Brookline, MA Obituaries

Efim Kossovski, born on October 9, 1927, passed away on February 19, 2026, at the age of 98. He was a resident of Boston, Massachusetts.

... Rebecca C. Alssid was born January 30, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY, and passed away on February 17, 2026, in Brookline, MA. She was the beloved daughter of the late Tillie and Julius Cedar. A graduate ...

Linda Elaine (Gibbs) Cohen 4/4/1945-2/14/2026 Linda Elaine (Gibbs) Cohen of Concord Massachusetts entered into rest on February 14, 2026 at the age of 80. Beloved wife of Milton Perry Cohen. Devoted ...

Phyllis Keselman Bonin, born March 2, 1934, passed away on February 13, 2026. She was the beloved daughter of the late Harry and Mary Keselman, and the devoted mother of Joseph Bonin, the late Ted Bon...

... Our hearts are heavy to share that our sister, Cecelia Segal, of Framingham, Ma. passed away on February 13th after a long illness. Her life was one of strength and grace, as marked by the many ...

COHEN, Myrna Debra (Ward), of Newton, Massachusetts, passed away on February 13, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Boston to the late Henry and Beatrice Ward, Myrna was raised in Dorchester and carried...

... Brenda Lee Aizley (née Tocman), of Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on October 5, 1941, Brenda grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a...

Ellen Gottlieb Lerman of Worcester, MA passed away peacefully at age 79 on February 11, 2026 at the home of her son Jeffrey (the one without a doctorate) and his wife Heather (Waterman – who has a doc...

Amalia (Midlarski) Bornstein of Needham, Massachusetts, passed away on February 10, 2026, at age 92. Amalia was the beloved younger daughter of Sophie and Gdala Midlarski. Born and raised in Havana, C...

... Ronna Jo Klein, passed away on February 9, 2026, in Chestnut Hill, three days before her 90th birthday, after a long illness with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia. She moved through life...

Judelis Zurman, aged 93, passed away on February 8, 2026. He was born on May 30, 1932, in Shiaulia, Lithuania. A funeral service will be held on February 11, 2026, at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, locat...

~ Arthur Sidney Shorr passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026 surrounded by loving family. He leaves his loving wife Nancy (Fichman Daniels); children Diana Sklar (Craig), Robin Forman (Sam), Rachel D...

~ Irina Goldenberg of Brighton, MA, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2026 at the age of 87, at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Daughter of Gerson Pittel and Sarah (Burtin) Pittel. Beloved wif...

... Pearl G. Needel (née Miller), beloved mother of Nancy L. Needel and the late Susan B. Needel. Devoted wife of the late A. Benjamin Needel, passed away February 6, 2026, after a long and meaningful...

~ Stephen Barry Hoffman, 83, passed away peacefully on January 30th, 2026 in Westborough, Massachusetts. Born on September 20, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire, Stephen lived a full and meaningful li...

Svetlana Ryabicheva passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 87. She was born on September 15, 1938, in Kiev, Ukraine. A funeral service will be held at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, located at 16...

Susan E. Schaufeld 9/28/44–1/29/26 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Susan (Sue) Schaufeld of Ashland, Massachusetts, announces her sudden passing on January 29, 2026, at the age of 81. Sh...

... Linda Faye Rossman of Lexington, MA passed away suddenly but peacefully at age 78 on January 30, 2026. She was born in Philadelphia, PA to Joseph and Sarah Hertzberg, and was raised alongside he...

... Phillip Charles Henderson (“Phil”) died peacefully at age 85, surrounded by his loving family, in Canton, Massachusetts after battling Parkinson’s disease for seven years. Phil was an industrious ...

... Noah Fasten was born on April 21, 1942 and passed away on January 29, 2026 from complications of the kidney and heart. He was surrounded by his wife Phyllis and his children Rebecca, Marc, and Rac...

... Elaine (Sidell) Richmond, of Natick, formerly of Brookline, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Elaine displayed a passion for life that was truly one in a million. You could see it in h...

