Brookline, MA Obituaries

... Alan J. Strauss, of Lexington, on Friday, May 15, 2026. Predeceased by his beloved wife Marjorie and son Edward. Survived by Ruth & Jonathan Fleischmann of Lexington and Sally & Joe Lang of St. L...

A Funeral Service will be held on May 13, 2026, from 1:30 pm at Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA. The service will be available via livestreamed at this link: www.levinelive.com/norma...

... Marilyn Jane Riseberg, 83, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, passed away on May 10, 2026, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marilyn was predeceased by her husband Leslie Riseberg and he...

Marjorie Grodner Housen passed away peacefully on May 6, 2026 at Devonshire in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She was 90 years old, the daughter of Ceil Grodner Susnow z”l and Abraham Grodner z”l. She w...

... Wendy Barbara Katz, 84, of Bedford, Massachusetts, and Boca Raton, Florida, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2026, surrounded by her family. Wendy was born on December 1, 1941, in Montreal, Quebe...

... Joseph Slotnik Michelson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and community leader, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 7, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia, at the age of 92. Born on April 9, 1...

Sylvia (Bernstein) Levy, age 83, of Framingham, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Beloved wife of Samuel Levy. Loving mother of Lorne Levy and his wife Karii, and Stephen Levy and his wife Amy. ...

... Dora Beygelmakher (Segal), age 92 of Brookline, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026. Born in Moldova, Dora was the daughter of Ida and Pyotr Segal. As a holocaust survivor and orph...

... Jerold “Jerry” Jaeger, 73, of Needham, MA, passed away suddenly on May 4, 2026, from complications of SJS/TEN. He was predeceased by his parents, Martin and Sylvia Jaeger. He is survived by his w...

Lila Barbara Mulgay (née Zimmerman) lived for 94 years. Born on the Lower East Side of New York to Anna (Simon) and Albert Zimmerman on December 13, 1931, she was raised there and in Williamsburg, and...

... Bertram “Bert” A. Magazine, 93 of Framingham, MA, passed away on April 30, 2026, after a brief illness. Bert was born in Brighton, MA. He moved to Framingham, MA, in the late 1950’s. He was the s...

~ Jerome A. Berman, a resident of Boston, MA, previously of Dover, MA, born in Milwaukee, WI in 1935 to Ella and Henry Berman, passed away at 90 years old in his home on April 29, 2026. He was surroun...

... Donald Robinson, age 87, passed away after a brief illness on April 28, 2026. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years Elaine Robinson; his cherished children, Heather Stanley (Scott) and M...

... Phyllis Berman, of Newton, MA passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026. She was a devoted mother to Michael and Jeffrey Wade. They were her biggest joy in life. She beamed with pride every time she s...

With tremendous sorrow and grief, we announce the passing of Frederick L. “Fred” Bernstein, age 93, of Sudbury, MA and formerly of River Vale, NJ, who passed peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2026,...

... Ruth R. Luftman née Hamburger of Westborough, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, April 22. She is survived by her son Henry and his wife Patricia, Jacob and his wife Nora, Eric and his wife ...

... Florence (Sweeder) Sebell, of Weston and formerly of Wayland, passed away on April 22, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Boston, she was the youngest daughter of David and Anna Sweeder. Known loving...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sol (Shialom) Cohen, affectionately known as “Mike,” who was born in November 1935, and passed away on April 21, 2026, at the age of 90. A Holo...

Beverly (Bunny) Rose passed away peacefully on Sunday April 19 at the age of 94. She was the loving and beloved wife of the late Al Rose. She cherished her family; her son Scott Rose and his wife Ju...

✡ Michael Eliastam passed away peacefully on April 18, 2026, in Wayland, Massachusetts, surrounded by the love of his family and his caregivers. Originally from South Africa, Michael was a dedicated...

... Laurence “Larry” Allen Weil, age 73, of Cambridge, MA, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2026 surrounded by his wife and sons. In addition to his devotion to family and friends, Larry was known...

~ Dr. May S. Jacobson, PhD, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was a pioneering scientist, educator, and beloved figure in the Doberman Pinscher community. She passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy ...

Barbara (Freedlender) Weisman, most commonly known as Safta, a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt, whose warmth, kindness, and selfless love touched everyone around her, ...

... Mitchell Howard Heller (Melech ben Mayor v’Leah) died in his sleep early Friday morning April 17th , 2026. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 52 years Debbie, daughters Tovah (Erick), and Jenni...

