Obituaries: Week of February 20, 2015

Danny Arazi died Jan. 17 at 74. Survived by wife Rache; sister Ruth (Gabriel) Bach; nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Alfred Baum died Jan. 24 at 92. Survived by wife Beverly; sons Bradley (Teri), Ken (Mary), Gary (Tracy); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Adele Beckenholdt died Jan. 23 at 84. Survived by son Lorne Cosman; daughters Darlene Holsinger, Lynne Mahar;  6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Bernice Bender died Jan. 18 at 94. Survived by son Jack (Laura Owens); daughter Jill Green; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice Benovitz died Jan. 20, at 94. Survived by daughter Marshele Labovitz; son Barry (Sheri) Labovitz; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Andre Bliah died Jan. 18 at 7. Survived by father Jerome; mother Srey Ho; uncle Michael; grandfather George. Hillside

Veronica Cohn died Jan. 18 at 76. Survived by husband Wilbur; daughters Audrey Withers, Laura (David) Ebersold; son Robert (Enza); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Aileen Croutch died Jan. 18 at 87. Survived by son Don (Marcie); daughter Ellen (Bob) Sibilia; 4 grandchildren; brother, Richard Pozil. Mount Sinai

Edna Davis died Jan. 25 at 98. Survived by daughter Hedy Kirsh; son Gary; 2 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Larry Lou Fieldman died Jan. 17 at 100. Survived by wife Rae; son Roger (Barbara); 3 grandchildren; sister Terry Lawton. Groman Eden

Lila Flanzbaum died Jan. 25 at 85. Survived by sons Steven Jensen, Jeffrey, Mark (Howard) Starford, daughters Meri Vallerius, Caryl (Sanford) Reback, Amy; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Howard Gluck. Hillside

Shirley Lillian Fradkin died Jan. 23 at 79. Survived by husband Abe; son Daniel; sisters Barbara Barackman, Rita (Joseph) Rosenberg. Groman Eden

Sandra Goldman died Jan. 21 at 84. Survived by sons Michael (Allyce) Balson, Scott (Mark Lechter) Balson; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lew Greenbaum died Jan. 17 at 87. Survived by daughter Janet; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Ronald M. Greenberg died Jan. 20 at 75. Survived by wife Mary Ann; daughter Beth (Lee) Goldring; son David (Karla Molina); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alan Grushcow died Jan. 20 at 73. Survived by wife Judi; sons Brian, Steven (Anne); 1 grandson; sister Laura. Mount Sinai

Esther Kain died Jan. 22 at 96. Survived by daughter Renee (Robert) Merkow, sons Barry, Don (Sharron); 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Roslyn Luster died Jan. 17 at 87. Survived by daughter Lorraine (Stanley); son Neil; 1 granddaughter; sister Barbara (Vinnie). Groman Eden

Bernard Lynn died Jan. 16 at 88. Survived by wife Maxine; daughters Amy Quinn, Julie, Elise (Robert) Shapiro; sons Michael (Liza), Steven (Melody); son-in-law Douglas Smith; 7 grandchildren; sister Esther Greenberg; brother Merton (Gayle). Hillside

Ruth Manchester died Jan. 21 at 93. Survived by daughters Melissa, Claudia (Steven) Cagan; 4 grandchildren; sister Sylvia Courtney. Mount Sinai

Madeline Maskell died Jan. 19 at 85. Survived by husband Alfred; sons Jay (Joice), Kenneth Mark (Jamie), Randy (Patricia); daughter Linda (Larry) Barouch; 8 grandchildren; sister Phylis Schoor. Mount Sinai

Marvin Oleon died Jan. 23 at 89. Survived by daughter Patty. Hillside

Ruth Orkand died Jan. 22 at 94. Survived by husband Herbert; daughter Sharon (Bob Tuttle) Snyder; sons Steven (Jane), Robert (Joyce); 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Murray Schnipper. Mount Sinai

Merrill Richman died Jan. 25 at 87. Survived by sons Steven (Linda), David (Dorene); daughter Lisa (Ed) Pennington; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Martin Riemer died Jan. 16 at 82. Survived by wife Lois; daughters Brenda, Linda (Steven) Freud; daughter-in-law Jeanne Thomas; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Richard Ross died Jan. 22 at 62. Survived by wife Robyn; sons Dylan, Ryan; daughter Diane (Michael) Glazer; brother Robert (Cathie), brother-in-laws Aaron Kisner, Jeremy (Angela) Kisner. Hillside

Lola Sacks died Jan. 20 at 79. Survived by son Norman (Cynthia Rojas) Brody; daughters Laura, Karen; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Kalman Sadowsky died Jan. 19 at 86. Survived by daughter Laura (Eric) Braverman; brother-in-law Walter (Alice) Krieger; 3 grandchildren; 1 niece; 1 nephew. Groman Eden

Rose Rocker Saltzman died Jan. 23 at 98. Survived by daughters Sherry-Lynn, Karen Joy; son Ronald Stanley (Susan); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Rita Saposhnek died Jan. 18 at 84. Survived by daughters Lori Goldstein, Debbie Geffen; 4 grandchildren. Eden Memorial 

Leon Schipper died Jan. 16 at 86. Survived by wife Elise; sons Kenneth Henry (Michele Ann); Gerard Charles (Sandy Lee); 5 grandchildren; sister Claire (Al). Groman Eden

Marshall Schlom died Jan. 21 at 86. Survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Wendi Ezzes, Val, Marla; 6 grandchildren; sister Lois. Mount Sinai

Sarah Shapiro died Jan. 1 at 84. Survived by daughter Ana Rofé (Larry); son Abel (Meg); 5 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Bernard Sher died Jan. 24 at 82. Survived by wife Mercedes; daughters Lynne (Brian) Sher Troup, Leslie (Lance) Sher Jones; 3 grandchildren; brother Lenny; sister Eddi Schuloff. Hillside

Leslie Steiner died Jan. 19 at 67. Survived by nieces Hillary Seeley, Tina Larios, nephews Gary, Neil. Hillside

Barbara Tokaji died Jan. 23 at 79. Survived by husband Laszlo; sons Robert, Michael, Jeffery; daughter Penny (Zachary) Knop; 3 grandchildren; brother Arnold (Phyllis) Amber. Groman Eden

Milton Wernick died Jan. 24 at 98. Survived by wife Fay Abramovitch; son Reed; daughter Stacey; stepsons Barron (Traci) Abramovitch, Kerwin Abramovitch; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Sam Yellen died Jan. 18 at 84. Survived by wife Thelma; son Stuart; daughter Susie (Ben) Kalkin; 2 grandchildren; brother Tom; sister-in-law Esther (Sandy), brother-in-law Herb (Valerie); nieces, nephews, cousins. Groman Eden

Leon Herman Zubow died Jan. 16 at 85. Survived by wife Sally; daughter Lisa (Hanoch) Epstein, Debbie Wideroe; 2 grandsons. Groman Eden