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Regina K. Zornik 88 of Coconut Creek Florida, June 4, 1931-December 25, 2019. Passed away after a short illness on Christmas Day. She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Joseph Zornik. Her 4 children Joseph Zornik (Pam) Orlando, Florida. Susan Glassman (Stu), Upper Newton Falls, Massachusetts., Diane Zornik, Coconut Creek, Florida and Peter Zornik (Marilyn) ., Little Rock, Arkansas., grandchildren Brian Zornik, Katie Tomlinson, Evan Glassman, Greg Glassman, Matthew Zornik, Gabriel Zornik, and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by granddaughter Anna Margaret Zornik. A celebration of Regina’s life will be held on the water and announced at a later date.
We start 2020 with the loss of a great man, a brilliant physician, a loyal friend, and an incredible husband. James T. Collins, MD passed away in July 2019. Upon graduating from Harvard and fulfilling all of his science requirements, he concentrated and received his degree in Cultural Anthropology because he said he wanted to be able to understand his patients and their culture.After graduating from medical school he opened a General Practice (now called Primary Care) in Northern California (Arcata/Eureka) where some of his patients called him “the Healer”. After ten years he specialized in Radiation Oncology. He spent one year in Sweden at the Karolinska Radium hemmet. Upon returning to the United States, he became a professor at Yale University. He was the first Hospice doctor in the United States. While at Yale, he offered an alternative to the treatment of breast cancer by removing only the lump and then using radiation. He later brought that treatment to Broward County, Florida. Many of his radiation oncology patients sought his advice and knowledge about general medical problems. He always tried to help them with advice or a referral to a good doctor – a “mensch” he would say – not only someone who was knowledgeable but a person of integrity, honor and compassion. He believed in taking care of the whole person. He was a veracious reader, hence a polymath. He was a person of encyclopedic knowledge and learning.His death is a great loss to all who knew him and a greater loss to those who never had the good fortune of meeting him.He leaves behind his broken-hearted wife, Bonnie, many family members and friends who loved him like family. He will be greatly missed.”Some people come into our lives and quickly go … some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same.” UnforgettableTo leave thoughts and memories, please go to DignityMemorial.com.
Charlene “Cricket” Marley, 95, of Plantation, FL, passed away December 30, 2019. Born in Maryville, Missouri on December 15, 1924, and graduated from Maryville High School and attended Iowa State University. Cricket met and married John E. Marley “Jack” in college, and they were married on June 19th, 1944. They lived on Alamogordo Air Base in New Mexico, until the end of World War II. Living in Chicago, Jack learned radio repair and was the pioneer of television in his home town of Bedford, Iowa. In 1957 they moved to Fort Lauderdale to escape the cold winter. They were in the wholesale costume jewelry business for 20 years and also rented apartments. In 1983, they retired. Cricket and Jack enjoyed traveling with their trailer, seeing 49 states, and enjoyed several trips to Europe. After Jack passed away in 2007, she moved to Covenant Village of Florida, where she made many friends; she especially enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles with her friends. Cricket was a 75-year member of Sigma Kappa Sorority at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. She was a founding member of Violet Volunteers at Broward Nursing Home. Cricket is survived by her son, David Marley and his wife Sue of Port St. Joe, FL; daughter, Cathy Welky and her husband Larry of Fort Lauderdale; five grandchildren, Jay Marley of Tampa, Carolyn and her husband Randolph, Robert, James and his wife Sulky, and Charles; two great-grandsons, William and Andrew. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack in 2007, her eldest son, John in 2006, and her daughter-in-law, Nook (Johns wife), in 2016. Visitation will be Monday, January 6, from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, at Covenant Village with funeral services at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Lauderdale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her loving memory to “Samaritan’s Purse International Relief”. Arrangements entrusted to T. M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4th Street, Plantation, FL 33317 (954) 587-6888 tmralph.com
Lois Goldberg passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019 at the age of 73, although she would have claimed she was still in her 60’s. Lois spent the last six months of her life bravely battling cancer. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 6th, 1946, Lois grew up on Long Island with her favorite sister Caren and loving parents Blanche and Rudy Himelson, and after Rudy’s passing was adopted by her step-father Sol Greenhut. Lois graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in fine arts and spent the rest of her life as a teacher and artist, and a consummate student of the arts. Lois truly lived life to its fullest and loved playing tennis, bridge, and was an avid traveler with her friends. Above all, Lois treasured spending time with her family. She was a devoted mother to her daughter Nicky Goldner (Michael) and spectacular grandmother to her three adoring grandchildren, Sophie, Sammy, and Mallory. She was one of a kind and will truly be missed. Memorial contributions may be made to Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, www.mskcc.org. Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, January 5th at 9:30 am at Temple Beth Am 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, Florida. Arrangements by Levitt-Weinstein Blasberg-Rubin-Zilbert (305) 932-2700
We at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County are shocked and deeply saddened at the untimely passing of Harvey Sandler, a pillar of our Federation and the Jewish and wider South Palm Beach County community. The profound loss of this man whose compassion, kindness and generosity inspired his towering philanthropy, shakes our entire community.Harvey’s transformational vision and generosity are evident throughout our community. Inaugural members of our Federation’s Ketubah Society, Harvey and his dear wife, Phyllis, have long been among the very top contributors to our Annual Campaign. Our Sandler Family Major Gifts Event was named in their honor.Their local legacy also includes naming the Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement at the Levis JCC, the Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion and the Sandler Medical Plaza at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University, and so much more.We could not be more grateful that Harvey and Phyllis chose our community as their home, and for their powerful commitment to making this a more compassionate, fulfilling and vibrant place to live for everyone. We will always pay tribute to Harvey’s memory with the utmost admiration and gratitude for all he accomplished and all he inspired in his too few years with us. He will be forever missed.Our hearts and prayers are with Harvey’s beloved family, who were the center of his life, including his wife and partner in all pursuits, Phyllis. His children, Robin Rubin (Gary), Amy Ross (David) and Larry Schnurmacher (Andrea), in our community, and Ricky Sandler, and Andrew Sandler (Aurily) of New York, all continue Harvey’s passion for philanthropy and community building. Harvey also adored his 17 grandchildren who share his commitment to our Jewish family and to helping others, and his three great-grandchildren. May they be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, and may Harvey’s memory always be a blessing.