Obituaries

Harold Adams died Oct. 9 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; daughters, Suki (Michael) Sporer and Abigail Stricker; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harry Alpert died Oct. 6 at 95. He is survived by his daughter, Gloria (Dan) Less; granddaughters, Jennifer (Meir) Amiel and Michelle (Robert) Tepper; stepgrandson, Jake (Bea) Tepper; brothers, Sol and Mendel (Eva); and sister, Miriam Beir. Mount Sinai

Masiach Bacshian died Oct. 2 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Asira; and daughter, Malka Amitay. Chevra Kadisha

Jerry Berk died Oct. 2 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; and daughters, Michelle (Herman) Desser and Penny. Chevra Kadisha

Kenneth Board died Oct. 8 a 91. He is survived by his son, Nathan; two grandchildren; and sister, Betty Shepherd. Groman

Martin Philip Braude died Oct. 10 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Harriette; daughter, Leslie Brander; two grandchildren; and brother Jerry (Marilyn). Malinow and Silverman

Reba Brier died Oct. 3 at 96. She is survived by her son, Alan. Malinow and Silverman

Eduardo Cabrera died Oct. 5 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Ana Delia; and sisters, Gloria Tobias and Rosario Combas. Malinow and Silverman

Hilda Elson died Oct. 4 at 100. She is survived by her daughter, Joy (Jerry Ponitzman); three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Zahava Farbstein died Oct. 6, at 90. She is survived by her son, George; daughter, Tzipy (Buzzy) Bookman; granddaughters, Debbie (Mark) Kramer and Caryn (fiance, Jeff) Bookman; sister, Rose (Ira) Schy; and many nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Bessie Farkas died Oct. 8 at 95. She is survived by her sons, Dr. Theodore (Dr. Anita), Dr. David (Susan) and Dr. Daniel (Dalia); daughter, Saundra (Dr. Allan) Stark; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Groman

Samuel Fein died Oct. 8 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Claudia; daughter, Nancy (Eric) Ritter; grandsons, Gabriel and Zachary Ritter; sisters, Dorothy Pogoff, Geraldine Ryanes and Laura Lyons; and sister-in-law, Dorothy. Mount Sinai

Rita Fogel died Oct. 8 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Herbert; daughters, Cheryl Bernstein and Adirenne Slutzah; and one grandchild. Groman

Mildred Forman died Oct. 8 at 95. She is survived by her son, Jerry Mash. Malinow and Silverman.

Devery Freeman died Oct. 10 at 92. He is survived by his sons, Seth (Julie Waxman) and Jonathan; and granddaughter, Lindsay Freeman. Mount Sinai

Harriet Gellert died Oct. 9 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Irving; and son, Jay. Groman

Jack George died Oct. 5 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; son, Richard; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Iris Joyce Gerry died Oct. 4 at 70. She is survived by her sons, Michael and Dennis Koch; daughter, Sharon Leviton; five grandchildren; sister, Joan Kroll. Groman

Rochelle Siegel Gorfine died Oct. 5 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Larry and Barry (Mary); grandsons, Joshua and Daniel; and sister, Cynthia (Phillip) Blank.

Zilla Gurfein died Oct. 1 at 88. She is survived by her husband, Mark; son, Murray; daughter, Sonja Hemple (Stuart); and granddaughter, Danielle Hemple. Chevra Kadisha

Morris Gurse died Oct. 7 at 88. He is survived by his son, Alan; daughters, Robin and Cheri; two grandchildren; and sister, Miriam Zalben. Groman

Ida Jacobs died Oct. 5 at 88. She is survived by her husband, Leon; and son, Norman. Mount Sinai

Rose Kalfus died Oct. 8 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Nissim Karni died Oct. 8 at 71. He is survived by his sons, Erez and Zack. Chevra Kadisha

Edgar Frank Klass Jr., died Oct. 5 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughters, Kathie and Evelyn; son-in-law, Daniel Rumelt; brother, Dr. Morris; and four nephews. Groman

Evelyn Kogon died Oct. 7 at 79. She is survived by her son, Richard (Sarah) Hoffenberg; three grandchildren; and brother, Harry. Mount Sinai

Judith Sicoff Kraus died Oct. 6 at 74. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine; and sons, Paul and Howard. Malinow and Silverman

Syrelle Laner died Oct. 9 at 93. She is survived by her sons, Harvey (Rochelle) and Erwin (Bari); four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gerald Lifson died Oct. 2 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Francene; sons, Hal (Brigitte) and Robert; daughter, Byrdie (Bruce) Lifson-Pompan; grandsons, Noah and Simon Pompan; and sister-in-law, Renee. Mount Sinai

Moussa Massachi died Oct. 2 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Javaher; and son, Issac. Chevra Kadisha

Ralph Matza died Oct. 2 at 89. He is survived by his son, Nathan; daughters, Arlene Jackson and Evalyn Wheeler; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sisters, Simone Apple, Rose Goldstein and Esther Frisbe. Groman

Esmail Moravaty died Oct. 4 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Nayehreh Sefaradi; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Groman

Kate Newman died Oct. 5 at 94. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Faith; four grandchildren; great-grandddaughter, Brandy Stone; and nieces, Sheree (Orva) Kelman and Gale (Jackie) Marcus. Mount Sinai

ANAT NILO died Sept. 24 at 38. She is survived by her husband, Bruce; son, Gilad; and daughter, Karin. Sholom Chapels.

Sylvia Osinov died Oct. 9 at 82. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah (Ralph) Sarkin; grandchildren, Adam (Heather) and Tamara; and sister, Ruth Schwartz. Mount Sinai

Yakov Rabinovich died Oct. 4 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Sophia; daughter, Polina Preys; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Groman

Parvis Roufeh died Oct. 4 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Malihe; son, Solomon; and daughter, Soheila Yaghoobian. Chevra Kadisha

Mark Stefan Samet died Oct. 6 at 53. He is survived by his mother, Jean (Kermit) Drosman; sister, Rochelle Rands; and uncles, Jack and Theodore Silver. Mount Sinai

Martha Shaffer died Oct. 6 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Diane (Jim) Seiple and Barbara Radin. Malinow and Silverman

Michael Sher died Oct. 6 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; daughters, Barbara (David) Weiss and Karen (Brian Colon); son, David; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Simon Sherman died Oct. 6 at 97. He is survived by his niece, Linda (Gene) Weiss; sister, Dora Weinstein; and brother, Daniel. Malinow and Silverman

Susan Ruth Sherman died Oct. 9 at 89. She is survived by her niece, Sheila Randall; nephew, Leonard Midler; and cousin, Bernyce Roth. Groman

Dr. James Jamshid Showghy died Oct. 5 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Mina; sons, David and Daniel; daughter, Rachel; sisters, Parvaneh Satbaui, Mehri Nikkou, and Menjaheh Emrani; and nephew, Sia Showhgi. Mount Sinai

Robert Silvertrust died Oct. 4 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Harriet; son, Mark (Julie); daughters, Melissa (Jack) Berenstein and Debbie (Joe) Williams; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ida Stoffmacher died Oct. 7 at 98. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Simon; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Groman

ROBERT MURRAY TEPPER died Sept. 17 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Renee; and son, Larry. Sholom Chapels.

Richard Wells died Oct. 9 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Karol; daughters, Marla Eby, Caryn Dates and Julie Sobel; and seven grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

MICHAEL WNUK died Oct. 5 He is survived by his daughters, Rosalyn (Aleck) Chizeck, Hermine Schwartz and Phyllis (Larry) Tucker; sons, Marshall and Irving (Catherine); 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; sister, Lillian Dektor; and many nieces and nephews.