LESTER BRICKER, died Sept. 28, 2007. Widower of Ruth Bricker; father of Arthur (Cassie) Bricker, Edward (Arlene) Bricker, Sandra (Paul) Schwartz and James (Shelly) Bricker. Contributions to the American Diabetes Association. Berger Memorial

SARAH PERLMUTTER BURSTEIN, died Aug. 7, 2007. Widow of Meyer Burstein; mother of Phyllis (Phillip) Katz and Barrett (Barbara) Burstein; grandmother of Brenna (Brian) Goldberg, Michelle Katz and Marla Katz, Marc Burstein and Andrew (Cindi) Burstein; great-grandmother of Remy Goldberg; Mackenzie Katz, Riley and Ella Burstein. Berger Memorial

ROBERT NICOLLS, died Sept. 17, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. Husband of Marsha Jo (Handelman) Nicolls, father of Jason and Evan Nicolls. Contributions to Temple Emanuel, Rabbi’s Discresionary Fund, 5801 South Rural Road, Tempe, AZ, 85283.

CAROLE RENEE (SPIRTAS) PLESSNER, 69, of Arcadia, Calif., died Sept. 20, 2007. Wife of Gerald; mother of Mitch and Gayle Plessner, Jan Plessner and Ellen Plessner Bartell; sister of Arnold (Sandra) Spirtas; grandmother of Ari and Katherine (Kat) Plessner, Rebecca and Fred Simon, Sherwood and Matthew Egbert, Melissa Levitin, and Zack and Paige Bartell. Contributions to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Berger Memorial

PEARL B. SCHOLNIK, died Sept. 27, 2007. Widow of Sol Scholnik; mother of Carol Segal and Linda S. Scholnik; sister of Allan (Trudy) Traub, the late Ida (the late Hymen) Polishuk, the late Sam (the late Vera) Traub, the late Anna (the late Ben) Abelson, the late Bess (the late George) Goodman, the late Phillip Traub and the late Lena Traub. Contributions to BJC Hospice, P.O. Box 50403, St. Louis, Mo., 63150-0001. Berger Memorial

SELMA M. STEINER, died Sept. 24, 2007. Widow of Eric Steiner; mother of Irl (Sue) Steiner, Larry (Barb) Steiner and Barbara (Thomas) Vorenberg; grandmother of Jennifer (Scott) Sagett, Alicia (Shaun) Margul, Neil (Amy) Steiner, Laurie (Steve) Bedell, Any Steiner, Eric Vorenberg and Stephen Vorenberg; great-grandmother of Maya Sagett, Sam Steiner, Elise Bedell and Nathan Bedell. Berger Memorial

SARA ZIMMERMAN, 98, died Sept. 23, 2007. Widow of Morris; sister of the late Fritzie Malashock and the late Eli Laderman; mother of Denny (Jean) Zimmerman; grandmother of Cheri (Sean) Marine, Keith Zimmerman, Julie (Joshua) Geren; great-gramdmother of Abbie Zimmerman and Gage Geren. Berger Memorial

CELIA ZWIBELMAN, died Sept. 25, 2007. Widow of Louis H. Zwibelman; mother of Ruth (the late Walter) Shedlofsky, Lena “Lee” (Robert) Newman, the late Rachel Solov, Irvin (Sally) Zwibelman and Evelyn (Harvey) Weiner. Berger Memorial