Obituaries: Week of December 5th

Gertrude Bird died Nov. 16 at 93. Survived by sons Robert, Steve; 3 grandchildren; sister Barrie Levy. Hillside

Eleanor Boxer died Nov. 10 at 91. Survived by daughter Laurie; son Jeffrey; sister Marilyn (Irwin). Groman Eden

Jack Burkenheim died Nov. 21 at 95. Survived by daughter Lillian (Bruce) Silver; son Ken (Cynthia); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Goldie Silk. Mount Sinai

Irving Cohen died Nov. 9 at 79. Survived by daughters Amy, Teddi (Brad) Gilderman; sister-in-law Rachelle; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Sidney Cohen died Nov. 10 at 91. Survived by son Andrew (Denise); daughter Susan (Dennis); 7 grandchildren; sister Jeanette. Mount Sinai

Ione Edelson died Nov. 17 at 103. Survived by daughter Donna (Ira) Shapiro; 7 grandchildren; 1 granddaughter-in-law; 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanley Farber died Nov. 21 at 82. Survived by son Keith (Paige); daughters Ilena Janel (Jeffery) Hogan, Andrea Ellen (Michael) Plaia; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Libby Futernik died Nov. 18 at 80. Survived by husband Kenneth; daughter
Gayle; son Steven (Yan Q Hu); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Stewart Goldman died Nov. 21 at 71. Survived by wife Carole Grossman; daughter Nicole Fisch; 6 grandchildren; sister Margo. Hillside

Nathan Goran died Nov. 9 at 92. Survived by wife Greta; son Michael (Jill); daughter Susan Sobel; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Albert Granoff died Nov. 16 at 97. Survived by sons Mark (Susan Carter) Sim; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Gloria Grossman died Nov.11 at 92. Survived by daughter Gloria (Gerald) Hasson; son Robert (Jennifer); 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Steven C. Gurkin died Nov. 16 at 70. Survived by daughters Lesley (David) Schulhof, Nicole, Danielle; 1 grandchild; former wife Adrienne. Mount Sinai

Marcella Hoffman died Nov. 13 at 89. Survived by son Leon (Sandy). Hillside

Andrea Hurwitz died Nov. 16 at 54. Survived by husband Jeremy; son Joshua, daughters Gabrielle, Samantha; mother Bella Dick; brothers Julian, Colin, Sheldon, Dick. Mount Sinai

Shirley Cohn Isaacson died Nov. 16 at 83. Survived by husband John Honigsfeld; sons Cory (Kim), Dean Robert (Megan); 3 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Scott Jacks died Oct. 1 at 65. Survived by wife Marsha; daughter Lauren; sisters Lisa (Jeffrey) Jacks Lazar, Linda (Mark) Jacks Schneider; 1 granddaughter; brother-in-law David Koperski. Hillside

Harvey Lee Kaufman died Nov. 16 at 78. Survived by daughter Shelby (Jason) Duarte; son Mathew (Kristy); 4 grandchildren; sister Carolyn Davis; former wife Maxine Parke; 6 nieces. Groman Eden

Murray Irving Kaufman died Nov. 21 at 92. Survived by son Larry (Diana); daughters Felice Farber, Lynne (Tom) Ellington; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother Jack (Elaine). Groman Eden

Frank Kelemen died Nov. 12 at 89. Survived by wife Eva; son Larry. Mount Sinai

Edith Lamm died Nov. 16 at 83. Survived by daughter Rachael Faust; son Jason; brothers Harry Raymond Lentz, Richard Lentz, David Lentz. Hillside

Harry Langsam died Oct. 28 at 93. Survived by daughter Esther Friedberg, 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ronald S. Mintz died Nov. 15 at 87. Survived by wife Lolita Valencia; sons Michael, Richard; stepdaughter Davida; brother Thomas. Mount Sinai

Lori Peikoff died Oct. 21 at age 54. Survived by brothers Michael, Rick, Howard; 2 nieces. Hillside

Sydelle Orchid died Nov. 21 at  81. Survived by husband Harold; son Darren; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Seymour Pine died Nov. 15 at 93. Survived by son Norman (Beverly); daughter Maria; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

June Natalie Posner died Nov. 21 at 88. Survived by son Andrew (Judy Louie); daughters Joanna (Mark) Lambert, Diane; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter. Groman Eden

Herbert Armin Reznikoff died Nov. 11 at 69. Survived by wife Adele; son Jeff; daughters Stacey Reznikoff Kent (Ranon Kent), Suzanne Reznikoff Marks (Zach Marks); 8 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Carolyn Rippner died Nov. 19 at 90. Survived by daughter Joan; sons James, David (Elizabeth Montague); brother Richard (Elayne); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Nancy Rubin died Nov. 15 at 93. Survived by son Lawrence (Susan Grinel); daughter Peggy (Reed) Ueda; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Armin Sadoff died Nov. 15 at 78. Survived by wife Barbara; son Steven (Alyssa); daughter Laura (Kevin) Gramling; 5 grandchildren; brother Ronald (Micky). Hillside

Bonnie Sue Schwartz died Nov. 16 at 65. Survived by sisters Shoshi Wilshfort, Geri Stofferahn; nephews Rodney Freeman, Jules Freeman; niece Heidi Monkarsh. Hillside

Mori Aaron Schweitzer died Nov. 14 at 82. Survived by daughter Andrea Zoeckler; sons Richard (Julie), Allan (Lily); brother Stephen (Judy Bennett); 8 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Roslyn Shiffman died Nov. 22 at 86. Survived by daughters Jackie (Frank) Black, Deborah Piccolotti. Mount Sinai

Ruth Sigman died Nov. 15 at 89. Survived by sons Joel, Richard (Patti); 4 grandchildren; sister-in-law Ellen (Fred); nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Margery Steiner died Nov. 6 at 89. Survived by husband M. Howard; daughter Jill Steiner Messenger; son Michael. Groman Eden

Lois Treiser died Nov. 15 at 79. Survived by husband Milton; daughters Robin (Bill) Turner, Lori Silverman, Andrea (John) Schwindler; son Marc; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Charlotte Steinman died Nov. 16 at 100. Survived by daughter Diane Yaker; sons Steven (Doris Berger), Irving (Diane); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Jack Levin. Mount Sinai

Fay Wallace died Nov. 13 at 93. Survived by son Robert (Jamie); 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Morrie Waters died Nov. 10 at 83. Survived by wife Reine; sons Brent, Scott (Jade); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai