Obituaries

Sheldon Joel Braffman

On Dec. 29, Sheldon Joel Braffman of Eldersburg at 75. He is survived by wife Debbie Ileen Braffman (née David); daughter Marcie (Adam) Fort;...

Lianka Azulay

On Dec. 28, Lianka Azulay of Baltimore at 50. She is survived by son Asher Richard Azulay Seabrook; mother Rachel Azulay; sister Luanna Azulay...
Barbara ‘Bootsie’ Mandel

Barbara ‘Bootsie’ Mandel, Former Maryland First Lady, Dies at 103

Barbara “Bootsie” Mandel, the former first lady of Maryland, died at her home on Dec. 11, 2023. She was 103. Mandel, who was Jewish, was...

Larry Marc Weissman

On Dec. 20, Larry Marc Weissman of Pikesville at 75. He is survived by wife Susan Weissman (née Stape); daughter Beth J. Weissman; brother...

Svetlana Shvets

On Dec. 23, Svetlana Shvets (née Gorelik) of Baltimore at 56. She is survived by mother Olga Gorelik and sister Alexandra "Sasha" (Michael) Rose....

Debbye Kronthal Ring

On Dec. 23, Debbye Kronthal Ring of Baltimore at 90. She is survived by children Jill Ring, Steven (Zivah) Ring and Jeff (Lori) Ring;...

Geraldine Elaine Quartner

On Dec. 19, Geraldine Elaine Quartner (née Weinstein) of Boca Raton, Florida, at 80. She is survived by children Cathy Quartner (Brad) Bailey, Rachael...

Jack Abraham Lustgarten

On Dec. 1, Jack Abraham Lustgarten of Randallstown and Sarasota, Florida, at 89. He is survived by children Lisa (Jerry) Janofsky, Nancy (Ned DeLaCour)...

Joseph I. Berman

On Dec. 23, Joseph I. Berman, M.D., M.P.H., of Frederick at 88. He is survived by partner Johanna Zimmerly; children Susan (Larry) Gordon, David...

Stanley Asch

On Dec. 23, Stanley Asch at 82. He is survived by wife Judy Brisson; daughter Karen and son-in-law Bill Lehr; daughter Kim Asch; and...