In Memory Of…

Cecelia (Ceil) Beitch

, formerly of St. Louis, died April 14, 2008 in Madison, Wis. Widow of Morris Beitch; mother of Beverly (Robert Cadigan) Balakhovsky, and Harriet Zakem-Cloud and the late Norman Stanley Beitch; sister of the late Morris and the late Jake Balch, the late Rose Mindess and the late Tillie Voda; grandmother of Jay (Jeanette) Gralnick, Sari (Salamah) Awadalla, Micah (Sarah) Zakem and Jeffery Zakem; great-grandmother of Josef and Sofia Awadalla, Kerianna and Corbin Gralnick, and Kira Zakem; aunt of Harold Mindess, Gary, Mark, Larry and Doug Beitch and Hal and Alan Voda, Janice Baron, Cindy, JoAnn and Ronnie Beitch, Sherrie Simpson and Lynn Voda and the late Jon Bitterman. Contributions to The Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison WI 53711 or to the Oakwood Foundation, 6201 Mineral Point Rd., Madison WI, 53705.

William Lee Bloom , died April 29, 2008. Husband of Minnette Bloom. Father of Alan (Sherri) Bloom and David (Sandy) Bloom; brother of Melvin Bloom and Allen (Jeanne) Bloom; brother-in-law of Marvin Schwartz, Robert Schwartz and Sanford (Carol) Schwartz. Contributions to St. Johns Mercy Hospital. Berger Memorial

Jerome Brody , died April 26, 2008. Husband of Muriel “Sissy” Brody. Father of JoEllen (Leonard) Rubenstein and Steven (Nancy) Brody; grandfather of Scott (Amy) Rubenstein, Amy Rubenstein, Bryan Brody and Stefanie Brody; great-grandfather of Arden Sage Rubenstein; brother of the late Helen Brody and the late Goldella Brody; brother-in-law of Arnold (Thelma) Schrier. Contributions to Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, 10950 Schuetz Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 or United Hebrew Congregation, 13788 Conway Rd., St. Louis, MO 63141. Berger Memorial

Judie Diamond , died April 30, 2008. Wife of Buddy Diamond; mother of Andrew (Jeanne) Diamond and Susie (Brad) Diamond-Pendelton; sister of Bonnie Raphael, Connie Schwartz and Morrie Beitch; grandmother of Jacob Diamond, Amanda Diamond, Sydney Pendelton; sister-in-law of Joan Adler. Contributions to cancer research. Berger Memorial

Morris Enger , 95, died April 27, 2008. Widower of Clara Enger; father of Leah “Lois” (Moshe) Izraeli, June (Robert) Plotkin, Franklin (Barbara Sandmel) Enger, Joel (Millie) Enger, and Linda (Lionel Hummel) Enger; brother of the late Micki (the late Taylor) Trout, the late Isadore (the late Nettie) Enger, the late Harry (Ruth) Enger, the late Jack (the late Sally) Enger and half-sister Pearl (Marc) Kraus; grandfather of Yaakov (Estie) Izraeli, Benjamin (Michal) Izraeli, David (Nachama) Izraeli Estie (Eitan) Nissan, Sari (Amotz) Shapira, Naomi (Avishay) Teller, Yoni (Neriyah) Izraeli, Rabbi Shalom (Elise) Plotkin, Devorah (Reuven) Walder, Tovah Enger and Shelley (Robert) Martin. Contributions to American Heart Association, Hadassah or Jewish Family and Children’s Services. Berger Memorial

Zelda Siteman Freeberger , died April 26, 2008. Widow of Sam Siteman and Charles Freeberger; mother of Michelle Siteman Shwartz and Frank Siteman; sister of the late Ann (the late Louis) Kitchen, the late Dorothy (the late Harry) Poslosky and the late Gordon (the late Aurnett) Frieberger; grandmother of Tali Ruth, Shai and Benjamin Shwartz. Contributions to the American Cancer Society. Berger Memorial

Oscar Klevens , died May 2, 2008. Widower of Wraye Klevens; brother of the late Max (the late Esta) Ansky, the late David (the late Esther) Ansky, the late Meyer (the late Ida) Klibansky, the late Morris (Esther) Klevens, and the late Irving (Rhada) Klevens. Contributions to Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha Congregation, 14550 Ladue Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Berger Memorial

Frances Lerman , died April 30, 2008. Widow of Nelson N. Lerman. Mother of Joan (Elliot) Glassman; grandmother of Jodi and Tammy Glassman and Kim (Jonathan) Fishman; great-grandmother of Eliana, Abby and Sarah Fishman; sister of Harold (the late Evelyn) Goldman, Sylvia (the late Oscar) Gidlow, the late Lillian (the late Nathan) Altman, the late Edna (the late Joe) Feldman, the late Gertrude (the late Albert) Karney and the late Joseph (the late Rose) Goldman; cousin of the late Samuel Brown; aunt of Sandra Altman (Jack) Turk. Contributions to the Edna Feldman Memorial Fund @ A.H.D.C., 1009 Executive Parkway, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141. Berger Memorial

Georgette ‘Babs’ Levin , died April 30, 2008. Widow of Bernard P. Levin; mother of Judy Levin Kopman and Barbara Levin (Steven Muchnick); grandmother of Amy (James) DeVore and Adam Kopman. Contributions to Miriam School, 501 Bacon Avenue, Webster Groves, MO, 63119 or to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Berger Memorial

Dr. David Irwin Light , 89, formerly of St. Louis, died April 24, 2008 in Seattle, Wash. Widower of Leona Light; father of Susanne (Robert Newcomer) Light, Nancy Light and Edward Light; grandfather of Justin Newcomer and Eliana Winterbauer-Light; brother of the late Mitchell Light. Contributions to the American Heart Association.

Gertrude Willard , died April 30, 2008. Widow of Morris Willard; mother of Jeffrey Willard, sister of Rosalie Grosman, the late Ruth Frank and the late Irvin Goldberg. Berger Memorial