Obituaries

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....

BOCA RATON, FLA—Jack Burt Jacobson, 90, of Virginia Beach passed away peacefully at home on April...

Newport News—Irvin “Buddy” Holzsweig, 93, of Newport News passed away peacefully April 15, 2020,...

Yom Kippur had just ended and the members of his synagogue were preparing to go home to eat after...

Norfolk—Jerry Epstein, 94, passed away on April 8, 2020. He was born on November 29, 1925 in...

(JTA)—Adam Schlesinger, known as one of the lead songwriters of the pop rock band Fountains of...

Hollywood, Fla.—Stan Lee Shapiro, 90, passed away on March 16, 2020 surrounded by family members....

Virginia Beach—Henriette “Henie” Friedlander Rose, 79, passed away in Virginia Beach on Tuesday,...

Norfolk—Cilda Klaff Meltzer, 89, passed away on April 6, 2020 in her home. She was a lifelong...

Norfolk—Phyllis L. Lannik, a longtime resident of Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia died on...

Charlottesville, Va.—Professor Henry J. Abraham passed away February 26, 2020 at the age of 98 in...