Brookline, MA Obituaries

Lyn (Michaelson) Weiner, of Newton, passed away on December 13, 2025. Lyn was devoted to her family, her friends, her work, her faith, and the causes she cared about. Her professional life was remark...

... Barbara (Rubin) Green, 93, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025, in Wayland, Massachusetts. Born on November 21, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York, to Mabel and Charles Rubin, Barbara lived a ful...

Born in 1930 as Leah Gershater, Lorraine Gershater Herzberg spent the first few years of her childhood in a small village in Lithuania. She came to the United States in late 1938 to escape the Nazi r...

... On Thursday, December 11, 2025, MARJORIE RUTH HARRISON of Washington, DC. Dear sister of Martha (Haim) Brill. Marjorie is also survived by many loving relatives and friends. She was predeceased by...

~ Viktor Fuks of Brookline, formerly of Baku, Azerbaijan, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, December 8, 2025. Son of the late Lev and Mina (Fine) Fuks. Beloved hus...

... Richard Cohen, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, left us peacefully on December 8, 2025 at the age of 88. Richard, lived a long, rich life defined by warmth, generosity,...

Herbert L. Bello, aged 87, passed away on December 8, 2025. Loving husband of the late Deanna Bello. He is also survived by his former wife, Dorothy Lennick. Devoted father to Adrienne Jacobson & her ...

... Toni Delisi, age 81 years, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, December 7, 2025. She grew up in Hershey, PA, received a BA in English from The University of Delaware, and a Masters degree in Lib...

.. Yeva Veytsman, born on March 5, 1924, in Kyiv, Ukraine, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2025, at the age of 101. Yeva was a resident of Malden, Massachusetts. A committal service is sche...

... Nathaniel Chaffin of Newton passed away on Thursday, December 4th. He was 91 years old. He was predeceased by his extraordinary wife Peggy in January of 2012. He is survived by his six loving c...

... Judith Beth Marcus passed away on Friday, December 5th, at Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center after a long battle with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. A woman of immense talent, Judie...

... Howard Donald Allen, 96, of Brookline, passed away on December 4, 2025. Beloved husband of Jeannette (Auerbach), married 73 years; cherished father of Lisa (John), Bill (Lisa), and Emily (Woody); ...

✡ Linda J. Goldberg, of Natick, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the age of 83. Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Max Garber and Sarah (Freeman) Garber Danis. Those ...

Barry Wayne Berman, of Woburn, a man who could work with anything metal, mechanical, or electrical, who loved his two sons and four grandchildren, died on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, of complications fro...

✡️ Paul Sandberg passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer and a much longer battle with frontotemporal dementia. Paul was a beloved father to Alex, brother to David, Valerie, and Eric...

Zinaida (Zina) Grigorievna Shnayder was born on June 7th, 1946 in Moscow, Russia, and passed peacefully in her sleep on December 2nd, 2025, from chronic kidney disease. Her mother Anna (Chana), was b...

Donald Gotz passed away Dec.2,2025 He was a great brother and a wonderful father to Marci his daughter. He had 2 grandsons- Ben & Michael. Donald is preceded by his wife Dorothy, his parents -Abraham ...

Brent Lewin Levinson; cherished husband, devoted father, respected psychologist, and lifelong learner, passed away on December 2, 2025 at the age of 79 in Newton, Massachusetts. Known for his passiona...

... Herbert Joel Kaufman, born on December 28, 1935, in Delray Beach, passed away on November 28, 2025, at the age of 89. Herb was born in Everett, Massachusetts on Dec.28, 1935 to Harry and Anna Kauf...

... Eleanor Pearlman, 83, of Burlington, MA and Silver Spring, MD, passed away on November 29, 2025. Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, John L. Pearlman and her daughter, Rebecca Feld. She is su...

Amy Doralyn Spindler passed away on November 30, 2025, at the age of 33. Born on October 1, 1992, in Framingham, Massachusetts, Amy spent her life in nearby Ashland, where she developed lifelong conne...

Joseph B. Porath of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on November 29, 2025. He was born in 1936 in Timisoara, Romania, the son of the late Yaakov and Bluma Fruchter. A child survivor of the Holoca...

... Denis Krasnigor, 83, formerly of Quincy, Massachusetts, passed away on November 27, 2025. Born on April 26, 1942, he was the son of the late Jacob and Pauline Krasnigor. A graduate of Boston Stat...

... Linda (Steiner) Lichtman of Newton passed away peacefully on Friday, November 28th, 2025. Raised in Brighton, MA, Linda graduated from Brighton High and earned a degree in Psychology from Boston...

... Rachel Tepper, of Brighton, Massachusetts, passed away on November 28, 2025, age 80. Service will be private.

... Robert “Bobby” Fine, 83, of Framingham, MA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Suzanne; his three children, Bruce, Randy and h...

... Marolyn Katz, formerly of Milton, Newton, and Plymouth, surrounded by her family, peacefully, on November 26, 2025. Marolyn was born in Lawrence, MA in 1933 to Norma & Jack Silverman. For 51 year...

... Elliot Lawrence Glickler of Dorchester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on November 26th, 2025, in the company of his loving daughters Katherine Pia and Caroline Emily. Elliot is also surviv...

Asya Olshan, born on June 23, 1944, in Kyiv, Ukraine, passed away on November 22, 2025, at the age of 81. A committal service will be held at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, located at 1668 Beacon Street...

Stuart W. Freilich, 77, of North Palm Beach, Florida and Nantucket, entered into rest on November 18, 2025. Beloved husband of Phyllis (Alpert) Freilich of almost 54 years. He is survived by his lovi...

Sylvia May Greenbaum was born on May 31, 1946, in Manhattan, New York. She passed away on November 16, 2025, at the age of 79. Sylvia was a resident of Medford, Massachusetts.

... Felix Iosifovich Alexandrov was born in Bratslav, Ukraine, to a Jewish family whose quiet resilience had shaped him from childhood. Raised in Gorky, Russia, he grew into a stern, handsome, ration...

Daniel Liftman passed away on November 11, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida after a long illness Born in Massachusetts on December 5, 1951, Dan was the beloved, only son of the late Samuel L. Liftman...

... Carole (Lane) Frieband, of Framingham, Massachusetts, 85, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025. She is survived by her husband Neil, son Tod and his wife Debra, daughter Lisa Filler and he...

... Jenny Shammas, age 94, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2025 with her family by her side.Born in Cairo, Egypt to a prominent Jewish family, Jenny Shammas was the third child of Dr. Alfred an...

... Frank Eli Aizley, aged 93 of Burlington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2025. Born in Chelsea, MA, Frank was the beloved son of the late Henry Aizley and Ida K. Aizley. He ...

... Renee (Mindell) and Gordon Swirsky of Orchard Cove in Canton, MA, previously of Boynton Beach, FL and Pittsfield, MA. Daughter of the late Clara & Jules Mindell, Renee entered into rest on Saturda...

... Joel K. Wechsler of Lincoln, MA passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025 at the age of 90. Joel was born on August 12, 1935 in Boston, MA to the late Pearl and Albert Wechsler. He was predecease...

Edward Barry Fleischer, an extraordinary person full of love, kindness, and good humor, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 8, at the age of 84 in Dedham, Ma. He will live on in the hearts of...

Dedicated Humanitarian, Writer, Pundit and Advocate of Public Health Beloved husband, father and friend. Dr. Matthew Pierce Dumont passed away on Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at the age of 88 at Mt...

... With heavy hearts, our beloved Barbara (Stone) Yanoff of Framingham, age 94, entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, 11-08-25. Devoted wife of her beloved late Benjamin “Benny” Yanoff. Loving m...

... Dr. Philip E. Schwartz of Framingham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. Phil is predeceased by his pa...

... Jeffrey Spiro passed away at the age of 81. To know Jeff was to know a man of principle, heart, humor, and deep devotion to family. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 24, 1944 to his loving parents R...

Sharon Pollack died on November 6, 2025. She will be remembered as a dynamic, charming, intelligent woman. Sharon was born in the Bronx, NY on October 19, 1958. She fearlessly followed her passion a...

... Robert J. Sales - known as Bob - beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and an award-winning newsman who mentored hundreds of journalists in a five-decade career - Bob died on November 3, 2...

With love, gratitude, and deep sorrow, the family of Sylvia Helfen, zichronah livracha (may her memory be a blessing), announces her peaceful passing on November 4, 2025, at the age of 100. Born Marc...

... Joan H. Saklad, a lifelong resident of Newton, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025. Just two weeks prior, she joyfully celebrated her 93rd birthday. Joan was the beloved wife of the late D...

... Elliot M. Goldstein of Newton, MA, at the age of 80, on November 2, passed away peacefully with the love of his life, devoted wife, best friend and soulmate of 50 years Marilyn (Saks) and cherishe...

... Neil B. Ruderman, M.D., D. Phil., passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the age of 88. He was the beloved husband of Sandra Ruderman for 62 years. Neil will be deeply missed by...