Deaths

Fenn, Doris Chorpash In Greenbrae, April 30. Wife of the late Ted Fenn for 67 years. Mother of Elda (and Nate) Brenner, Dr. Arthur (and Marilee) Fenn and Dr. Howard (and Cathleen) Fenn. Grandmother of Karen, Mark, Lynne, Sarah, Adam, Joshua and Rebecca. Great-grandmother of seven. Graveside services were held May 3 at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery. Donations to Hospice of Marin, 150 Nellen Ave., Corte Madera, CA 94925 or Congregation Rodef Sholom, 170 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903.

Greisbach, Dr. Walter In San Francisco, April 29, of a heart attack. Age 77. Husband of Ena Black Grossman since 1968 and Janet Simon from 1953 until her death in 1967. Father of Paul Greisbach, Aaron Benavot and Waren Grossman. Grandfather of Moriya and Helah Benevot. Son of the late Albert and Flora Greisbach. Born Sept. 27, 1926, in Bielefeld, Germany. Immigrated to the United States in 1936 with his parents and brother, settling in Flushing, N.Y., following the Nazi rise to power. Served as a medic in the armed forces from 1944 to 1946 in the Philippines and Japan. Graduated from Chicago Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Cincinnati. Moved to the Bay Area in 1959 and served at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco for 35 years, eventually becoming chief of the radiology department. Taught courses in radiology at several Bay Area hospitals, including UCSF. Volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Served on Congregation Rodef Sholom’s board. An early member of Congregation Kol Shofar. Assisted patients in the Mended Hearts Program and provided vocational counseling for unemployed youths. Services were held at San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo. Burial at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael. Donations to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 230 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-1538; Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon, CA 94920-2007 or to the Jewish charity of your choice.

Lazarus, Amy R. In San Francisco, April 29. Age 85. Wife of the late Judge Leland Lazarus. Mother of Helene (and Stephen) Jaffe and Richard (and Virginia) Lasar. Grandmother of David (and Shaila) Jaffe, Stacey (and Scott) Marshall, Megan (and Ryan) Vinson, Nicole Sarnof and George Walters. Sister of Arthur (and Adelaide) Reisfeld. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. Also survived by Patty (and Dennis) Pasquini and George Lazarus and their children. Honorary member of the Calamari. Private memorial services were held. Donations to The Helene Jaffe Ovarian Cancer Fund, c/o Robert B. Jaffe, M.D., UCSF, 505 Parnassus Ave., Room HSW-1671, S.F., CA, 94143-0556.

Rudinow, Jacob “Jack” In Santa Rosa, April 28. Age 84. Husband of Mattie Rudinow. Father of Joel Rudinow, Ann Rudinow Saetnan (and Jan Saetnan) and Dita Rudinow. Brother of Naomi (and Stanley) Cohen. Grandfather of Lindsey Urbina and Eli and Bjorn Saetnan. A celebration of Jack’s life will take place at 7 p.m. June 19 at Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. Donations to Jack and Mattie P. Rudinow Peace Scholarship Fund at Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation, 1501 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401-4395 or Sonoma County Peace and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401.