Obituaries

SIDNEY MATTHEW ABBOTT died May 16 at 96. He is survived by his sons, Greg and Lawrence; daughter, Lorraine Stone; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Hillside

Henry Abrams died May 17 at 89. He is survived by his sons, David (Helen) and Steven (Miriam); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mark Balber died May 24 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Anna; son, Arnold (Ilean); daughter, Ethie (Steve) Hitter; three grandchildren; and sister, Mania Videtsky. Mount Sinai

Ruth Bernard died May 25 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, Craig (Sandra) and Mark; daughter, Stacie; stepsons, Jeff (Rebecca) and Scott (Billy) Witjas; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and sister, Carolyn Bohm. Mount Sinai

ERIKA LOUISE BLACKMAN died May 17 at 85. She is survived by her sons, Myron, David and Ronald; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Alexander Chernykh died May 12 at 65. He is survived by his wife, Lena Novak; and stepdaughter, Marianna Chernykh. Malinow and Silverman

Bud Cutler died May 16 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Eve; son, Brian (Jill); daughters, Lisa (Chris Gomberg) and Gayle; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Bernard; and sister, Bess Lopatin. Mount Sinai

Roma Eibuszyc died May 22 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Rench and Suzanna Eibuszyc. Malinow and Silverman

ISSIE EISENSTEIN died May 11 at 95. He is survived by his daughter, Helene Myers. Sholom Chapels

SHIRLEY BLUM FRISCH died May 16 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Jody; nine grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sue Elliot; honorary daughter, Nancy Phillips; and many friends. Hillside

Betty Froman died May 17 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Shari (Thomos) Lesser; son, Jon; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harry Geller died May 17 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Bertha; son, Mark (Rita); daughter, Bebe; and three grandchildren. Groman

Alan Gleitsman died May 19 at 76. He is survived by his partner, Cheri Rosche; son, Rick Gleitsman; daughters, Lisa McCloskey and Judy Kaplan; six grandchildren; sister, Joan Huber; and nephews, Jim and Bob Arnold.

Morris Glushien died May 19 at 96. He is survived by his daughters, Minna Taylor and Ruth Wedgewood. Malinow and Silverman

Fred Goetz died May 18 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; and sons, Stuart (Denise) and Lindy (Cristin). Mount Sinai

BETTY LOUISE KRAUS HEYMAN died May 18 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Herbert; son, Edward (Sherry); daughter, Dr. Jan (John) Piraino; three grandchildren; and brother, Dr. David Kraus. Hillside

FRANCES KAVA died May 19 at 95. She is survived by her son, Norm (Ronnie); and daughter, Linda. Hillside

JEANNE KLEIN died May 15 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Sally Colby; and three nephews. Hillside

Ida Kravif died May 15 at 99. She is survived by her daughters, Sara (Armond) Fields and Diane; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and brother, Sidney Sideman. Mount Sinai

Sherwin Leibold died May 17 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Sonya; sons, Lee and Scott; daughter, Lynne Custer; stepson, David Kalfman; stepdaughter, Roberta Garber; and eight grandchildren. Groman

Yaron Levi died May 21 at 41. He is survived by his wife, Robyn; sons, Ryan Balkam and Ari; mother, Aliza Levy; brother, Ouri Levy; and sister, Nirit Dekel. Mount Sinai

Blossom Rita Levy died May 19 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Alan; daughter, Bobbie (Neil) Rothfeld; grandchildren, Jennifer (Timothy) Crocker and Paul (Stephanie) Breakman; five great-grandchildren; and brothers, Howard (Kristen) and Parker (Shirley) Rosenberg. Mount Sinai

Jack Freeman Lindsey died May 22 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Doris Rush; and daughter, Diane Louise Gallagher. Malinow and Silverman

Alexander Sander Marcovitch died May 21 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; son, Howard (Cheryl); daughter, JoAnn (Jerry) Belson; and two granddaughters. Malinow and Silverman

Todd Marcus died May 20 at 39. He is survived by his mother, Alberta; and sister, Sandra Lieberman. Malinow and Silverman

Leonard Mautner died May 18 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; daughter, Karen Brumelle; and grandson, Colin Brumelle. Mount Sinai

Ethel Mendelsohn died May 22 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Sheila (Ronald) Wolf; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Oberman died May 17 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Seymour; son, Barry; daughters, Randee Olson and Robin Greene; 10 grandchildren; and brother, Howard Fradin. Groman

Nanci Olshan died May 15 at 61. She is survived by her husband, Noel; son, Andrew; daughters, Jocelyn Olshan and Mindy Smith; three grandchildren; and brother, Jack Franzino. Groman

Harvey Gerald Rose died Dec. 26, 2005 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Esther; stepsons, Lloyd (Shirley) and Brian (Jeannine) Sharaga; grandchildren, Scott and Summer Sharaga; and brother, Merle (Judy) Rose. Groman

Louis Rotter died May 20 at 100. He is survived by his son, David; and nephews, Leo and Howard (Aty). Malinow and Silverman

SHELDON ROSS RUBIN died May 10 at 77. He is survived by his daughter, Janet Rubin-Halpert; and son, Jeffrey. Sholom Chapels.

Jamie Louis Sax died May 19 at 34. He is survived by his father, Jacob. Malinow and Silverman

Dr. Harold Slater died May 22 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; sons, Adam and Warren (Holly); daughters, Gayle (Dennis) Ingram and Carla; and sister, Florence Finn. Mount Sinai

MOSHE DAVID SOLOMON died May 16 at 80. He is survived by his sons Ron and Gary; daughter, Claudia Silver; and granddaughters, Ariela and Jacky. Sholom Chapels

Phyllis Solomons died May 19 at 82. She is survived by her son, Julian; daughter, Reva (Howard) Colover; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Bill Stern died May 16 at 86. He is survived by his son, Tamas; daughter, Anna (David Rodriguez) Aldredge; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Tobias died May 18 at 64. He is survived by his sons, Steve (Terri) and Eric (Irene); four grandchildren, Kelsey, Paige, Carly and Leni; and significant other, Margaret Gelman. Mount Sinai

JERRY WEINER died May 14 at 76. He is survived by his sons, Robert (Karen), Bruce and Gregg; and granddaughter, Rachel. Sholom Chapels.

Irene Goldstein Weinstock died May 23 at 81. She is survived by her son, Steven Goldstein; daughter, Carol Goldstein; daughter-in-law, Denise Goldstein; three grandchildren; and sisters, Pearl Lampert, and Roberta Schachne. Mount Sinai

AHUVA WERNICK died May 9 at 66. She is survived by her sons, Jonathan (Rachael) and Iddo (Batya); daughter, Mindi (Malka); 12 grandchildren; brother, Joel (Ros) Linderman; brother-in-law, Manny Rohatiner; three nephews; and two nieces. Sholom Chapels.

Eve Wintroub died May 17 at 93. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Lillian) and David (Isabel); daughter, Elaine (Rabbi Warren) Stone; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Cherie (Edwin) Silver. Mount Sina

REBECCA WOLFF died May 17 at 98. She is survived by her son, Stanley (Vivian) Snyder; grandson, Alan (Susan) Snyder; and great-granddaughter, Rachel Snyder. Hillside

Selma Zinn died May 15 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Edward; daughter, Amelia (Kenneth) Hesson; son, Jon (Valerie) Meyer; grandchildren, Jennifer and Ron Hesson; and great-grandson, Drew Hesson. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Zuckerman died May 17 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Walter; son, Alan (Anne); stepgrandson, James Laski; and sister, Muriel Rothman. Mount Sinai