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Obituaries: June 18-24, 2010

OBITUARIES
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June 15, 2010

Nadine Astor April 18, 2009. She is survived by her daughters, Adrienne (Anthony), Paula and Laura; son, Andrew ( Shari); and four grandchildren.

Herman Aronowicz April 3 at 89. He is survived by his daughters, Betty Zornizer and Pauline (Herb) Rubinstein; and son, Mark “Steven.” Mount Sinai

Ruth K. Berman March 31 at 100. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Katzman and Carol B. Stack; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Bland March 28 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Ira and David; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Harriet Boren March 7 at 87. She is survived by her son, Arthur (Becky); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Myra Castle Feb. 9 at 65. She is survived by her brothers, Rabbi Dovid and Jonathan; sister, Nomi; parents Tybee and Milton; nephew, Danny Hoisman; and niece, Leeba
Isenberg. Chevra Kadisha

Julian Eget March 29 at 71. He is survived by his daughters, Dawn Cole and Valerie (Daniel) Welty; sons, Scott (Michelle), Anthony and Barrie; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Sharon (Edward) Toczynski, Rochelle (Terry) Freed, Phyllis (Dennis) Westhoven and Lois Cole; brother, Bryan (Orpha); and friend, Irene Espe. Mount Sinai

Lois Friedman March 4 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Allan; daughters, Jody (Jonathan) and Shelley (Tania); son, Darrell (Chris); nine grandchildren; sister, Mimi Isaacs; and brother, Marc Jacobson. Pierce Bros.

Sylvia Friedman March 15 at 89. She is survived by her nephew, Marc Kashinsky. Sholom Chapels

Harold Goodheim March 5 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Laurie (Steven) Levine; son, Michael; and one grandchild.

Walter Grosfeld March 31 at 84. He is survived by his daughter, Sharon (Russell); son, Robert (Susan); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Iris Heiger March 9 at 75. She is survived by her husband, Irving; daughters, Stacy and Traci; sons, Michael, Jordan, Andrew and Jose; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brother, Gary Hollander. Sholom Chapels

Rose Jackson Jan. 26 at 84. She is survived by her sons, David (Karen) and Ted; and two grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Irving Jacobson March 25 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; daughters, Sheryl and Linda; and two grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Morton Kahn February 18 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Geri; daughter Barbara (Murray) Mills; sons, Clifford (Joleen) and Marc; three grandchildren; and sisters, Rusty
Grossman and June Shaw.

Rosalind Karp March 26 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Josef; daughter, Marcy Cherin; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Norman Ketzlach March 4 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Esther; daughters, Karen Schneider and Marcia (Jerry) Gale; son, Kalman (Regina); and seven grandchildren.

Gene Kravitz March 17 at 90. He is survived by his nephews, Sheldon (Denise) and Herbert (Eleanor); two great-nieces and two great-nephews; and three great-great nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Arthur E. Schlaifer Dec. 21, 2009, at 86. He is survived by his daugher, Marissa; son, B. Stuart; and brother, Jack.

Irwin Schwartz March 31 at 70. He is survived by his wife, Lorna; daughter, Jacqueline; sons, Philip, Andrew and Robert; and brothers, Elliot (Beverly) and Joseph (Brenda). Mount Sinai

Ethel Serata Feb. 28 at 87. She is survived by her sons, John and Arthur. Sholom Chapels

Emily Rose Shane April 3 at 13. She is survived by her parents, Michel and Ellen; sisters, Gerri and Leigh; grandmother, Vivien; grandparents, Dorothy and Harry Bierbrier; aunts,
Marilyn Wall and Linda Bierbrier; and uncles, Reid (Laura) and Gordon (Cynthia) Bierbrier. Mount Sinai

Marcella Silver March 24 at 95. She is survived by her husband, Percy; daughters, Phyllis Wilner and Rhoda; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels
Igor Tamarin
Feb. 20 at 87. He is survived by his conservator, Michael Lally. Sholom Chapels

Lillian Toppel March 22 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Gail (Mark) Sherman; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Rabbi Judith Halevy; and daughter-in-law, Margaret Rasmussen. Mount Sinai

Rhoda Treibitz March 27 at 73. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Fox; son, Glenn; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Haia Vilenskaya March 14 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Galina Barkhash and Maya Tsimanis; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Sima. Chevra Kadisha

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