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Obituaries: Feb. 4-Feb. 10, 2011

Obituaries
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February 2, 2011

Victor Abitbol Nov. 30 at 74. Survived by wife Elaine; sons Ralph and Dov. Hillside

Phyllis Axelrod Nov. 16 at 80. Survived by daughters Leslie Randall, Tracey Fuller, Kathy Hersh; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Phyllis Beckel Nov. 22 at 87. Survived by husband Leonard; son Gary (Barbara) Deitsch; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Gene Fox. Hillside

Priscilla Blatt Nov. 28 at 86. Survived by daughter Wendy Glassman; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Beatrice Brody Nov. 22 at 93. Survived by daughters Iris (Dan) Donaty, Jamie; son Cary (Carol); 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Jack Irwin Brody Nov. 21 at 92. Survived by wife Florence; daughter Hillary (Howard) Goldstein; son Denis; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Frederika Burns Dec. 1 at 81. Survived by husband Edgar; daughters Pamela (Eddie) Levine, Karen (John); son Kenneth (Carol); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Esther Carson Dec. 1 at 86. Survived by son Mark. Hillside

Ronni Chasen Nov. 16 at 64. Survived by brother Larry (Cynthia) Cohen; nephew Bobby Cohen. Hillside

Phyllis Davidson Nov. 18 at 77. Survived by husband Nathan; daughters Shelley (Larry) Davis, Pam (Eric) VonZip; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Devra DeMarco Nov. 8 at 67. Survived by son Anthony Frank; daughter-in-law Maddy Deller; brother Ed Caraeoff; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Steffa Ehrenberg Nov. 29 at 95. Survived by son Louis. Sholom Chapels

Lotte Ehrlich Nov. 19 at 92. Survived by sons Martin (Nancy), Lawrence (Victoria), Charles (Ann); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Leonard Feldman Nov. 26 at 97. Survived by son Robert (Fran); daughter Barbara (Mort) Erlich; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

George Fish Nov. 15 at 88. Survived by wife Madeline; son Larry (Kathi); 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Marion Shapiro. Hillside

Helen Frieden Nov. 22 at 83. Survived by daughters Deborah (Solomon) Perlo, Nancy Cohen; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Violet Geller Nov. 23 at 85. Survived by husband Sidney; sons Ronald, Bernard; daughters Julie Linthicum, Charlotte Farbu; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Seymour Gibrick Nov. 10 at 92. Survived by wife Helen; stepdaughter Mary Streit. Hillside

Edith Goldstein Nov. 12 at 88. Survived by daughter Abiba (Eliazer) Cohen; sons Steven (Lauren), Raymond (Sarah), Herb; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Helen Gordon Nov. 28 at 90. Survived by son Ronald; daughter Susie (Ronald) Levine; niece Michelle Matalon; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Lillian Greenberg Nov. 20 at 103. Survived by daughter Dorothy Gail; son-in-law Marvin Greenberg; 3 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Hillside

Barry Harris Nov. 8 at 65. Survived by sister Nancy (Charles) Lochard. Hillside

Martin Hershman Nov. 30 at 20. Survived by mother Stefanie; father Michael; sister Daniele. Hillside

Pearl Liberman Nov. 11 at 95. Survived by nieces Sheryl and Amy Stein; nephew Todd Moore. Hillside

Miriam Leib Nov. 25 at 92. Survived by daughters Deborah Kobeski, Susan (Michael) Harrold; son Robert; 4 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother Barney Porton; sister Jessie Price. Hillside

Florence Leibovitz Nov. 26 at 91. Survived by daughter Andrea Rosenblatt; son-in-law Frank Smith; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Barbara Medvene Dec.1 at 73. Survived by husband Edward; daughters Linda, Jamie; son Daniel; 3 grandchildren; brother Sanford Fox. Hillside

Dora Meyer Nov. 18 at 94. Survived by daughters Gail (Gary) Rachelefsky, Laura Heller; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harriet Morris Nov. 9 at 90. Survived by daughter Susan (Harold) Lieberman; son Evan (Bobbi); 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brother Melvin Sherman; sister Helen Kranther. Hillside

Maurice Okum Nov. 30 at 102. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Cathy (Steve) Oldacker; sons Robert (Amber), Howard (Julie); 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Julius Ruttenburg Nov. 18 at 91. Survived by sons Daniel (Susan); Steve (Sandy). Hillside

Jeri Sardell Nov. 11 at 63. Survived by husband Paul; daughter Deborah Nancy; son Jeffrey Nathan; 2 grandchildren; brother Robert Esensten; sister Rebecca Esensten. Hillside

Zvi Schachter Nov. 12 at 83. Survived by daughter Susan Gower; sons David, Michael; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Robert Schuster Nov. 28 at 70. Survived by wife Michele; daughter Randee (Richard) Motzkin; son Jonathon; 3 grandchildren; sister Susan (Mike) Bacon. Hillside

Harvey Schwartzmann Nov. 24 at 86. Survived by daughter Jodi; son Jeff. Hillside

Helen Shapiro Nov. 21 at 91. Survived by daughters Sharon Braun, Marilyn (Errol) Segal; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Stern Nov. 17 at 67. Survived by cousin Mark Handler; friend Priscilla Hoe. Hillside

Mitzi Stuart Nov. 15 at 87. Survived by daughter Lisa Woodward; son Bruce (Renee); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Sheldon Jerome Tamkin Nov. 29 at 84. Survived by wife Judith; daughter Sherri Catlett; sons Steve, Gary; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Jack. Hillside

Emanuel Tuchin Nov. 14 at 100. Survived by son Mort (Marlene); 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Alwyn Weber Nov. 14 at 92. Survived by nephew Erick Weber. Hillside

Albert Winett Nov. 9 at 90. Survived by daughter Stacy (Bob) Sweet; sons Ken, Don; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Zarafshan Yafai Nov. 13 at 90. Survived by daughters Jackline (Jim) Daneshrad, Lili (John) Damayandi, Diana (Hooshang) Solliman, Jeanette Yafai; son Edmon; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside

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