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SB Wednesday, December 28, 2016 SunSentinel.com Sun Sentinel 5B Obituaries CARRIE FISHER 1956-2016 RICHARD ADAMS Broward County PERETZ 'Star Wars' actress, writer known for her acerbic flair English writer who penned best-seller 'Watership Down' 3 4K Bradfield College, Berkshire, before studying history at College, Oxford. After Adams Barbara Peretz passed away on Saturday, December 24th, 2016. She was 82. Barbara was married to Dr. Harvey Peretz for 62 years.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to South Florida with her husband in 1958. A devoted mother, she raised her three sons in Hollywood where her husband practiced dentistry. She was full of life and treasured the company of her family and friends. She will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, December 28, at Temple Solel at 5100 Sheridan St, Hollywood.

Barbara is survived by her husband Harvey; her brothers Norman and Jordan; her sons, Steven, David, and Andrew; and her grandchildren Alexa, Michael, Logan, Sarah, Lauren, and Jonathan. Donations in her honor can be made to the Jewish Federation of Broward County. By Josh Rottenberg Los Angeles Times Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, who rose to global fame as trailblazing inter-galactic heroine Princess Leiain the "Star Wars" franchise and went on to establish herself as an author and screenwriter with an acerbic comic flair, has died. Fisher suffered a heart attack Friday while on a flight to Los Angeles from London, where she had been filming the third season of the Amazon comedy series "Catastrophe." Upon landing, she was quickly rushed to UCLA Medical Center, but after three days in intensive care, she died, AP confirmed. She was 60 years old.

From the moment she first stepped onto the screen in 1977's "Star Wars," the character of Leia Organa whip smart, wryly funny and fearless enough to stand up to the likes of Darth Vader without batting an eye, with an instantly iconic set of buns on either side of her head inspired generations of young girls to be bold, while inspiring crushes in generations of young boys. Decades later, when Fisher returned to the role in last year's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," she reflected on her status as a new kind role model in the pop culture landscape. "I remember the first time, it was weird to me was when someone wanted to thank me because they'd become a lawyer because of me," Fisher said. "The main thing they said is that they identified with me. I felt like that was somebody that could be heroic without being a superhero and be relatable." Fisher's off-screen life was more messy, marked by bouts of drug abuse, a complicated family history and struggles with mental illness, all of which she would use as material for lacerating comedy in her numerous works of fiction and nonfiction.

Born into Hollywood royalty on Oct. 21, 1956, to singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, who divorced when she was 2, Fisher rocketed to fame when director George Lucas cast her as Leia in his space opera while she was still a teen She reprised the role in 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back" and 1983's "Return of the Jedi." Fisher continued to act on occasion in films, such as Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" and the romantic comedy "When Harry Met But the shadow of "Star Wars" was not easy to escape, and it wasn't until Fisher turned to writing with the semi-autobiographical 1987 novel, "Postcards From the Edge," that she began to define herself outside of the role of Prin- CHRIS PIZZELLOAP Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" saga, died Tuesday at age 60 after suffering a heart attack Friday. cess Leia In "Postcards from the Edge," Fisher satirized her own acting career, her offscreen struggle with drug abuse and bipolar disorder and her sometimes stormy relationship with her mother. (The bond between Fisher and Reynolds is explored in an upcoming HBO documentary, "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie "Postcards From the Edge" was adapted for the big screen by director Mike Nichols in 1990 and went on to launch an entirely new career for Fisher as abestselling author and screenwriter. She also earned steady work as one of the film industry's most in-demand script doctors.

At the time of her death, Fisher was on tour promoting her recently published book, "The Princess Diarist." Fisher was briefly married to singer Paul Simon in the early 1980s and had a daughter, Billie Catherine Lourd, from a later relationship with talent agent Bryan Lourd. Fisher had been confirmed to return to the role of Leia in the next installment in the franchise, "Episode VTII," due in theaters December 2017. The film finished shooting this summer, but plot details, including what part Leia plays in it, have been kept tightly under wraps. Besides her daughter and mother, Fisher is survived by her brother, Todd Fisher. Associated Press contributed to this report.

josh.rottenberglatimes.com serving in the British Army in World War II, he completed his modern history degree and became a civil servant in 1948. He wrote what was to be his best-seller each night after work. The manuscript was initially rejected by four publishers and three firms of agents who, according to Adams, all said that the writing style was "too ordinary for adults" and that it was much too "grown up" to appeal to children. "Well, who's talking about children or adults?" Adams told the Independent newspaper in an interview in 2010. "This is just a book.

Anybody who finds it enjoyable is welcome to read it, whether they're 6 or 66." After 20 years in the Housing and Local Government Ministry, Adams left the civil service to concentrate on writing after his second novel, "Shardik" (1974), which he cited as his favorite work, according to the Independent. He followed up with "The Plague Dogs" three years later, an attack on humans' use of animals in research. The English writer with a childhood fascination for wildlife was president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from 1980 until 1982 and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Adams was a writer in residence at the University of Florida in 1975 and at Hollins University in Virginia in 1977. He stood for the British parliament in 1983 as an independent Conservative in the seat of Spelthorne, garnering 5.5 percent of the vote.

In 1996, Adams returned to the setting of his best-known work with the release of "Tales From Water-ship Down," a collection of 19 stories. He lived with his wife, Elizabeth, in Whitchurch, Hampshire, in the U.K. LOOSE OR MISSING Dr. Jeremy Gerber DMD PA We do all Phases of General Dentistry: Veneers Ceramic Crowns Palm Beach County BERGER Berger, Donald Passed away on December 26, 2016 Beloved husband of Ricki Berger (nee Stopak); devoted father of Susan Sachs (Peter) and Tom Berger (Marcy); Dear brother of Shelly Morrison (Steve); Loving grandfather of Lauren and Lindsey Sachs, David, Ryan, and Sara Berger; Adored son of the late Alice and Harry Berger. He will be missed by all of those who knew and loved him.

Services will be held Thursday, December 29th at Temple Beth El, Boca Raton at 10:30 am. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Temple Beth El 333 SW 4th Boca Raton, FL 33432 for further details kronishlfdaol.com CANCALOSI Dorothy T. Cancalosi (nee Calleo) passed away Monday December 12, 2016. She was 86 years old. She was born in Jersey City, N.J..

Graduated from Dickinson H.S. Jersey City, N.J. Daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Calleo. Devoted sister to the late Joseph M. Calleo.

Loving wife to the late Joseph J. Cancalosi. She is survived by her children Mark F. Cancalosi and Karen Cancalosi both of Boca Raton, Florida. She is also survived by her Godsons Brian Horan of Lyndhurst, N.J.

and Paul Acocella of Marietta, Ga. Before moving to Boca Raton in 1986 Mrs. Cancalosi lived in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Arrangement by Babione Funeral Home 10060 Calle Comercio Drive Boca raton Raton, Fl. 33428.

Funeral Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 10300 Yamato Road Boca Raton, Florida at 10:00 a.m.( in the Chapel) on Monday January 16, 2017. Final interment will beheld privately at a later date at St. Joseph's Mausoleum, Hackensack, N.J. MICKELSON Mickelson, Seena, 91 of Boca Raton passed away December 25, 2016.

Beth Israel Delray Chapel. ROSS Ross, Bernard of Boynton Beach passed away December 25, 2016. Services will be Thursday, December 29 at Beth Israel Memorial Chapel, 11115 Jog Boynton Beach, FL SCHWARTZ Schwartz, Estelle Sally, 94 of Delray Beach passed away December 26, 2016. Beth Israel Delray Chapel. STACKMAN Gail Sandra Stackman, age 77, passed away at home in Boca Raton, Florida on Monday, December 26, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gail was born on June 25, 1939 and raised in Utica, NY. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Howard (Howie) Stackman. Gail and Howie raised their two children, Shari and Scott (both surviving) in Great Neck, NY. Gail was dearly loved, and truly inspired and touched the lives of all who knew her. She will be sadly missed by her two children, Shari and Scott, son-in-law Justin, daughter-in-law Emily, four treasured grandchildren, Ryan, Jared, Nicole and Gabriella, her sister Elaine and her brother-in-law, Stuart.

She has left a legacy of love, charity, and devotion to family and friends. Gail was an incredible supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation, and her impact for those she helped will be felt for a lifetime. The services will be held at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York, NY on Wednesday, 122816 at 10AM. Shiva will be held at the home of Scott and Emily Stackman in New York City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gail's name to the Challenged Athletes Foundation.

InMemoriam in Loving Memory of JIMMY MURPHY December 28, 1950 December 28, 2010 Still missing you, still loving you Periodontal mmUA Cleanings By David Henry Bloomberg Richard Adams, the English author who brought the rabbit world alive with the best-selling adventure novel "Watership Down" during the 1970s, has died. He was 96. He died on Dec. 24, the Associated Press reported, citing his daughter Juliet Johnson. Adams' first book sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and has remained in print since it was published in 1972.

Initially rejected by several publishers, it was conceived as a story that Adams had told to his daughters, Juliet and Rosamond, on a long car trip. It won the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and led Adams into a writing career that included more than 20 titles. "Watership Down" also became an animated television series and film. Set in the English countryside, "Watership Down" tells the tale of a rabbit named Fiver who has a vision that the warren he inhabits with a group of other bunnies is facing destruction. This leads a small group of them, including his brother Hazel, to search for a safer home before finding a peaceful place called Watership Down.

