OBITUARIES GERALD MARVIN BAZAR VIRGINIA BEACH—Gerald Marvin Bazar passed away peacefully at home on August 7, 2021, at the age of 77. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island to his parents Meyer (Mickey) and Bella (Barbara) Bazar, both of blessed memory. At the age of three, his parents moved the family to Norfolk. They lived in the Ghent area and he attended Taylor Elementary School. The family later moved to the Wards Corner area where he graduated from Granby High School. Jerry continued his education at Old Dominion University and graduated with a degree in business from Bryant College in Providence. During his last two years at Bryant, Jerry married Ronda Goldberg of Norfolk. They started their life together, completing their education, skiing, and spending time with the extremely close knit Bazar family in Providence. After graduation, they moved back to Norfolk where Jerry joined the family business, Bazar, Inc., a company representing manufacturers to the U.S. military exchanges. He later started his company, World Wide Sales, Inc., where he worked until retirement at age 58. Shortly after moving back to Norfolk with Ronda, Jerry started a hobby that would last his entire life, showing and breeding Afghan hounds. While traveling around the world for business and pleasure, he met people with Afghans. He began breeding and showing his dogs all over the U.S., gaining much recognition for his knowledge of the breed and showing multiple champion dogs. His greatest joy was showing his champion Casbar Sugar-N-Spice at the Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York. Jerry belonged to many organizations involving his dogs. He was a member of the American Kennel Club, Tidewater Afghan Hound Club and the Tidewater Kennel Club. Jerry and Ronda were blessed with two wonderful sons, Jason Samuel Bazar and Darin Jacob Bazar. He loved teaching them to ski and traveling with them, sharing with them exciting places and experiences. Such joy filled his heart when the boys each got married and when Jason and his wife, Dee Ann Dorsey, gave him his grandson, Evan Dorsey Bazar. They could not have enriched his life more.
Family and friends were important to Jerry and he always looked for an opportunity to entertain and enjoy the home he and Ronda lived in together for 48 years. Jerry leaves behind his wife of 55 years, Ronda, his son Darin, his son Jason and his wife Dee Ann, and grandson Evan. Jerry also leaves behind his dear sister Ellen Harris and her husband Jonathan, and nieces and nephews that all gave him much joy. Many thanks to all his friends and family who helped him deal with cancer this last year and a half. Words cannot be expressed to our dear and treasured friend, Tracee Elwess, for always being there for Jerry. They have spent many years not only as friends but as partners in showing and owning Afghans. Special thanks also to Freda H. Gordon Hospice & Palliative Care of Tidewater for their great assistance. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or another charity of choice. A graveside service was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Rabbi Roz Mandelberg and Cantor Jen Rueben officiating. A live stream of this service can be viewed by visiting Gerald Bazar’s obituary at altmeyerfh.com.
GLORIA MAUTNER BLUM BOCA RATON, FLA.—Gloria Mautner Blum, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of Norfolk, passed away on August 2, 2021. She was born on May 31, 1938 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Joseph and Sylvia Mautner. Gloria came to Norfolk when she was 18 years old and was one of the first Traffic Court Docket Clerks. Shortly after, she would meet the love of her life, Sheldon, on a blind date. Gloria was a part time Special Education Teacher’s Aid, and full time mother of three. She loved traveling with Sheldon and they went all over the world throughout their 61 years of marriage. She loved to shop, spend time at the Casino, play golf, and enjoy good food with her Country Club friends, but most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She is survived by sisters, Jackie Morse and Audrey Kline; daughter, Susan Blum Geers of Boca Raton, Fla.; son, Barry Blum
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of Virginia Beach; daughter Marcie Blum Doolin (Wayne) of Virginia Beach; grandchildren, Megan and Ian Geers, Samantha Doolin, and great grandchildren, Xavier and Harper, as well as many other family members. Gloria was preceded in death by her husband, Sheldon Blum, and her parents. A graveside funeral service was held for Gloria at Forest Lawn Cemetery. A livestream of the services is available on Altmeyer Funeral Home’s website, where online condolences may also be expressed. The family requests memorial contributions be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
MORTON BRESENOFF RALEIGH, N.C.—Morton Bresenoff, BBA, JD, ML&T, CPA, CFP, born January 10, 1929, left us peacefully on July 5, 2021 surrounded by his loving children. Ever the gentleman, he grew up in Manhattan, the son of an immigrant corner grocery store owner. After earning a BBA in accounting from the City College of New York, followed by a law degree from Brooklyn Law School, he was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, serving on a destroyer based out of Norfolk, Virginia where he stayed with his wife Harriet of 69 years and raised his family. As a CPA, he joined and then owned a mid-sized CPA firm, expanding and renaming it Bresenoff and Associates. Active for many years in the Tidewater and Norfolk Jewish communities, he retired first to Florida and then to Raleigh, N.C. to be closer to his children and grandchildren. All who met him walked away uplifted, happy, and inspired. Mort treated everyone he met with dignity, respect, and warmth and was a real mensch in the truest sense of the word and always prioritized his family first. A CPA through and through, he was organized to the end and taught his grandchildren the power of compounding! Worldly and well-traveled, he kept up with current events, had the New York Times delivered daily, enjoyed playing pool and poker with his buddies, teaching the grandkids, and always taking great pride in the accomplishments of his extended family. Mort left this world
having lived a fulfilling and meaningful life and gifted this world with an incredible legacy. He is survived by his wife Harriet; children Lisa (Steven) Feierstein and Marc Bresenoff; grandchildren Alison Bresenoff (fiancée Carla), Aaron (Sarah) Feierstein and Joshua (Mollie) Feierstein; and great grandsons Ethan and Theodore who will all strive to follow in his footsteps as a beacon of light and love to those around them.
BESSIE SILVER FINDER NORFOLK—Bessie Silver Finder, 99, died peacefully on July 21, 2021. A longtime resident of Norfolk, Bessie was born in Lakewood, N.J. to the late Anna and Harry Silver. After nursing school, she joined the Army Corp of Nursing as a 2nd Lieutenant stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. It was here she met the man of her dreams, Theodor, where he was recovering from WWII injuries received overseas. They were happily married for 54 years until his death in 2000. Bessie was the last survivor of a family with six blended children. Also preceding her death was daughter, Roberta Finder Schiff and son, David Milton Finder. She is survived by daughter, Andrea Finder Zarge and daughter-in-law, Terry Finder. Bessie is also survived by grandchildren, Jeffrey Zarge and Roni Robinson (Blake), Kevin Finder (Tiffany) and Ryan Finder, Carrie Noriega and Stacey Thiel (John) and five great grandchildren. As well as survived by sister-in-law, Cecelia Reiss, many loving and caring nieces, nephews and friends, especially Agnes Aranyi and the Ivan Schiff family. Bessie was an extraordinary woman, a longtime member of Temple Israel, where she was very active for many years. She worked with Jewish refugees resettling in this area. She was on the building committee for the Beth Sholom Home. For almost 20 years, Bessie was a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House as the “Head Volunteer.” Graveside services were held at Forest Lawn, officiated by Rabbi Michael Panitz. Arrangements by Altmeyer Funeral Homes. Donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Norfolk.
