Obituaries: Week of January 9th

Marsha Allen died Dec. 19 at 71. Survived by husband Robert “Bob”; sons David (Victoria), Joshua (Amy); daughter Staci Hammarquist; 8 grandchildren; sister Serna Hahn. Mount Sinai

Murray Amster died Dec. 12 at 95. Survived by daughters Linda (Jack) Goldman, Arlene Saretsky; 3 granddaughters; 1 great-grandson. Mount Sinai

William Baker died Dec. 15 at 95. Survived by sons Wendell, Cary (Maxyne); daughters Claudia, Melanie. Mount Sinai

Bernard Berman died Dec. 18 at 89. Survived by wife Thelma; son Hal; daughter Bonnie Frank; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lola Ciapa died Dec. 11 at 89. Survived by daughters Hedy (Sammy) Kamienowicz, Helen (Gary) Kress, Sally (Terry) Taitz; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Marshall Stanley Cooper died Dec. 18 at 73. Survived by wife Sharon; son Adam (Kyle); 4 grandchildren; sister Barbara Ann Deutsch. Mount Sinai

Roger Fisch died Dec. 21 at 77. Survived by daughter Nicole. Hillside

Sherman Frank died Dec. 10 at 95. Survived by wife Beverly; son Steve (Jeanine) Noonan-Frank; daughter Debra (Mark) Frank-Masuoka; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ann Friedman died Dec. 12 at 86. Survived by husband Al; sons John (Jean), William (Jo Pitesky), Daniel; 2 grandchildren. Pierce Brothers Westwood

Irene Furlong died Dec. 10 at 70. Survived by husband Franklin; daughter Nanette (Daniel) Bercu; son Aaron (Stephanie) Kerry; 5 grandchildren; sister Betty Fraser; brother Michael Kantor. Hillside

Arthur Gardner died Dec. 19 at 104. Survived by sons Steven (Andrea), Douglas; 2 grandchildren; brother George. Hillside

Gideon Goldman died Dec. 12 at 86. Survived by wife Margaret; daughter Nectar Redman; son Andrew Joel (Tracey); 2 grandchildren; sister Ruth Maggido; brother Noah Hatzoff. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Goldstone died Dec. 21 at 97. Survived by daughter Nancy Barr. Hillside

Esther Granda died Dec. 13 at 100.  Survived by daughter Faith Weigand; son Stephen; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 1 niece. Hillside

Rollie Eileen Greene died Dec. 20 at 93. Survived by son Gary (Tina Alaniz); daughter-in-law Debbie (Paul) Pechak; 1 grandson; many nieces, nephews, cousins. Groman Eden

Geraldine Hemmerling died Dec. 20 at 86.  Survived by daughter Karen. Hillside

Diane Honick died Dec. 13 at 85. Survived by sons Martin (Sharon) Seiden, Jay (Susanne) Seiden; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sister Hannah Rosen. Mount Sinai

Rachela Kujawski died Dec. 20 at 94. Survived by son Edward; daughter Esther Nathanson. Hillside

Martin Levitt died Oct. 18 at 92.  Survived by daughter Marsha (Michael) Lerner; 2 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harriet E. Levy died Dec. 18 at 92. Survived by daughter Jeri (Arnold) Meyerstein; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-granddaughter; sister Honey Halter. Mount Sinai

Susan Luskin died Dec. 11 at 95. Survived by daughter Sheryl (Michael) Ginsberg; son Len (Ginny); 3 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Donna Lyles died Dec. 15 at 51. Survived by son Brandon (Rosalia) Tomason; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Dorothy Cecelia Marquis died Dec. 12 at 83. Survived by daughters Susan (Howard) Berman, Karen Hinkes; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Groman Eden

Bella Ostrow died Dec. 11 at 90. Survived by daughters Laurie (Meir) Gabbai, Janet; son Eliot; 6 grandchildren; brother Victor (Suki) Meschures. Mount Sinai

Fredric “Fred” Raichlen died Dec. 13 at 82. Survived by wife Judith; sons Rob (Amy), David (Sarah); 2 grandchildren; sister Linda (Marty) Millison; brother Isadore “Sonny”; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Ruth Rich died Dec. 14 at 93. Survived by sons Fred (Joanne), Jerome (Lynne), Mark; daughter Marla Ulrich; 4 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edith Roselinsky died Dec. 14 at 88. Survived by daughters Myra (Edwina Brown), Lisa (Gary) Weller; son Milton (Leticia); 3 grandchildren; brother Melvin Grossman. Mount Sinai

Joel Rosen died Dec. 12 at 77. Survived by wife Lela; daughter Meredith (Michael) Teck; son Jonathan; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Norman Rosen died Dec. 11 at 86. Survived by wife Christine; daughters Carol (Bill) Leaverton, Lori, Julie (Kevin) Vollmer; mother-in-law Nadene McKeller. Hillside

Louise Schreiman died Dec. 18 at 85. Survived by daughters Deborah Kelly, Lisa, Marcy, Karen; sons Michael, Stephen, Mark; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Murray Schulman died Dec. 15 at 93. Survived by wife Sylvia; sons Scott (Eve), Jay (Jill), Stacy (Jennifer), Jory (Corrine); 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Earl A. Share died Dec. 9 at 81. Survived by wife Myra; daughter Ellen (Michael) Sugar; son Ian (Ellen), stepdaughters Debbie Serrano, Shari (Bryan Dickerson) Sirkins; 5 grandchildren; sister Elaine Kazdan; brothers-in-law Richard Ozar, Michael (Beta) Ozar. Mount Sinai

Maria Shvarts died Dec. 13 at 86. Survived by son Vladimir; 1 grandson. Groman Eden

Philip Speciner died Dec. 17 at 92. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Lauri; 1 grandson. Groman Eden

M. Howard Steiner died Dec. 4 at 90. Survived by daughter Jill Steiner Messenger; son Mickey. Groman Eden

Evelyn Waldman died Dec. 5 at 93. Survived by brother Donald (Marilyn); nephew Thomas (Carol); nieces Julie (Barry) Ephraim, Amy (Alex) Waldman Starr. Mount Sinai

Robin Wanger died Dec. 17 at 89. Survived by son Mark (Dee); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Leila Yodkovik died Dec. 12 at 63. Survived by husband David; daughter Naomi (Gary) Labin; son Eitan; 1 grandson; sister Paula Gantz; brother Ira Gantz. Mount Sinai

Zelda Yudelevicz died Dec. 14 at 88. Survived by son Maury (Nancy) Pearl; 1 granddaughter. Groman Eden

Bertha Zoldan died Dec. 10 at 89. Survived by husband Sam; daughter Eva (Robert) Tuchband; 2 granddaughters; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai