JAYNE SHULMAN ALAN, 51, died April 8, 2008 in Corona Del Mar, Cal. Daughter of Harriet “Cookie” and the late Edmund Shulman; sister of Deborah Shulman Schlesinger; aunt of Jeremy T. Bruce, and beloved niece, cousin and friend of many. Contributions to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, www.drugfree.org /donate/.

BETTY HOFFMANN, died April 12, 2008. Widow of Robert E. Hoffmann. Mother of Marcy (Marc) Hartstein and Jody Rosen; grandmother of David and Kimberly Hartstein, Emily and Michael Rosen; sister of the late Sam (the late Grace) Goldenberg and the late Dr. Sidney (Jan Mintz) Goldenberg; sister-in-law of Margaret (the late Harry) Lamberg and the late Audrey (the late Fred) Mishow; former mother-in-law of Dave Rosen. Berger Memorial

CLAIRE ‘BOBBIE’ KAPLAN, died April 15, 2008. Widow of Joseph Kaplan. Mother of Cheryl (Eric) Uhrmacher and Barry Kaplan; grandmother of Aaron (Jordana) and Jason Uhrmacher and Joshua Kaplan. Rindskopf-Roth

DR. MERLE KLING, died April 8, 2008. Widower of Ann Ruth Kling and the late Sandra Schoenberg. Father of Arnold (Jackie) Kling; grandfather of Rachel, Joanna and Naomi Kling; brother of the late Sarah Shaw; Companion of Dorothy Martin. Berger Memorial

ROBERT H. KOSHNER, died April 14, 2008. Husband of Fran Stein Koshner and the late Sandra Sheinbein Koshner. Father of Kathy (Rick) Trank, Debby (Dr. Larry) Levens and Julie Levey; grandfather of Emma and Josh Trank, Jake, Zach and Grace Levens, Allie and Spencer Levey; son of the late Mary and the late Paul Koshner; brother of Gene (Evelyn) Koshner and Phyllis (Irvin) Shanker; son-in-law of the late Jeanette, the late Henry and the late Edith Stein; brother-in-law of Dr. Edward (Mandy Loveland) Stein, Marcia (Mel) Tash and Berle Faire; nephew of Ruthie (the late Sam) Shanker; cousin to all the Makovskys. Contributions to Missouri Baptist Cancer Center, Bais Yaakov High School or St. Louis Kollel for the chair established for Dr. Lester Zeffren. Berger Memorial

SAM RYNGERMACHER, died April 11, 2008. Widower of Ruth Ryngermacher. Brother of the late Morris (Esther) Ringermacher; uncle of Dr. Harry (Judy) Ringermacher and Celia (Randy) Fox. Contributions to Bais Abraham Congregation. Berger Memorial

RALPH SACHS, died April 13, 2008. Widower of Annette Gertrude Sachs; father of Rick (Carolyn) Sachs and Carolyn “Cooky” (Bob) Flynn; grandfather of Mat Sachs, Tracy Sachs, John (Suzy) Strassner, Blair (Jason) Fraser, Carolyn (Steve) Nortnik and Mary Ellen (John) Minkler; great-grandfather of Jack and Alexis Strassner, Whitney and Reese Fraser, Harrison, Mackenzie, Hadley and Scout Nortnik, Sam and Oliver Minkler; brother of Birdie and the late Louis Sachs. Contributions to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, 8420 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63124. Rindskopf-Roth

LAWRENCE J. SIEGEL, died April 12, 2008. Husband of Judy Schechter Siegel. Father of Nancee (Ken Schmetterer) Siegel; Steve (Barb) Siegel and Susan (Greg) Ryan; grandfather of Jeremy, Will and Talia Schmetterer, Ashley and Daniel Siegel, Matthew and Bennett Ryan, Andrew and Ashlyn Alcorn; son of the late Ann and the late Ben Siegel; brother of Cordell (Helene) Siegel; son-in-law of the late Bess and the late Maurice Schechter; brother-in-law of Stanley (Betty Van Uum) Schechter. Contributions to Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, 3200 Westport Plaza Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146, Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324 So. Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63141, or the Siteman Cancer Center, 660 So. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110. Berger Memorial

CHARLES C. ‘CHUCK’ WASSERMAN, 67, of Overland Park, Kan., died Saturday, March 8, 2008. Husband of Rita Wasserman; father of Beth (Jeff) Sohn and Kim (Keith) Schultz; brother of: Linda (Larry) Lessner; grandfather of Kassidy and Bryce Schultz; brother-in-law of Alan and Lois Elfanbaum, uncle to six. Contributions to Kansas City Hospice House or the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.