Joan L. Specter
Jun 29, 2024
Gourmet cook. Teacher. Writer. Radio host. Entrepreneur. City council member. Advocate of the arts. Human rights champion. Wife, mother and grandmother. Joan Levy Specter did it all with passion, aplomb and great success. She passed away peacefully at age 90 due to complications of dementia at her home at the Quadrangle in Haverford on June 29, 2024.
Well-known as the...
Janie Gruber
Jun 29, 2024
Carole “Janie” Gruber (nee Epstein) of Haverford, PA passed on June 29, 2024.
Janie was the beloved wife of Arthur Fels Gruber; loving mother of Laurence Gruber (Dale) and step-mother of Michael Gruber (Roberta) and Francine Gruber; adoring grandmother of Jodi, Pamela (Andrew), and Rebecca and great-grandmother of Avery; cherished sister of Charlotte ("Cissie") Ainbinder and the late Norman Epstein.
Relatives and...
William Midler
Jun 28, 2024
William (Ze’ev/Villy) Midler; June 28, 2024 of West Chester, Pa. Born in Bucharest, raised in Israel. Beloved husband of Ariella (nee Feffer). Brother of the late Jack (Yackovie) Midler. Devoted father of Paul Midler, Neil Midler, and Iris Midler. Proud grandfather of Ella, April and Ivy. Son of the late Moshe and Clara Meidler. Also survived by many other loving...
Richard E. Carp
Jun 28, 2024
Richard E. Carp; “Pop” to his family and “Rue” to his friends, age 94, passed away peacefully with his loved ones on June 28th, 2024. A true Philadelphian, he grew up in Wynnefield, graduated from Overbrook High School at age 16 and then Temple University school of business. Richard worked in his family’s garment business before working as a stock...
Henry Goldberg
Jun 26, 2024
Henry W., January 7, 1938 - June 26, 2024 of North Wales, PA. Loving husband of Diane (nee Flacker); devoted father of Marc S. (Ryan Harman) Goldberg and Jennifer A. (Chrissy Bushyager) Goldberg; cherished brother of the late Jerry Goldberg; proud grandfather of Kaleb and Vivian.
Relatives and friends are invited to services Monday July 1, 2024, 11:00AM at Joseph Levine...
Debra Anne Cappola
Jun 25, 2024
Debra Anne Cappola (nee Costello) of Collegeville, PA passed on June 25, 2024 at age 71.
She was the loving mother of Clifford Hall and Jeffrey Hall (Karrianne); adoring grandmother of Luke, Emma, Liam, and Bella; treasured sister of Dr. Janet Costello-Wolf (Neil Wolf), John Costello, Patricia Costello (David Kuhn), and the late James Costello; cherished aunt of Shaun, Alicia, Shea,...
Marilyn Ottenberg Krause, MD
Jun 23, 2024
Marilyn Ottenberg Krause, MD, left this world peacefully on June 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in 1940 to parents Alfred and Sadie Ottenberg in Ventnor, NJ, Marilyn’s gentle nature and keen intellect drew her to science early in life. Her decision to become a physician was encouraged by her father, inspired by his courage in battling illness, and...
Betty Perlmutter
Jun 23, 2024
Betty Matusow Perlmutter passed away on June 23, 2024, shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday.
Born at home in Germantown on April 5, 1924 to the late Ida Richman and Harry Matusow, she was predeceased by her siblings Benjamin (the late Clare) and Naomi Druckman (the late Leon) and survived by siblings Josh Matusow (Linda Weiss) and Rene Presser (the late...
Judith Raphael
Jun 23, 2024
Judith Raphael, June 23, 2024, of Dresher, PA. Beloved wife of the late Spencer Raphael; loving mother of Ronald Raphael (Chari Evans) and the late Gary Raphael (Penny Klein); cherished grandmother of Tara Klein, Jason Raphael, Brandon (Chelsea Hellinger) Raphael and Blair Raphael; and great grandmother of Spencer Raphael. Services will be private. Contributions in Judith’s memory may be made...
Sandra Douglas Goldstein
Jun 22, 2024
Sandra Douglas Goldstein was born March 13, 1941, in New York City, the daughter of Lee and Sabina Douglas, and sister to David (Sanford) Douglas and Barbara Kroiz.
She grew up in Wynnewood, PA, before attending college at Adelphi and then Temple University then obtaining her Master’s degree in speech and language pathology.
She was married to Robert Goldstein in 1965, and...