died Aug. 12, 2006. Mother of Rep. Jim Avery, Charlene (Brian) Rasco and Danielle (David) Rusin; grandmother of Samantha, daughter of the late Paul and Alice Wortman. Contributions to Fern and Russell de Greeff Hopsice House, 10024 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO 63128. Rindskopf-Roth

MARK CASSORLA, age 39, died Aug. 28, 2006. Husband of Kate Cassorla; father of Dina, Meira and Eli Cassorla; son of Judith (the late Elie) Cassorla; brother of Jonathan (Alison) Cassorla; grandson of Lillian (the late Rabbi Morris) Cassorla and the late Anne (late Max) Nash. Contributions to Solomon Schechter Day School, 324 S. Mason Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141 or Jewish Community Center. Berger Memorial

FRANCES BERNICE GOFFSTEIN died Aug. 29, 2006. Wife of Maurice Goffstein; mother and mother-in-law of Mark Goffstein, Sharon (Burton) Wice and Betsy (Bruce) Levitt; grandmother of Michael and Sarah Wice, Steven and Lauren Levitt; daughter of the late Hyman and the late Yetta Kepp; sister of the late Morris (late Lillian and Ann) Kepp; sister-in-law of the late Milton (June Chotin) Goffstein and Charlotte Michaeletti. Contributions to AMC Cancer Research Center, 121 Hunter Avenue, Suite 203, St. Louis, MO 63124. Berger Memorial

JOSEPH KAPLAN died Aug. 28, 2006. Husband of Claire Kaplan; father of Cheryl (Eric) Uhrmacher and Barry Kaplan; grandfather of Aaron and Jason Uhrmacher and Joshua Kaplan; brother of Min Kaplan, Ruth (Charlie) Kozloff and the late Sam (Ann) Kaplan. Rindskopf-Roth

ESTHER MILDRED ‘MILLIE’ LIPMAN died June 13, 2006. Wife of Burton J. Lipman; sister of Rose (Jerry) Inger; daughter-in-law of Rose Lipman; mother of Randee (Charlie Fletcher) Lipman, Francine (James Williamson) Lipman and Wendy (Richard Burg) Lipman; grandmother of Ariel Fletcher, Zoe Burg, Darby and John Kenyon, Christopher, Julie-Ana and Frankie Kenyon and Jim Williamson. Contributions to UCSD Moore’s Cancer Center at http://cancer.ucsd.edu/ AboutUs/Giving/give.asp (858-822-0022) and San Diego Hospice at http://sdhospice.i2bnetworks.com/memorialgiving.html (866-688-1600, ext. 6509).

HELENA SCHONFELD died Aug. 31, 2006. Widow of Dr. Alexander Schonfeld; mother and mother-in-law of Dr. Gustav (Miriam) Schonfeld; grandmother of Joshua, Julia and Jeremy. Berger Memorial

SARAH STEINBACK died Aug. 25, 2006. Widow of Jack Steinback; mother of Joyce (Ronald) Kornblum, Mark (Myriam) Steinback and Gerald Steinback; grandmother of Steven (Susan) Kornblum, Renita (Mort) Goldstein, Michael (Monica) Kornblum, Rachel Steinback, Jonathan Steinback and Zachary Steinback; great-grandmother of Harvey, Lily, Hannah and Abigail Kornblum and Andrew and Jennifer Goldstein; sister of Evelyn (the late Jack) Kaplan, the late Rose Mednick, the late Esther (the late Henry) Baker and the late Joseph (the late Ann) Horwitz. Berger Memorial