Phillip Joel Ratner Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Phillip Joel Ratner of Bethesda, Maryland, born in Washington, District of Columbia, who passed away on November 9, 2023 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Meyer Ratner and Anne Ratner. He is survived by: his wife Ellen; his children, Hal Ratner (Jeanine Magill), Sari Ratner, Marni Ratner and Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen (Ulrich); his grandchildren, Eli, Caleb, Hope, Amelie, Noah, Leo, Gabriel, Charlie and Jonah; his siblings, Harvey Ratner (Carole), Arlene Engle (Stuart) and Carol Miles (Keith Villere); his cousins, Dennis Ratner (Julie), Douglas Gelfeld (Carole), Ellen Newman (Leon), Carol Rosenberg (Hyman), Larry Bennett, Neil Simon (Natalie) and Annette Simon; and the mother of his children Miriam Lavine Ratner. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.