Honoring Lives: Obituary Listings in Houston, Texas - Waldman Funeral Care
Discover Obituaries for Loved Ones in the Houston, Texas Community
Jaclyn Kenneally
Mar 1, 2021
Jaclyn Michelle Gachman Kenneally was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 13, 1980 to Dean and Cynthia Gachman. Jackie was the third of four daughters, and she grew up in a house full of sisters who loved and adored each other. Family was incredibly important to Jackie, and she loved reminiscing and telling funny stories from the past (especially...
Andrew Friedrich
Feb 26, 2021
Andrew Ian Friedrich of Houston, died Friday Feb 26, 2021. He was born January 10, 1946 at Brooklyn Jewish in New York to Agnes and Martin Friedrich. He graduated from Miami Beach High in 1963 and attended the University of Florida. He received his JD from Stetson in St. Petersburg Florida. He worked in Miami primarily in criminal and title...
Robert Witenberg
Jan 8, 2021
Robert Izek WitenburgMarch 18, 1946 – January 8, 2021Robert Witenberg peacefully passed on Friday, January 8th . Bob was born in Germany right after the Holocaust to Haskel and Sonia Witenberg. His parents were Holocaust survivors and they, together with him, his twin brother, uncle, and aunt, planted roots in Houston, Texas. Bob graduated from the University of Texas at...
Kathryn Turcott
Jan 5, 2021
Kathryn Hecht Turcott, 55, of Missouri City, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2021 at her home.Kathryn was born on April 22, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas and was raised in Houston, Texas by loving parents, Robert and Shirley Hecht. After graduating from Memorial High School, Kathryn went on to study at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and later...
Mark Goodland
Nov 17, 2020
Mark Joseph Goodland1957 – 2020Mark Joseph Goodland went to be with the Lord on November 17th, 2020. Mark was born in Butte, Montana on May 31, 1957 and moved to Houston, Texas with his family in 1962. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He was a simple man with a beautiful mind. He loved fishing, building homes...
Jarrell Speer
Nov 10, 2020
Jarrell Stephen Speer, age 79, passed away November 10, 2020. Jarrell was born in Houston, Texas on January 26, 1941 to Louis M. Speer and Pauleen Mosesman Speer.Jarrell was one of three brothers who enjoyed a wonderful childhood at their home at3803 Arbor St. It was a loving home with a loving family.Jarrell graduated from San Jacinto High School in...
Beverly Manne
Oct 22, 2020
Beverly Maisel Manne died on October 22, 2020, in Houston, Texas, at age 94. Whatever the official cause of death was, Beverly probably had it right: “I’m a decrepit old lady!” She had a very long and complete life and died with no regrets, knowing that she was deeply loved. Born on April 11, 1926 in Poughkeepsie, New York, she...
Elyse Good
Oct 5, 2020
Elyse Rochelle was born the 3rd child of Elizabeth and Rolando Alvarez (deceased) on Thursday, May 7, 1970, Elyse passed, on October 5, 2020, in Houston, Texas at the young age of 50 years.Elyse grew up in Hawkins Texas. She was active in ballet, and cheerleading. Married after college, she had a daughter, Stormy Good. Skye and Snow Woods would...
Alan Shretter
Sep 24, 2020
Alan David ShretterOctober 30, 1960 – September 24, 2020A loving brother and father, Alan was born to Martin and Joan (Garfein) Shretter in Allentown, PA. The family moved several times before settling in Houston in 1973. Alan attended Bellaire High (1979) and went on to earn his Bachelor’s in Business Administration at the University of Houston.After graduating, Alan held several...
Michal Halevy
Sep 20, 2020
Michal (“Micki”) Halevy, 84, passed away on September 20, 2020. Micki was the beloved wife of Uzi Halevy (Z’l) , and mother to Amir (and his wife Amy Karff Halevy), Ellie (and her husband Larry Kalman), and Tammy. She was the devoted older sister to David Tartakover and to her sister-in-law, Ada Friedman (and her husband Yanai). Micki was the...
Priscilla Schube
Aug 27, 2020
Priscilla Schube, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and community member, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020.Priscilla was born in Brooklyn, New York to Lottie and Louis Tachman on March 3, 1943. She grew up and went to school in Brooklyn before moving to Houston, where she lived for over 50 years until recently moving back to New York to...
Stuart Grossman
Aug 10, 2020
Dr. Stuart Grossman, 92, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020. He was born on January 8, 1928 to Harry and Estelle Grossman and grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. Prior to college, Stuart attended and had fond memories of boarding school at Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire. He graduated from the University of Illinois where he obtained both...
Irma Shniderson
Jul 13, 2020
Irma Jean Shniderson(July 4, 1933 – July 13, 2020)Irma Jean (Axelrad) Shniderson passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the age of 87 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers. Irma is survived by her loving husband of 28 years, Stan Shniderson, brother Burt Cohen, sister-in-law Jo Price, son Evan Axelrad, and her 9 grandchildren. Additionally, her sons Larry and...
Stuart Toledano
Apr 20, 2020
Stuart Toledano, 80, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at his home in Houston, TX.Stuart was born in New York City on April 12, 1940, to the late Jacob Toledano and late Helen Weiss Toledano. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years Carole Ann Weinstein Toledano and by a brother, Richard Toledano.Surviving are his three children: Alicia...
Florence Yellen
Apr 15, 2020
Lovely to look at, smart, gracious and kind, Florence Yellen passed away on April 15, 2020.Born in Houston to Celia Juran Kless and H. L. Kless, Florence was exceptional from the start. As children, she and her sister Ruby Lee were a couple of cuties singing and dancing in variety shows and appearing on the radio as “The Kless Sisters.”...
Robert Workin
Feb 27, 2020
Robert Workin passed away on February 27, 2020.A Graveside Funeral Service will take place on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 1:00pm at Beth Yeshurun Post Oak Cemetery, 1037 Post Oak Rd, Houston, TX 77055. Rabbi Sarah Fort will officiate.
Sheila Prenowitz
Jan 24, 2020
Sheila Abrams Prenowitz, passed away peacefully in Houston, Texas on Friday January 24, 2020 after a long battle with multiple health issues, which she valiantly fought.She was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 4, 1931 the only child of the late William and Estelle Abrams. Raised in Brooklyn, Sheila went to NYU where she graduated with a B.A.She met...
Sarah Freedman
Jan 5, 2020
Sarah Fay Pinkenson Freedman, age 85, of Houston, Texas passed away on Jan 5, 2020.Sarah was born to Paul and Crusea Pinkenson on November 13, 1934 in New York City. She was one of three daughters. Following her 6th birthday, the family moved to Houston, the city she called home. Sarah married Norman Rosenberg in 1954, and together they raised...
Irina Ring
Oct 12, 2019
Irina Ring, 87, passed away October 12, 2019 after a brief battle with kidney cancer. She was born in 1932 in Essentuki, Russia to Lazar and Rosa. She grew up in Kharkiv and Moscow and studied materials science in one of Moscow’s universities, MISIS. On New Year’s Eve 1959, she married Mikhail Ring, with whom she lived with for almost...
Alvin Gurin
Jun 21, 2019
Alvin Irving Gurin, O.D., was born on October 19, 1935, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Julius and Fannie (Siegel) Gurin and passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019, in Houston, Texas.His burial was held Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Beth Yeshurun Post Oak Cemetery in Houston, Texas, and was officiated by Rabbi Strauss.Alvin was married to the late...
