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Obituaries: Week of January 1, 2016

Sybil H. Adler died Nov. 29. Survived by daughters Robyn Pope, Jordana (Jay); son Sanford; 6 grandchildren; brothers Victor (Selda), Maynard (Helen) Hollander; son-in-law Joey. Mount Sinai
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Sybil H. Adler died Nov. 29. Survived by daughters Robyn Pope, Jordana (Jay); son Sanford; 6 grandchildren; brothers Victor (Selda), Maynard (Helen) Hollander; son-in-law Joey. Mount Sinai

Etty Alkanati died Dec. 4 at 79. Survived by cousins Ingrid Goldman, Brenda Moreno, Simone Danon. Mount Sinai

Bahereh Assilbarforoush died Nov. 28 at 85. Survived by son Devis Yadegar; daughters Nahid (Mayer) Ohebson, Parvin (Kambiz) Yadegar; 8 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters Rachael (Rouhallah) Mehdizadeh, Pari Nehorai, Folor; brothers Benjamin (Noga), Joseph (Edna), Abraham (Iris). Mount Sinai

Dolores Bernice Baron died Dec. 12 at 89.  Survived by sons Rob (Pam), Howard (Rachel), David (Roger Cibella); 2 grandsons; sister Eutice (James) Dellaira. Mount Sinai

Manya Bertram died Nov. 21 at 94. Survived by son Neal (Ann); daughter Carel (Fred Donner); 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandsons; sister Terry Keith (Maxwell). 

Sybil Bracher died Dec. 2 at 91. Survived by son Russell; 1 cousin. Mount Sinai

Larry Bragg died Dec. 2 at 81. Survived by wife Jacqueline Ludwig-Bragg; daughter Michelle (David) Bragg Lewis; sister Tina Zimmerman. Mount Sinai

Anne Leila Britvan died Nov. 4 at 193. Survived by son Jerrold (Ana), daughter Jacqueline (David) Lowenberg; 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Mildred Brooks died Dec. 7 at 91. Survived by daughters Laurel Rosenberg, Denise Greenhut; sons Phillip (Marcia) Rosenberg, Kenneth Rosenberg; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Bert Loob. Mount Sinai

Charles Peter Colby died Dec. 1 at 94.  Survived by son Charles; daughter Anne Takaha; 2 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Donald Cravitz died Nov. 27 at 80. Survived by wife Valerie; son Anthony (Andie); 4 grandchildren; brother Michael. Mount Sinai

Edith Dellorco died Nov. 30 at 95. Survived by sons Chris, Mark (Nina Carson); daughter Jan Auberg; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Sidney Spiegel. Mount Sinai

Deena Fenster died Nov. 25 at 84. Survived by daughters Marlana (Joe) Fonvergne, Karin (Peter) Thomsen; sons Steven (Norma), Mark; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brothers Jack Robbins, Dick Robbins. Mount Sinai

Renee Fried died Nov. 19 at 54. Survived by husband Jared Kliger; sister Debbie (Jaco van der Coff); 1 nephew; 1 uncle. Mount Sinai

Helen Friedman died Dec. 4 at 92. Survived by sons Ben (Susan), Sam (Audrey); daughter Lorraine (Mark) Urist; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Patricia Lerner Gaines died Nov. 28 at 84. Survived by daughters Robyn (Gregg) Moss, Steffi, Sheridan; 4 grandchildren; brother Richard (Ursula). Groman Eden

Sydelle Gale died Nov. 30 at 84. Survived by daughter Rhonda; son Paul (Rachelle); 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Phyllis Salvay. Mount Sinai

Joyce “Maga” Gannes died Dec. 4 at 84. Survived by daughter Gayle (Jeffrey) Rosenthal; sons Steven, Marc (Michelle), Scott; 3 grandchildren; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Stanley Gendler died Nov. 20 at 94. Survived by son Keith (Anita); daughter Holly Welk; 2 grandchildren; brother Gus. Mount Sinai

George Goldfarb died Nov. 24 at 99. Survived by daughter Susan Menkes. Mount Sinai

Harriet Golin died Dec. 3 at 90. Survived by sons Craig, Bruce (Sybil); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph Goodis died Dec. 2 at 89. Survived by wife Mitzi; daughters Sally, Eileen (Eric) Strom; son Robert; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Henriette “Hetty” Magnus Goslins died Dec. 13 at 99. Survived by daughters Rosecarrie (Alan) Brooks, Miriam (David Sitrick), Bertie (Thomas Herz) Levkowitz; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Gracen died Dec. 6 at 95. Survived by sons Ronald, Kenneth (Allison) Stuart. Mount Sinai

Shirley Ann Gross died Nov. 23 at 85. Survived by daughter Susan (Pete) Phaneuf; son Steve (Pam) Dinkowitz; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; brother Bill (Michelle) Gitmed. Groman Eden

Margit Grosz died Nov. 27 at 92. Survived by sons Andrew (Carol), Paul; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Moshe (Pommy) Hadar died Nov. 28 at 89. Survived by wife Bella; son Ronnie; daughter Etti; 1 grandson. Groman Eden

