Obituaries: week of September 9th, 2016.

Barbara Abramson died Aug. 8 at 77. Survived by husband Irwin; daughter Alisa (Todd) Nathanson; son Michael (Debra); 3 grandchildren; brother Gerald (Joan Topaz) Brodsky. Mount Sinai

Eunice Armond-Greenstein died July 28 at 97. Survived by daughter Leslie (Steven) Saeta; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Norman Barken died Aug. 3 at 84. Survived by daughter Lauren (John) Olinski; son Miles; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Steven Cooper died Aug. 5 at 76. Survived by wife Xiaoqian Liu-Cooper; daughters Rhonda (John) Gilberg, Alyssa (Scotty) Sapire; son Daniel Johnson; 4 grandchildren; brother Bob (Nessa). Hillside

Henry W. “Hanns” Donig died Aug. 8 at 94. Survived by wife Ilse. Mount Sinai

Sheldon Eisenberg died Aug. 5 at 67. Survived by wife Caron; daughter Stephanie; brother Robert Eisenberg. Mount Sinai

Robert Ellison died Aug. 2 at 95. Survived by sons Charles (Hilary), Richard (Paula); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel S. Elman died Aug. 1 at 82. Survived by wife Barbara; daughter Sheri; sons Ken (Rachel), Michael (Brenda) Tzipori; 3 grandchildren; sister Harriet Wasserman. 

Rose Fiertel died Aug. 3 at 97. Survived by daughter Robin Claridge; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Stanley Friedman died Aug. 3 at 93. Survived by wife Ida; daughter Janet (William) Parsons; son Mark (Mehrnaz). Mount Sinai

Wilbert Goldsmith died Aug. 9 at 94. Survived by wife Judith; daughters Maralyn (Paul) Soifer, Lauri Roberts; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister Phoebe Donnelly. Mount Sinai

Sarina Grinberger died July 19 at 85. Survived by daughters Ofra Abadi, Penny Hakian; 4 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Irma Heller died July 29 at age 97. Survived by daughters Eileen Rogers, Sherry; son Brian; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Naomi Hirschhorn died Aug. 8 at 80. Survived by husband Reed; daughter Jessica (Takayuki) Terashima; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Penny Kanner died Aug. 2 at 91. Survived by daughter Jaimie Stephenson; sons Richard, Keith; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Sandra L. Kessler died Aug. 7 at 80. Survived by daughter Pamela (Peter Zetterberg); sons Michael (Mara Bernstein), Fred (Rose); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lois Klein died Aug. 6 at 94. Survived by daughter Barbara (Richard) Bergman; son Alan (Susan); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Phyllis Reback. Hillside

Karenann Pousard Kurtz died Aug. 4 at 68. Survived by husband Jack; sons David, James, Aaron (Jamie); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Saul Leipsitz died Aug. 2 at 87. Survived by wife Violet; daughter Denise; son Michael (Linda McNeil); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Sherwin Levy died July 31 at 88. Survived by wife Patricia; daughters Nancy, Robin, Linda, Jessica (Peter) Riffel; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Leon Lieberman died Aug. 4 at 89. Survived by wife Linda; daughters Helayne (Art) Warshaw, Geralyn (Bruce) Lucas, Heidi Richmond; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Steven Lief died July 19 at 76. Survived by wife Nancy; daughter Hillary; son Jason (Anna); 2 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Ruby Doris Luban died July 28 at 85. Survived by daughters Jackie (Steven) Stern, Jan Folden, Laurie Keller, Sherrie (Oriel) Valenzuela; sons Gregory (Dulce) Dubin, David (Sandy) Dubin, Ronald (Karen) Dubin; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother Richard (Frances). Mount Sinai

Lenore Marcus died July 29 at 95. Survived by sons Wayne (Judy), Gary. Hillside

Sheila Marems died Aug. 9 at 80. Survived by daughter Lisa Lazar (Dale Glaser); 2 grandchildren; sister Caryl Sherman. Hillside

Sidney Moray died July 31 at 92. Survived by daughter Linda (Bob) Gersh; sons Michael (Kathy), David, Robert (Scott); 9 grandchildren; sister Helen. Hillside

Ruth Paver died Aug. 10 at 86. Survived by daughter Jaqueline; son Leslie. Hillside

Lee Irwin Petersil died July 28 at 53. Survived by wife Leslie; daughters Maddie, Lauren; father Charles (Joan); sister Bonnie (Rodney) Kleiger; brother Jeff. Mount Sinai

Manie Rhalter died  July 31 at 96. Survived by son Peter (Melanie); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Jay Rosenberg died July 29 at 54. Survived by mother Maxine; son Jack; brother Mark. Mount Sinai

Robert Sackett died Aug. 3 at 96. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Lauren; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Ellen Saklad died Aug. 5 at 71. Survived by husband Richard; daughter Geri; son Scott; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Naomi Schiff died Aug. 3 at 89. Survived by daughter Kathy; sons Stanley, Norman; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sigmund Schiff died Aug. 1 at 83. Survived by sons Gary (Nicole), Robert (Devon); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

David Schneider died Aug. 2 at 57. Survived by wife Martha Macker; daughter Josie; stepdaughters Aubrey Macker, Caitlin Macker; sons Jarrett, Jonah; mother Ruth Glaser; sister Debbie; brothers Ben, Noah. Hillside

Lee Stewart Schramling died Aug. 4 at 74. Survived by wife Nancy L. Vallens; daughter Amanda; sons Ryan, Michael; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanley Schway died Aug. 3 at 93. Survived by wife Laurette; daughters Melinda (Scott) Kough, Lisa (Tim); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanley Sherman died Aug; 7 at 88. Survived by daughters Robyn (Gary) Raskin, Lori Poret; sons Jonathan (Tammy) Sherman, Michael Poret; 5 grandchildren; brother Jerry Sherman. Mount Sinai

Arthur Smith died July 29 at 89. Survived by wife Ann; daughters Frances, Nancy, Hillary, Mary; 6 grandchildren; brother Jerry. 

Rachelle Smith died Aug. 7 at 75. Hillside

Robert Solomon died Aug. 4 at 81. Survived by wife Judie; sons Steve (Krystine), Rick (Joey), Michael (Lissa); 5 grandchildren; brothers Kenneth (Sandi), Jerry. Hillside