Robert "Bob" Freedman passed away on April 15, 2026 at the age of 89. Born January 10, 1937 to the late Ralph and Hilda Freedman in Boston, he was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, June (Mather) Fr...

Eleanor (Ellie) Harris Lederman formerly of Brookline, Cape Cod and Delray Beach, Fla. Cherished and devoted mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She passed away peacefully in the arms of her you...

Mikhail Koman passed on April 11, 2026, at the age of 92. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held at Kovner Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132, on April 16, 2026, at 12:00 pm.

Esther Yanow, of Peabody (formerly Brookline) entered into rest on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at her home with her family at her side, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the ...

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 12:00pm at Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA. The service will be available via livestream at the following link: https://ti...

Rachel Turkewitz passed away peacefully, at home in Winchester, MA, on April 9 at the age of 101. She was the loving and beloved wife of the late Herman Turkewitz. She cherished her family; her daught...

Bruce R. Kline, age 71, of South Boston, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in the comfort of his home. He was the beloved son of the late Bertram W. Kline Sr. and Rosalyn (Rapoport) Kline. Born ...

✡ Edith Maltz Trombly Miller, 102, of Chestnut Hill, MA, passed away on April 7, 2026. Edith was predeceased by her late husbands, Sumner H. Trombly and Bernard Miller. She is survived by sons Kenneth...

Harriette Blechman: Beloved English Teacher and Consummate New Yorker Harriette Blechman passed away at 79, in the company of her closest family. She died during Passover, the symbolism of which woul...

Donald Bruce Stewart was born June 15th, 1955, in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was the youngest of five children to Charles Alexander and Winifred Allen (McDonough) Stewart. Charles passed away when ...

Lillian "Libby" (Friedman) Topol, age 96, passed away peacefully at her home in the Back Bay on April 3rd, 2026. A woman of extraordinary wisdom and quiet strength, Libby was a steady anchor for all w...

~ Bruce Kaufman of Newton, MA, passed away suddenly on April 1, 2026, at 39 years of age. Son of Allan Kaufman and Ellen Ellin (Barry). Loving husband of Marni of 8 years. Beloved father of Dylan and ...

Eulogy for Lina Maystrovsky June 11, 1939 – April 1, 2026 Lina Maystrovsky was born in Kharkov, Ukraine, before World War II. During the war, her family was evacuated to Belorussia. From an early ag...

... Betty Sandler Federman, age 96, of Boynton Beach, FL, and formerly of West Yarmouth, MA entered into eternal rest on March 30, 2026, at her home. Betty was the beloved wife of the late Robert (B...

Joseph (Joe) Alroy of Newton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Monday, March 30th, 2026. Joe was eighty-six years old, born to Chana Sheinfeld and Arieh Kirschenbaum/Alr...

… Eugene Goldman passed away at the age of 96 on March 31, 2026 at Linden Ponds in Hingham, MA. He is survived by his wife, Honey Kronenberg, his son Richard, and four grandchildren. Gene was the prou...

Roslyn Lipsey passed on March 27, 2026, at the age of 90.

... Leonie Rahmin of North Andover, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at her home at Edgewood Retirement Community, in North Andover on March 28, 2026 at the age of 92. Leonie was born in Baghdad, ...

Gail Betta Goldberg, 86, of Charleston, SC, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026. Gail was born May 6, 1939, in St. Paul, MN, to Bess and Benjamin Kirschbaum. She attended the University of Miam...

Carol (Weinstein) Jacobs, age 95, of Dedham, Massachusetts, formerly of Newton, Massachusetts, and Boca Raton, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2026, surrounded by the love of her ...

... Aaron Hentoff, of Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on March 24, 2026. Aaron is survived by his father, Steven Hentoff, his sister, Dasha Solomon (Rob), his brother, Jacob (Patrick), and was the ...

Rabbi Paul H. Levenson – beloved “Singing Rabbi,” gifted orator, and lifelong builder of communities – died peacefully in his sleep in Rockville, MD – just two weeks shy of his 94th birthday. For more...

Betty Lilian Frankel passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026 at the age of 97. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa to Dora (Davis-Posimensky) and Charles Silberman, Betty was the cherished wife of Dr....

Barbara Carol Fagelman Sidell, age 92, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026. ~ Born on September 30, 1933, Barbara was raised in the greater Boston area, where she developed the intelligence, sty...