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Virginia Beach—Vivian Fish Forman died at the age of 83 on August 22, 2022. She was beloved and survived by her four children (and their spouses), Julie (Lewis Kay), Joseph, Sharon (Steven Marx) and Alisa, her grandchildren Raphael, Shira, Abby, Josh, and Ben, and her sisters Miriam and Cherie (Bill Artz), and sister-in-law Joy (Judah) [...]

Baltimore, Md.—Leonard Greenebaum of Baltimore passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the age of 94. Born in 1928 in Baltimore, Lenny received a Bachelor of Science in Business from Johns Hopkins University. In 1953, Leonard married the love of his life, Lois Cohen, from Charleston, S.C., who would remain his partner in life [...]

Norfolk—Charles Greenhood, 71, of Portsmouth, passed away August 30, 2022 in Norfolk, Va. Charles was born in Portsmouth to Alfred A. and Dena K. Greenhood on February 25, 1951. He graduated from ODU in 1976. After college, he opened Greenhood Distributors with his father in Portsmouth. In 1986, he and wife Kathy launched the West [...]

Miami, Fla.—Robert Allen Helfant, of Key West, died in Miami on August 10, 2022 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of Jack and Shirley Lipsky Helfant, of blessed memory. He is survived by his wife, Robin Helfant. They have been together for 23 years and have a beautiful blended family with [...]

Charlottesville, Va.—No dance floor needed. If music was playing, Loretta was dancing. Even as Alzheimer’s robbed her memory, she never forgot her dance moves, dancing right up to the end. She took her last turn on the dance floor on August 10, 2022. Loretta was a regal fashionista, an artist, a philanthropist, a volunteer, co-owner [...]

Virginia Beach—Irv Hodies, 93, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Irv was born July 26, 1929 to Meyer and Freda (née Horowitz) Hodies in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1947 and afterward completed his military obligation honorably with the USAF. During his time in the Air [...]

Virginia Beach—Lester Horwitz passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the age of 99. He was born April 11, 1923 in New York, the son of Sylvia and Saul Horwitz (of blessed memory). Lester earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from New York University and his J.D. from the University of Missouri. Lester excelled as [...]

Baltimore, Md.—Aryeh Wolf, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the age of 25. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mindy Wolf (nee Aron); daughter, Zahava Wolf; parents, Asher and Elise Wolf; siblings, Hadassah (Zaycharia) Blackstrin, Leah (Shimon) Deutsch, Shlomo (Adina) Wolf, and Shmuel Wolf. Services were held at Sol [...]

Southampton, Pa.—On August 14, 2022, Amiram Yaary passed away. Beloved husband of Rina (nee Kohn) Loving father of Michael Yaary (Alyson), Ron Yaary, and Eric Yaary (Sharon); dear brother of Baruch Waldman. Funeral services took place at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks Suburban North Chapel in Southampton, Pa. Interment was in Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions in his [...]

Norfolk—Suzanne Legum Barr 91, of Norfolk, passed away July 23, 2022. She was born September 7, 1930, to the late A.J. and Bessie Legum in Berkley, Virginia. She was a graduate of Maury High School and attended Randolph Macon Woman’s College before returning to Norfolk to marry David Barr. While raising her family, Suzanne was [...]