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Sanford M. Cohen, 77, of Leawood, passed away Friday, June 26, at Kansas City Hospice House.
Graveside services were held Sunday, June 28, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff’s Discretionary Fund, c/o The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, 12320 Nall, Overland Park, KS 66209 or Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64145.
Mr. Cohen was a partner in Cohen-Baxter Insurance Agency in Kansas City, Kan., for many years. He then worked for the Morino & Company Insurance Agency.
He was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Mr. Cohen was a U.S. Army Veteran serving stateside after World War II.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Towerman, and a brother, Bernard Cohen.
Mr. Cohen is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Kittie Cohen, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Hillary Cohen, Reistertown, Md.; sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Richard Rubin, Phoenix; son-in-law: Craig Towerman, Chesterfield, Mo.; grandchildren, Lauren and Jill Towerman, Chesterfield, Mo., and Taylor and Travis Cohen, Reistertown.
He enjoyed his life as a husband, father and especially as a grandfather.
Mr. Cohen was a loving man who will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
An online guestbook is available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel. |
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Diane A. Capito, 78, of Berkeley, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, passed away Friday, June 26.
Graveside services were to have been held Wednesday, July 1, in Berkeley. The family suggests contributions to CSJ Care, c/o Sister Anne, 1919 E. 58th St., Kansas City, MO 64130; the Al Capito Memorial Fund at the Jewish Community Center; or a charity of one’s choice.
Diane wrote manuscripts for writers and wrote travel books on San Antonio and the hill country in Texas. She also wrote many articles as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines.
She was born in Kansas City, Mo., and moved to California in 1956. She was active with the zoo in Berkeley.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Mike and Jeannette Capito; a brother, Alvin Capito; and her sister, Retha Sue Capito.
She is survived by her brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Stella Capito, Lenexa, and Byron and Jo Capito, Houston; and her sister-in-law, Marlene Capito, Prairie Village. |
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Robert S. Goldberg, 87, of Overland Park, passed away Monday, June 29, at Village Shalom.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, July 1, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Cancer Action, 10520 Barkley, Overland Park, KS 66212.
Mr. Goldberg manufactured aircraft parts at Pratt & Whitney during World War II, but cars were his passion.
He went into automotive sales and spent the majority of his career at Brace (later Cunningham) Oldsmobile and retired as vice president in 1975.
Mr. Goldberg was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
He was born in Kansas City, Mo., was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Central High School in 1939.
Mr. Goldberg was preceded in death by his wife, Blossom “Bobbie” Goldberg in 1989; his brother, Martin Goldberg; and his sister, Mayme Mendel.
He is survived by Blossom Block, his longtime special friend; daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn and Richard Litner, Boston; Linda and Richard Minsk, Sharon, Mass.; grandchildren, Jason Minsk, Stephen Litner, David Litner and his wife, Giada, and great-grandson: Dorian Litner.
Bob will be sorely missed by his family and friends.
An online guestbook is available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel. |
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Eli Jabenis, 89, died June 20 in Omaha, Neb.
Eli was born (Jan. 22, 1920) and raised in Kansas City, Mo. He and his wife, Pearl, operated Travelware Luggage in Omaha for more than 60 years.
Eli was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl. He is survived by three daughters, Maxine (Allen) Passer, Nancy Kagen and Judy (Steve) Epstein; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; brothers, Mace (Elaine) Jabenis and Lawrence (Sandie) Jabenis. Donations may be made to Beth El Synagogue, 144th and W. Dodge in Omaha, Neb. |
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Esfir Kopyt, 78, of Overland Park, passed away Tuesday, June 30, at her home.
Graveside services were to have been held Wednesday, July 1, at Sheffield Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Chabad House, 6201 Indian Creek Dr., Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-3837.
Mrs. Kopyt was a nurse and worked in a testing laboratory.
She was a former member of Congregation Beth Torah who sponsored her and her husband when they came to the United States in 1989.
Mrs. Kopyt was full of life, loved children and all of her family. She enjoyed cooking for family gatherings and her focus was her family and her close friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Israel Kopyt.
