Obituaries

Josi Irene Alexander died Aug. 26 at 82. She is survived by her daughter, Miriam; son, Steve; and grandson, Ben Luben. Mount Sinai

Cherry Barr died Aug. 25 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Martin; son, Barry Liebling; stepchildren, Gene, Francine and Barrie; five grandchildren; and brother, Bud Rest. Hillside

Eugene “Gene” Bassman died Aug. 22 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Brendelle; sons, Richard and Kenneth (Teri); stepdaughter, Amanda (Steve); stepsons, Gregg (Daniella), and Jeff (Gabrielle) Greene; five grandchildren; and brother, Michael (Theda). Mount Sinai

Rose Branisel died Aug. 26 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Francine (James) Moniz. Malinow and Silverman

Rita Brickman died July 17 at 90. She is survived by her son, Charles; daughter, Helen Tenenbaum; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Adele Weisman. Groman

Mollie Carver died July 19 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth and Marc; daughter, Carol Fisher; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Groman

Geraldine Cohen died Aug. 25 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Janice (Bob) Ingrum and Lorraine Nelson; and grandchildren, Marisa and Nathaniel. Hillside

Diane Lynne Ellison died Aug 23, at 63. She is survived by her son Jeffrey (Tracie); grandchildren; and friends. Hillside

Louis Finkel died Aug. 18 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Matilda; son, Harvey (Carla); daughter, Linda (Richard) Prior; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Natalie Gelfarb died Aug. 25 at 75. She is survived by her daughters, Taryn (Steve) Polvy, Cindy (Beny) Willis and Jody Waxman; son, Eric Green; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

H. Roy Gerber died Aug. 21 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Terri; daughter, Pam; sons, Robert and William; and brother, Jay Fenton. Malinow and Silverman

Michael Howard Glazer died Aug. 19 at 50. He is survived by his wife, Diana; daughter, Lindsay; son, David; mother, Florence; father, Bill (Lee); sister, Ronni (Steve) Blaustein; and brother-in-law, Hank (Audrey) Bierman. Malinow and Silverman

Sydney Renee Glazer died Aug. 19 at 6. She is survived by her mother, Diana; sister, Lindsay; and brother, David. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Gregg died Aug. 22 at 87. He is survived by his children, Barry, Renay (Rodney Gleicher) and Heidi (Aaron Russo); three grandchildren; and brother, Herbert Goldberg. Mount Sinai

Lillian Sylvia Gross died Aug. 18 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Judith (Allen) Weinstock and Leah Markus; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Tamara Gruenbaum died Aug. 18 at 79. She is survived by her son, Michael (Marybeth); daughter, Renee (Biff) Sherman; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sisters, Shura (Max) Wysogrodzski, Zlata (Otto) Letz and Ada Margaril. Hillside

Ronnie Hirsch died July 19 at 83. He is survived by his sons, Eric and Robert; daughter, Ellen Denholtz; and eight grandchildren. Groman

Dr. David Joseph died Aug. 23 at 86. He is survived by his son, Bruce (Lynne); daughters, Karen (Marshall) Varon, Marla (Michael) Kantor and Alyce (David) Botwinick; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ilona Kalt died Aug. 23 at 77. She is survived by her son, Paul (Amber); daughters, connie (Noah) and Michele (Fred); and 10 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Bernice Katz died Aug. 24 at 90. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra (Bob) Levy and Emily (Bob) Lerman; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Alexandr Kravtsov died Aug. 16 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Sofia; sons, Roman and Anatoly (Yelena); two grandchildren; and sister, Sofia Tolstonog. Mount Sinai

Sibyl Krausz died July 17 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Alfred; sons, David, Howard and James; and four grandchildren. Groman

Richard Laskin died Aug. 19 at 73. He is survived by his daughters, Marianne (Robert) McBride, Jennifer Leonard and Tamara; son, Gregg (Maureen Hayden); significant other, Jo Ann; seven grandchildren; and brother, Herbert (Lillian) Laskin. Mount Sinai

LuLu Lehman died Aug. 23 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Jack; son, Stephen (Suzie); daughter, Jessica (Peter Hirsch); four grandchildren; and sister, Elaine (Robert) Glesby. Mount Sinai

J. Paul Levine died Aug. 21 at 79. He is survived by his children, Sally (Paul) Kanin, James (Rita), Roger (Susan) and Larry (Karen); brother Richard (Nancy) Levine; 13 grandchildren; friend Pamela Wank. Hillside

Lillian Librach died Aug. 23 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Todd Sample) Randman; son, Fred (Chris); grandchildren, Rachel and Fallon; brother, Phillip Karmiol. Mount Sinai

Sarah Adele Lowenstein died Aug. 22 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Lowenstein. Malinow and Silverman

May Marks died Aug. 16 at 95. She is survived by her children, Marilyn Shapiro, Beverly Weber and Sandra Debear; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

James (Ya’akov) Mead died Aug. 17 at 54. He is survived by his wife, Dina; stepsons, Larry and Brian Kaplun; mother, Thulia; brothers, Vance (Lena), Andrey (Mary) and Matthew (Beth). Chevra Kadisha

Nathan Meltzer died Aug. 22 at 87. He is survived by his daughters, Adrienne Riekes and Sharan (Matthew) Sloan. Malinow and Silverman

Florence Nager died July 21 at 90. She is survived by her son, Arnie; daughter, Fran Nierenberg; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Groman

Hyman Paskal died Aug. 23 at 97. He is survived by his sons, Marvin and Joseph; daughters, Helen Scimeca, Estelle Urlik and Meera Paskal; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Mae Harriet Pickus died Aug. 8 at 82. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Mertes and Jackie Simmons; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herbert Podolsky died Aug. 19 at 74. He is survived by his sons, Brian and Randy (Maryann); brother, Sherwin; and sister, Adrian Hersch. Mount Sinai

Miriam Popick died Aug. 24 at 97. She is survived by her daughter, Roz (Frank) Pinkus; son, Walter (Jackye); five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Ruth Quinn died Aug. 24 at 97. She is survived by her son, Eddie; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai