Surrounded by the love of his family, Jon Franklin Axelrod (Elchanan ben Eliezer v’Fegah) passed on October 2nd, 2014 at Desert Springs Hospital after battling congestive heart failure. Always the performer, he was actively involved in the Las Vegas karaoke scene and he acted in the improvisational murder-mystery Marriage Can Be Murder at The D Hotel. Born July 1, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, to Louis Axelrod and Fannie Axelrod nee Senzon, and raised in Far Rockaway, NY, he lived for several years in Israel where he became a dual-citizen and served in the Israeli Defense Force. He is survived by his two brothers, Burt Axelrod and his wife Lydia, Irwin Axelrod and his wife Susan; four sons: David Ha'Ivri and wife Mollie of Kfar Tapuach, Israel; Seth Axelrod and wife Rebecca of Middlefield, CT; Amichai “Mick” Axelrod, and Daniel Axelrod, both of Las Vegas, NV. He is also survived by ten grandchildren: Achinoam, Hagar, Yair Macabee, Hever, Talia Or, Shuva, Haddas, Carmel, Emma, and Levi. He will be laid to rest with his beloved wife, Clara, at the King David Memorial Chapel, 2697 E Eldorado Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89120, on Monday October 6th, 2014, at 11am. Donations in his honor can be made at http://www.SamariaVine.com.