Bernice Diamond (nee Folstein), 82, died on July 7, 2007. She was born in Brooklyn. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Diamond and daughter of the late Mollie and Isaac Louis Flostein, DDS. Beloved mother of Lucy and Robert; mother-in-law of Joyce; beloved grandmother of Scott and Adam Diamond and Charlotte and Alexander Soiefer; and sister of Carol Klinger. Wonderful aunt and friend of many. She loved her home, family and friends in Kensington, NY, where her family lived between 1967 and 1981. She was former co-chairperson of the Visiting Nurses of Great Neck and Meals on Wheels program. A fabulous cook and entertainer, she also enjoyed travel and watercolor painting. During the retirement years with her loving husband, Charley, they enjoyed homes in Southbury, CT, Scottsdale, AZ and Boca Raton, FL. Bernice moved to Manhattan three years ago to be close to her family and the city she loved. Contributions in memory of Bernice Diamond to the McCarton Foundation for Developmental Disabilities, 350 E. 82nd St., New York, NY 10023 or to Meals on Wheels, 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530 would be appreciated. Arrangements were made by Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, Great Neck.

Milton I. Schwartz passed away at the age of 85 on Aug. 9, 2007. He is survived by his children, Eileen J. Zarin, Robin Sue (Bill) Landsburg, Samuel Schwartz and A. Jonathan (Stacy) Schwartz; and grandchildren, David (Jill), Jennifer and Jonathan Zarin, Michael (Emily), Zachary, Joshua and Benjamin Landsburg, Daniel Schwartz and Ava Schwartz; and sister Beatrice (Harry) Colter.

Mr. Schwartz resided in Las Vegas, NV, where he was active in several synagogues and many charitable endeavors. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up to manage his father's store fixture business, the first of over 20 businesses he successfully created and directed. He was a founder and former chairman of the board of Valley Hospital in Las Vegas and at the time of his death he was a director of Nevada Yellow, Checker and Star Cab Corporations in Las Vegas. He served in the Army during WWII as staff sergeant and was a lifelong member of the Masons Clermont Lodge of New York.

His most cherished accomplishment in a long and exceedingly productive life was the establishment of the Milton I. Schwartz Academy in Summerlin, NV. His commitment to Jewish education was in the forefront of his philanthropic activities. He truly believed in the Jewish value of Tikim Olam as he dedicated his life to repairing and improving the world around him.

The funeral took place on Aug. 12 at Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, Great Neck. A memorial service will take place in Las Vegas following Shiva. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy, 9700 W. Hillpointe Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89134.

John Morawetz, who lived by the value that giving back to the community in which you live was essential to living well, passed away on Aug. 10, 2007 from prostate cancer and congestive heart failure. While he resided in Great Neck for 34 years, he died at the Seacrest Village Retirement Community in San Diego, CA. He was 86.

John Morawetz moved from Queens to Great Neck in 1968. He particularly relished summer concerts at Stepping Stone Park and movies at the Great Neck House. He was an active and well-liked member of the Parkwood Pool, so much so, that he was often referred to as the unofficial mayor of Great Neck.

Following his retirement as manager of Product Planning in the F.W. Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill, John became involved in community affairs, serving on boards including the Great Neck Senior Center, the Great Neck Arts Center and Great Neck REAP, where he served two terms as board president. He also volunteered with the Great Neck United Community Fund, a non-profit organization that raises money for health and education agencies.

John used his connections at McGraw-Hill to acquire funds for the Great Neck Senior Center. He acquired a $975 contribution for the purchase of special chairs for Parkinson's patients, and another $1,000 for the purchase of an administrative printer for the Center.

He was known for his lectures. His vast index of knowledge enabled him to hold senior seminars on topics ranging from finance to politics, to art, and history. He often started his lectures with a witticism, and became a favorite speaker at REAP and Temple Beth-El.

Born in Vienna, Austria, John fled Hitler's regime in 1940 at the age of 19 with his mother and brother on the last ship out of France to America. His father perished in Auschwitz.

John Morawetz lived in New York City until he was drafted into the army in 1941. He served in the Intelligence Corps, was in the Normandy Invasion, and worked with German prisoners of war in France. Following the war, he earned his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and did his master's and doctoral work at NYU in the field of economics.

His professional work centered on acquiring the economic acumen to make wise financial decisions. He was well-read, a humorist, an information seeker, and a lover of chocolate.

He is survived by his older brother Walter Morawetz; wife Alice Morawetz; daughter Mindy Myers; and grandchildren Jacob and Talia Myers.

Walter "Wally" Wegner, a longtime resident of Port Washington, passed away Aug. 16, 2007 at the Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation after a long illness. He was 87.

Mr. Wegner played flute, clarinet and saxophone in a musical career that began in his teens. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member in Gen. George Patton's personal Third Army Band, where he played the piccolo. He worked with band leaders such as Ray McKinley, Reggie Childs, Ina Ray Hutton and Ted Straeter and with vocalists Kay Thompson and Judy Garland, among others.

For many years, he was a musician for off-Broadway and Broadway shows. He played in the 1954 production of The Threepenny Opera at the Theatre DeLys (now the Lucille Lortel Theater) in Greenwich Village. His Broadway credits and cast recordings include Bye Bye Birdie, Here's Love, No Strings, Fiddler on the Roof, The Apple Tree and 1776. In No Strings, Richard Rodgers' groundbreaking 1962 musical, Mr. Wegner was one of six musicians who performed onstage instead of the orchestra pit. The show did not have an overture, opening instead with his solo flute playing the introduction song, The Sweetest Sounds, sung by Diahann Carroll. This opening number was featured on the Ed Sullivan Show with Mr. Wegner and Ms. Carroll.

Mr. Wegner moved to Port Washington in 1963. After retiring from Broadway, he taught instrumental music in the Port Washington and Great Neck school districts during the 1970s and 1980s. Up until 2006, he continued to perform for theater productions and concerts at C.W. Post College's Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, the Sousa Band Shell in Sunset Park, Port Washington, and in various other engagements in the metropolitan New York area and Long Island. He was a member of the Band of LI, based in Great Neck.

Born July 30, 1920 in Manhattan, he attended Newtown High School in Flushing. He earned his bachelor of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1961. In addition to his performing engagements, he gave private music lessons for many years and taught woodwinds to numerous students in Queens and Long Island, including Port Washington and Great Neck. He attended Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Manhorhaven.

Mr. Wegner is survived by his wife Patricia Neelan Wegner, whom he married in 1980. He is also survived by two daughters from his first marriage, Karen Pilant (Michael) and Wendy Wegner; and two grandchildren, Monica Pilant and Brian Pilant. His first wife, Betty Wegner, died in 1977.

Arrangements were made by the Austin F. Knowles Funeral Home, Port Washington.