Obituaries: Week of November 21, 2014

Craig Aaronson died Oct. 29 at 49.  Survived by wife Britt; son Rayce; daughter Eisley; father Anthony; mother Madeline; brothers Spencer, Evan (Lillian); stepbrothers David Benveniste, Bobby Benveniste; stepsister Alexis (Bret) Benveniste; mother-in-laws Joni Soble; father-in-law Michael Soble. Mount Sinai

Richard Barschak died Oct. 22 at 95. Survived by wife Rita; son Lance; daughter Barbara Barschak Goodman; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Douglas Lawrence Bendell died Nov. 4 at 78. Survived by wife Mary Alice; sons Adam (Tracy), Ryan (Joanna), Spencer (Kelly), Michael (Debbie) Lee; daughters Lisa (Randy) Howard, Michelle (Jeff) Mattson; 13 grandchildren; brothers Hanoch (Meladee) McCarty, Rob (Marlene); sister Mollie (Stephen); nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Laura Benichou died Oct. 23 at 16. Survived by father Richard; mother Veronique; brother Alexandre; grandparents Michel Matsey; Germaine Mastey; grandmother Leonie. Mount Sinai

Alfred Benjamin died Oct. 30 at 98. Survived by wife Selma; daughters Roberta Edwards, Wendy Meyer. Hillside

Phyllis Birdie Benson died Oct. 30 at 92.  Survived by son Gary (Genie); daughter Lissa; 2 grandsons; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sandra Bloom-Lowe died Nov. 8 at 78. Survived by son Stephen (Adrienne) Bloom; daughters Jodi (Randy) Cooper, Alyson (Michael) Bennett, Marissa (Alec) Feinstein; 8 grandchildren; sister Marlene (Robert) Ridgely. Mount Sinai

Regina Bronner died Nov. 4 at 89. Survived by daughter Cys (Dave Rittenhouse); 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Cooper died Oct. 29 at 85. Survived by daughters Gayle Ann (Daniel) McNeir, Marla; 2 grandsons. Groman Eden

Betsy Copelan died Oct. 28 at 63. Survived by mother Lillian; brother Dennis; sister-in-law Judi Uttal. Hillside

Tiby Diskin died Oct. 27 at 92. Survived by son Stephen; daughter Susan. Hillside

Lazaro Dunkelman died Oct. 26 at 99. Survived by daughter Aviva (Leon) Biederman; son Daniel. Mount Sinai

Elliott Farkas died Nov. 10 at 50. Survived by mother Ziviz; sister Betty. Mount Sinai

Dorothy “Dubby” Fink died Oct. 27 at 94. Survived by daughter-in-law Nancy Fink; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Sylvia J. Forman died Nov. 6 at 86. Survived by sons Glenn, David;  5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernard Goetz died Nov. 4 at 93. Survived by son Joseph; daughter Regina Skwaruzynska; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Bernard Goldman died Nov. 4 at 90. Survived by aunt Adelina (Irineo) Basilio; cousin Irene Ahmadi. Mount Sinai

Joe Goldwine died Oct. 29 at 83. Survived by daughter Cathy; sons David (Marjie), Kenneth; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanley Goodman died Oct. 26 at 76. Survived by wife Linda; son Jonathan (Linda Pearlman), daughter Sharon (Todd) Squires, sister Wendy (Jerry) Bookin; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Regina Gooze died Nov. 4 at 89. Survived by son Stephen (Roberta); daughter Marjanne; 1 granddaughter; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Samuel Alvin Gordon died Oct. 26 at 97. Survived by wife Faye; daughters Elaine (Dennis) Roman, Betty (Stuart) Mednick; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 2 nephews. Groman Eden

Estelle Gray died Nov. 2 at 96. Survived by daughters Beverly (Bernie) Bienstock, Judy (Louis) Fridks; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rae Guthartz died Oct. 22 at 100. Survived by daughter Marilyn (Stuart) Lisell; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis E. Harkavy died Nov. 9 at 83. Survived by husband Dennis; son Jeffrey; brother Burt Fogelman; 3 grandchildren; daughter-in-law Anita Judson Harkavy; son-in-law Neal Young. Groman Eden

