, 87, of Houston, Texas, formerly of St. Louis, died Dec. 9, 2007. Husband of Irene Beckman; son of the late Sara and Sam Beckman; father of Sandy (Jean) Beckman, Michael (Sheralyn) Beckman, Susan (Larry) Spitzberg and Bradley (Francine) Beckman; grandfather of Stephen Beckman, Randy and Lisa Beckman, Brian and Mindy Tashnek, Stacie Beckman Reiner, Angie Tashnek, Dana Beckman and Ebony Beckman; great-grandfather of Rayne and Kai Beckman and Ziah Tashnek; brother of the late Norma Mandel; brother-in-law of Buddy and Carole Goldstein, and Carla and Leonard Weintraub; son-in-law of the late Sophie and the late Simon Goldstein; brother-in-law of the late Albert and the late Robert Goldstein. Contributions to American Cancer Society, the Lighthouse for the Blind.

NETTIE BLASSIE , died Dec. 8, 2007. Mother of Ron Blassie, Gary (Jan) Blassie and Cheryl Paige; grandmother of Erika (John) Davis, Amy Blassie and Justin Paige; sister of the late Esther (the late Meyer) Paskal, the late Sam (the late Maurine) Needle and the late Beverly Ruth Needle. Berger Memorial

WILLIAM F. FOX , died Dec. 8, 2007. Husband of Elaine Fox; son of the late Edward and Leah Fox; father of Randy (Betsy) Fox, Cindy (Robert) Ziervogel, Pammie (Jeffrey) Bassock; sister of Kay (Kenneth) Holtzman and Phylis (Gene) Kahn. Contributions to the American Cancer Society. Berger Memorial

DOROTHY GOLDSTEIN , died Dec. 9, 2007. Widow of Alexander J. Goldstein; mother of Esther Goldstein, Steven (Laura Staley) Goldstein, Jacquelyn (Barry) Gross and Martin (Rosemary) Goldstein; grandmother of Molly and Julia Goldstein, Michelle, Andy and Robby Gross, Jake, Maxwell and Brianna Goldstein; sister of Evelyn (Sam) Seidel, Sam Matier and the late Bernice (the late Edward (Barbara) Guller); sister-in-law of the late Albert (the late Faye) Goldstein. Contributions to Suburban League of AMC, 14745 Whitebrook Drive, Chesterfield, MO, 63017 or St. Louis Arc, 1240 Dautel Lane, St. Louis, MO, 63146. Berger Memorial

RUTH KELNER , died Dec. 14, 2007. Widow of Henry Kelner; mother of Sam Kelner; sister of Jack Goldstein. Contributions to the ALS Association. Rindskopf-Roth

CIEL KNOBLER , died Dec. 9, 2007. Widow of Edward Knobler; mother of Marilyn (Steven) Brown and Joyce (Ken) Barry; grandmother of Jonathan Kingsley, Jeff (Brooke) Barry and Michael Barry; great-grandmother of Jenna and Matthew Barry. Contributions to American Cancer Society or to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Rindskopf-Roth

GLORIA JUNE SCHLESINGER , died Dec. 10, 2007. Widow of Stanley Paul Schlesinger; mother of John Schlesinger, Nancy Schlesinger and Tim (Wendy) Schlesinger; grandmother of Joseph Reed Andersson Schlesinger and Annika Anita Schlesinger; sister of the late Delores (the late Max) Benjamin and Maynard (the late Lois) Rosenbloom; sister-in-law of Doris (Ted) Weiner. Contributions to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Berger Memorial

ALEKSANDR B. SHTULBERG , died Dec. 7, 2007. Husband of Fanya Epshteyn; son of Bella Shteynberg and Boris Shtullberg; son-in-law of Khasya and Mikhail Epshteyn; cousin of Marina and Sasha Bereznitskaja, Vadim Gutman, Rekha, Bluma, David, Sonia and Genyo Dravin-Aronson, Mendel and Sandy Rosenberg, Epshteijn Gregory and Arkadiy Gurevich. Rindskopf-Roth

DR. NORMAN HERBERT ZIMMERMAN SC.D. , died Dec. 16, 2007. Husband of Lee Zimmerman; father of Rosalyn (Robert) Hampel and Marianne (Lenny) Kestenbaum; grandfather of David Kestenbaum and Mackenzie Hampel; brother of the late Julius (the late Rose) Zimmerman, the late Bess (the late Maury) Waxelman, the late Sam Zimmerman, the late Rueben (Virginia) Zimmerman, the late Irving Zimmerman and Doris (Sidney) Berman; brother-in-law of Rosalie (the late Allan) Gale, Vivian (Sam) Trotz and Lester (Carolyn) Garfinkel. Contributions to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry. Berger Memorial