... Rhona May D’Onofrio (Thomas), of Medford, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2026, shortly after celebrating her 79th birthday. Born on January 24, 1947, in New York City, New ...

Capt. Mark Hirsh, DDS, affectionately known as “Pop,” passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at his home in Wellesley, MA on January 26, 2026 at the age of 90. Born in 1935, Mark is remembere...

~ Judith Barbara Mallock of Quincy died on January 23, 2026, after a long illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Melvin R. Mallock, of Quincy, June 20, 2015, her beloved brother Richard ...

Stanley H. Fishtine, age 95, of Everett, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Dear son of the late Jacob and Gertrude (Simches) Fishtine. Beloved brother of the late Art...

… Joanne Frolich, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, passed away on January 24, 2026. Joanne was a woman of immense heart, a dedicated educator for 31 years, and the steady anchor of her family. Joanne was...

... Sylvia G. Hammer of Boston passed away peacefully at her home on January 23, 2026, at age 90. She was surrounded by love, with her devoted daughter Beth by her side. Sylvia was predeceased by her ...

... Scott A. Lakin, age 60, passed away with his adoring wife and daughter by his side on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Scott's family was the most important thing to him. His happiest moment came whe...

... Sanford Rosenzweig, a psychotherapist with decades of contributions in the mental health field, and proud father and grandpa, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning in his home in Wayland, ...

... Irving Belansky died peacefully on January 21, 2026 surrounded by family. Born on January 2, 1931 in Malden, MA, Irving was the son of Samuel and Esther Belansky. He had a deep love for the Jewi...

... On January 14, 2026, Lynda Joy Cohen, our wonderful and devoted cousin, and the dear friend to the many who were fortunate enough to experience her boundless energy, intelligence, generosity and k...

Leon Liebman was a serial entrepreneur, a mentor, and a man whose greatest joy came from seeing others succeed. Gifted with an intuitive sixth sense for both people and business, he built ventures tha...

Bunny Shapero died on January 15, 2026, a bright sunny winter’s day, one day after turning 102 and ½. She was a remarkable person who loved life and savored it to the fullest. Together with her belo...

~ Levine, Eric L., of Boston, MA, passed away on January 15, 2026. Adoring father of Allyson Levine Gallant and her husband, Daniel Gallant, and Alexander Levine and his wife, Joanna Levine. Beloved b...

... Lillian Wilker, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her loving family, passed away after a long and full life. She took great pride in reaching that milestone and cherished th...

Janis Susan Davidson (née Goodman) passed away on January 9, 2026, in Alexandria, Virginia, where she lived in her final years to be close to family. She previously lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ...

✡︎ Ronald G. “Ron” Isaacson, of Framingham, entered into rest on Sunday, January 11, 2026, surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 83. Beloved husband of Linda (Kannel) Isaacson, with whom he s...

David H. Sobell, age 70, of South Boston, formerly of Needham, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026. Loving father of Amanda Sobell. Devoted son of the late Hyman and Selma Sobell. Beloved broth...

... David Feinberg, age 90, of Chestnut Hill and Hull, passed away on January 10, 2026. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Laurie Feinberg, who died just 2½ months earlier, after almost 67 years ...

... Joel Kandel, age 82, of Plantation FL, passed away on January 12, 2026 after a long illness. He was born in New York City to the late Milton & Pearl (Rubins) Kandel and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. J...

... Barbara L. Cullen, 85, of Watertown, MA (formerly of Newton, MA; Greenbrae, California; and Detroit, Michigan), passed away on January 11, 2026. She leaves behind her beloved partner, Alan Elliot...

... Rachel Nahmias Kornberg, age 108, died peacefully in her sleep on January 10, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. Rachel was born on October 7, 1917, in Salonica (now Thessaloniki, Greece), the fourth...

Barbara (Gidez) Chandler, age 92, of Brookline, passed away at her home with her two daughters by her side. Born in Boston on January 12, 1933, she is daughter of Benjamin and Tilly (Smith) Gidez. Ba...