MOLLIE BLUESTEIN COHEN, died February 13, 2009. Widow of Joe Cohen; mother of Dr. Edward (Marla) Cohen, Sanford (JoLinda) Cohen and Merle (Bob) Tegman; grandmother (Mema) of Jeffrey (Michelle) Cohen, Stephen (Kim) Cohen, Dr. Dan (Emily) Cohen, Julie (Steven) Sokolik, Jason (Jami) Cohen, Laurie (fiance Andy Strickland) Cohen, Scott (Sara) Tegman and Melissa (Ethan) Hafner; great-grandmother of Annie, Jane, Charlie, Carolyn, Alex and Samantha Cohen, Sophie, Joey and Maggie Sokolik, Emma and Morgan Cohen, Maya and Lilah Tegman, Abby and Jessica Hafner; sister of the late Gussie (the late Morris) Brownstein, the late Esther (the late Isadore) Poe, the late Robert (the late Dora) Bluestein and the late Simon (the late Gerri) Bluestein. Contributions to Shaare Zedek Congregation, 829 N. Hanley Road, St. Louis, Mo 63130 or to NA’AMAT, 9369 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132 Berger Memorial

BARBARA GOLD, died February 7, 2009. Widow of Jack Gold; mother of Mark (Julie) Gold and Barry (Cindy) Gold; grandmother of Jamie, Chris, Suzy, Drew, Adam, Justin, Parker, Patrick and Wendy; great-grandmother of Olivia, Claudia, Amelia, Lucas and Sammy; sister of Marilyn (the late Howard) Gershman. Berger Memorial

ERA GREIMAN nee Magill, died February 8, 2009, at age 92 in Skokie, Ill. Widow of Irvin; mother of Donna (Dr. Robert) Rothenberg of St. Louis, Gerald (Susan Carlson) Greiman of St. Louis and Renee (Dr. Michael) Klass of Buffalo Grove, Ill; “Grandma Era” of Dr. Michael (Dr. Jennifer Roost) and Andrew (Amanda Mersereau) Rothenberg, David and Nora Greiman, Shelley (fianc é Kenneth Stolman), Ira and Karen Klass; great-grandmother of Coral and Maggie Rothenberg; sister of the late Jacob Magill and Nuta Ritov. Contributions to Keshet, 617 Landwehr Rd., Northbrook, Ill. 60062 or Clearbrook, 1835 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, Ill. 60005.

FELA IGIELNIK, died Feb. 11, 2009. Widow of Jack Igielnik; born third Chanukah candle 1927 in Warsaw Poland to Boris Froman and Helen Freitag; mother of Simon; mother-in-law of Debbie; Oma of Benjamin, Ruth and Jonathan. Fela was a teacher, friend, speaker and docent at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center and the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education in Kansas City. She was also a volunteer at the Red Cross, loved to exercise and won many medals at the Senior Oympics. Fela survived the Holocaust in various concentration camps; married her husband in Poland and was one of the first female members of the United Mine Workers in the 1950s. In her 40’s she received a GED, attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City and received her bachelor’s degree in language education. Contributions to the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center or the St. Louis Red Cross. Berger Memorial

Charles B. “Chick” Meyerson, died February 1, 2009. Husband of Dorothy Meyer Meyerson; father of James (Clare) Meyerson of Sunnyvale, Calif., Howard (Cate) Meyerson of Mountain View, Calif., and Judith (Steve) Gorin; grandfather of Charles “Carl” and Julie Meyerson, Dana and Naomi “Amy” Meyerson, Michael and Rachel Gorin; brother-in-law of Robert “Bud” (Jeanette) Meyer. Mr. Meyerson was a docent at the St. Louis Zoo for over 15 years and a member of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair Society. Contributions to the St. Louis Zoo. Berger Memorial

BESS RAINEY, died January 31, 2009. Wife of Irvin Rainey; mother of Andrea (Robert) Wexler, Jeanne (Don) Ferman and Dennis (Laura) Rainey; grandmother of Wendy (Phillip) Horn, Daniel (Kristina) Wexler, Jackie (Bob) Grothe, Tiffany (Shane) Lager, Nichole, Amanda, Hannah and Delia Rainey; great-grandmother of Jacob Horn, Tyler Grothe and Aidan Lager; sister of the late Max (the late Dorothy) Boime, the late Carl (the late Shirley) Boime and the late Frank (the late Mildred) Boime. Contributions to a charity of your choice. Berger Memorial

RICHARD E. ROSENBAUM, died February 6, 2009. Husband of Eleanor Rosenbaum and the late Nancy Rosenbaum; father of Andrew (Abbey) Rosenbaum, the late Rebecca Rosenbaum and Joshua (Fabienne) Rosenbaum; stepfather of Dr. Jeffrey (Joanne) Finer and Douglas (Ellen Rostand) Finer; Grandfather of Luci, Nadia and Zachary Rosenbaum, Daniel, Matthew, Sarah, Jacob and Sam Finer; son of the late William and the late Bess Rosenbaum; brother of Dr. Louis (Jane) Rosenbaum and Susan Bosse; uncle of Lainie (Ted) Dryden, Steve Rosenbaum, Jimmy (Lisa) Bosse and Doug (Laurie) Bosse. Contributions to Friends of Kids with Cancer, 530 Maryville Center Drive, LL5, St. Louis, Mo 63141 or the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, 10950 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, Mo 63146. Berger Memorial

BERNARD I. ZEID, died February 6, 2009. Widower of Alita Cohen Zeid; father of the late Gary (Lori) Zeid and Lise (James) Price; grandfather of Justin and Joshua Zeid; brother of the late Stanley (Laverne) Zeid; brother-in-law of Harriet (Stanley) Waxberg. Mr. Zeid proudly served his country during WWII. Contributions to the MS Society or to a charity of your choice. Berger Memorial