Sylvia Kirsch died Oct. 25 at 91. Survived by sons Joel, William. Mount Sinai

Edwin Kanner died Nov. 5 at 92. Survived by wife Barbara; sons Richard (Leslie), Keith (Amber); daughter Jamie Stephenson; sister Gladys Bender. Hillside

Blossom H. Kanouse died Oct. 31 at 86. Survived by husband William; daughters Laura (Murray) Berg, Audrey (Ken) Hilborn; son Steven (Kristi); 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Max M. Kerman died Oct. 31 at 99. Survived by wife Eunice; daughter Andrea (Arthur) Drake; son Harlan (Penny); 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Korengold died Oct. 30 at 101. Survived by sons Lee (Paula), David (Kathy); daughters Ann (Gerald) Marten; Paula; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Sherwood Sarles. Hillside

Martin Krevitz died Nov. 3 at 94. Survived by daughters Barbara (Isaac) Krevitz-Bernato, Rosalind Press, Sharon Woloz; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Gail Lenvin died Oct. 25 at 63. Survived by son David; daughter Amanda; brother Jeff Stern. Hillside

Mollie Levin died Nov. 5 at 100. Survived by daughters Ellen (Martin) Jacobs, Nancy (Daniel Caraco); son Hal; daughter-in-law Maria Chiara Tallachini-Levin; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

David Miles Levy died Nov. 6 at 73. Survived by wife Rosanne; daughter Dana; son Wayne; sister Gail (Brian); 2 nephews. Groman Eden

Elizabeth R. Lieberman died Nov. 3 at 97. Survived by daughter Linda (Jerry) Schroeder; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Harriett Ellis; daughter-in-law Vaggi. Mount Sinai

Nathan Ligerman died Nov. 2 at 94. Survived by sons Steven (Robin), Jeffrey (Keri), Robert; 4 grandchildren; brother-in-law Bill (Sara Beth). Groman Eden

Pearl Litvak died Oct. 31 at 101. Survived by son Ronald (Robin); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Leona Lodawer died Oct. 30 at 90. Survived by daughter Barbara Jacobs. Hillside

Harold Lyon died Nov. 4 at 83. Survived by sons Lonnie (Jeannine), Lance (Stephanie); daughter Lori (Conrad) Lyon-Diaz; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Rafael Menchaca died Nov. 85. Survived by wife Xian Min; daughters Lucia (Steven) Paxton, Nora (Russell) Helfer; 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Debra Michel died Nov. 9 at 58. Survived by sister Simonne (Gerald) Yarslow; nephew Jeff; niece Amy (Daniel) Herbst. Hillside

Violette Millien died Oct. 31 at 88. Survived by daughter Noelle (Jeffrey Kovach); 2 grandchildren; brother Joseph Wanounou. Mount Sinai

Saul Morantz died Nov. 1 at 87. Survived by wife Ann; sons Richard (Sheree), Martin (Lisa), Steven; daughter Susan (Evan) Rubin; stepdaughters Janni (Lenny) Lehrer-Stein, Lauren Leighton, Carla Wertman; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rhea Doris Newman died Nov. 5 at 88. Survived by daughters Darlene (Burton) Gombiner, Esther Pava; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Miriam Norber died Oct. 26 at 91. Survived by sons Sam (Arlene), Dan (Ilene); daughter Phyllis (Mark) Shinbane; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Rose Ourieff died Oct. 26 at 99. Survived by daughter Benedicta (Jeffery) Oblath; sister Bessie Alexus. Hillside

Myrtle Pasternack died Oct. 29 at 90. Survived by daughter Tina (Lawrence Weiss); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Henry J. Pinczower died Nov. 8 at 82. Survived by son Eric (Gail); daughter Rachel (David) Rosenstein; 4 grandchildren; brother Joe (Dinah). Mount Sinai

Charlotte Pivo died Nov. 7 at 80. Survived by husband Jack; daughters Karen Adams, Lori; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leatrice Posner died Oct. 27 at 90. Survived by daughters Diane (Moshe) Uziel, Nadine (Arthur) Rose; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lois Provda died Oct. 25 at 72. Survived by sons Asher  (Jennifer), Alexander (Kim); sister Monica Maharam; brother David Maharam; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Jerome Rapport died Nov. 8 at 94. Survived by wife Toby; son James (Esperanza); daughter Lauren; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Morris Rittner died Nov. 3 at 90.  Survived by wife Sydell; sons Richard (Dulce); William; 3 grandsons; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Sara Pancirir. Mount Sinai

