Obituaries

THERESE R. ACH, 98, of Largo, died Feb. 27. A Holocaust survivor, she was born in Flehingen, Germany and in 1934 went to France. During the war — aided by a Righteous Gentile, the French Underground and others — she avoided capture and deportation by the Nazis. In 1947 she and her late husband, Joseph, and their two children moved to Chicago. She was a member of Congregation Am Echad and its Sisterhood in Park Forest, IL and volunteered in the local hospital and visited the homebound. She moved to Florida at the age of 87. She was a member of Hadassah and was involved in many activities including crocheting lap blankets for the elderly at Menorah Manor. She was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater. Survivors include her two daughters, Jacqueline and Josette, both of Palm Harbor; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Florida Holocaust Museum. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)

NATHAN L. BELKIN, PhD, 83, of Largo, died Feb. 22. Born in St. Louis, he moved here in 1979 from Huntington, NY. He retired in 1991 following a 40- year career in textiles used in healthcare and industrial applications. He published more than 100 articles in clinical journals. A Jewish War Veteran, he was a lifetime member of the DAV and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for service during World War II. He was a Hadassah associate. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Elaine; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Judy Belkin; daughters and sonsin law, Rebecca and Barry Rosenstein, Deborah and Edward Shapiro, Ruth and Stanley Hoffman, Wendy Belkin; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Hadassah or Hospice. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)

IRVING GOLDSTEIN, 86, of Tarpon Springs, died Feb. 19. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was known as “The Harmonica Troubadour.” He was the retired owner of an industrial chemical company and had served in the Army. Survivors include his wife of almost 63 years, Sylvia; daughters, Laurie Adler and husband Mervyn, Melbourne, Australia; Rochelle Meyer, Manhattan, NY and Deborah Ellowson and husband Ture, Hillsborough, CA; five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Young Israel Chabad of Palm Harbor. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)

ERNEST KALMAN, 87, of Clearwater, died March 3. He was born in Hungary and later served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II. He was a fabric importer for many years. Survivors include his wife, Livia; daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra Joy and Mark Hansen and Debrah and Rusty Pearl; son and daughter-inlaw, Robert and Donna Kalman; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)

RENEE KROHN, 86, of Largo, died Feb. 27. Born in New York City, she was a retired homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Arnold; sister, Honora Ives. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)

MARY MALIN, of Wayland, MA, formerly of Melrose, MA and St. Petersburg, died Feb. 26. Active in many organizations, she had been the president of the Malden Hadassah, president and founding member of the Melrose Jewish Community Center and life member of Brandies University National Women’s Committee. President of the St. Petersburg Afternoon Chapter of ORT, she instituted the gift-wrapping program for ORT and was vice president of the Tampa Bay District for ORT. She had been Sisterhood president at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg and was active with the Kidney Foundation. Survivors include her daughter, Marcia Bauman; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to St. Patrick’s Manor, Framingham, MA. (Stanetsky Memorial Chapels)

ROCHELLE ROSENBERG, 75, of Clearwater, died March 3. Born in Tel- Aviv, Israel, she was a graduate of the University of Hartford and then moved to West Hartford, CT. She taught at Beth El Temple in West Hartford for many years and also served as president there. After moving to Clearwater, she became a member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater and served on the Foundation Board of Menorah Manor for many years. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Dr. Irving Rosenberg; daughters and sons-in-law, Renee and Max Werber, Sharon, MA; Shari and Jim Gaudet, Foxboro, MA; Abbie and Rich Sisitsky, Hopkinton, MA; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Barry and Carol Rosenberg, West Hartford; brother and sister-in-law, Elisha and Marlene Katzin, Israel; 10 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Beth El Temple, West Hartford; Congregation Beth Shalom, Clearwater; Menorah Manor or Suncoast Hospice. (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel)