SYLVIA B. COHEN, died January 22, 2010. Widow of the late Arthur Cohen; dear mother of Mark Cohen and Robert (Chelle) Cohen; dear grandmother of Jamie (Joel) Widell and Emily Cohen; dear great-grandmother of Katelyn Widell; dear sister of Max (Carol) Blinder and Eve (Herman) Leibovich; our dear aunt, cousin and friend. Contributions to The Alzheimer’s Association. Berger Memorial

FRANCES HANDLER, died January 25, 2010. Widow of Martin Handler; dear mother of Beverly Haskins (Norman Fretwell) and Paula Mindus; loving grandmother of Brett Rosesnberg (Adrea Lawrence), Jami and Kevin Osbern; dear sister of Wilma Kornblum, Marilyn and Ben Ulrich; our dear aunt, cousin and friend. Contributions to the Schleraderma Foundation or to the Humane Society of St. Louis. Rindskopf-Roth

ROBERT MAURICE MAYER, died January 20, 2010 at the age of 87. Widower of Marjorie Wolf Mayer; loving father of Nancy Shane, Sally (James) Peters, Catherine (Robert) Pickard, and Mary (John) Sollinger; grandfather of Brisa (Mark) Trinchero, Marjorie Sollinger, Austin Peters, Lauren Pickard, Tess Sollinger, Joseph Pickard, and Griffin Sollinger; great-grandfather of Jayd Sollinger; brother of Alan L. (the late Silvia) Mayer; cherished uncle, brother-in-law, cousin, friend and mentor. In 1960, Mr. Mayer co-founded St. Louis Paper and Box Company, where he continued to work until shortly before his death. Among those who knew him well, he was noted for his keen mind, quick wit, and clever way with words. To many others, he was known simply as “the Snickers man,” who spread joy through his practice of passing out Snickers candies to everyone he met, all over the world. Contributions to The Nature Conservancy or Forest Park Forever. Berger Memorial

THEODORE (TED) MERRIMS, M.D., died January 26, 2010. Beloved husband of Saruth Baker Merrims; dear father of Lori Merrims of Phoenix, AZ, Gail (Craig) Phillips of Phoenix, AZ, Judy (the late Michael Quinn) Merrims and Kathy Merrims; dear grandfather of Ashley, Alexa, Danielle and Quinn; dear great-grandfather of Jacob; dear brother of the late Bert (the late Harry) Fishman, the late Rose (the late Sigmund) Merrims, the late Sam Merrims, the late Bess (the late Al) Schneider, the late Faye (the late Albert) Zeller and the late Manuel Merrims; our dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend. Contributions to the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice. Berger Memorial

ANTONIA RASICOVICI, died January 27, 2010 at the age of 92. She was born in Bucharest, Romania and immigrated to the United States in 1964, with her family, mother and sister. She worked for many years at Washington University Department of Ophthalmology as an Orthoptist, working mostly with young children. She greatly enjoyed the arts, being a regular attendant of the St. Louis Symphony and passionately knowledgeable in the area of the surrealist art movement, of which she was a part during her youth in Europe. She made many good friends in St. Louis, whom she valued immensely and had a positive influence on many young people. She was known by her friends as Annie or Tony and “Granny Tony” by some of the children in her life. Her loving and supporting family in Great Britain and in Canada will also keep her in their hearts. She was and always will be greatly loved by her niece, Madeleine and her children, Allison and Tom. Berger Memorial

EDNA S. STEINER, died January 25, 2010 at the age of 106. Dear mother of Edna “Eddie” Rosenheim, step-mother of Edward (Kit) Samuels and Ruth (Lou) Villalovos; loving grandmother of John (Fran) Rosenheim, Jeff (Kellye) Rosenheim and Jean (John) Lange; great-grandmother of Louis and Harris Rosenheim, Phoebe and Julia Rosenheim and Margaret Lange; step-great-grandmother of Ted (Lori), Sallie and Peggy Samuels, Kris (Jim) Holmes, Ted Agoos, Peter (Diane) Agoos, Julie (Jeremy Paul) Agoos and Kathy (Michael Gerner) Agoos. Contributions to the Scholarship Foundation, 8215 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117. Rindskopf-Roth.