Harry Fybel
Sep 25, 2024
Harry Fybel died on September 25, 2024, after a brief illness. Just six weeks earlier, Harry celebrated his 100th birthday and regaled his family with his humor, reflections of life and words of gratitude. Harry was born in Berlin, Germany on July 30, 1924. He grew up in Osterode, a small village in the Harz Mountains of Germany, to...
Johann Lesser
Sep 23, 2024
Johann (Green) Lesser, age 92, passed away on September 23, 2024. Johann was predeceased by the love of her life Bob. Johann is survived by her daughters Sheri and Susie (Valla) and her grandchildren Sacha (Laura), Noah, Matthew, and Daniel. Johann was a Los Angeles native and daughter of Sylvia and Irving. Johann will be remembered as a loving...
Johanna K Mueller Sunkin
Sep 6, 2024
Johanna K. Mueller Sunkin was born on June 22, 1947, in Frankfurt, Germany to Henry “Heinz” Mueller and Sabina Goldberg. Both parents were survivors of the Holocaust. At the age of 1, Johanna and her parents boarded the SS Marine Swallow from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York City, finally settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The family then moved to Southern...
Iris Glickman
Sep 5, 2024
Iris Ann Markman Helman Glickman was born on July 5, 1941, in Los Angeles and died after a brief illness on September 5, 2024, in Palm Springs. Iris was a 1959 graduate of Hamilton High School, as well as a longtime and active resident of Sun City Palm Desert. Iris is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters,...
Estelle Tuvman
Aug 19, 2024
Estelle Tuvman, age 97, passed away peacefully. Born in Springfield, MA, to immigrant parents from Lithuania, she worked as a fashion illustrator for a large department store. She moved to LA in 1952 with her now deceased husband, Bernie where they settled in WLA and raised sons, Ken (Annie) and Paul (Chip). She was Grandma to Adam (Christina), Isaac...
Steven W. Lazarus
Aug 18, 2024
Steven Lazarus passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his wife and sons. A lifelong Californian, he was a thoughtful and determined man who excelled in everything he did. He was an avid reader, talented chef, art enthusiast, poker player, pianist, loyal friend, and lover of the gin martini. He was a dedicated swimmer, swimming daily until two...
Jack Webster Carlyle
Aug 13, 2024
Jack Webster Carlyle
February 23, 1933 – August 13, 2024
Beloved husband of Sheila Greibach Carlyle and father of Jay Carlyle.
Jack was born in Cordova, Alaska Territory, February 23, 1933 to Helen Beatrice Carlyle and Jack Bartley Carlyle.
His father was initially a miner who was born in...
Betty Vincent - Karl
Aug 11, 2024
Betty Vincent-Karl, aged 92, passed away on August 11th, 2024, at her home in Westwood. She was born on January 27th, 1932, at Long Island Hospital, in Brooklyn, New York, to Alex Cohen and Sade Lefkowitz. She was a proud resident of Westwood, California and was a student at UCLA and UC Berkeley. She was married to Marshall Pearlman...
Jennifer Fay Schneider
Aug 4, 2024
JENNIFER FAY SCHNEIDER, daughter of Holocaust survivors, the late Sal and Jenete Dobrowski, passed away at the age of 74 in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2024. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends who adored her. Jenny was a neonatal intensive care nurse at Cedars Sinai in the 1970s, then moved to Michigan...
Myrna Oken
Jul 29, 2024
Myrna departed peacefully after a long and fulfilling journey. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Donald Oken, parents, Ben and Irene Silverstein, sister, Sandy Hoffman, stepdaughter, Nancy Oken, and son-in-law, Rick Stuart.
Myrna was the cherished mother of Michele Oken Stuart, Jay (Tracie) Oken, and Stuart (Carol) Oken. She was a beloved Bubbi to...
Sylvan Senit
Jul 24, 2024
Syl was born in Texas but moved to Los Angeles, CA as a young teenager and went on to become a great husband, father, grandfather and friend . He met his beautiful and loving wife Claudia in high school and they married in 1954. They had a wonderful life together for 64 years. They created a family that includes...
Estelle T Koblitz
Jul 19, 2024
Estelle T Koblitz (nee Turetsky) passed away peacefully on July 19, 2024, in Santa Monica, California, at age 96 after a long battle with dementia. She was born on March 03, 1928, to Kalman Turetsky and Malka “Mollie” (nee Rosenfeld) Turetsky in New York City, and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Estelle graduated from James Madison High...
Barbara R. Seidman
Jul 18, 2024
Barbara Seidman (née Resner) died peacefully at the age of 82 on July 18 after a long battle with Parkinson’s and dementia. She was predeceased by her husband, Allen Seidman, her sister, Jean Rosson, and her parents, Miriam (née Krivoshay) and Sovel Resner. She is survived by her children, Emily and Teddy (Lara), and her grandchildren, Hazel and Ruby....
Harris Toibb
Jul 17, 2024
Harris Toibb was born on November 1, 1941 in Boston, MA, and passed on July 17, 2024 peacefully, with his wife Linda by his side in their Santa Monica residence.
Harris comes from humble beginnings and great loss. His father Leon passed away when Harris was young and Joe Twicken, his brother in law, assumed the role...
Milton Bienenfeld
Jul 11, 2024
We regret to announce the passing of Milton aka: “Mickey” Bienenfeld, aged 96, who passed away peacefully on July 11th in Santa Monica, California after complications of old age.
Mickey Bienenfeld had an amazing life. As a founding family in the Jewish Reconstructionist Movement as a member of Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, CA, which later became...
Elton James (Jim) Tourje
Jun 10, 2024
Doctor Elton James (Jim) Tourje, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on June 10, 2024, at the age of 80 after a brief illness. Jim had a zest for life – he loved to travel, entertain friends and family, and share in a laugh with anyone around him. He had a generous spirit and a quirky...
Louise Rebecca Copeland
Jun 6, 2024
Louise Copeland (née Goldberg), 83, of Los Angeles, CA passed away on June 6, 2024.
Louise was born in St. Paul, MN to Hyman and May (Rom) Goldberg. She was the youngest of three and preceded in death by beloved husband, Mark, her parents and siblings Nancy Calvin and Marly Goldberg. While Louise was devastated by Mark’s...
Barbara Olga Joffe
May 31, 2024
Barbara Olga Joffe, 77, of Los Angeles, California passed away on May 31, 2024 following a prolonged illness.
She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1946 to Leah and Benjamin Levy, the second of three children, including her sister Sandra and brother Hylton. Barbara was an accomplished ballet dancer. She attended Greenside High School, and later...
Shirley Talbot
Apr 23, 2024
Shirley Talbot, born May 30, 1935, passed away in Los Angeles on April 23, 2024. Shirley was born in Brooklyn, NY to Rose and Ben Pomerantz and is survived by sons Jonathan (Lisa) and Robert (Peter) and daughter Jane (Guy), her beloved and adoring grandchildren Steven, Bria, Erin and Jennifer, brother Fred Pomerantz (Wendy) and devoted nieces and nephews,...
