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PORTSMOUTH—Irma Lind Kopelove, 96, of the 3200 block of Dogwood Dr. passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 in her home. She was born on October 15, 1926 in Mulheim, Germany, to the late Herman and Lina Lind. Irma was a member of Congregation Beth El in Norfolk and...

Baltimore, Md.—Dr. Lawrence Charles Pakula, of Baltimore, Md., passed away on November 2, 2022 at the age of 89. He is survived by loving children, Baila (Bruce) Waldholtz, Annette Pakula, Louis H.S. (Laura) Pakula, and Dale Elizabeth (Phil) Perreault; devoted...

Virginia Beach—Carl S. Strass, 82, of Sandbridge, passed away at home on July 10, 2022. He had been struggling with many health issues. Carl was born on September 9, 1939 to Belle and Otto Strass in the Bronx, New York. Carl graduated from the Bronx High School of...

Author Elizabeth Wurtzel, best known for her memoir Prozac Nation, died at age 52 after a five-year fight with breast cancer. Wurtzel’s blockbuster memoir, Prozac Nation, which came out in 1994 when she was only 27 years old, detailed her struggles with...

Gladys Bourdain, who convinced an editor to publish the first article written by her chef son Anthony, has died. Bourdain died in hospice on Friday, January 10 in the Bronx, New York. She was 85. She worked for nearly 25 years as a copy editor at the New York Times...

Buck Henry, the screenwriter and director who earned an Oscar nomination for his script for the 1967 film The Graduate, has died at 89. Henry, born Henry Zuckerman in 1930, died Wednesday, January 8 in Los Angeles, according to reports. The Graduate, starring Dustin...

VIRGINIA BEACH—Irene Rose Becker Ullman, 82, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2019 at the Beth Sholom Village in Virginia Beach. She was born on July 4, 1937 in Portsmouth, Va. and preceded in death by her parents, Alexander Becker and Zelda Goldman Becker and...

PORTSMOUTH—Evelyn Roesen Gup Newman, 92, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Beth Sholom Village. She was born in Portsmouth on March 10, 1927 to the late Maxwell and Ida Roesen, and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and ODU with a Master’s degree....

BLOOMFIELD, CONN.—Dr. Louis Mendelson, 79, of Bloomfield, Connecticut passed away on December 26, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Margie and father of David and Andrew. He also leaves behind his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, whom he thought of as his...

VIRGINIA BEACH—Moises Levin, 83, passed away on January 3, 2020. He was born in Havana, Cuba to the late Isaac and Sara Levin on March 17, 1936. Moises has been predeceased by his parents, Isaac and Sara Levin; brother, Solomon Levin and sister-in-law Ilia Levin, and...

YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO—it is with great sadness that we announce the death of Viola Marie Green, who passed away on January 4, 2020, at the age of 98, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Viola Marie Green...

VIRGINIA BEACH—Sharon C. Feldman, 66, passed away on January 6, 2020. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Robert J. Feldman; her daughter, Danielle DeLashmutt and her husband Brad; two sons, Michael Feldman and his wife Liz and Sam Feldman; three...

DELRAY BEACH, FLA.—Richard B. Emanuel of Norfolk, passed away peace- fully on December 31, 2019 in Delray Beach, Fla. Richard was born May 6, 1923, the son of Ethel and Isaac Emanuel. Dick, as he was known by his family and friends, was a graduate of Maury High School...

NORFOLK—Marlene Herer Bass died on December 24, 2019. She was born in Brooklyn New York, Sept. 21, 1934 to the late parents, Regina Herer and Irving Herer of Buffalo, N.Y. and step-father, the late Jack Cisenfeld of Miami Beach, Fla. Marlene was the mother to the late...

Virginia Beach—Mark Harris Tabakin, 73, of Virginia Beach, died December 5, 2019. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the late Raymond J. Tabakin, d. 1968 and Jessie R. Tabakin, d. 2011. Mark was preceded in death by his brother Stephen L. Tabakin, d. 2012. Survivors...

Virginia Beach—Richard Leonard “Dick” Staub, 91, died December 11, 2019. Dick was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Meyer and Lillian Land Staub. He fondly recalls his upbringing in New York City, where he lived until the age of 15, when he and his family moved...

Nashville, Tenn.—It is with a profound sense of loss that we announce the passing of Robert “Bob” Mansell Moses on December 4, 2019, but with a deep sense of gratitude for his 71 years of life. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Harold and Alice Moses, as the eldest...

Virginia Beach—Phyllis N. Friedman, 76, passed away Thursday, December 23 in Virginia Beach. Phyllis is the daughter of Lawrence L. and Mildred Newfield. She was predeceased by her sister Barbara Newfield and her beloved husband, Melvin Friedman. Phyllis graduated...

Chevy Chase, Md.—Joel Brandon Cooper, age 88, died on November 3, 2019. He was born on November 13, 1930 in the Norfolk Protestant Hospital (predecessor of Sentara Norfolk General) to Dudley and Mary Cooper. Joel attended Taylor Elementary School, Blair Junior High...

Crown Heights, N.Y.—R’ Chaim Brashevitzky, longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Friday night, 9 Kislev, 5780. He was 87. He is survived by his children, Avremel Brashevitzky, of Doral, Fla.; Shmuly Brashevitzky, of Crown Heights; Levi Brashevitzky, of...

Virginia Beach—Dame Mary Sigillo Barraco, 96, died peacefully in her home on December 6, 2019. She was a native of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a resident of Virginia Beach since 1950. She was the daughter of the late Fortunato (Fred) and Leona Colpaert Sigillo...