Jess Katzberg of Laguna Woods, who served the Jewish community in Orange County for nearly 50 years, died Dec. 15 at 96.
An electronics engineer for many years with North American Rockwell, Katzberg held several U.S. patents and was the inventor of the E-Z Lock Umbrella.
In addition to his service as president of the Anaheim Chapter of B’nai B’rith, Katzberg seeded the North Orange County and other chapters of B’nai B’rith and was honored with the organization’s “Man of the Year” award in 1969.
Katzberg was a founding member of the Orange County Jewish Community Council, the forerunner of the current Jewish Federation of Orange County.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Lois K. (Robert) Rubin; son, Sanford; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and brother, Arthur.
Katzberg was interred at Mount Olive Cemetery in Costa Mesa.
Saul Bar died Dec. 22 at 73. He is survived by his brother, Meyer; and sister, Sylvia. Sholom Chapels
Irwin Belinsky died Jan. 6 at 87. He is survived by his sons, Russell (Nancy) and Mark (Mary Elizabeth); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Julius Blatt died Jan. 4 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Jewel; daughters, Rande Blatt-Cohen and Dana; son, David; two grandchildren; and brother, Perry. Mount Sinai
Philip Caris died Dec. 30 at 87. He is survived by his sons, Lawrence (Phyllis) and Gary (Eileen); daughter, Susan (John) Klein; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
William Diamond died Dec. 22 at 88. He is survived by his daughters, Andrea (Marty) Suart and Diane (George) Happe; son, Ned; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman
Sanford DuRoff died Jan. 2 at 70. He is survived by his daughters, Robyn (Mark) St. Germain and Debra (Steven); son, Michael (Susan); five grandchildren; and sister, Elaine. Mount Sinai
Sendah Eisen died Dec. 27 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Steven and Michael (Carol); and one grandchild. Mount Sinai
Bernard Epstein died Jan. 4 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Miriam; four children; and six grandchildren. Sholom Chapels
Miriam Erps died Jan. 6 at 81. She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Boisvert; sons, Allan (Eileen) and Neal (Mary); and eight grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Norma Golden died Jan. 5 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia (Marvin) Tachner; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brothers, Sidney (Sharon) Schiffer and Roy Pinney. Mount Sinai
Herbert Goldenberg died Dec. 31 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Irene; son, Philip (Deborah); daughters, Erica (Richard) Pelavin and Karen (Eric) Horowitz; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Ruth Greene died Jan. 7 at 95. She is survived by her daughters, Mickie (Jimmy) Hines and Anita (Sam) Hulse; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Barbara Harris died Jan. 2 at 67. She is survived by her husband, Avrum; five children; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels
Lawrence Hartz died Jan. 3 at 80. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle (Bob); and one grandchild. Mount Sinai
Molly Hersch died Dec. 25 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Steve) Queen and Dyan (Shel) Goodman; son, Jim; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Stella Barr. Malinow and Silverman
Janet Rose Hirsch died Dec. 30 at 75. She is survived by her husband, Larry; three children; grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Sholom Chapels
Jack Hoffman died Dec. 22 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; son, Steven (Karla); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai
June Ruth Koss Taxin died Jan. 1 at 86. She is survived by her sons, Allen (Patti) and Leonard (Rhoda) Koss; daughter, Carol (Michael) Karp; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Claire Klein died Jan. 7 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Maureen (Stanton) Herbert and Sally (William) Kaplan; son, Elliot; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai
Lasar Leifer died Dec. 22 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Lubov; son, Eduard (Anna); and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels
Jack Levinson died Dec. 29 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; children; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels
Lawrence Lichtenstein died Dec. 31 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Sheila; daughters, Leslie (Richard) Dixon and Tammy Kent; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Esther Livingston died Dec. 30 at 78. She is survived by her son, Edward (Eve); daughter, Helen (Willam) Ross; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Max Mandel died Dec. 16 at 86. He is survived by his daughters, Sandra and Barbara. Sholom Chapels
Norman McCarthy died Jan. 2 at 80. He is survived by his good friend, Dorothy Decker, and her daughter, Evie Koster. Mount Sinai
Arthur Pine died Jan. 6 at 88. He is survived by his daughters, Audrey (Seth) Rosen and Marjorie (Scott Friedman) Markus; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Annabelle Pinsky died Dec. 29 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Rosalind (Richard) Costelloe; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Judith Pohl died Dec 29 at 86. She is survived by her sons, Jeff and Jonathan; brother, Joseph Naar; niece, Sharnan Miller; and nephews, Andrew and Peter Naar. Mount Sinai
Herbert Rostand died Dec. 26 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters, Sara (Murray Rosenberg), Elizabeth (Erik) Landswick, Margot and Cindy (Carol Arocha); two grandchildren; and aunt, Mary. Mount Sinai
Irving Saltzman died Jan. 6 at 98. He is survived by his daughter, Marcia Biglaiser; son, Stephen; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Jerry Siegel died Jan. 5 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Adelynne; son, Robert; daughter, Marcia; brother, Harold; sisters-in-law, Sally (Morton) Rossman and Shirley; and three nephews. Mount Sinai
Edith Silverstein died Dec. 29 at 87. She is survived by her son, David; daughter, Barbara; and two nieces. Mount Sinai
James Sklaroff died Jan. 3 at 92. He is survived by his son, Kenneth; daughter, Kathy (Dennis) Vernon; two grandchildren; and sister, Lillian. Mount Sinai
Hal Solomon died Dec. 30 at 86. He is survived by his daughters, Beverly Cherep and Sheri Gorman; son, Richard; two grandchildren; and sisters, Eleanor (Leo) Fischer and Sandra (Jack) Wilson. Mount Sinai
Jerry Stein died Dec. 11 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Sonja; sons, Lloyd and Michael (Eun-Kyung); daughter Sheri (Frank); two grandchildren; and brother, Henry (Laurie). Hillside.
