Jewish Life Milestones Deaths Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | November 5, 2004 Harrison, Celia “Babie” Retter. In Berkeley, Sept. 14. Age 106. Mother of Lil Gendler. Widow of Frank Harrison. Grandmother of Anya (and Preston) Grant. Born March 16, 1898 in Sadagura, Bukovina, Austria. Studied at the University of Vienna where she met her husband. Immigrated to the United States in 1921. Settled in Los Angeles. Became a social worker. Moved to Berkeley to live with her daughter in 1989. Donations to B’nai B’rith, Oakland Lodge 252, 336 Lenox Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 or Congregation Beth Israel Building Fund, 1630 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94703. Slatt, Barry S. In San Mateo, Nov. 1. Husband of Rolly Slatt. Father of Mindy Slatt-Friedeberg (and Daniel Friedeberg), Romy (and John) Pavolotsky and Robert Slatt. Grandfather of Andrew and Halle Friedeberg. Brother of Marilyn (and Bert) Gelder. Brother-in-law of Cindy and Bart Leddel and Florie and Phil Leddel. Uncle to many. Son of the late Faye and Harry Slatt. Son-in-law of Ruth Leddel and the late Harry Leddel. A native of San Francisco. Graduate of Lowell High School and U.C. Berkeley. President for more than 30 years of Barry S. Slatt Mortgage Co. Former president of the California Mortgage Bankers Association. Member of the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Member of the Bay Area Mortgage Bankers Association. Member of numerous real estate organizations. Longtime resident of San Mateo. Member of Peninsula Temple Sholom, Peninsula Golf and Country Club and Lake Merced Country Club. Services were held at Peninsula Temple Sholom. Donations to Slatt Family Fund, c/o Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 or Barry S. Slatt Memorial Fund, c/o University of California — Bear Backers, 2223 Fulton St., No. 4424, Berkeley, CA 94720-4424. Smilovitz, Marion Edith. In Redwood City, Oct. 28. Wife of late Carl Smilovitz. Mother of David Smilovitz of Redwood City and Sandy Smilovitz of El Granada. Sister of Jack Popik of Redwood City. Grandmother of Marisa and Shayna Smilovitz of Redwood City. Born in San Francisco. Congregant of Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City and past president of its sisterhood. Past president of the Women’s Division of the South Peninsula branch of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. Services were held at Beth Jacob. Donations to Temple Beth Jacob, Henry Rabin Minyan, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94061, or to a charity of your choice. Zolowicz, Krystina. In San Francisco, Oct. 22. Daughter of Aleksander and Aleksandra Smetkiewicz. Wife of the late Jerry “Lolek” Zolowicz. Mother of Elizabeth Zolowicz and the late Mark Andre Zolowicz. Grandmother of Steve and Jacqueline Zolowicz. Born at her parent’s estate of Belweder in Poland. Honored for saving lives during the Holocaust. School teacher. Partisan freedom fighter. Son honored with heroism and bravery awards by S.F. chief of police. Restaurateur. Memorial service 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the chapel at Eternal Home Cemetery,1051 El Camino Way, Colma. Donation to the charity of your choice. J. Correspondent Also On J. Milestones Births Milestones Weddings Bnai mitzvah Milestones Werner Bill Friedeberg, 79, led services at Oakland JCC, Beth Israel Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up