Renee Reiff died Oct. 28 at 93. Survived by sons Kenneth (Angela), Russell; daughter Isabel (Lee); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Freda Robbins died Nov. 3 at 94. Survived by daughters Margaret Shearon, Donna (Bernard) Gudvi; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Ronald J. Rubenstein died Nov. 9 at 68. Survived by wife Ilene; daughter Marta (Carl) Rubenstein Harmon; son Jeffrey; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; mother Betty; brother Richard (Phyllis); sister Cindy (James) Capodice. Mount Sinai

Manya Schaff died Nov. 6 at 83. Survived by daughters Pamela (Elie Gindi), Elizabeth Sloan; son William (Cynthia); 8 grandchildren. Hillside

Ann Scheuer died Oct. 28 at 81. Survived by daughters Margaret Rockey, Kathlene (Henry) Buchbinder; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Sanford Schubert died Oct. 28 at 78. Survived by wife Mahlia Lynn; sons Robert (Catherine), Dirk; daughter Gwen (Albert) Schubert-Grabb; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Lawrence Seewack died Nov. 7 at 83. Survived by son David (Robin); daughter Cyndi (Richard) Mazarian; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Marvin Robert Selter died Oct. 28 at 86. Survived by wife Shirley; son Eric (Lynn); daughter Bonnie (Don) Traylor; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Sherwindt died Nov. 4 at 90. Survived by wife Millicent; daughter Jann (Trevor) Griffiths; son Jed (Joanna Gardner); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Ina Sue Shulman died Nov. 4 at 74. Survived by husband Sanford; son Len (Dodette); daughter Eileen Daley; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Harold (Sharon) Ritzer. Mount Sinai

Myer Shuman died Nov. 1 at 81. Survived by daughter Nancy (Lonnie) Jarvis; son Fred (Suzanne); 4 grandchildren; brother Sidney (Lydia); sister Carmela Sanders. Hillside

Herbert Sinder died Nov. 3 at 92. Survived by niece Lisa Hazan. Hillside

Allen Jay Skore died Nov. 9 at 63. Survived by wife Jo-El; daughters Eryka, Nikki (Chris) Wyman, Samantha (Edward) Aguilar; son Maxxtan. Mount Sinai

Sol Smolensky died Nov. 7 at 90. Survived by son Louis; daughter Miriam (Mel) Wiener. Mount Sinai

Harriet Snider died Nov. 10 at 87. Survived by sons Steve (Jane), Ron (Sophia); sister Sylvia Hurwitz. Mount Sinai

Katalin Snow died Oct. 31 at 66. Survived by daughter Michelle (Scott) Augustine; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Nettie Soter died Nov. 8 at 94. Survived by daughters Wendy (Paulus) Walchenbach, Kathy (Laurence) Van Vliet; son Gary (Julie); 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Stanley Stavis died Nov. 7 at 85. Survived by wife Janet; daughters Gail (Stephen) Silver, Susan; son Richard (Alison); 5 grandchildren; sister-in-law Eileen Pearl; brother-in-law Manny Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Corrine Steinmeyer died Nov. 4 at 86. Survived by daughters Barbara (Steve) Ganser, Denise; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Stanley Sunok died Nov. 7 at 87. Survived by nephew Paul; nieces Lisa Aiken, Jeri. Hillside

Norman Teeter died Oct. 23 at 51. Survived by wife Catherine Shain-Teeter; mother Louise; father Robert; stepdaughter Elizabeth Ashly Shain; stepson Ryan Shain. Mount Sinai

Shirley Thorner died Oct. 30 at 91. Survived by daughter Debra (Roy) Bellon; son Brad (Ellen); brother David Gaber; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Eva Tobman died Nov. 3 at 96. Survived by daughters Karen (Don) Blaisdell, Relissa; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Leon Tyrangiel died Nov. 7 at 97. Survived by sons Henry (Debbie), Jerry; daughter Ruth; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lea Wapner died Nov. 2 at 87.  Survived by son Leonard (Mona); 1 granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Rose Woolf died Nov. 5 at 96. Survived by son Jeff (Caryle); daughter Andrea (Dan) Statum; 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Helen Zisovic died Nov. 3 at 92. Survived by daughters Debbie, Miriam; son David (Katharine Cox); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden