Eleanor (Elly) Chaet of Las Vegas, Nev. passed away peacefully Aug. 23. Born Jan. 1, 1933 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Morris and Rose Resnick, she resided in Dayton 42 years until retiring to Las Vegas in 1999. Elly worked primarily as a residential Realtor in Dayton until moving to Las

Henrietta “Henny” Torf Lubow, 95, of Columbus, passed away on Oct. 19. Henny was born on March 9, 1929 into a large extended family in Cincinnati. She attended the University of Cincinnati and received a bachelor’s degree in education from The Ohio State University in 1952 and a master’s degree

Marilyn D. Scher (Footer), passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Aug. 31 — at the age of 99. She was preceded in death by her parents, Katherine and Maurice Footer; and the love of her life of 63 years, Sidney Scher; also, son-in-law Craig Rabiner. She is survived by

Karyl Cohn (née Stein), age 95, passed away peacefully on July 21 in Tucson, Ariz. Born in 1929, in Dayton, Karyl’s life was a testament to her passion for music and her enduring love for her family. Karyl’s musical journey began at the tender age of 8 with piano lessons,

Morris Jacob Heider, age 77 of Boca Raton, Fla., passed away May 27 at Baptist Health Boca Raton Hospital. After graduating from The Ohio State University, Morris spent his early years as a metals dealer in Dayton; moving to Florida, he focused on recycling management with Hollywood Scrap Recycling. Most

Rabbi Dr. Samuel B. Press, age 87 of Dayton, passed away April 29. Rabbi Press was born in Middletown, Conn. in 1936 and raised in Springfield, Mass. He graduated from Yeshiva College with honors and received the Talmud Prize. After college, Rabbi Press served in the U.S. Air Force and

Our beautiful Mom, Shirley F. Gotlieb Frankowitz, died peacefully on March 25 at the age of 95. Shirley was born in Kansas City, Mo. and married Martin Gotlieb (z’l) in 1948. Before the birth of their third child, they moved to Dayton in 1956, joined Beth Abraham Synagogue, and made

Jean Kolstein Lieberman was born on Dec. 19, 1929 in Cincinnati, daughter of Harry and Reva Kolstein. She died on March 14, surrounded by family in the days prior to her death. She was preceded in death in 2014 by the love of her life, Bert Lieberman, husband of 63

Helen Cohen, age 84, of Lake Mary, Fla., passed away on Jan. 29. Helen was born in New York, Feb. 22, 1939, the first child of Dr. Harry and Rosalie Einhorn. Helen grew up in Dayton and graduated from Fairview High School, later attending Indiana University. She had several jobs

Lorraine Fortner passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Jan. 2. Lorraine was born in Terre Haute, Ind. She graduated from Indiana State University, then from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. She worked at LexisNexis for over 40