Brookline, MA Obituaries

... Robert L. Brown passed on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Robert leaves behind his wife, Jessica; twin 8-year-old sons: Henry Lewis and Sheldon Jack; his brother Howard, Howard’s wife Mariann, and ...

... Mark Murstein, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, son-in-law, and friend, died peacefully in hospice care at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massac...

... Lawrence B. Sears (“Larry”) of Back Bay passed away on September 4, 2026, after a short stay at B&W Hospital. Larry was born to Dr. and Mrs. John Sears of Brookline, MA, on June 3, 1936. As a you...

Yeva Frishman, age 93, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2026, in Boston Massachusetts. Born on August 17, 1933, in Poltava, Ukraine, Yeva was the beloved daughter of Boris Rabinovich and Rosa S...

... Arthur A. Stein passed on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, surrounded by family. Funeral services and interment have been held. Shiva will be observed on Friday, September 4, from 10am to 12:30pm ...

... Linda F. (Duchin) Clark, 82, of Osterville MA, formerly of New York City and Newton MA passed away peacefully on September 1st, 2026, after battling an extended illness. Born in Boston, she was t...

... Alan Dennis Leffler of Chestnut Hill, formerly of Lynnfield and Medford, died peacefully at home, at age 82, surrounded by his three children, on August 31, 2026, after a brave battle with cancer....

... Barbara Lichtman of Brookline, on Monday, August 31, 2026. For 61 years the beloved wife of the late Abraham Murray Lichtman. Loving mother of Susan & Carl Blanchard, Michael Lichtman & Joyce Gr...

Holden Wenger Karon passed on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the age of 24. Born March 18, 2002, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Holden was raised in Newton, Massachusetts. A Funeral Service will be he...

... Nancy Fishman, 86, of Dedham, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Born in Boston on November 8, 1939, to her father, Edward Fishman of Boston, and her mother, Dorothy (Nieitlich) Fishman of N...

Irwin Leav, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2026. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 4, 1937, to Solomon and Sadie Leav. Irwin was the husband of Lois (Lefton) Leav and father o...

Irina Gutkin passed on August 27, 2026, at the age of 101, having been born on February 13, 1925, in Mogilev, Russian Federation. Irina lived in Boston, Massachusetts. A Committal Service will be h...

... Gerald Steinberg (Jerry) died peacefully at his home in Brookline, his two children at his side, on August 25. Born in 1943 to Herman and Rae Steinberg, Jerry grew up on Bergen Avenue in Jersey ...

... Laurie Greenbaum Beitch, 71, died peacefully on August 23, 2026, surrounded by friends and family who loved her, after facing a rare form of Bone Cancer called Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma. Bo...

Elizabeth "River" Bauman Staines died of metastatic breast cancer on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 38. Born in Los Angeles, CA, River grew up in Lexington, MA. Graduating from the Universit...

... John Nathaniel Kogan, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, colleague, and friend, died on August 23, 2026, at the age of 86, after living with Parkinson’s disease for 25 years. John was...

… Martin B. Silverman passed away at the age of 90 on August 23, 2026. He is survived by his spouse of 52 years, his sister-in-law, his nephew, three nieces, and two grand-nieces. Martin earned his u...

... Myrna Elaine (Weiss) Davidson, age 93, of Dedham, formerly of Needham and Brookline, passed away on August 22, 2026. She was born in Boston to the late Abraham Weiss and Anna (Herman) Weiss. A...

Rebecca Foster September 17, 1946 – August 22, 2026 Rebecca Foster, of Brookline, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on August 22, surrounded by her family. She was weeks shy of her 80th birthday....

~ Sidelle Stiller, of Delray Beach, FL, and Boston, MA, took her last breath during the early morning of August 19, 2026, while being cared for in Walla Walla, WA. She was preceded in death by her hus...

… Michael Allan Lourie of Hopedale, MA, passed away at the age of 81, on Friday, August 21st, 2026. Michael is predeceased by his late parents, Harry and Helen (Zack) Lourie. For 53 years, he was the...

... Marilyn (Glatzerman) Eisenberg, on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Cherished wife of the late Mischa Eisenberg. Beloved mother of Melody Dorfman (David z"l) and Robin McNamara (Wayne). She was the ...

... Edward (Eddie) Burmon of Newton, MA, passed away on August 18th at home after a long battle with cancer. Eddie is survived by his daughter Lynn and granddaughter Ella, his brother David (Kayo) a...

Roza Krasik passed away a week before her 99th birthday, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, dedication, and profound love for her family. Born in Ukraine in 1927, Roza moved to Leningrad, Russia,...

... Deborah Nason of Auburndale, MA, passed away on August 9, 2026. A brief service with prayers will be held at Shara Tfilo Cemetery, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury, MA, on Friday, August 28, 2026,...

Elizabeth (Lisa) Swinburne Kirshen Ridley passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, after a courageous two-year battle with Atypical Parkinson Disease. Lisa was born in Boston MA on Septe...

… Robert Robinson of Braintree, Massachusetts, died on August 17, 2026, at South Shore Hospital. He was 103. Born in Boston on April 18, 1923, to Irving and Bessie Robinson, he graduated from Boston L...

... Jonathan Marc Goldstein, 67, of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, passed away after a period of declining health. He was born in Boston on August 30, 1958, to the late Judy and Bernie Goldstein, and grew ...

... Barbara Jellinek, age 77, passed away on August 16, 2026, after a battle with progressive disease. Barbara Jellinek, née Manasse, was born July 3, 1949, to Alfred and Gertraude (Trude) Manasse, wh...

Diane Silverman Difranza passed on August 12, 2026, at the age of 93, having been born on August 27, 1932, in Portland, Maine. Diane lived in Delray Beach, Florida.

✡ Edythe Goldstein of Hingham, Massachusetts, passed away on Thursday, August 13th, at the age of 83. She was the beloved wife of the late Sherwood Goldstein and a wonderful mom to three sons and daug...

... This is our dad. He loved us all more than anything. He was our greatest cheerleader and our ultimate defender. He encouraged us to get an education, assuring us that it was the one thing no one c...

Of Boston, MA and a resident of Naples, FL, Sheldon Mark Fechtor passed away Thursday, August 13, 2026 at his home in Boston with his loving wife, Marjorie, by his side. He was 93. Born on November 8...

Faye Susan Collie passed on August 11, 2026, at the age of 70. Born October 7, 1955, in Boston, Massachusetts. She resided in Framingham, Massachusetts. She was the cherished wife and best friend o...

... Ruth Posin Lappin of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Boston, Massachusetts entered into rest on August 11, 2026 at the age of 100. She was predeceased by her husband of 28 years, Dr. Herbert I. ...

We are sad to announce that Marilyn Harris, of Needham, Massachusetts and more recently of Norwood, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday evening, August 9. She was 91 years old. Marilyn lived a long...

✡ Charles Gerald “Jerry” Freidus, 81, of Waltham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 8. Jerry was the son of the late Nathan and Sylvia Freidus. He leaves behind his two children, Jason and his...

✡ Harvey Andrew Vine aka Scott Vine, 84, of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2026. Harvey Andrew Vine was born in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England on March 9, 1942, to Rachel (Bird...

Arthur Paul Wein, 85, of Boston, MA passed away with his wife, Susan, by his side on August 8, 2026. Arthur was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, and was a trusted friend who was adored by al...

... Seena Beth Berkowitz, of Needham, MA passed on August 3rd, 2026 at 82. Seena was a loving, kind-hearted woman whose warmth, generosity, and compassion touched everyone fortunate enough to know he...

Bernard J. “Bitzy” Bitman, formerly of Swampscott and Concord, MA entered into rest on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at the age of 100. Beloved husband of the late Estelle (Oberman) Bitman, Devoted father o...

... Alan H. Stein of Newton, MA and Netanya, Israel, passed away on August 3, 2026. He is survived by his wife Marsha (of 57 years), daughter Audrey (of Cambridge, MA), and the Florida contingent, sis...

... S. Nancy Black Simches, aged 92, of Chestnut Hill and Osterville passed away on August 3, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Nancy was the dear daughter of the late Emma and Thomas Black of Bosto...

... Debbie Bernstein of Billerica, formerly of Framingham, on July 31, 2026 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late Howard Bernstein. Devoted mother of Martin Bernstein and his wife Pam Oxenberg. L...

It is with profound sadness that the family of Jason David Ash, age 48, announce his passing on Saturday, August 1, 2026, surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. B...

... Sandra M. Siler, of New York, NY and Brookline, MA, passed away on July 30, 2026, at age 91. She’s survived by daughter Juliet (Eastland), son-in-law Craig, beloved grandchildren Ivy and Jack, and...

Thomas Morrow McCabe, of Milford, formerly of Natick, South Florida, and originally Wellesley, MA, passed away on July 28, 2026. Born on December 8, 1937, he was the son of the late A. Raymond and Mar...

... Bassuk, Edwin M., 92, of Framingham, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Beloved husband of the late Bonnie (Brock) Bassuk. Devoted father of Shari Bassuk and her husband, Paul Markowitz, of We...

... Eva Marilyn Chisholm passed away peacefully at 86 years old on July 22, 2026. Eva most recently resided in Gainesville, Virginia after spending most of her life in Stoughton and Bridgewater, MA. ...

... Jay Charles Grutman, 67, of Vero Beach, Florida, Rhinebeck, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on July 22, 2026. Born in Winchester, New York, Jay was the beloved son of Seymour Gru...