Obituaries

Norfolk—Kurt Michael Rosenbach, 97, passed away June 6, 2020. A native of Kassel, Germany, he was...

Norfolk—Felice Mae Saks, 86, died peacefully at home with her family at her side. She is a Norfolk...

Norfolk—Helen Bell Walker Shapiro, 79, passed away at her home in Norfolk on Monday, June 8, 2020,...

Richmond—Barry Steven Comess, one of life’s greatest characters, passed away on Tuesday, May 26,...

Norfolk—Donna Skwarlo Kootner, 77, a long time member of Ohef Sholom Temple, passed away on May...

Chesapeake—Shoshana (Rosalyn) Lis, 92, of Chesapeake, Virginia, surrounded by her family, passed...

Virginia Beach—Leo S. Simon passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on...

Richmond—Lois Lowenberg Snyder, 95, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Richmond, Va. Born in...

Norfolk—Thelma Steingold, 93, was born in Norfolk and raised in the Ghent/West Ghent area. She was...

Larry Kramer, one of the most important figures in the history of LGBTQ activism and a writer,...

Virginia Beach—We are saddened by the passing of Dolores Bartel on May 7, 2020, after fighting a...

Norfolk—Rita Semel Cohen 86, of Norfolk, died May 16, 2020 at Beth Sholom Home in Virginia Beach....

Washington, DC—Dr. Ronald I. Dozoretz passed away peacefully on May 8, 2020 at the age of 85. Ron,...

Virginia Beach—Lillian T. Kozak, 93, a retired U.S. Navy civilian and mother of an all-male “Brady...

NORFOLK—On Friday, May 15, 2020, Ronald “Ronnie” L. Levy, loving husband and father of two...

Fairfax—Betty J. Weinstein 89, died May 6, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia. Born in Norfolk, she was the...

BOSTON (JTA)—As a teenager growing up in the West End of Boston in the early 1940s, Hyman Siegal...

He lisped. He wore an intense and engaged stare in photos. And he knew just about everything. Joel...

Norfolk—Bertrum N. Legum passed away peacefully on April 23, 2020. He was born in Norfolk on June...

Norfolk—Arlene Berman Kesser, 84, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 in a local hospital....