Obituaries: Week of Sept. 22, 2010

Rosemary Weisels Flance, died September 10, 2010. Beloved widow of I. Jerome Flance, M.D.; dear mother of Stephen (Kristen) Flance of Santa Fe, N.M. and Patty (Dr. Jack) Croughan; dear grandmother of Rachael Flance, Hannah (Greg) Steerman and Adam Warner, Sarah (B.J.) Thompson, Anthony Pepe, Rebecca (Michael) Pedone, Rachel Pepe and Leah Croughan; dear great-grandmother of nine; dear sister of the late Jane Weisels and the late Virginia (the late Ralph) Keller; dear sister-in-law of the late Morris (the late Rhoda) Flance, the late Lillian (the late Robert) Gerberg and the late Miriam (the late Al) Lavin; survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Contributions to the Flance Philanthropic Fund, c/o Jewish Federation of St. Louis, #12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63146. Berger Memorial

John Levy, died September 17, 2010. Beloved husband of Yvonne Levy; dear father of Janice (Jonas) Singer, Sharon and Ruth Levy; grandfather of Jeffrey, Jackie, Shawn Singer, and Joseph Levy Kahn. Contributions to the Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.. 63110. Berger Memorial

Rolf Mayer, died September 15, 2010. Beloved husband of Rose Weintraub Mayer; dear father of Sharon (Phillip) Estaver and Gary (Velvet) Mayer; loving grandfather of Aron Estaver, David (Melissa) Estaver, Rane, Noah, Race and Trooper Mayer and Spencer Milligan; dear brother of Hans (Margie) Mayer and the late Ludwig Mayer; beloved brother-in-law of Kay Mayer, Benjamin (Rosetta) Weintraub, Marion (the late Frank) Meyer, Arthur Shulman and the late Loretta Shulman, Bette (Adolph) Cohen and Shirley (Sam) Karp; our dear uncle, cousin and friend. Contributions to the American Cancer Society, 4207 Lindell, St. Louis, Mo. 63108 or to United Hebrew Congregation, 13788 Conway Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63141. Rindskopf-Roth

Rose Smith Rotman, died September 12, 2010 at the age of 103. Beloved widow of Ben C. Rotman; dear mother of Mimi (Dr. Ralph) Graff and the late Sybil Kandel; loving grandmother of Barbara Shapiro, Joseph Kandel, Pamela (Steven) Seligsohn, Michael (Debbie) Graff, Sharon (Gregg) Radell and Stephanie Graff (Brian) Yaffee; dear great-grandmother of Dustin and Mykel Shapiro, Alex and Samantha Seligsohn, Chaya, Yitzchak, Sarah Frayda, Yisroel, Ettel Toba and Seryl Rivka Graff, Jake and Caroline Radell, Benjamin and Joshua Yaffee; beloved sister of Ted (Regina) Smith and the late Tillie (Joseph) Lapin, Pauline (Sol) Katz, Annabelle (Louis) Leon; Sol (Libby) Smith, Josephine (Arnold) Strassberg and Harvey (Geraldine) Smith; our dear aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend. Contributions to the charity of the donor’s choice. Rindskopf-Roth

Florence Zavack, died September 17, 2010 at the age of 99. Beloved widow of Nathan Zavack; dear mother of Beverly (Jerry) Silverman, Raymond (Anita) Zavack and Sanford Zavack; dear grandmother of Cheri (Steve) Lasky, Debbie (Tab) Cohen and Gary (Karen) Silverman, Lori (Eric) Kutilek, Stephanie (Chris) Brockmann and the late Jennifer Zavack; dear great-grandmother of 11; preceeded in death by her sisters and brothers; our dear aunt and friend. Contributions to the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, Pathways Community Hospice or the charity of your choice. Berger Memorial