszon and their children Max and Zoe; daughter Jill Isaacson and her daughters Stephanie and Danielle King; daughter and son-in-law Jan and Gregory Jay and their children Jared and Rachel; sister and brother-in-law Elaine and Bob Stein;  sister-in-law Rita Isaacson, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bob and Judy Koor and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their thanks to the staff and administration at Pinnacle Pointe Nursing Home for the excellent care that they provided. Donations in his memory may be made to Hospice of Dayton, Temple Israel or Dayton Jewish Family Services.

Charlotte Rutmann Rendelman, 95, died Aug. 20. She was born in St. Joseph, Mo. July 18, 1918, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Cushman. She married her husband, the late Richard S. Rutmann of Dayton, where they lived for 39 years and then moved to Boca Raton. She married the late Federal Judge Martin Rendelman of Washington, D.C. She has two sons, the late Robert S. Rutmann (Linda, Naples, Fla.) and Thomas L. Rutmann, (Linda) of Greenacres, Fla.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Rendelman was a graduate of the University of Illnois and was the co-founder of The Senior Congregants of Temple Israel in Dayton. She volunteered in the Dayton area for the Jewish Federation, Hadassah, and was the advisor to the Jewish STP sorority. She was a Life Master at bridge and enjoyed many amateur productions which she wrote and produced for the Jewish community, her family and friends. For Mrs. Rendelman’s 90th birthday, she wrote her last production, Thanks for the Love of Life, to share with her family and friends how blessed she was to have them as part of her life and thank them for sharing and helping to make her life so beautiful. We honor her legacy of being in love with life, family and friends and being able to laugh at oneself.

Kay Konowitch Sokol, age 94 of Kettering, passed away Aug. 30. Mrs. Sokol was born in Philadelphia on March 22, 1919, the oldest of three daughters to Al and Ida Konowitch. She was raised in Cape May, N.J. and had a wonderful childhood playing and working in the resort town. A good student, Mrs. Sokol graduated from college, now Arcadia University, the same year she married Boris Franklin Sokol, 1942. They were married, happily for more than 70 years. After marrying Mr. Sokol, they moved to Dayton where she threw herself into raising two children, Larry Nides Sokol and his sister, Nora Jane Sokol, now Newsock. Mrs. Sokol had two younger sisters, June Segal, living now near Philadelphia — with whom she was in touch always — and Barbara Freedman, who lived in Florida until her recent passing. Mrs. Sokol loved art in every form and devoted herself to many worthwhile volunteer jobs, as a docent for decades at the Dayton Art Institute as well as being an active member of the board of trustees of the art museum. She shared her love and excitement for art with hundreds of people over the years at the Art Institute. Mrs. Sokol adored gardening and was one of the original members of Cox Arboretum. She was always planting or attending to a garden wherever she lived. A spirited Garden Club of Dayton member, she knew a great deal about flowers and how to make them grow. When it came time to guide the Cub Scouts, she was there acting as a den mother for several challenging years. She loved trains and passed this interest on to her son. A lifetime member of Brandeis, she most of all enjoyed travel all over the world. She and her husband, accompanied by her sister-in-law, Shelly Charles, and her husband, Lee, often visited the Far East as well as dozens of countries throughout Europe. Mrs. Sokol, a lifetime athlete, was still playing some good tennis at 80. She was a very engaged and devoted grandparent to Nora and Bob’s daughter, Amy Newsock, who saw her often throughout her life. She loved her two Portland grandchildren dearly, Larry’s kids, Addie Sokol Hahn and Max Sokol, and visited them several times a year. She made it a point to plan a yearly vacation for the whole family at many fun spots. Mrs. Sokol saw her young great-grandson, Oslo Hahn, and looked forward to seeing him on the computer over the last two years. She was lovingly cared for by the kind, devoted and capable staff at One Lincoln Park and Lincoln Park Manor. The wonderful men and women particularly at the Manor attended to her with their full hearts always helping in whatever way was needed, with cheerful spirits. So too was she lucky to have had incredibly fine physicians who genuinely prolonged her life with true caring hands. Dr. Gary Fishbein, Dr. Sameh Khouzam, Dr. Larry Lawhorne and Dr. Louis Heckman in particular are true practitioners of their art in the finest of medical traditions. Mrs. Sokol loved many and many loved her. She had an outgoing and friendly personality which endeared her to everyone she met. She had a wonderful and very blessed life. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Israel, Hospice of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute or Cox Arboretum.