Obituaries

PHYLLIS AGRON died July 26 at 81. She is survived by her son, Michael (Peggy); daughter, Sherry; grandchildren, Stephanie and Benjamin; and brother, Meyer (Mildred) Hersch. Mount Sinai

HARRIETT ASTOR died June 30 at 75. She is survived by her daughters, Helen (David) Hartman and Bev Astor; son, Jay (Judy); five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Sholom Chapels

BETTY LORRAINE BENSON died July 25 at 69. She is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Cynthia; sons, David (Verinique) and Steven; and brother, William Taub. Malinow and Silverman

SIMON BREAN died July 23 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Ellen (John) Dieterich; and by two brothers and two sisters. Mount Sinai

EILEEN HOPE CLINE died July 18 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Patsy Diamond; sons, David, Barry, Allan and Lawrence; 12 grand children; and two great-grandchildren.

SHELDON DOLIVEK died July 27 at 67. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; sons, Brian (fiancee’ Rosie Barba) and David; and grandson, Joshua. Mount Sinai

GILBERT ELLIS died July 24 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; son, Scott; daughters, Laura and Kimberly; grandson, James, brother, Steve; niece, Bethany; and cousin, Ethel Berger. Hillside

JOSEPH ELLIS died July 25 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; son, Ira (Sondra); four grandchildren; and sisters, Tamar (Emil) Weiss, and Miriam Geller. Mount Sinai

MARGARET ELIZABETH FLESH died July 25 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Gerald) Rosenberg; son, Robert Thomas (Judy); and six grandchildren. Hillside

JUDY EVANS died July 4 at 66. She is survived by her son, Eric Feigin. Sholom Chapels

MARTY FARRELL died July 18 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; and cousin, Barbara Lavenstein. Malinow and Silverman

MARVIN FINEBERG died July 18 at 87. He is survived by his wife; Laura; daughters, Lynn Greenwld, Joyce (Lewis) Levy and Sandy; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

RABBI BELA FISCHER died July 25 at 93. He is survived by his son, Michael. Malinow and Silverman

SHIRLEY FRADKIN died July 22 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; daughter, Judith; son, Gary (Reggie); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

SY FUHRMAN died July 26 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; and son, Richard Misrach. Malinow and Silverman

MARLENE GARFEN died July 20 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Rochelle (Dr. Leonard) Popowitz, Barbara (Ronald) Bernard, and Norma Pressman. Malinow and Silverman

BARBARA GOLDMAN died July 25 at 71. She is survived by her son, Jay (Mindi); grandsons, Davis and Bennett; and sister-in-law, Babe Rubel. Hillside

KATHRYN ANN GOLDRING-FROMBERG died July 19 at 46. She is survived by her husband, Howard; children, Scott, Daniel and Dena; parents, Irwin and Clarann Goldring; sisters, Gwynn (Karl Kandler) and Jill (Marc Haugen) Goldring; brother, Lee (Beth) Goldring; grandmother, Leona Goldring; nieces; and nephews. Mount Sinai

FLEURETTE HALPERN died July 22 at 87. She is survived by her sister, Phyllis (Jerold) Siperstein. Hillside

SALLY HELD died July 19 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Irwin; daughters, Linda (Dr. Michael) Shabot and Ellen (Gregory) Gordon; son, Phillip; and four grandchildren. Hillside

JONATHAN ANDREW HIGGINS died July 24 at 22. He is survived by his parents, Daniel and Karen; and brother, Devin. Groman

REBECCA HOROWITZ died July 27 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Ethel Clark; son, Ronald (Marlene); and brothers, Harry (Jeanette) and Lewis (Lil) Wilk. Malinow and Silverman

FRANCES KAGAN died July 23 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Albert; and daughter, Lisa. Groman

M. RAYMOND KASCH died July 21 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Ilene; sons, Anthony (Deborah) and Brian (Kathleen); daughter, Andrea (Jay) Rhode; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

CHARLES KENIS died July 21 at 95. He is survived by his son, Steve (Linda); daughter, Andrea (Sheldon); six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

RENEE KESTENBAUM died July 27 at 72. She is survived by her sister, Denise Merkin. Malinow and Silverman

DR. NOUROLLAH KOHANZADEH died July 18 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Ashraf; sons, Jacques (Shohreh) and Manoucher; daughters, Shahla (Farid) and Soheila (Mansour); and 12 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

BERNICE KREGER died July 26 at 94. She is survived by daughters, Lois Steinberg and Linda (Hilton) Silverman; son, Melvin (Rena); seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

BERTHA KUDLER died July 21 at 95. She is survived by her sons, Joel and Robert (Phyllis); daughter, Doris (Julius) Engoren; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

ROBERT KUNST died July 19 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Rose; daughter, Marleen McKenzie; son, Barry; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and sister, Lillian (Al) Rudolph. Mount Sinai

RICHARD LEBOWITZ died July 24 at 56. He is survived by his mother, Celia; and brothers, Bruce and Martin. Groman

