Lifecycle: Obituaries
Saul Rogers
Saul E. Rogers, 88, of Rockleigh, formerly of Tenafly, died
April 26.
Predeceased by a brother, Alexander, he is survived by his wife, Iris, née Bedrick; a son, Mark; a daughter, Nancy Eichenbaum (Richard); a sister, Miriam Kassel; and three grandchildren, Scott, Danielle, and Zachary.
He was the president of American Lace Mills and then Oak Street Realty in Hackensack. Active in many Jewish organizations, he was a longtime member of Temple Emanu-El in Closter.
Contributions can be sent to the Jewish Home Foundation. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Stephanie Prezant
Stephanie Iris Prezant, 22, of Haworth died April 29 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie following a rock climbing accident.
She was a senior at the University of Delaware, and a graduate of Northern Valley Demarest High School and Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County. She attended Pinemere Camp in Stroudsburg, Pa., for many summers.
Predeceased by her grandparents, Howard and Louise Prezant, she is survived by her parents, Elana and Jeffrey; a brother, Jonathan; a sister, Jacqueline; and grandparents, Tania and Phillip Horn.
Contributions can be sent to SSDS of Bergen County, Jewish National Fund, and Camp Pinemere Scholarship fund. Shiva will be observed through Sunday evening at the family home.
The funeral was held at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades; arrangements were by Shomrei Hachomos, Brooklyn.
Sylvia Rothberg
Sylvia Rothberg, 77, of Teaneck, formerly of Fort Lee, died April 24.
Born in New York City, she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Sani; children Barry, Howard, and Michele Block; and a sister, Ruth Grobman.
Arrangements were by Eden Memorial Chapels,
Fort Lee.
Lee Hecht
Lee Hecht of Rockleigh died April 28 in Teaneck. Born in Gloversville, N.Y., she was a bookkeeper and a lifelong member of Hadassah and the National Council of Jewish Women.
Predeceased by her husband, Sydne, shs is survived by three daughters, Patti, Margie (Stan), and Leslie (Paul); grandchildren, Rachel (AJ), Jordana, Gabriel, Davida, Erica, Gregory, Gideon, and Simon; and one great-grandchild, Charlie.
Contributions can be sent to the Lee & Sydne Hecht Scholarship Fund for Children with Special Needs at Camp George. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Doris Hammon
Doris Hammon, 95, of Fairfield, died May 1.
A homemaker, she was predeceased by her husband, Theodor, and is survived by a daughter, Seena Pajonk (Art); grandchildren, Tracy and Jeff; and great- grandchildren, Taylor and Max.
Shiva will be observed at the Pajonk home through May 9.
Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements were by Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors, Hackensack.
Shirley Lieberman
Shirley Lieberman, née Fratkin, 89, of Rockaway, formerly of Fair Lawn, died March 31.
Predeceased by her husband, David, she is survived by a daughter, Phyllis.
Born in Brooklyn, she and her husband owned Supreme Embroidery Company.
Arrangements were by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel, Paramus.
Harold Guss
Harold Guss , 85, of Washington Township, formerly of River Edge, died April 30.
Predeceased by his children, Diane and David, and a sister, Charlotte, he is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ann; two daughters, Amy and Janet; a sister, Marilyn; and four grandchildren, Fred, Hannah, Sophie, and Jesse.
A Coast Guard World War II veteran, he was a longtime proprietor of North Jersey Lumber & Millwork Company in Bergenfield. A founder of Temple Avodat Shalom in River Edge, he was a past president of the River Edge Lyons Club, volunteered for Community Blood Services in Paramus, and was a member of the Jewish War Veterans.
Services were at Temple Avodat Shalom where donations can be sent. Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn.
Rayna Sophie Avidon
Rayna Sophie Avidon was born on April 25 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood to Emily and Scott Avidon of Fair Lawn. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was 20 inches long, and joins a brother, Leo. Their grandparents are Leslie and Elliott Klepner of Boca Raton, Fla., and Susan and James Avidon of Fair Lawn. Rose Antler of Hawthorne is their great-grandmother. Rayna Sophie was named for her aunt Roni and paternal great-great grandmother, Sophie.




















