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Rhoda Lee Baumgarten 

Rhoda Lee Baumgarten (nee Heifetz) died on Nov. 14, 2024, at the age of 98.   

Beloved wife of the late William Baumgarten and the late Maurice Maness. Loving mother of Susan (the late Stanley) Berg and Yeshaya (Shoshana) Maness. Proud grandmother of Joseph Berg, Alexander (Sara) Berg; Moshe Maness, Altie (Mark) Maness, Esther Maness and Nechama Maness and great-grandmother of Owen, Adam, Abby and Nathan; Abby and Alyssa. Dear sister of Shirley (the late Murray) Denemark. Further survived by other loving relatives and friends. 

Services held. Rabbi Moishe Rapoport officiated. Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home assisted the family.  Memorial contributions to Ovation Kavod Terrace appreciated. 

Anna Beiler 

Anna Beiler (nee Stark) died Dec. 4, 2024, at the age of 99.   

Beloved wife of the late Leon Beiler. Holocaust survivor, cherished mother of Jami (Stefan) Koehl, Sylvia (John) Pfender, and Richard (Ruth) Beiler. Loving grandmother of Percy Koehl, Evi Koehl, Rebecca Pfender (Dana Scott), Sara Pfender (Craig Micon), and Kate Beiler and dear great-grandmother of Nava Scott, Ean Scott, Apollo Micon Pfender, and River Micon Pfender. Preceded in death by parents Lipot Stark and Gabriella Stark (nee Kepecs) and sister of Moritz, Flora, Joseph, and Sandor Stark. Further survived by other loving relatives and dear friends. 

Private family funeral services and burial held on Dec. 8. Rabbi Shari Shamah officiated.  Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home assisted the family. Memorial contributions may be made to charity of choice. 

Adrienne Cogan Hirsch 

Adrienne Cogan Hirsch (nee Cogan) died on Nov.18, 2024 at the age of 90. 
 

Beloved mother of Daniel (Cindy Drapac), Michael (Michelle), the late Sharon and the late Brian Hirsch.  Proud grandmother of David Hirsch, Esther Tirmizi, Jordan Hirsch and Genevieve Hirsch and great-grandmother of Sayden Ramsey. Further survived by other relatives and dear friends including Judy Kaiser, Leah Lever, and Kathleen Story-Thrasher. 

Funeral service held Nov. 21 at the Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery, Milwaukee. Rabbi Abby Phelps officiated. Memorial contributions to Alzheimer’s Foundation of America appreciated. 

Tsilya Ioffe  

Tsilya Ioffe (nee Gershtein) died Nov. 23, 2024, at the age of 86. Beloved wife of the late Naum Ioffe. Loving mother of Rimma (Michael) Konovalenko and Dmitriy (Nicole) Ioffe. Proud grandmother of Fred (Kimberley) Konovalenko, Kseniya (Scott) Jensen, Kira Ioffe and Isabell Ioffe and great-grandmother of Nolan, Caleb and Harper. Further survived by other loving relatives and dear friends. 

A graveside service was held on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Greenwood Cemetery, 2615 W. Cleveland Ave., Milwaukee. Rabbi Yaakov Elman officiated. Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home assisted the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to American Cancer Society appreciated. 

Warren Jacobson 

Warren Jacobson died Nov. 30, 2024, at the age of 79. 

Beloved husband of Linda Jacobson (nee Smotkin). Cherished father of Kara (Miguel) Sanchez and Marisa (Mickey) Shemi. Loving grandfather of Avi and David Sanchez; Maya, Sivan, and Eitan Shemi. Further survived by other loving relatives and dear friends. 

Funeral services held Dec. 2 at Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home, Whitefish Bay. Burial followed at Second Home Cemetery, Milwaukee. Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin officiated. Memorial contributions made to Chabad Lubavitch Torah Center of Glendale, Magen David Adom or Zionist Organization of America appreciated. 

May Warren’s memory be a blessing.           

Justine Morris 

Justine Morris (nee Cohen), formerly of Milwaukee, died Dec. 6, 2024, at the age of 92.   

Beloved wife of the late Richard Morris.  Loving mother of Kathy Morris (Gwen-Marie Lerch), Sheri Morris and Brian (Deborah) Morris. Proud grandmother of Joshua, Michael (Eliana), Korie, Miles, and Jada Morris. Dear sister of Vicki (the late Gerald) Stewart.  

Crypt side funeral service held Dec. 12 at Spring Hill Cemetery, Milwaukee. Rabbi Noah Chetkoff officiated. Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home assisted the family. Memorial contributions to Susan G. Komen or Congregation Shalom appreciated.    

Malcolm Savage 

Malcolm Savage died on Dec. 11, 2024, at the age of 78.  

Preceded in death by beloved parents, Aaron and Jean (nee Caplin) Savage. Loving brother of Howard Savage and Susan R. Savage Kerns. Dear uncle of Muriel and Benjamin Kerns. Further survived by other relatives and friends.  

A graveside service was held on Dec. 13 at Temple Menorah Ever-Rest Cemetery, Milwaukee. Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin officiated.  Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral Home assisted the family.  Memorial donations to American Cancer Society or Jewish Beginnings Lubavitch Preschool appreciated. 

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