Ira Handelman died Dec. 6 at 80. Survived by wife Judy; daughter Stacy Stark; son Bradley (Cristin); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Kamen died Nov. 25 at 100.  Survived by daughter Carol; sons Robert, Richard, Roy; 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Iris Janine Kent died Nov. 27 at 63. Survived by husband David; daughters Julie (Anthony) Berkus, Amanda (Brett) Marz; son Robert; 3 grandchildren; sisters Cynthia Berman, Francine (Gary) Eisner. Mount Sinai

Minnie Kramer died Dec. 2 at 93. Survived by husband Mark; son Stuart (Sandi); daughter Debbie; 1 grandson; 2 great-grandsons. Groman Eden

Marcia M. Lam died Nov. 28 at 94. Survived by son Nathan (Donna); 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Minia (Mindel) Lederman died Nov. 9 at 93. Survived by sons Harry, Steven; sister Haliwia Wactel; father Yechiel Zev; mother Sura Rivka; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Herbert Levitsky died July 23 at 79. Survived by wife Ruth; son David; daughters Naomi, Rachel; 4 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Helen Shirley Master died Nov. 24 at 92. Survived by daughter Robyn (Ed Duncan) Perlin; sons William “Bill” (Marilyn), Barry (Diane); 4 grandsons; 3 great-grandsons. Mount Sinai

Sarah Emily McIntyre died Nov. 23 at 21. Survived by mother Melanie; father Scott; twin brother Matthew; grandparents Beverly (Gary), William (Martha), Marjorie (Dan); fiance Ulysses “Uly” Palacios; 3 aunts; 1 uncle. Groman Eden

Milton Murray Mendelsohn died Oct. 15 at 96. Survived by his wife Lorena; daughter Denise (Mark) Bacovsky; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 5 nieces and nephews; 5 great-nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Diana Michelson died Dec. 6 at 75. Survived by daughters Joyce (Bryan) Riggs, Natalie (Michael) Mandelbaum; 3 grandchildren; sister Marcia (David) Melcombe. Mount Sinai

Marvin James Miller died Dec. 8 at 89. Survived by daughter Barbara (Rodger) Switzky; sons Philip (Colleen), Michael (Laura); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Paulette Kreindel Penton died Dec. 6 at 72. Survived by husband Howard; daughters Lisa (Gary Pinchot) Schwartz, Anne (Scott) Nord; son Larry (Stacey) Schwartz; stepson Eric (Dana); stepdaughter Stacey (Ward) DeWitt; 5 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Rozelyn Redisch died Dec. 5 at 87. Survived by son Stanford; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Norma Resnick died Nov. 29 at 87. Survived by son Michael (Alexander Werner); daughter Laura Ellen (Eric) Leiske; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Vincent J. Roach died Nov. 25 at 88. Survived by wife Barbara; sons Kenneth (Cindy Powell), Stephen (Christy), Randy (Kim) Pitluck; daughters Lori (Tom) Ferrari, Jill (Brian) Smith; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Evelyn R. Robbins died Dec. 7 at 96. Survived by son Mark (Tina); daughter Debbie (Gene); 5 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Betsy Rothblatt died Dec. 12 at 95. Survived by sons Michael (Patricia) Melnick, Melvin (Susan) Melnick; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Ross. Mount Sinai

Lucy Rozdzial died Nov. 24 at 89. Survived by sons Robert (Kitty), Moshe; daughter Eugenia Davidson; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sisters Nella (Boria) Ifanskaya, Manya. Mount Sinai

Helen Saltsman died Nov. 30 at 92. Survived by daughter Jane (Erwin) Saltsman Wolf; sons Michael (Jan), Richard (Carolyn). Groman Eden

Edward Sarnoff died on Dec. 3 at 90. Survived by daughters Jacqueline (Barry) Cohen, Sheila (Bruce) Millar; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Schatz died Dec. 9 at 92. Survived by daughter Stephanie (Christopher Hale); 2 nephews; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Seymour Schlesinger died Nov. 28 at 102. Survived by daughters Margo (Steve) Wakefield, Joyce (Michael) Fox; son Jack; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harshall “Hershey” Schwartz died Nov. 29 at 91. Survived by wife Helen; daughter Estelle (Sheldon) Ferdman; son Robert; sister Estherae Sanford. Mount Sinai

Miriam Shain died Dec. 9 at 98. Survived by daughters Carol Sirkin (Ed) Horowitz, Roberta Jacobs; 5 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Natalie M. Shutman died Nov. 25 at 90. Survived by sons Gerald (Feodossia), Bernard (Joan); daughter Laura (Philip) Luna; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth L. Silver died Nov. 20 at 94. Survived by son Denis (Jan); daughters Barbara, Marcia; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Sheldon (Mary) Erenthal. Mount Sinai

Magda Sugar Simon died Nov. 11 at 88. Survived by daughters Julie, Dvorah. Chevra Kadisha

Milton K. Singer died Nov. 3 at 94. Mount Sinai

Stanley Sloman died Nov. 30 at 90. Survived by wife Isabel “Liz”; sons Larry (Paul), Mark; daughters Liz Drolet, Julie Crisman; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

George Stein died Nov. 26 at 100. Survived by daughters Rochelle “Shelly,” Judi (Michael) Weidenfeld; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Miriam Weitzman died Dec. 13 at 100. Survived by son Michael (Jodi); brother Melvin (Sally) Kass; 2 stepchildren. Mount Sinai

Sheila “Chickie” Zola died Nov. 5 at 87. Survived by husband Lester; daughter Barbara (Tony Angelo); sons Mark, Brian; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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