Obituaries

MINDELL “MINDY” CHERNOFF, 78, of Tampa, died Dec. 17. She was born in Scranton, PA and moved to Tampa in 1957. She was an active realtor for 30 years and had been a volunteer at St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Tampa Bay Visitor’s Center. She was a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Eileen and Doug Benjamin, of North Carolina; son and daughter-inlaw, Dale and Tricia Chernoff, of Tampa. The family suggests memorials may be made to H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa or Congregation Schaarai Zedek. (Segal Funeral Home, Beth David Chapel)

ILSE FEINGOLD, 89, of Tampa, died Dec. 9. She was born in Germany and moved to Tampa in 1961 from Jacksonville. She was a member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood and was a past president of the former Beth Israel Synagogue’s Sisterhood. Survivors include, her son and daughter-in-law, Gerry and Nina Leopold; daughter and son-in-law, Rieva and Sammy Bobo; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Reeva Flaxman; six grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be made to The Linda Blum Sisterhood Scholarship Fund at Congregation Rodeph Sholom or to the Bakas Equestrian Center – Horses for the Handicapped in Tampa. (Segal Funeral Home, Beth David Chapel)

NAOMI MOTLEY STERN JAFFER, 79, of Tampa, died Dec. 15. She was born in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and was a graduate with a BS in Journalism, a joint degree from Douglass College, a part of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. She was active with voter registration and helped establish a summer job program for school children. She was an honorary member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, David and Cathy Jaffer of Sarasota; sister, Louise Stern, of Des Moines, IA; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be made to Menorah Manor or to the charity of ones choice. (Segal Funeral Home, Beth David Chapel)

WALTER LEIB, 93, of Tampa, died Dec. 6. A native of Tampa, he was born and raised in Ybor City. At an early age he and his late brother Lester went to work for their father Manuel at the Sunshine Department Store. He was in the U.S. Navy for four years and then returned to the family business. He was a member of the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Merry Fellows Club, Masons and Shriners. His family was one of the founding families of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Tampa. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Davis Leib; two daughters, Sherry Leib and Gail Leib Polster; sister, Paulyne Fleischman; and two granddaughters. The family suggests memorials may be made to Congregation Rodeph Sholom or Life- Path Hospice. (Segal Funeral Home, Beth David Chapel)

SOPHIE MILLER, 96, died Dec. 4. She was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Later she moved to Lebanon, PA, where she was a member of Congregation Beth Israel and raised her family. She was a lifetime member of Hadassah and a Lion of Judah of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Irma and Norman Braman, Blossom and Edward Leibowitz, and Linda and Terry Fenner; sister, Belle Krakow; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be made to Weinberg Village in Tampa.

RITA K. SILVERMAN, 89, of Parkland, died Dec. 13. She was a member of Hadassah and was also a past president of Hadassah. Survivors include her son, Michael of Israel; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Barry Schwartz of Tampa; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials may be made to the Foundation for Fighting Blindness in Baltimore, MD. (Segal Funeral Home, Beth David Chapel)