Elaine (Sharff) Shapiro,of Brookline, formerly of Cambridge, on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Dr. David S. Shapiro. Loving mother of Judith S. & Warren J. Hurwitz of Newton and Jonathan A. Shapiro & Lisa Schuman Shapiro of Framingham. Adored grandmother of Sara & Dan Kirsch and David Hurwitz. Elaine was a professor at Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley for 25 years. Services at the Levine Chapels, 470 Harvard St., Brookline on Sunday, August 10 at 10:30am. Burial in the Beth El Cemetery, 776 Baker St., West Roxbury. Memorial observance immediately following through 8pm and continuing Monday & Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 at the home of Judith & Warren Hurwitz. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the David S. and Elaine Sharff Shapiro Scholarship Fund at Boston University.