Obituaries

Norfolk—Ben Gordon, 76, died on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. He was predeceased by his parents, Sam...

Virginia Beach—Iris G. Elkins, 93, of Virginia Beach, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. She...

WASHINGTON (JTA)—During his 30 years in the clubby confines of the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter...

Chapel Hill—Harry Kittner, 90, passed away on Oct. 12, 2012, after a period of declining health....

Norfolk—Mildred Ruth Smith Johnson, beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and...

Winter Park, Fla—Melissa Susan Jaffe, 61, of Winter Park, Fla., passed away unexpectedly Tuesday,...

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who was publisher of The New York Times for more than three decades, has...

Israeli scholar Yehuda Elkana, an Auschwitz survivor who headed the Central European University,...

Richmond—Mollie Plotkin Weinstein, 89, of Richmond, Va passed away peacefully on Sept.11, 2012....

Petersburg—Seymour Rudnick, 86, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. He was the son of the late...

Norfolk —Becky Kahn, a very proud Norfolk native, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 at home....

Virginia Beach—Captain Louis Colbus, USN (RET) departed on his final deployment Sept. 28, 2012 at...

JERUSALEM (JTA)—In an age of sound bites and celebrity seekers, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, who...

BALTIMORE (JTA)—Art Modell, former owner of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns,...

Norfolk—Harry Weisberg, 92, of 1 Colley Ave in Norfolk passed away peacefully in his home on Sept....

Lansdowne, Ontario—Patrick Vastino, 68, beloved husband and best friend of Janice Vastino for 44...

Philadelphia, Pa.—Hanna Lu Klebanoff (nee Unterberger), passed away on August 29, 2012. Adored...

Norfolk—Trudy Nordlinger Hoffer, Norfolk musician and piano teacher died on Sept. 7, 2012. Mrs....

Norfolk—Muriel “Mimi” Green (Markoff), a lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully on Sept....

Norfolk—Dr. Arthur A. Gilbert, 90 passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2012. Born in New York City...