FANNYE BAUM, died March 1, 2009. Widow of Robert Baum; mother of Barbara (Bruce) Feldacker; grandmother of Robert Feldacker (Valerie Garver), Deborah (Rob) Granick and Caryl Feldacker; great-grandmother of Rachael Feldacker, Jacob, Amy and Talia Granick; sister of Martha Bormaster and the late Anita (the late Moe) Katz; special friend of Mildred Feldacker. Mrs. Baum was an active member of the Brandeis Women’s Committee and A.M.C. Contributions to the Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy. Berger Memorial

BERNICE “BUNNY” FENDELMAN, died March 2, 2009. Widow of Isadore Fendelman; mother of Elaine Kirn-Rubin (Arthur Rubin), Harvey (Carmen) Fendelman and Marv Fendelman; grandmother of Andrew (Jenni) Kirn, Adam (Lauren) Fendelman and Breton Fendelman; sister of the late Sander (Rita) Bunn, the late Bertha (the late Harry) Bass and the late Natalie (the late Charlie) Canis; sister-in-law of the late Sol (the late Bella) Fendelman, the late Ida (the late Isadore) Beilenson and Annabelle (the late Sam) Kaplan. Contributions to the Covenant House Tenant Council Fund, #8 Millstone Campus Dr., Suite 2000, St. Louis, Mo. 63146 or JCC Nutrition Dept. Fund, 10 Millstone Campus Dr., St. Louis, Mo, 63146. Berger Memorial

SARA GAIMAN, died March 7, 2009. Widow of Herman E. “Hy” Gaiman; dear mother of Barry Gaiman and the late Bruce (Haya) Gaiman; grandmother of Karen Ann Gaiman and Nadav Gaiman; sister of the late Ben (the late Ethel) Baranick, the late Rose (the late Rowland) Grossberg, the late Betty (the late Joe) Rennard and the late Bernice Bailey; sister-in-law of the late Betty (the late Harry) Licht; dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Contributions to Shaare Zedek Synagogue or charity of your choice. Berger Memorial

GLORIA JEAN GOLDFRIED, died March 6, 2009. Sister of Cookie (Martin) Goldberg; dear aunt of Vicki (Michael) Diamond, Barry (Harriet) Goldberg and Judy Goldberg; dear great-aunt and niece. Gloria has requested an anatomical donation to Washington University School of Medicine. Contributions to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, 10950 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, Mo., 63146. Berger Memorial

RUTH RUBIN KATZ, died February 25, 2009. Widow of Al Katz and Jack Cohen; mother of Allan S. (Susan) Cohen, Bobbie (fiance, Jim Nolan) Cohen and Sharon (Kenneth) Weintraub; grandmother of Sandy, Danny and Michael; sister of the late Irvin (Delores) Rubin. Contributions to Shaare Zedek Synagogue or to the Lights of the Jewish Special Needs. Rindskopf-Roth

ROBERT NEWMAN, died February 26, 2009. Husband of Lee Zwibelman Newman; father of Ronald (Rose) Newman and Denise (Jake) Parrish of Palmetto, Fla., grandfather of Michelle (Tom) Hale, Phillip (Laura) Newman and Andrea Newman, Dean (Michelle) Parrish, William (Jen) Resnick and Adam (Dixie) Resnick; great-grandfather of 3; brother of Melvin (Jeanine) Newman and Earl (Faye) Newman. Mr. Newman was a Veteran of World War II and a member of A.I.C.P.A. Contributions to Barnes-Jewish Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Berger Memorial

ROBERT SIGOLOFF, died February 28, 2009. Father of Karen Sigoloff and Michele (Bob) Schweidel; brother of Sue (the late Michael) Matlof and Michael Cohen; grandfather of Austin and Ryan Sappington and Michael and Allison Schweidel; son of the late Charles S. and the late Jean Sigoloff; uncle of the late Angie Matlof Jones and Greg Matlof; fiance’ of Sharri Johnson, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firms group. Special thanks to all the Neurology Staff at Barnes Hospital 11400 and ICU 10400. Contributions to the Michael Matlof Homebound Fund, Congregation Shaare Emeth, 11645 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO. 63141. Berger Memorial

GLORIA STERLING, died March 1, 2009 at the age of 78, in Lawrence. Widow of Stanley J. Sterling; mother of Judi Gitel of Lawrence; Abbie (Mark) Frank of St. Louis, Adam (Veerle Coignez) Sterling of Falls Church, Va., grandmother of Rachel Gitel of Springfield, Mo., Jason Gitel of St. Louis, Mo., Elka and Bram Sterling of Falls Church, Va., and Micah Frank of St. Louis, Mo; sister of the late Enid Wolfson. Sterling received her undergraduate degree from Hunter College in New York and her master’s degree from the University of Kansas, worked in the New York City Public Schools and later the Topeka Public Schools. She was a longtime volunteer at Audio Reader and a part of the Lawrence Jewish Community Center for 40 years. Contributions to the Audio Reader in care of the Warren-McElwain Mortuary, www.warrenmcelwain.com, subject: Sterling.

MICHAEL A. TURKEN, died February 27, 2009. Husband of Susan Turken; father of Jody Turken; brother of Donald (Charlyne) Turken; uncle of Jeffrey, Bryan (Theresa), Mark (Susanne) and Rachael Turken. Special thanks to Dr. Camille Abboud and the dedicated nursing staff on 5900 and 6900. Contributions to the Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia Research, Washington University Division of Oncology, Care of Bob Barczewski, Campus Box 8007, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, Mo 63110. Berger Memorial