DR. ROBERT LEONARD died July 22 at 86. He is survived by his sons, Rick (Robin) and Gary (Ann); daughters, Susan (Carl) Wulfestieg and Joan (Eric); sister-in-law, Julia; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

BARBARA LIEBER died July 24 at 78. She is survived by her sons, Eric (Gitte), Marc (Annette), David and Andrew (Barbara); and eight grandchildren. Mount Sinai

MYRA LINCOW died July 18 at 62. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie, Melissa, Rebecca and Pamela. Sholom Chapels

DR. SYDELLE MILLS died July 25 at 78. She is survived by her sons, Stephen, David and Mitch. Malinow and Silverman

LILLIAN OSTROFF died July 25 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Bill; daughter, Barbara (Harvey); son-in-law Jon Pall; and three grandchildren. Hillside

ANNE PEARLMAN died July 18 at 85. She is survived by her son, Dr. Howard; daughter, Valerie (Ray) Myer; grandchildren, Allyson Marie Myer and Michael; and brother-in-law, Richard (Susan). Mount Sinai

HELEN PEREL died July 20 at 86. She is survived by her son, Israel (Beth); daughter, Freda (David Slater); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

JOSEPH RASKIN died July 6 at 98. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara Levie and Sandra Spatrick. Sholom Chapels

LILLIAN REINER died July 26 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Sam; son, Roger (Denise); daughters, Sandy (Memo) Leon and Sue (Jack) Stallcup; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

MIRIAM REINHARDT died July 26 at 79. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca; and son, Benjamin. Sholom Chapels

CLAIRE REINITZ died July 25 at 95. She is survived by her daughters, Diana (Berel) Weiner and Felice (Richard) Cutler; five grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

ABRAHAM RESNICK died July 25 at 98. He is survived by his daughters, Marilyn Harris and Rosalind (Seth) Haber; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

BERNICE ROSMARIN died July 20 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Stephen; daughters, Judy Newlun and Suzie Smith; and brother, Paul Nochenson. Malinow and Silverman

GARY STEVEN RUDOLF died July 18 at 52. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Nilli); and parents, Albert and Lillian. Chevra Kadisha

CELIA SALTIEL died July 18 at 84. She is survived by her son, Albert; and daughters, Anita Danon and Mona Saltiel. Sholom Chapels

ROSE SCHATZ died July 18 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Maxine (Keith MacRae) Benston and Marlene (Charles) Smyth; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

ROSE SCHIFFER died July 18 at 85. She is survived by her son, Martin (Leah); daughter Eileen (Lew) Goldberg; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Stevens; and sisters, Ann Balter and Shirley Nemiroff. Malinow and Silverman

SOL SELIK died July 22 at 87. He is survived by his son, Bruce; daughter, Sheila; and brother, Lou (Clara). Mount Sinai

VERA SHAER died July 25 at 86. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Patricia Ryzow, and niece, Nora Bieber. Mount Sinai

JULIUS SHERR died July 19 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Dr. Joel (Laurie); daughters, Susan R. (Michael) Dasaro and Debbie Ostrow; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Isadore (Harriet). Mount Sinai

MORRIS SIDMAN died July 20 at 95. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara Hammel and Meryl Barr; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

HORTENSE SILVER died July 21 at 85. She is survived by her sons, Lee (Gail), Howard and Alan; and six grandchildren. Hillside

HELENE CHANA SCHOCHET died July 21 at 98. She is survived by her son, Leo (Diane); grandchildren, Stephen and Michael (Wendy) ; and great-grandchildren Jordan and Ryanne. Hillside

BEATRICE SOMMER died July 25 at 86. She is survived by her sons, Sheldon, Paul and Jeff; daughters-in-law; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

LORE SOMMER died July 22 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Richard; daughters, Randy Goldstein and Susan Anderson; and three grandchildren. Groman

FANNIE SPILK died July 21 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Harriet Madsen; and sons, Paul and Leonard Spilk. Hillside

SYLVIA TRESTER STONE died July 14 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Irwin and Gilbert (Sharon) Trester; daughter, Debra (Irwin) Chodash; and four grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

HOWARD TASLITZ died July 23 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; daughter, Ellen (David) Friedman; sons; Michael (Liora Asa) and Eric (Ruthie Jones); and seven grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

NADINE TESTA died July 27 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Gabriel; sons, Robert (Joan) and Harry (Gayle); daughters, Simone Marshall and Pam (Barry) Josephson; nine grandchildren; and sister, Dorothy Ratner. Hillside

MILTON WEINBERG died July 13 at 65. He is survived by his son, Jack (Lisa). Sholom Chapels

EVE JEAN WOLFE died July 11 at 94. She is survived by her son, Charles; daughter, Karen; brother, Fred Lipsman; sister, Sarah Agata; and one grandson. Chevra Kadisha

DAVID YONA died July 10 at 49. He is survived by his aunt, Kathleen Koren. Sholom Chapels

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