New challenges arise and they are forced to ward off the perils posed by a rival warren. "Adams' work is a glorious paean to man's (or rabbit's) resilience, to the instinct for survival against all odds," Selma Lanes wrote in the New York Times Book Review. Critics drew parallels to Homer's "Odyssey" and Virgil's "Aeneid" for its epic qualities and saw religious symbolism in the story line, though Adams rejected this. "It's only a made-up story," he told the British Broadcasting Corp. in a 2007 interview.

"It's in no sense an allegory or parable or any kind of political myth. I simply wrote down a story I told to my little girls." Richard George Adams was born May 9, 1920, in Newbury, a town in the English county of Berkshire. The youngest son of a doctor, he attended Horris Hill School in Newbury and RICKY HARRIS 'Everybody Hates Chris' comedian Associated Press LOS ANGELES Comedian and actor Ricky Harris, who had a recurring role in Chris Rock's "Everybody Hates Chris" sitcom and voiced several characters that appeared in Hip Hop albums, died Monday. He was 54. A cause was not immediately available but Harris' manager, Cindy Ambers, said the comedian suffered a heart attack two years ago, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The son of a preacher, Harris grew up in Long Beach along with childhood friend and rapper Snoop Dogg. Harris' first movie role was in the 1993 drama "Poetic Justice," starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. He was also known for voicing characters that appear in Hip Hop albums, including several by Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg posted a video on Instagram about the death of Harris saying the actor was "my big brother, my homeboy" and a "Long Beach original." Performers posted condolences on social media (hash)RIP to the One and Only (hash) RickyHarris," tweeted Ced-ric the Entertainer. Invisalign (Clear Braces) Fillings Bondings Extractions Dentures Root Canals Implants Fillings Bondings Extractions X.

Dr. Gerber is a native of South Florida and received his Wr undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. Tv gA He then graduated from Tufts University School SBfcSt of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA. lKP- Fellow of the International Congress vrnK Broward County BENNETT Christopher Bennett, 36, of Hollywood, died December 24, 2016. LANDMARK Funeral Home 954-989-8220 COFFMAN Arnold L.

Coffman was born in Huntington, West Virginia on December 8th, 1928. After his device in US army from 1952 1953 he has moved to Fl. Arnold and his wife Frances has started their pest control business in 1965, Hollywood, FL. They have serviced their community for 27 years. Arnold was the President of Fl pest control Ass.

From 1974- 1975. He was also awarded the FPCA Pioneer award in 1987 for his dedicated service. Arnold was known to be avid photographer, videographer and world traveller. On December the 19th, 2016 Arnold Coffman has past on. He will be missed by people he loved.

On December 30th, 2016 at 6301 Taft Fred Hunter's Funeral Home, Hollywood, FL will be held a memorial service from 10:00 am to following graveside service across from the funeral home. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Commission of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, will hold a public hearing in the Commission Chambers, in said City at or after 7:00 PM on January 10, 2017 on the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2016-34 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 ADOPTED BUDGET, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS OF APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AS IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. At said meeting interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the proposed Ordinance. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

(FS 286.0105) Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services at this meeting may contact the City Clerk's Office at (954) 535-2705 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by using the following numbers: 1-800-955-8770 or 1-800-955-8771. Sharon Houslin City Clerk ''Deadlines: Online: 4 PM HARKINS Terry G. Harkins, age 73 of Plantation passed away unexpectedly December 22, 2016. Pre-deceased by son James in 1999.

Survived by wife Martha; son and daughter-in-law John and Cindy; brothers Dennis and Randy; grandchildren Jared, Rachael, Jacob and Rebekah; nieces and nephew. Terry was born and raised in Athens, Ohio before relocating to South Florida in 1968 where he met his beloved wife Martha. Terry was well-known and respected in the construction industry and active in many community initiatives. Terry retired from the City of Fort Lauderdale where he worked in the building department and joined CAP Government as a Chief Building Terry loved his family and friends and was always quick to help anyone in need. Visitation Wed 6-8PM with a Prayer Service 7PM at Landmark Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the James "Jamie" Harkins Scholarship Fund in memory of Terry. Arrangements by Landmark Funeral Home; 4200 Hollywood Hollywood, FL 33021 954-989-8220 Please sign the online register book at www.landmarkfuneralhome.com HUTCHINSON Hutchinson, Cynthia Jane age 42 of Pompano Beach, FL passed away on December 23, 2016. Kraeer-Fairchild rail-in- 5 PM 7 To place an obit: sunsentinel.comobituaries 1-800-250-2000 SunSentinel.