Obituaries

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...

Norfolk—Calvin “Colonel” Zedd, 80, passed away on August 26, 2012. He was born in 1931 to the late...

Atlanta, Ga.—Evelyn Snyder, 85, beloved mother, grandmother and aunt passed away peacefully,...

Charleston—Philip Jordan Silverstein, 88, of Charleston, passed away on August 12, 2012. He was...

Norfolk—Joan Barbara Miller, 80, of Norfolk died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, August 14,...

NEWPORT NEWS—Doris Churchill Kolinsky, 73, passed away Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Riverside...

Virginia Beach—On August 12, 2012, Frank Allen Jacobs died peacefully at his home surrounded by...

David Rakoff, a humorist who often wrote about American Jewish culture, has died. Rakoff, 47, died...

Portsmouth—Virginia Weinstein, 102, was born Oct. 29, 1909 in Portsmouth, Va. and passed away on...

Virginia Beach—Grace W. Weinstein, age 76, beloved wife of Stephen, sister of Ellis Wohlner (and...