ALLAN S. BERNSTEIN, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 11. Husband of the late Elaine (nee Napolitano) Bernstein. Father of Sherri Ann (Craig) Babroff and Leslie Mara (Justin Spencer) Hatton. Grandfather of five. Companion of Vivian Pearl.

PEARL (nee Bunks)

BRAUNSTEIN died on Aug. 16. Mother of Nadine Braunstein, Beth Braunstein, Steven (Susan) Braunstein and Joanne (Dwayne) Pickett. Sister of Toby Benfeld. Grandmother of two. Contributions can be made to Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.

RICHARD J. “RICK” FLASTER, ESQ., 67, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 9. Husband of Esther (nee Stomel) Flaster. Father of Kiva (Neil) Barr and Eben (Kristen Barrett) Flaster. Brother of Barbara Mandler. Grandfather of three. Mr. Flaster was the name partner, founder and president of the law firm Flaster/Greenberg PC. He attended the Univ. of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. degree in Economics in 1963. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1966. Mr. Flaster is listed in the 2005-2010 editions of the “The Best Lawyers in America for Tax Law,” voted one of the best tax lawyers in the region for 2005-2010 in New York Magazine and by NJ Magazine as one of the top attorneys in South Jersey for 2004-2010.

BARBARA (nee Mermelstein) HASKEL, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 9. Mother of Alan Haskel and Debora Haskel. Sister of Rhoda Berley and Sara-Jane Cohen. Grandmother of two. Contributions can be made to Jewish Family & Children’s Services, 1301 Springdale Rd., Suite 150, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.

ELAINE V. (nee Finkelstein) HOLTZMAN, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 5. Wife of Henry Holtzman. Mother of Robert (Jenni) Holtzman and Steven (companion of Suzanne) Holtzman. Sister of Jerry Finkelstein and Alice Hoffman. Grandmother of five.

RICHARD JAY KIRSHBAUM, 63, of Voorhees, died on Aug. 15. Husband of Marilyn (nee Gordon) Kirshbaum. Father of Randi Kirshbaum, Susan Kirshbaum and Stacy (Neal) Kirshbaum Kaufman. Mr. Kirshbaum was born in Phila. and raised in Pennsauken, where he graduated from Pennsauken High School in 1964. He attended trade school for drafting before going to Rutgers Univ., where he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting.

ROBERT SMITH, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 10. Husband of the late Martha (nee Pravdo) Smith. Father of Dava (Larry) Slomowitz, Esther (Nat) Glass and Charles Smith. Grandfather of five.

JACOB “YONNIE” SWERDLOW, of Cherry Hill, died on Aug. 12. Husband of the late Sophie V. (nee Tomar) Swerdlow and the late Shirlee London Swerdlow. Father of Susan (Charles) Ostroff, Leonard (Judith) Swerdlow and Joseph (Debra) Swerdlow. Brother of Henrietta Swerdlow. Grandfather of six and greatgrandfather of one. Contributions can be made to Cong. B’nai Tikvah-Beth Israel, P.O. Box 1013, Turnersville, NJ 08012.

DENISE (nee Karis) TUMAN, of Indian Mills, died on Aug. 10. Wife of Barry Tuman, a past president of the Katz JCC. Mother of Lauren (Jonathan) Tuman-Rardin and Amanda Tuman. Daughter of Barbara and the late Harry Karis. Sister of Susan Karis and Joanne Bozewski. .