Obituaries: Week of October 16. 2015

Herbert Auerbach died Sept. 1 at 93. Survived by wife Emma; sons Edmond (Teresa), Brian Auerbach. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Bender died Aug. 24 at 98. Survived by daughter Maureen Bennun; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Gerald Bell.

Beatrice Blonsky died Sept. 8 at 93. Survived by daughters Rosanne (Jim) Polidora, Gloria (Richard) Pink; sons Marvin, Gordon Benson; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Arline Borovay died Sept. 5 at 77. Survived by sons Gary (Debby), Michael (Julia); 6 grandchildren; mother Goldie Walton; brother David Walton. Mount Sinai

Petr Breytel died Sept. 12 at 86. Survived by wife Dina; daughter Jane (Alex) Kilimnick; son Alex; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Pearl Christlieb died Sept. 7 at 99. Survived by sons Anthony, Peter (Linda); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Akhtar M. Cohansedgh died Sept. 6 at 102. Survived by daughters Sima (Shokrollah) Baravarian, Rosa Pirnazar, Flora; 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Phyllis Decker died Sept. 11 at 87. Survived by sons Robert (Andrea), Mark; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harriet Feldmar died Sept. 5 at 95. Survived by daughters Nancy (Mike) Meller, Linda Jones. Hillside

Gertrude Freedman died Sept. 1 at 89. Survived by nieces Andrea Gibbs, Debora Goldstein, Alice Goldstein; 2 great-nephews. Mount Sinai

Lucille Garfield died Sept. 7 at 88. Survived by sons Bruce (Sherry), Courtney; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Philip Glusker died Sept. 9 at 91. Survived by son Steven; daughters Deborah, Joan Elledge; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Milton Golden died Sept. 9 at 97. Survived by daughter JoAnn; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Betty Gottsegen died Sept. 14 at 86. Survived by son Michael (Rhonda); daughter Shelley Weinstock; 4 grandsons. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Kay Friedman Guth died Sept. 6 at 69. Survived by daughter Melanie; sisters Janice (Andrew) Hill, Barbara (Claude) Vidal. Hillside

Paula Morgan Harris died Sept. 2 at 87. Survived by son Jonathan (Wendy Leitman); daughter Lisabeth; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Miriam Finegold Janks died Sept. 14 at 95. Survived by nephews David (Bonita) Vogel, Ronald Stein, Harvey (Eve) Katofsky; niece Barbara (Evan) Stein. Mount Sinai

Esther Kleinberg died Sept. 7 at 96. Survived by daughter Corie (Brett) Gross; son Jay (Nancy); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Anne Margolis died Sept. 11 at 93. Survived by son Steven (Don); daughter Sharon (Shakir); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Eugene Matlin died Sept. 8 at 89. Survived by son Mark (Jeanne); daughters Myra, Janice; 5 grandchildren; brothers Paul, Marvin. Hillside

Ted Orden died Sept. 11 at 94. Survived by wife Hedy; daughter Judy (Tom) Flesh, Martha (Barry) Berkett, Helen (Moshe) Sassover; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Norman David Redlich died Sept. 7 at 88. Survived by daughters Fawn Irish, Michele Rosen; 2 grandsons; fur-granddog Lavender Doodle. Groman Eden

Benjamin Jerome Roth died Sept. 8 at 83. Survived by son Mark Lee (Sharelle); daughters Lauri (Michael) Roman, Shalon; 1 granddaughter. Groman Eden

Cathy Ellen Ryne died Sept. 11 at 61. Survived by husband Mark; daughters Beth (Casey) Ann Mitchell, Linda (Derek) Schluss, Julie; 1 grandchild; mother Charlotte Sultan; sister Gail Fischer; brother James (Patty) Sultan. Mount Sinai

Arleen Schneider died Sept. 6 at 75. Survived by husband Barry; daughter Corrine (Derrick) Schneider-Jones; sons Scott (Mindy), Jason (Jeffery); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Arthur Schwartz died Sept. 8 at 89. Survived by daughters Susan (Allan) Feinstein, Nancy (Manny Martinez) Fleetwood; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Donald Silvers died Sept. 11 at 88. Survived by wife Kathleen; daughters Jennifer, Laurie, Suzie (Randy) Sugarman; son Gregg (Vinette); 3 grandchildren; brother Gary Allen (Diane); 2 nieces. Mount Sinai

Judith Sisson died Sept. 7 at 81. Survived by husband Melvin; daughter Shari; sons David, Michael (Gina); 2 grandsons; sister Susan Smith. Mount Sinai

Donna Solin died Sept. 4 at 98. Survived by daughter Nancy Norris, brother David (Lucy).  Hillside

Douglas Stein died Sept. 7 at 74. Survived by wife Janet; daughters Pamela (Rob) Moeck, Cheryl (Roger) Seaman; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

David Stepsay died Sept. 11 at 87. Survived by cousin Maurice Herberg.  Hillside

Nana Suslikova died Sept. 8 at 88. Survived by sons Alex (Maria) Suslik, Vladimir Suslik; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nini Ungar died Sept. 9 at 97. Survived by sons Harry (Marilyn) VanDyck, Fred (Jean) VanDyck; daughter Joy (Marc) Powell; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Etta Wender died Sept. 7 at 93. Survived by husband Jack; son Michael; daughter Eloise (Brian) Clendenin; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Fredrick Mark Zeleznick died Sept. 13 at 84. Survived by wife Ruth; sons Glenn, Scott; daughter Lori (Mark) Pighini; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden