died April 3, 2006. Husband of Julia “Judy” Friedman; brother of the late Dorothy (Sidney) Wolff, the late Edith Friedman, the late Bess Shenker and the late Rose (the late Louis) Kaplan; brother-in-law of Theresa (Cecil) Knipp, George (Betty) Mudd, Glenn (Rosemary) Mudd, Ed (Sarah) Mudd, James (Roselie) Mudd and Martha (the late Robert) Scott. Berger Memorial

SYLVAN KAPLAN, 81, formerly of St. Louis, died March 29, 2006, in Longboat Key, Fla. Husband of Doris Kaplan; father of Gary (Jody) Kaplan, Earl (Kathleen) Kaplan and David Kaplan; grandfather of Jason, Jon, Lex, Courtney, Ben, Ananda, Sunny Skye, Alivia and Kalki. Contributions to Shaare Emeth Congregation, 11645 Ladue Rd., Creve Coeur Mo., 63141; the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation-Florida Suncoast Chapter, 3333 Clark Road, Suite 160, Sarasota, Fla., 34231.

ROBERT T. LIBRACH, died April 2, 2006, in Houston. Son of Burton A. Librach and the late Carol Jean Safron Librach; brother of Anne (Louis III) Rothschild, Jillian P. Librach, Suzi (Lou) Harris, Lisa R. (Rick) Gans and David K. (Cheri) Winchell. Contributions to the Humane Society. Rindskopf-Roth

BETTY MAE SCHIFF, formerly of St. Louis, died April 2, 2006, in Las Vegas. Widow of Howard L. Schiff; mother of Steve J. Schiff; sister of Mel (Eleanor) Klearman, Leonard (the late Marilyn) Klearman, Stan (Angie) Klearman and the late Enda Morawetz and Bernard Klearman; niece of Leona (the late Irv) Zinn; sister-in-law of Walter (Geri) Morawetz. Contributions to the United Scleroderma Foundation. Rindskopf-Roth

SIDNEY WASSERMAN, died April 3, 2006. Husband of Shirley Sue Wasserman; father of Judy (Nick) Paskal, Nancy (Gil) Weingart, Lori Frieze and Mary (Mark) Antonacci; brother of the late Norman (Dorothy) Wasserman, the late Leonard (Gertrude) Wasserman, the late Shirley (Marvin) Stein and Charmaine (the late Carl) Robison; brother-in-law of Adele Schneider and Frances Robbins; grandfather of Melissa, Lewis and Rebecca Weingart, Amy, Katie and Molly Paskal, Allison Frieze, Dr. Kelly McCoy and Ryan (Brandi) McCoy; great-grandfather of Brandon Steward and Hayden McCoy. Berger Memorial