Ruth Wolff Block, died December 24, 2008. Widow of Al L. Block; mother of the late Gerald (Marilyn) Block of Indianapolis, Ind., and Carol (Richard) Kemmerer of Tehachapi, Calif., sister of the late Sam Wolff, Leona (Art) Waldman and the late Ida (the late Morris) Buchman; grandmother of 6, great-grandmother of 10 and great-great-grandmother of 1. Berger Memorial

Joseph M. Carafiol, died December 11, 2008. Widower of Mary Coulter Carafiol; father of Peter Carafiol, Alix Carafiol and Tom Carafiol; grandfather of Sylvie Coulter Meblin Carafiol. Contributions to the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, 314-994-1000. Rindskopf-Roth.

Harold Goldman, died December 12, 2008 at age 98 in Skokie, Ill. Formerly of St. Louis; widower of Evelyn Rovin Goldman; father of Susan (Dr. Stuart) Levin; grandfather of John (Kerry) and Daniel (partner Sarah Silver) Levin; Paw-Paw of Aliyah and Eden Levin; brother of the late Joseph (the late Rose) Goldman, the late Lillian (the late Nathan) Altman, the late Edna (the late Joseph) Feldman, the late Francis (the late Nelson) Lerman, the late Gertrude (the late Albert) Karney and Sylvia (the late Oscar) Gidlow; brother-in-law of the late Bernice (the late David) Flom and the late Eleanor (the late Morris) Emas. Contributions to the Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, Ill., 60025. Rindskopf-Roth

Graham Green, died December 22, 2008, at age 51. Husband of Lee for 20 years; brother of Gary Green and step-son of Frada Green. Born in Massachusetts, Graham grew up in Danville, Ill., graduating with a Ph. D. in Biochemistry from Rutgers University. He worked in biotech firms in Cambridge, Research Triangle Park, St. Louis and South San Francisco over a 20 year career, and was thankful that he was working at Genentech when he became ill because his co-workers were incredibly supportive and caring. He was ever helpful and generous with his time, and enjoyed doing home repairs for family and friends Pondering how such a sweet and good man could be taken from us so soon, brother-in-law Elliot said; “God must have needed Graham to do some fixing up for Him around heaven!” Berger Memorial

Sarah Faye Greenberg, died December 12, 2008. Widow of Louis Greenberg; mother of Burton (Phyllis) Greenberg and Joy (the late Robert) Rosen; grandmother of Karen (Andy), John (Debbie), Jamey (Kelly), Larry (Josephine) and Jennifer (Dana); great-grandmother of Julia, Michael, Jason, Elizabeth, Matthew, Benton, Madeline, Anderson and Samantha. Contributions to United Hebrew Temple or a charity of your choice. Rindskopf-Roth

Arthur Abraham Jaffe, died December 19, 2008. Husband of Sylvia Letvak Jaffe for 61 years; father of Lainey (Michael) Berkus, Lois (Rick) Mariam; grandfather of Byron Cohen, Faryl (Andrew) Greller, Craig (Penny) Mariam, Brad Mariam, Kimberly Mariam and fiance’ Pavel Shainsky; great-grandfather of Jordyn and Collin Mariam. Arthur was born January 24, 1925 to the late Lena and Samuel Jaffe. He is the brother of the late Esther (Nathan) Hyman; the late Berdie (Morris) Potashnick, the late William (Jenny) Jaffe, the late Hariett Jaffe and Nathan (Bena) Jaffe and brother-in-law of the late Tessie (Morris) Karfeld. Arthur worked for the Terminal Railroad for 45 years. He was a member of the Memorial Post 346 Jewish War Veterans and served in World War II European, African and Middle Eastern campaigns with the 238 Combat Engineers. Arthur and Sylvia founded the Jewish Genealogy Society affiliated with United Hebrew Congregation. Contributions to United Hebrew Congregation, 13788 Conway Road, St. Louis, Mo 63141 or to the Hospice Patient Fund, BJC Hospice at St. Louis, P.O. Box 504043, St. Louis, Mo 63150-0001. Berger Memorial

Edith “Edie” Lipsitz, died December 21, 2009. Wife of Ellis Lipsitz, M.D.; mother of David A. (Judy) Lipsitz, Judy (David) Capes, Thomas S. (Robyn) Lipsitz, Suzy (Jim) Cornbleet and the late James E. Lipsitz; former mother-in-law of Lori Heise; grandmother of Daniel (Crystal) and Emily Lipsitz, Adam (Rachelle), Betsy and Jodie Capes, Wendy (David) Berry, Julie and Jamie Lipsitz, Amy (Josh) Chatten and Mollly Cornbleet and Sam Lipsitz; great-grandmother of Abigail Lipsitz, Chloe and Aiden Capes; sister of the late Kathryn (the late Al) Sloofman and the late Al (Louise) Vorhaus; sister-in-law of Robert (Janice) Lipsitz and the late Abe (Marion) Lipsitz. Mrs. Lipsitz was a past president of the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis Section and a dedicated community volunteer. Contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association,9374 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132. Berger Memorial

Florence May Stern, died December 23, 2008. Sister of the late Marie Stern and the late Louis (the late Merle) Stern; aunt of Carol (Marvin) Soroos; great-aunt of Joel (Fay) and Valerie Soroos; great-great-aunt of Emily and Ashley; friend of Patricia Bradley. Contributions to a charity of your choice. Berger Memorial

Sylvia Tettlebaum, died December 9, 2008. Born June 10, 1913, in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of Esther Kantner ( Louis) Schimmel and Harry B. Kantner; widow of Nat Tettlebaum; mother of Harvey (Ann) Tettlebaum and the late Marlene (Joseph) Oppenheim; grandmother of Scott Oppenheim, Lynda (David) Walters, Marianne (Dorian Stuber) Tettlebaum and Benjamin Tettlebaum; great-grandmother of Ellvis Walters; sister of the late Phillip Kantner and the late Morry Schimmel; sister-in-law of Fern Schimmel. She operated a well known cookie bakery and catering business out of her home, later working for many years as purchasing agent for Angelica Uniform Co. She volunteered for many charitable organizations including Nadah Women’s Organization, NR Society, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Contributions to Nadah Women’s Organization, c/o Ruth Goodman, 539 Coeur de Royale, #206, St. Louis, Mo 63141 or to Temple Beth El, P.O. Box 1576, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102. Berger Memorial

Nathan N. Thaller, died December 23, 2008 at age 94 1/2. Widower of Celia Thaller; father of Deborah (Marshall) Brasken and the late Andrea Thaller; grandfather of Heather (Steven) Mackanos and Todd (Cyndi) Brasken; great-grandfather of Lynsi Brasken, the late Derek Nathan Brasken and Kaycee and Chelsie Mackanos. Contributions to a charity of your choice. Berger Memorial