Helen Abramovitz, age 88 of Dayton, passed away Oct. 20 at Cypress Pointe. Mrs. Abramovitz was retired from Good Samaritan Hospital as a counselor, a member of Beth Abraham Synagogue, a board member of Jewish Family Services, a member of the Citizen Review Board for Montgomery County Juvenile Court, a group leader at Oak Tree Corner, and a volunteer with DECA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles in 2009. Mrs. Abramovitz is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Debra Stouffer and Edwin Kautto of L’Anse, Mich., Beth Zuriel and Yitzchak of Israel, and Sara Abramovitz and Larry Sternberg of Sudbury, Mass.; grandchildren, Benjy and Efrat, Shira and Avidan, Rina and Nadav, Ephraim & Emma, Amitai, Ryan and Lori, Ariel, Josh, and Yoni; great-grandchildren, Evyatar, Shilo, Haggai, Uria, Nehora, Bina, Teena, Nigun, Yosef David, Shmuel, Yehuda, Alma, and Zev; niece, Maralyn Tabatsky (Ken Schwer); nephew, David Tabatsky; and other relatives and friends. Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Beth Abraham Synagogue or the charity of your choice in Mrs. Abramovitz’s memory.

Rosalind Karen Badiner (nee Shapiro) age 67 of Englewood, passed away after a long illness surrounded by her loving family and friends on Oct. 8. Mrs. Badiner was a former Dayton public school teacher at several elementary schools. A graduate of Colonel White High School’s class of 1966, she received both her baccalaureate and master’s degrees in education at Wright State University. Nobody was ever a stranger to her and she loved to open her home up to others and make them feel welcome. She was also an avid mah-jongg and card player, a member of the Dayton Chapter of Hadassah, and active in the Englewood Senior Citizens group. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Isadore Badiner, and parents, Paul Shapiro and Elaine Meltzer Shapiro of Dayton. Mrs. Badiner is survived by her brother, Stuart Shapiro, of Dayton; sister, Marilyn Shapiro-Lowell, of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; and her dog, Maggie; as well as several aunts, cousins and many close friends. Interment was at Beth Jacob Cemetery. Donations can be made to the Propolis Project of the Levin Family Foundation, 7812 McEwen Rd., Suite 100, Dayton 45459. The project works to save and create habitat for bees and butterflies in Montgomery County.

Lawrence Eugene Briskin, 86, passed away Oct. 14. He was born in Youngstown to Joseph and Bessie Briskin in 1929. Mr. Briskin attended The Rayen School, and earned degrees from The Ohio State University, Youngstown State University and Case Western Reserve. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Korean War. In 1958, he married Mona Ann Lazar, who predeceased him. Mr. Briskin was retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base where he served as a logistician. He was a long-standing member of Beth Abraham Synagogue and a past president of the Jewish War Veterans. Mr. Briskin was passionate about his family and many topics including economics and politics. He leaves behind his loving wife of 40 years, Dena Sureck Briskin, along with his children Jeanne (Daniel Dinsmoor), Jacqueline (Kenneth Pinkus), Alex (Jane), Lisa Jacobs (Larry) and Richard Comerchero; grandchildren Benjamin, Daniel and Emily Briskin, Austin and Olivia Jacobs, Ari, Gabriel, Joseph and Lily Dinsmoor, and Olivia Mona Pinkus, as well as several nieces, a nephew and cousins. He was also predeceased by his sister, Leatrice Phillips. Please consider donations to Beth Abraham Synagogue, Jewish War Veterans, Hadassah or the charity of your choice.

Debora E. “Debbie” Horn, age 98, originally of Chicago, passed away peacefully on Sept. 28. She was the widow of Roy H. Horn, a prominent Dayton attorney to whom she was married for 54 wonderful years. She taught music for many years and sang in the choir (when Dorothy Herbst played the organ and Paul Katz was the conductor) at Temple Israel, was active in Hadassah and a past president of the Council of Jewish Women. After many years of community service, she devoted herself to family care and was an enthusiastic swimmer, tennis player and golfer at Meadowbrook Country Club. She enjoyed art classes with Rosanne Schwartz and created a number of pictures, sculptures and wall art, which the family will always treasure. She also enjoyed participating in the Jewish Federation Book Club, led by Ruthe Meadow, where she was an enthusiastic participant, and she loved music, mostly Broadway and classical. She was known for her extensive knowledge of song lyrics. In later years she received excellent health care from Dr. Abdul Butman, in-home care from the caregivers at Cura Care Corp. of Mason, especially Melissa Wilson, and nurses at Gem City Home Care, especially Kelly Hoke. Survivors include son, Ralph Horn, and wife, Deborah, of Dayton; daughter, Charlene Posner, and husband, Richard, of Chicago; grandsons, Kenneth Posner, and wife, Susan Eby, of New York, Eric Posner, and wife, Emlyn Eisenach, of Chicago, Brandon Horn, and wife, Wendy Yu, of Los Angeles, and Benjamin Horn, and wife, Lisa, of Bexley; granddaughter, Alyssa Whittemore; and great-grandchildren, Emeline and Philip Posner, Nathanial and Jacob Posner, Dylan and Brayden Horn and Pema and Amitai Yu. Mrs. Horn was a woman who always had a song in her heart, a love of her family and a thirst for knowledge, and she will be greatly missed. Please consider a contribution to The Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Hospice Of Dayton Foundation, or the charity of your choice, in her memory.

Harriet F. Mann, age 94 of Dayton, passed away Sept. 19 at Hospice of Dayton. She is survived by her beloved husband of 73 years, Harvey Mann, her loving children, Marsha (Lee) Norden of Leesburg, Fla. and Larry Mann of Westerville, a very special aunt, Elaine Frank of Winnetka, Ill., and many nieces and nephews. Interment was at Beth Abraham Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Beth Abraham Synagogue or Hospice of Dayton.

Daniel Schild, age 89 of Kettering, passed away Oct. 20. Mr. Schild graduated with a BSE in mechanical engineering from NYU in 1949 and obtained a master’s in industrial engineering from The Ohio State University. He enlisted in the Navy on D-Day. After service, he was an engineering instructor at UD and then worked for 35 years at Aeronautical Systems Division of WPAFB. He then worked as a consultant at TASC until 1999. Mr. Schild was a past president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He served on the board of Hillel Academy. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Lois Slavin Schild, and his brother, Bernard Schild. Mr. Schild is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Harris Slavin Schild,M.D. and Heidi Schild; two grandchildren, Ethan and Darcy Schild; sisters-in-law Betty Sweeney and Jacqueline Schild; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Interment was at Beth Jacob Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society Team in Training 14 Commerce Drive #301 Cranford,NJ 07016, Beth Jacob Synagogue, or the charity of your choice.

Mendel Shapochnik, age 93, of Dayton, passed away Sept. 29. Interment was at Beth Jacob Cemetery.

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