Dr. Edward Frank Berg, died May 30, 2008. Husband of Maris Berg; father of Dr. Daniel Berg and Michael Berg; son of Ruth and the late Dr. Ralph Berg; brother of Barbara (Robert) Cohn. Contributions to Forest Park Forever, St. Louis Botanical Garden, St. Louis Zoo, Scholarship Foundation, USO.

Bette L. Cherrick, of Bethesda, Md., died May 26, 2008. Widow of the late Irwin L. Cherrick; mother of Stephen A. Cherrick and Dr. Leo C. (Liliane B.) Cherrick; sister of Marilyn L. Roos; grandmother of Lauren Ivanna Cherrick and Claire Aliza Fanchon Cherrick. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke’s House Inc., 6040 South Port Dr., N. Bethesda, MD 20814 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.

Gertrude M. Fitter, 90, died May 25, 2008. Widow of Angelo Carnaghi and the late Sam Fitter; mother of Joan (Robert) Lerner and the late Richard (Jean) Carnaghi; grandmother of Cara (Stephen) Ingalls, Andrew (Roberta) Carnaghi, Jason (Elizabeth) Lerner and Jordan (Georgie) Lerner; great-grandmother of Zachary and Andrew Ingalls, Hayden Carnaghi, Greyson, Preston, Clarke, Collin, Julia, Garrett and William Lerner; friend of the late Larry (Sara Lee) Fitter, David (Amy) Fitter and Wendy Fitter. Contributions to the City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, Attn: Central Processing. Berger Memorial

Robert Fitterman, died May 22, 2008. Husband of Mollie Weintraub Fitterman; father of Mark (Judith) Fitterman and Susan (Alan) Witte; grandfather of Elissa, Charlotte and Daniel Fitterman, Elizabeth and the late Peter Witte; brother of the late Lillian (the late Leonard) Tanenbaum and the late Bette (the late Charles) Shacat; brother-in-law of Louis (Roz) Weintraub and the late Jack (the late Doris) Weintraub. Contributions to the Peter Witte Scholarship Fund at COCA, 524 Trinity, St. Louis, MO 63130 or the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, #12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146. Berger Memorial

Phyllis S. Hoing, 48, died May 10, 2008. Wife of Ken Hoing; mother of Joe Hoing, Heather Hoing, and Tom Hoing; daughter of Leonard Hyman and the late Barbara (Kreisman) Hyman; sister of Baruch (Bruce) Hyman and Cherie Hyman; granddaughter of the late Nathan Hyman and Esther (Jaffe) Hyman, and the late Arthur Kreisman and Naomi Kreisman; friend of Mary Hyman. Contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Leonard Kropman, 90, died April 29, 2008. Husband of Sylvia Zuckerman Kropman; father of Sharon Kropman and David and Elliott; brother of the late Stewart and the late June (Mrs. Alvin) Goldfarb. Contributions or acknowlegements to 820 N. Delaware, Mason City, IA, 50401.

Fantine Margulis, 95, died May 24, 2008. Widow of Alvin Margulis; mother of Arthur S. (Joyce) Margulis, the late Jaclyn Sue Margulis and Joel (Dinah) Margulis; grandmother of Arthur S. (Dr. Elaine) Margulis, Jr., William S. (Marion) Margulis, James S. (Martha) Margulis and Thomas S. (Ashley) Margulis; sister of the late Blanche (the late Phillip) Kovsky. Contributions to Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, 200 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63105. Berger Memorial

Sandra Louise Oberman, died April 26, 2008. Wife of Stanley Oberman; mother of Lon Oberman, Andrew (Rhonda) Oberman, Neil (Paul West) Oberman and Heidi (Ian) Silberman; grandmother of Benjamin, Rachel, Stuart, Samara, Jayme and Marni Oberman; daughter of Florence (Robert) Jacques and the late Phillip Rush and Jerome Haskell; sister of Rochelle (Steve) Sherman; aunt of Laura Sidel, Douglas (Lisa) Sidel, Donna Straus, Steve (Sue) Oberman, Ellen (John) Sholten and Todd (Laura Davis) Oberman. Contributions to the Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JF &CS), 10950 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO, 63146 or the Jewish Community Center (JCC), Child Care Facilities, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146. Rindskopf-Roth

Stanley E. Payuk, died May 16, 2008. Husband of Jean C. Payuk and the late Lillian Payuk; father of Edward (Judy) Payuk and Jim (Jane) Tomlinson; step-father of Barbara (Ben) Landesman, Joni Silverstein and Ken (Clara) Silverstein; grandfather of Stacy (Dr. Rick) McColl, Lori Lee, Jeff (Tiffany) Kieffer, Kim (Mike) Trevino, Taylor Landesman, Tom and Katie Tomlinson, Sophia and Gabriel Silverstein; brother of Sanford (the late Charlotte) Payuk and the late Kenneth Payuk and Pearl Nanos; brother-in-law of Lois and the late Joseph Sloofman and the late Alvin (Kay) Sloofman. Contributions to the Bertha Sloofman Fund, C/O the JCA Auxilliary. Rindskopf-Roth

Morris S. Rosenthal, died May 24, 2008. Husband of Dolores “Dee” Rosenthal; father of Mark (Susanne) and Rand Rosenthal, Nancy (Paul Kneeland) Weisman and Jimmy (Janet Roget) Weisman; grandfather of Christopher and Sara Rosenthal, Anthony, Candace, Jacob and Pamela Yates, Lindsey and Jonathan Rosenthal and Andrea (Lee) Marshall; great-grandfather of Grace and Lucy Marshall; brother of the late Rose (the late Paul) Ingber, Joe (the late Rose) Rosenthal and the late Harold (the late Bernadine) Rosenthal. Contributions to Forest Park Forever. Berger Memorial

Elmer Schletsky, died May 20, 2008. Son of the late Simon and the late Mary Greenberg Schletsky; brother of the late Ann (the late Max) Bryer, the late Della (the late Harry) Margulis, the late Esther (the late Louis) Schimmel, the late William Schletsky and the late Daniel (the late Viola) Simon; uncle of Sylvia Tettlebaum, Stanley Bryer, Marvin Bryer, Jerry Margulis, Sydney Margulis and Phil Simon. Contributions to the Jewish Federation of St. Louis or the Anti-Defamation League. Berger Memorial

Laurie Douglas Segal, died May 23, 2008. Wife of Clifford Segal; mother of Elliot and Andrea Segal; daughter of Arnold (Annette) Douglas and the late Evelyn Douglas; sister of Robert (Nikki) Douglas and David (Donna) Segal. Contributions to the St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness (SLOCA). Rindskopf-Roth

Irving Sudin, died May 16, 2008. Husband of Alice Sudin; father of Gary (Trudy) Sudin, Faye Michelson, Jodie and the late Paul Sudin; grandfather of Lyle (fiance Neeli Yavor) Sudin, Dena (Yehuda) Schupper, Saul (Elke) Sudin, Sarah and Hannah Michelson, Stephanie, Tiffany and Brittany Sudin; brother-in-law of Jerome Novack. Contributions to B’nai El Congregation, Nusach Hari B’nai Zion Congregation Building Fund or Jewish Federation. Rindskopf-Roth

Marsha Trachtenberg (Nee Rosen), 59, died May 17, 2007. Widow of Lawrence; daughter of Norleen and the late Phillip Rosen; mother of Paula Burk (Aaron), Benjamin (Tammy); grandmother of Joseph; sister of Donna (Ken) and Gerri (Lori) and Allen (Sid).

Harry L. Weis, died May 20, 2008. Widower of Anna Weis; father of Jeff (Marcia) Weis and Larry (Ann) Jones; brother of Helen (Donald) Cohen; grandfather of Eric Weis, Sarah Weis and Amy (Randy) Kleinhuizen; great-grandfather of Mason Kleinhuizen. Contributions to Congregation B’nai Amoona. Berger Memorial