Obituaries

Tamarac , Fla .—Florine M. Landau, formerly of Portsmouth, Va., passed away surrounded by her...

JERUSALEM (JTA)—More than 200 Israelis attended the funeral of a complete stranger—a Holocaust...

Virginia Beach —Lawrence Phillip Roesen, 80, a resident of Warwick Forest Retirement Community,...

Norfolk —Phyllis Berman Kaplan, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 14 surrounded by...

Norfolk - Bernard H. Glaser, 87, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Atlantic...

Marianne Bern Cedar Rapids, Iowa —Marianne Adelheid Bern, 94, of Cedar Rapids, died peacefully...

Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz, who opened the doors of his Miami Beach synagogue to waves of Cuban exiles...

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)—Jules Sauer, a refugee from Nazi Europe who became one of the world’s leading...

San Diego, Calif.—Susanne Clark Geshekter Smith passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017. Susanne...

Virginia Beach —Ronald G. Miller, father, died and left behind his partner of 17 years, David...

Norfolk —Charles Leslie Marks, 71, beloved husband, parent, Zayde, and brother, passed away...

Livingston , N.J.—David Longman of Livingston, N.J. died at home on January 31, 2017. David, born...

Wethersf ield , Conn .—Rabbi Barton Leftin, former rabbi of Congregation Beth El, passed away. He...

Virginia Beach —Frances Sont Smith, 98, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Beth Sholom...

Portsmouth —Melvin Herman Ornoff, 93, of the 5600 block of Rivermill Circle, passed away Monday,...

NEWPORT NEWS—Marilyn Lewitt Nochimson passed away Tuesday January 24, 2017. She is survived by her...

Virg inia—Rosalyn Landres, 84, daughter of Nathan and Frances Davidson, passed away peacefully on...

Newton, Mass .—Ruth Horlick, 86, passed away on January 9, 2017. Beloved wife of Robert C....

Atlanta —Barbara Frank Golsen, 81, passed peacefully on January 15, 2017. She is preceded in death...

Norfolk —Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ann Giat passed away as gently as she...