Obituary: Mark Seth Kline

Mark Seth Kline, age 52 died of ocular melanoma on Oct. 31, 2010. He is survived by his parents, Roslyn and Emanuel Kline; his three brothers, Brett, Ivan and Eric; two sisters-in-law, Simone and Karen; and five nephews, Brandon, Russell and Aaron of Croton, NY, and Douglas and Adrien of Paris, France.
He was a graduate of Great Neck North High School and the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Obituary: Harold H. Wolgel

Harold H. Wolgel, 90, died on Oct. 29, 201. A graduate of City College and Columbia Law School, he served in the U.S. Army and was a partner in the law firm of Gottesman, Wolgel, Malamy, Flynn & Weinberg. He was past president of Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, a member of the Nassau County Human Rights Commission and active in B’nai B’rith, the Great Neck PTAs and the Great Neck Democratic Club. Loving husband of Betty Wolgel. Devoted father of Susan, Barbara (Henry) and Amy. Adored grandfather of Alissa, David, Rachel, Joshua and Daniel. Cherished brother of Marjorie and the late Milton. A man of great intelligence and valor. He will be missed by many. Arrangements were made by Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, Great Neck. Services were held on Oct. 31 at Temple Emanuel.

Obituary: Sylvia Everitt

Sylvia Everitt, 89, formerly of Great Neck, died peacefully on Oct. 28, 2010. She was predeceased by her devoted and adoring husband, Edgar Everitt, her son David Everitt and her first husband, Sam Kramer, who was killed during the last days of WWII. She is survived by her loving daughter, Judith Everitt, son-in-law John Abrams, daughter-in-law Laurie Everitt and grandsons, Ethan and Seth Abrams and Anthony and Gregory Everitt. Sylvia was one of the first women welders to work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during WWII and later she served as a social worker assisting blinded veterans. We already miss her love, laughter and strudel. Arrangements were made by the Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ. Visit TheKimbleFuneralHome.com to extend condolences to her family.

Obituary: Judith W. Sokol

Judith W. Sokol, wife of Martin H. Sokol, mother to Deborah Sokol Hollander, Joseph Sokol and the late Sharon Sokol Heisler, mother-in-law to Robert Hollander, Suzy Kamali Sokol, Dr. Eliot and Erica Zucker Heisler, grandmother of Samantha, Brandon, Alex, Yasmine, Aaron, Amanda, James, Jason and Chloe, died peacefully in her bed, Oct. 9, 2010, at 71 years of age, after a long and courageous battle against breast cancer.

Within minutes after her husband and children recited the Havdalah prayers at her bedside, marking the end of the Jewish Sabbath, Judy passed away.

Obituary: George Nicholas Christie

George Nicholas Christie, economist, of Great Neck, died on Oct. 12, 2010. He was born Nov. 2, 1924 in Wilmington, NC. Husband of Mary. Father of Sultana (Clifford) Malmgren, Stephanie (Mark) Antonucci, Susan (Marc) Solomon, Gregory (Melanie) Christie and the late Sandra. Grandfather of Pamela (Patrick), Michelle, Jonathan, Rachel, Sarah, Andrew, Gray, Boden and great-grandson Harrison.

Obituary: Estelle Carroll

Estelle (Silverman) Carroll, of Newton, MA, formerly of Great Neck and Pompano Beach, FL, died on Oct. 8, 2010 at the age of 90. Estelle was a lifelong member of Hadassah. Devoted mother of John (Helaine) Carroll of Newton, MA. Loving sister of the late Howard Silverman. Cherished grandmother of Michael (Jessica) Carroll of Wellesley, MA, and Deborah Carroll of Somerville, MA. Adored great-grandmother of Leah, Jonah and Jordyn. Arrangements were made by the Stanetsky Memorial Chapels, Brookline, MA. Graveside service at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, NJ. A memorial observance will be held at the home of John and Helaine Carroll on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to a charity of choice.

Obituary: Irving P. Graeb Jr.

Irving P. Graeb Jr., of Roslyn, passed away on Sept. 10, 2010 in the Bronx, where he was born on Sept. 19, 1922, the son of Irving and Frances Graeb. Irving attended Great Neck schools. He was valedictorian of Great Neck High School. He attended Dartmouth and earned his B.S. and M.B.A. at New York University. During WWII, he served in the U.S. military in England.

He applied his expertise to financial positions for General Motors, to which he devoted his entire career. After his retirement, he put those same skills to work in volunteering countless hours for St. George’s Episcopal Church in Hempstead.

Obituary: Ann Hysa Dorfsman

Ann Hysa Dorfsman
Ann Hysa Dorfsman, 92, died of undetermined cause on Sept. 20, 2010. Born and bred in New York by immigrant parents from Ukraine, and widow of Louis Dorfsman (see NYT editorial obit of Oct. 26, 2008). They were residents of Great Neck for 54 years. She was valedictorian of her class at Washington Irving High School, a graduate of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (’39) (The art studio at the new building at Cooper Union is named for Ann Hysa Dorfsman and Louis Dorfsman).

Obituary: Rita Wechsler

Rita Wechsler
Rita Wechsler, who was born in Brooklyn and lived in Great Neck for 52 years, passed away on Sept. 2, 2010 at the age of 80. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Morton Wechsler; two children Gail Wechsler (and husband Bob Cropf) and Robert Wechsler (and wife Kathy); and five grandchildren, Keith, Kaitlyn and Kyle Wechsler and Jeremy and Hannah Cropf.

Obituary: Hazel Juliet Amols Marcus

Hazel Juliet Amols Marcus
Hazel Juliet Amols Marcus died June 12, 2010 at the age of 97 at Penobscot Nursing Home, Penobscot, ME.

Born May 31, 1913 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Nathaniel William Amols and Frances Amols. Her father owned The Arlington Dry Goods Store with his sister, Sarah Amols Beinfield (Messing).

Hazel attended P.S. 3 in Brooklyn, a one-room schoolhouse. In 1929 she graduated from Girls High where she was a member of the honor society, Arista.