Vivian Hoffman

PHILADELPHIA — Vivian (Soble) Hoffman, a lifelong Philadelphian, died peacefully March 2, 2016, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in 1924, in Philadelphia to the late Naomi (Bohrer) Soble and Samuel Soble, Vivian was a graduate of Temple University. She married Dr. Leon Orsher in 1946. She worked for the Philadelphia Board of Education as the representative to Juvenile Court. In 1973, she married the eminent Judge J. Sydney Hoffman.

A woman of beauty and talent, Vivian was a gifted pianist who studied under the tutelage of the late Gertrude Spergel. She was an avid patron of the Philadelphia Orchestra and a skilled bridge player. Her loving devotion to family and friends was truly inspirational.

Vivian is survived by her adoring family; children, Stuart Orsher, M.D., and Gladys George, of New York City, and Robert Orsher, VMD, and Andrea (Newman) Orsher, VMD; sister, Iris (Soble) Levy and brother-in-law, Richard J. Levy; grandchildren, Theodore George Orsher, Clifford George Orsher, James Newman Orsher and Kerstin Fuchs, and Rebecca (Orsher) Stemplewicz and Aaron Stemplewicz; great-grandson, Rois Corvin Fuchs Orsher; and many devoted nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held noon Sunday, March 6, at Joseph Levine and Sons, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008. Interment will follow at Haym Salomon Memorial Park, 200 Moores Road Frazer, PA 19355.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Philadelphia Orchestra (www.philorch.org) or Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th St., New York, NY 10075.

For additional information, please visit www.levinefuneral.com.