Barbara "Bobbi" Kraft
Dec 23, 2025
December 23, 2025. Loving sister of Dr. Irving (BettyAnn) Kraft and Larry Kraft. Devoted aunt of Blair Britt. Bobbi was a member of Congregations of Shaare Shamayim and a Past President of the Shalom Tamid Chapter of Hadassah. Relatives and friends are invited to Funeral Services Friday December 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM precisely at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Suburban North, 310...
Francine Bitman
Dec 22, 2025
Francine (Fran) Bitman, of Horsham, PA, and longtime resident of Jenkintown, PA and Naples, FL passed away peacefully on December 22nd at the age of 94. Fran was the daughter of Emanuel and Francis Lazar. She grew up in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia and was a graduate of Olney High School. Fran was predeceased by her husband of...
Steven J. Berger
Dec 22, 2025
Steven Jordan Berger, age 73, of Philadelphia, PA, and a longtime resident of Blue Bell, PA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 22, surrounded by love and family.
Steve is survived by his devoted wife, Connie Rubin Berger, his children, Shelby Kleiman (David) and Justin Berger (Leah), his cherished grandchildren, Miller and Carsyn Kleiman, and his beloved sister Marsha Rosenstein (Eric). He...
Elaine Salkind Ginsberg
Dec 22, 2025
Elaine Salkind Ginsberg (nee Horwitz), on December 22, 2025. Loving wife of the late Sidney Salkind for 49 years and the late Sidney Ginsberg for 19 years. Adoring mother of Gwen Salkind and Sharon Debra (Ulysses John) Biffoni. Grandmother of Marisa (Chip), Alexa (Mitchell), Erica, and Jared (Leigh), great-grandmother of Sophia, Liam and Quinn. Aunt to beloved nieces and nephews....
Toby Greenberg
Dec 21, 2025
It is with love and gratitude for a long life well lived that we announce the passing of Toby Greenberg at the age of 102.
Toby was the daughter of Rose and Benjamin Bock who were Eastern European immigrants. She grew up at 3rd and Porter St. in South Philadelphia in a Jewish Orthodox home and graduated from South Philadelphia High...
Ruth Sprecher
Dec 21, 2025
With sadness and gratitude for a long life well lived, we share the passing of our beloved mother, Ruth Sprecher, on December 21, at the age of 103. She was a source of strength, wisdom, and unconditional love, and her presence will remain with us always.Ruth is survived by her devoted sons, Lou (Linda), Barrett, Ira, and Frank (June). She...
Frances Berkowitz
Dec 20, 2025
Frances (Fran) Berkowitz, beloved by everyone who knew her, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of joy, positivity and love of life and family.
Fran was born and grew up in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Morris and Nellie Nettis, and sister of the late Joseph and Frank Nettis. She worked as a secretary...
Ira M. Sclan
Dec 18, 2025
Ira M. Sclan, of Plymouth Meeting, PA, born May 27, 1939 passed away on December 18, 2025. Ira had a distinguished aeronautical engineering career. There was a James Bond-esque quality to Ira’s professional life, as he’d casually mention trips to Papau New Guinea, a nuclear submarine, Area 51, and a stint in law school to baffled daughters and friends. More...
Edith Katzowsky
Dec 18, 2025
Edith (Freed) Katzowsky, born on September 10, 1937, in the vibrant city of Philadelphia, departed this world peacefully from her residence on December 18, 2025, surrounded by unwavering love—a testament to the profound connections she nurtured throughout her life. A woman of remarkable ardor and dedication, Edith gracefully balanced her career as a bank teller with her paramount role as...
Richard "Dick" Brown
Dec 16, 2025
Our dad, Richard L. “Dick” Brown, age 91, died comfortably on December 16, 2025 from complications of dementia. He leaves behind his inseparable companion and wife of 69 years, Anne (Kleinfield); his daughters and sons-in-law Debbie and Andy Zlotnick and Carol and Paul Layer; his granddaughters Lauren Kessler (Jason), and Tess and Cleo Layer; and his great-grandson, Cameron Kessler.
Dad was...