Obituaries

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Titens, 89, of Dallas, Texas, died on Aug. 1, 2024.

Jerome Harold “Yosef Hershel” Efron died in his sleep at the age of 100 with his son and beloved daughter-in-law at his side. 

Lawrence (Larry) S. Gershon, 81, passed away on July 26.

Eleanor Belingloph, 89, passed away on July 18, 2024. 

E. Bertram “Bert” Berkley, born in Kansas City on May 8, 1923, passed away in his native city on July 16, 2024, at the age of 101.

Beverly (Bev) Cohen, 83, passed away on July 6, 2024. 

Kittie Cohen, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, died on July 24.

Jesse C. Newman passed away on July 10, 2024. 

Lester Siegel, Jr., age 91, passed away at Claridge Court in Prairie Village, Kansas, on July 23. 

Lorraine Claire Mednik Stiffelman, beloved daughter of Della and Maury Mednik, Lorraine passed peacefully at 103.