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Obituaries: January 15-21, 2010

Obituaries January 15-21, 2010
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January 13, 2010

Eli Bar-El died Oct. 15 at 29. He is survived by his parents, Zion and Avina; sisters, Eliana and Elissya; and brothers, Elior and Eliran. Malinow and Silverman

Cypora Baum died Oct. 4. She is survived by her husband, Ralph; daughter, Ruchama (Richard) Van Allen; son, Jack (Maxine); and seven grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Regina H. Beckerman died Nov. 2 at 104. She is survived by her son, Arnold; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Corey Berland died Oct. 29 at 49. He is survived by his wife, Anne; and father, Robert. Mount Sinai

Morris Block died Nov. 3 at 93. He is survived by his son, Carleton (Barbara); two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Mildred Witzer. Mount Sinai

Sidney Brawer died Nov. 3 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Ann Schwartz; son, Michael; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Eugene Cofsky died Nov. 1 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Rita; daughter, Lori (Perry) Tessel; son, Ted (Beth); two grandchildren; and brother, Sheldon (Corinne). Mount Sinai

Alice S. Davidson died Oct. 30 at 95. She is survived by her daughters, Terry E. Jennings and Sara; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Marion U. Doiwchi died Nov. 2 at 92. She is survived by her brother, Bob Uyetani; and niece, Jeanne Guy. Hillside

Donald Dunkleman died Oct. 19 at 83. He is survived by his daughters, Robin (Larry) Kaplan and Fern (Mike) Rajic; son, Scott (Leslie); nine grandchildren; and brother, Daniel (Doreen). Malinow and Silverman

Edythe Erdmann died Nov. 2 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Clement; son, Ira; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gahlit Eshett-Friedenberg died Oct. 13 at 42. She is survived by her husband, Marc Friedenberg; daughter, Maayan Jasmine; parents, Ali and Channa Eshett; and sister, Sharon Eshett. Malinow and Silverman

Warren N. Estrin died Oct. 30 at 71. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; sons, Shlomo (Leah) and Chaium (Dena); 16 grandchildren; and brother, Philip (Mindy). Mount Sinai

Philip Frankel died Oct. 8 at 83. He is survived by his daughter, Heidi; and son, Marvin. Malinow and Silverman

Morris Gelb died Oct. 18 at 96. He is survived by his daughters, Sandra (Henry) Krist and Barbara (Arnold) Becker; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Edward Goldstein died Nov. 3 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; daughter, Laura Allen; sons, Lee (Marcia) and Nachman (Gudron); four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Mark Golubchik died Nov. 1 at 71. He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Irene (Anthony Merrit); one grandchild; and sister, Tina (Roman) Babitchnko. Mount Sinai

Gloria Gruen died Nov. 1 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Louies; sons, John L. and Edward; and two grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Patricia Harmatz died Nov. 2 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Jill (Robert Sanders); sons, Sheldon (Joann Gray) and Gary (Susan); four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul Hirsch died Oct. 14 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Harriette; daughters, Joanne, Heide and Sara Rice; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Dorothy Jacobson died Oct. 15 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Peter (Nancy Helget) and Don (Patricia); and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Eva Judovits died Nov. 2 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Edith; son, Tom (Judy); two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Agi (Samuel). Mount Sinai

Frieda Kaminski died Nov. 1 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Rachel (Henry) Lehrman; and three grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sandra Kaufman died Oct. 19 at 55. She is survived by her mother, Rosalind; and brother, Michael. Malinow and Silverman

Beulah (Belle) Kravitz died Oct. 17 at 93. She is survived by her brother, Gene; nieces, Deane and Eleanor; nephews, Sheldon and Herbert; and five grandnephews and grandnieces. Chevra Kadisha

Donald Krell died Oct. 21 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; daughter, Amy; son, Charles; and brother, Jerry (Arlene). Malinow and Silverman

Morton Kroll died Oct. 4 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughters, Barbara White and Sandra (Craig) Peterson; sons, Marc (Kim) and Louis (Helaine); and nine grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eleanor Krueger died Oct. 8 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Trevino; son, Robert (Rosie) Berson; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Charlotte Marcus. Malinow and Silverman

Sophie Kublin died Oct. 9 at 104. She is survived by her daughters, Annette Ross and Ilene (Jerome) Schur; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Tatyana Kukuyeva died Sept. 28. She is survived by her husband, Arsenly; and daughters, Irina and Anna. Malinow and Silverman

Dianne Lewitt died Oct. 9 at 94. She is survived by her son, Bruce. Malinow and Silverman

Rosalind Manson died Oct. 13 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Ivan; daughter, Lin (Michael) Bethanacourt; son, Bevan (Jennie Hansen); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helena Milrad died Nov. 2 at 60. She is survived by her brother, Joseph; and nieces, Peri and Jordan. Mount Sinai

Victor Mizzy died Oct. 17 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Lynn Mizzy Jonas; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Mia Nagel died Nov. 2 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Seymour; daughters, Brenda (Bill) Houser, Elyse (Bruce) Bleaman and Joyce (Jeffrey) Sudifoff; son, Philip (Karen); 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Henry (Roslyn) Greenberg. Hillside

Marion Pode died Nov. 1 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Donna (John) Boni; son, Charles (Laura); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marcia Ross died Nov. 1 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Alvin; daughter, Karin Elise; and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey Rothberg died Oct. 9 at 52. He is survived by his wife, Meg Siegler. Malinow and Silverman

Elizabeth Ryback died Oct. 22 at 57. She is survived by her sister, Anne (Steven) Schmidt; brother, Charles; nieces, Samantha and Cassandra; preceded in death by her parents, Rabbi and Mrs. Martin B. Ryback. Mount Sinai

Nathan (Nate) Sacks died Nov. 3 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sons, Marc (Judy) and Howard; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Diana Sklar died Oct. 10 at 69. She is survived by her daughter, Hillary; and brother, Richard Haines. Malinow and Silverman

Corinne Sterling died Oct. 9 at 79. She is survived by her companion, Ed Friedman; sons, Scott, Randall and Barry; and brother, Mark Spitz. Malinow and Silverman

Theodore Strauss died Oct. 14 at 96. He is survived by his daughter, Miriam (Martin) Fishman; son, Stanley; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Samuel C. Taylor died Nov. 4 at 97. He is survived by his daughters, Mollie and Cheryl; son, Barry; two grandchildren; and sister, Gloria Radel. Hillside

Lillian Te Selle died Sept. 29 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Anita (Harold) Nadel; sons, Charles (Mindy) Glatstein and Fred (Bonita) Glatstein; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Milton Turner died Nov. 1 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Florence; daughters, Petrice (Dennis) Ryan and Iva; and sister, Eunice Roth. Hillside

Sam Winer died Aug. 16 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Claire; sons Jack (Barbara), Aaron (Trisha) and Mark Warmbrand (Mary); many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and brother, Marvin (Evelyn). Mount Sinai

Robert Sterling Wolf died Oct. 26 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; daughters, Carole (Elliot) and Susan (Gary); son, Martin (Nazy); eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Roslyn Zimmerman died Oct. 21 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, Zachary and Jeffrey. Malinow and Silverman

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