Obituaries

Debora Alstater died Dec. 23 at 96. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; and daughter, Rita (Marvin) March. Sholom Chapels

Esther Arussi died Jan. 4 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Moshe; sons, Yehiel (Bianca) and Haim (Jenny); daughter, Zipora; six grandchildren; brothers, Ram and Nissim; and sisters, Batsheva and Malka. Sholom Chapels

Mort Auerbach died Jan. 3 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Rita; sons, Jerry and Richard; three grandchildren; brother-in-law, Martin Rubin. Mount Sinai

Steven Berger died Dec. 22 at 50. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons, Adam and Donald; daughter, Ashley; parents, Howard and Pearl; sisters, Tobie (Tom) Fix and Sara (Rick) Webster; and niece, Ava. Sholom Chapels

Martin Buckner died Jan. 8 at 98. He is survived by his wife, Sally; nephew, Richard Nudelman. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Colton died Dec. 30 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Lee and Ernest (Midge); five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Harry Chain; and sister, Pauline Chain. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Dzik died Jan. 8 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Diane (Amnon) Shemi, Harriet (Michael) Selman and Judy; son, Ben (Janelle); and eight grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Vivian Ershoff died Jan. 1 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Bonni Laurel Seligson; son, Daniel (Jackie); grandchildren, Brent and Laura; niece, Keren (Jim) Lieberman; and nephew, Don (Kathleen) Hamburger. Hillside

Celia Fisher died Dec. 31 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Pearl (Murray) Loeterman; grandsons, Mark (Nancy) and Ben (Mandi) Loeterman; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Samuel Flatte died Dec. 31 at 96. He is survived by his wife, Henrietta; son, Stan (Renelde); grandchildren, Anne (Matt) Harrington and Michael (Jeniffer); six great-grandchildren; and sister, Ruth Bass. Mount Sinai

Carroll Fox died Jan. 6 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Henry; sons, Frank (Claire)and David (Ellen); daughter, Laura (Fred) Heithous; one grandchild; and sister, Alma. Mount Sinai

Beverly Galat died Dec. 26 at 76. She is survived by her nephew, Barry Kitnick. Sholom Chapels

Mildred Garvey died Jan. 7 at 90. She is survived by her daughters, Laura (Arnold) Teter and Marcia Diaz; grandchildren, Rebecca and Michael (Anna); great-grandchild, Atticus Teter; and brother, Ben Chernov. Mount Sinai

Ellen Goldman died Jan. 5 at 63. She is survived by her husband, Gerald; daughter, Sherri; son, Eric (Susan); two grandchildren; and sister, Renee Beckerman. Mount Sinai

Lance Golin died Dec. 31 at 57. He is survived by his daughters, Breanna and Courtney; mother, Harriett; and brothers, Craig and Bruce. Hillside

Arnold Heller died Jan. 6 at 76. He is survived by his daughters, Tracy (Timothy) Heller-Cassutt and Nina (Mark Dutton); grandchildren, Ryan and Kylie; and sisters, Elaine (Lou) Reis and Charlotte Rubenstein. Mount Sinai

Sally Hirsch died Dec 22 at 85. She is survived by her nephew, Jeff; niece, Sheryl; and sister-in-law, Edythe. Chevra Kadisha

Rose Hoffman died Jan. 3 at 85.She is survived by her daughters, Ellen (Kenneth) Grossbart and Beth; three grandchildren; great-grandchild, Brady; sisters, Jeanne (Murray) Neimand and Nancy Hollinger; and sister-in-law, Anna Reiss. Mount Sinai

David Kennis died Dec. 30 at 91. He is survived by his son, Steven; grandson, Matthew (Rebecca); great-grandchildren, Hayley and Jessica; and sister, Ruth Schwartz. Mount Sinai

Seymour Kreger died Nov. 26 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Shelly (Douglas) Shapiro; son, Gary (Betsy); three grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters, Sarah, Monica and Jennifer Kreger.

Evelyn Spitz Kronick died Jan. 2 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Jann; and grandson, Chance. Hillside

Pearl Lewis died Jan. 3 at 87. She is survived by her son, Nathaniel (Gail); daughters Dorrie (Steve) Seymor and Susie Lanchester; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sidney Liss died Dec. 30 at 90. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Ruth Ash; nephews, David (Peggy) and Harold (Edye) Ash; and great-nephews, Haskel and Adam. Mount Sinai

Richard Maynard died Jan. 2 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Lorrie; sons, Jeffrey and Kevin; and brother, Scott (Ellen).

Paul Miller died Dec. 3 at 81. He is survived by his brother, Herb. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Novick died Jan. 4 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Holly Mignogna; son, Alan; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Viktoriya Paukova died Dec. 30 at 91. She is survived by her son, Yuriy (Liliya) Paukov; daughter, Jenny; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bessie Perman died Jan. 6 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Gail S. (Fred) Greene; son, Gary (Dione) Silverstein; grandchildren, William and Leslie; great-grandchildren, Kayla, and Austin; and sister, Ethel Bosco. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Roman died Jan. 7 at 84. She is survived by her grandson, Michael Peer. Sholom ChapelsMarvin Rosenthal died Jan. 4 at 70. He is survived by his brother, Harvey (Miriam). Mount Sinai

Stanley Schachter died Jan. 2 at 84. He is survived by his children, James (Pamela) and Sv; five grandchildren; sister, Lila Cohen; and partner, Gloria Knox. Mount Sinai

Helma Schneider died Jan. 3 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Benno; sons, Sascha (Lauren) and Ira (Suzanne); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jean Schwartz died Jan. 5 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Leon; daughter, Charlotte; son, Elliott (Cheryl); and grandson, Steven. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Segal died Jan. 4 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Blanche Tarlow; sons, Allen (Orly) and Lee (Elaine); four grandchildren; and sister, Mary Hoffman. Mount Sinai

Doreen Taylor died Jan. 3 at 93. She is survived by her son, Wayne. Mount Sinai

Anne Wallace died Jan. 2 at 96. She survived by her daughters, Marilyn Ferguson and Natalie (Bob) Spencer; grandchildren, Todd (Tamar) Spencer and Robbin (Keith) Elliott; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

Toni Genevieve Taylor Whitsey died Oct. 16 at 66. She is survived by her husband, Charles; children, Michael, Denise, Candis, Ahmad, Wardell, Terry, Toni and Jermaine; father, Scott Douglas; 20 grandchildren; and sisters, Patricia, Sybil and Dell

Roger Wright died Dec. 23 at the age of 73. He is survived by his former wife, Nadine Plotkin; son, Tom; daughters, Teri and Toni; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels