Funeral Notification
In Loving Memory
DATE: Tuesday 05/26/2026 TIME: 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Garden of Remembrance
ADDRESS: 14321 Comus Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871
PHONE: (301) 428-3000
OFFICIATING RABBI: Rabbi Mark Israel (Tikvat Israel Congregation,, Rockville, MD)
FUNERAL HOME: Sagel Bloomfield
SHIVA INFORMATION, VIDEO STREAMING OF FUNERAL, AND CHARITIES
The funeral will be held at Garden of Remembrance (14321 Comus Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871) at 11 AM this Tuesday May 26th at their chapel with burial immediately following. Those who can't attend in person can view the service live at https://venue.streamspot.com/b57031dd or go to https://gardenofremembrance.org/ and click on the blue livestream link.
The family will be sitting shiva immediately following the service at Marleen's home (6709 Arroyo Court Rockville, MD 20852) until 4pm and again 6-9pm Tuesday night.
Below is the rest of the shiva schedule:
Wednesday
7:30 AM-12 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 7:30 prayer time
6-9 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 6:45pm prayer time
Thursday
7:30 AM-12 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 7:30 prayer time
6-9 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 6:45pm prayer time
Friday
7:30 AM-12 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 7:30 prayer time
1-4 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) No prayers
Sunday
7:30 AM-12 PM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 7:30 prayer time
6-9 PM: Shiva (6709 Arroyo Court, Rockville, MD, 20852) 6:45pm prayer time
Monday
7:30 AM: Shiva (405 Old Crossing Drive, Pikesville) 7:30 prayer time
Charitable donations:
If you wish to donate to any causes in honor of Marleen, please consider the following causes that were meaningful to her.
Tiny Pet Rescue - https://donorbox.org/tpr-support
Project Purple - https://www.projectpurple.org/
Humane Society - https://www.americanhumane.org/?form=save-a-life
Second Chance Wildlife Center - https://www.scwc.org/donate/
Interfaith Works - https://www.iworksmc.org/every-step-has-a-story
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington - https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E253226&id=3
Any organizations trying to find a cure for pancreatic cancer or helping people with it.
WORK IN PROGRESS
This webpage is curently a work in progress and will be changing frequent through the day with new information. You may wish to return from time to time so track the progress and changes
BACKGROUND
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Marleen attended the University of Minnesota, where she met her husband Eliezer May through Israeli folk dancing. They built a life together — whether in Israel, Minnesota, Missouri, or Maryland — centered around Jewish traditions, community, and family. They were just two days shy of celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary.
Marleen devoted much of her life to caring for others. As a registered nurse, she worked at Holy Cross Hospital, Capital Camps, the Jewish Day School, and the McLean School, where her warmth and compassion touched countless lives. Caring for people came naturally to her, and she approached everyone with patience, generosity, and quiet strength.
She found joy in the simple and meaningful things in life: Israeli folk dancing, watching Jeopardy, playing trivia, spending time with her beloved bird Tuki and her cats, and sharing her signature dry and witty sense of humor with those around her. Above all else, Marleen cherished time with her family, especially her grandsons, who brought her endless pride and happiness.
Marleen could make friends easily and would always contribute to the group without seeking to dominate it. Her kindness was steady and genuine. Her devotion to others was evident to anyone who knew her, was treated by her, received rides or other help from her, or submitted humor submissions to The Washington Post with her.
Marleen is survived by her husband, Eliezer; her children, Yossi, David, and Rachel; her siblings, Edith, Andrea, and Evan; her three grandsons; and the many family members, friends, colleagues, campers, students, and community members whose lives she touched so deeply.
Her memory will forever remain a blessing to all who knew and loved her.
MEDIA LIBRARY
PHOTO GALLERY
Eliezer and Marleen dancing at their Wedding in Tel Aviv, 25 May 1983.. Marleen passed away 2 days before our 43rd anniversary.
Left to right: Evan, Clarice, Marleen, Andrea
Bottom Row: Edit,, Carol, and Michael Zuckman
Katumi: Potty training is not easy
Katumi posing for passport photo before leaving Israel to come to USA
As a gymnast and acrobat I began working with each of my children on their physical development.from age two months. I would then list in my hobbies on official forms "Baby Juggling."
Marleen's father Melvin Zuckman
Young Yossi
Marleen's grandmother, Anne Sherman,, holding Yossi in his classic pose.
Cheli (Rachel) is beautiful as always
CLOSING MEMORIAL SERVICE - KADDISH, YIZKOR, DOR L'DOR, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES, CLOSING WITH HATIKVAH
Marleen passed away on Saturday, Shabbat and Second Day of Shavuot (Pentecost) on May 23rd, 2026. This is one of the Jewish Holiday's when we recite the Yizkor Memorial Service remembering all of our family who are no longer with us, our ancestors who went through the HOLOCAUST, and through our long history of oppression. We stood in solemn memory for all Jews who fought our enemies along with all the non-Jews who valiantly risked their lives in efforts to save Jews from genocide. We pray for Marleen's memory as her soul is bound to the chain of Jewish Souls who are no longer with us and are forever link to the chain of our Jewish family through our long history.
Eliezer May - Kaddish Yatom in (Mourner's Prayer) with Hebrew Text
Eliezer May - Kaddish Yatom (Mourner's Prayer with English Transliteration