Herman Apteker In San Francisco, July 24. Husband of the late Olga Apteker. Employee with the city and county of San Francisco. Member of Congregation Ner Tamid in San Francisco. Gravesite services were held at Salem Memorial Park on El Camino Real in Colma. Donations to Congregation Ner Tamid, 1250 Quintara St., S.F., 94116-1229.

George Nathan Aronovsky In Daly City, Aug. 1. Age 82. Husband of Eleanor Aronovsky for 52 years. Father of Ronald, Marsha and Susan Aronovsky. Father-in-law of Laurie Aronovksy. Grandfather of Sarah and Adam Aronovsky. Brother of Aron, Meyer and Morris Aronovsky. Brother-in-law of Mary and Eugene Shapiro and Millie and Betty Aronovsky. Uncle to many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, on Aug. 1, 1922 and grew up in Shanghai, China. In 1950 received bachelor of science degree in engineering from U.C. Berkeley. Resident of Daly City. Founder of Aronovsky & Associates. Mechanical engineer. Past president of the Golden Gate chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Graveside services were held at Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma. Donations to the American Heart Association, 120 Montgomery St., Ste. 1650, S.F., 94109, or the Diabetes Association, 1900 Powell St., Suite 285, Emeryville, 94608.

Norma Caplow In Walnut Creek, July 27. Age 85. Wife of Robert Caplow for 59 years. Mother of Phyllis Helfand and Stephen (and Jocelyne) Caplow. Grandmother of Jessica (and Michael) Eiselman and Julie and Alex Caplow. Sister of the late Sherman Kramer, the late Bernard Kramer and the late Irving Kramer. Member of ORT, B’nai B’rith, Hadassah and Congregation B’nai Israel. Longtime resident of New Haven, Conn., and resident of Rossmoor since 1997. Graveside services were held July 30 at Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette. Donations to Hospice of Contra Costa, 2051 Harrison St., Concord, CA 94520 or the charity of your choice.

Naomi A. N. Sosnick In San Francisco, July 26. Age 68. Mother of Charles (and Sherri) Sosnick, Miriam (and Martin) Potasnick and Lawrence Sosnick. Grandmother of Judah, Steven, Sabrina and Michael Sosnick and Alexander, Ethan and Erin Potasnick. Sister of Helen and Bob David. Sister-in-law of Martin (and Goldie) Sosnick, Marcia Sosnick and the late Myron Sosnick. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. Former wife of Robert Sosnick. Holocaust survivor. Raised in Shanghai. Member of Congregation Adath Israel and AMIT. Services were held at the Eternal Home Cemetery Chapel, Colma, under the direction of Sinai Memorial Chapel. Donations to AMIT, 2232 Judah St., S.F. CA 94122.