Mrs. Kopyt is survived by her daughter, Sofia Polonskaya, Overland Park; son and daughter-in-law, Yakov Kopit and Emiliya Kechker, Olathe; sister, Evgenia Rapoport, Orenburg, Russia; grandchildren, Slava Polonskaya and Boris Polonsky, both of Overland Park; Anna Kopit and Michael Kopit, both of Olathe; two great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
A special thank you by the family to her caregiver, Tamara Skragina, for her dedicated and wonderful care.
An online guestbook is available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel. |
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Ida J. Landy, 96, of Lenexa, passed away Friday, June 26, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.
Graveside services were held Sunday, June 28, in the Yukon Chapel at Mount Carmel Cemetery, followed by burial. The family suggests contributions to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Mrs. Landy was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah and a former member of Congregation Beth Shalom.
She was born May 5, 1913, in Altus, Okla., the daughter of Sol and Mary Rosenblum.
Mrs. Landy attended the University of Missouri-Columbia for two years, where she met her future husband, Roy Ruskin.
She was preceded in death by her first husband of 27 years, Roy Ruskin, in 1964. Ida then married her longtime friend, Ted “Babe” Landy. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rosalie Flieder, in 1972.
Mrs. Landy is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Harry and Sharon Ruskin and Tommy and Julie Ruskin all of Overland Park; grandson and his wife, Brian and Dayna Ruskin; granddaughters. Jennifer, Angella and Jeannine Ruskin.
Ida was a strong and self-sufficient woman who loved her family, enjoyed playing bridge and loved to entertain at retirement homes by singing with a group called the “Classics.” Ida was an optimistic person and grateful for her life and her family. She will be greatly missed.
An online guestbook is available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel. |
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Ralph A. Perlman, age 86, of Atlanta, died June 13.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in Hawaii.
He was a loving husband, son, brother, father, uncle and grandfather.
In his professional life, he worked in the transportation industry in various positions, including transportation manager. Later, he contributed to his community when he was elected to the Senate of Georgia Silver Haired Legislature, where he served from 1985 through 1991.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Floy Elizabeth Perlman. Survivors include children, Judith Perlman, Marcia Cox and Robert Perlman; step-children, Barbara Spicer and Jesse Hodges; nieces and nephew, Ilana Meskin, Tamar Trushinski and David Perlman, as well as numerous cousins.
Graveside services with full military honors were held at the Georgia National Cemetery on June 16.
A memorial service will be held at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19. Donations may be made to the Rae Dloogoff Library Fund at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah or the Jewish War Veterans, Post 605, in c/o Marvin Denton, Commander, 8945 Conser Drive, Overland Park, KS 55212. |
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Rose Taraboulos, 88, of Overland Park, passed away Sunday, June 28, at The Forum.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 30, at Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Good Samaritan Project, 3030 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64108 (gsp-kc.org).
Mrs. Taraboulos was a production manager at Ecadil Pharmaceuticals, Cairo, Egypt, in the 1940s, where she met her husband, Henry, who was a chemist and they were married in 1949.
Upon their marriage she helped Henry start a specialty manufacturing company which produced boxes and glassware for the pharmaceutical and perfume industries of Europe and Northern Africa.
Mrs. Taraboulos and Henry immigrated to the Kansas City area in 1959 to be near her sister, Fortune Bennett and her family. She was a tailor for Jack Henry’s Clothing Store from 1962 to 1978 when she started Tailor’s II in Overland Park, retiring in 1986.
She was a member of Kehilath Israel Synagogue and its Sisterhood, the Rabbi’s Talamud Study and the Garment Workers Union.
Mrs. Taraboulos was preceded in death by her son, Solomon Taraboulos, in 1995; her husband, Henry, in 2000; her brothers, Raphael Mosseri and Aslan Mosseri; and a sister, Henriette Asher.
She is survived by her son, Michael Taraboulos, and his life partner, Jack E. Foster, Leawood; sister, Fortune Bennett, Ulster, N.Y.; and many loving nieces and nephews and their families.
An online guestbook is available at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel. |
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