Obituaries

Vera Alkalaj died Feb. 5 at 86. She is survived by her son, Leon (Lea Glitman) Alkalai; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Belle Barnett died Feb. 3 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Harold; son, Stuart (Carole); daughters, Leslie and Robin; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Al (Betsy) Green. Hillside

Marion Belzer died Jan. 31 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Mandrick; son, Elliot; nephew, Scott Simon; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Beatrice Block died Feb. 9 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Howard; daughter, Allison; and son, Mark. Malinow and Silverman

Harold Bregman died Feb.6 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Gootnick; son, Mark (Susan Keller); and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman.

Marion Burkow died Feb. 8 at 81. She is survived by her children, Michael (Caryn), Stuart, Elaine and Richard (Linda); three grandsons; and sister, Rachel (Sonny) Wagenberg. Mount Sinai

James Cohen died Feb. 10 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Lu; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Norman Cohen died Feb. 9. He is survived by his wife, Emma; sons, Steven (Karen), Michael (Ronnie), Robert (Alison) and Ronald (Pam); former daughter-in-law, Judy; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Eden

William Cohen died Jan. 31 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Rose; son, Dr. Ronald A. (Tamar); daughter, Joni; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving Drell died Jan. 16 at age 86. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; son, Michael; daughter-in-law, Mary; and grandchildren, Stephanie and Trevor.

Sonia Fenster died Feb. 5 at 94. She is survived by her son, Stephen (Sheila); daughter, Susan (Donald); brother, Henry (Rozie); seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Pearl Frank died Feb. 6 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Gilbert; daughter, Cathy (Cari); sons, Douglas (Andrea) and Glenn; granddaughters, Emma and Sydney; and sister, Rissa Drucker. Hillside

Robert Reuben Garnet died Feb. 4 at 91. He is survived by his sons, Michael and Cary. Hillside

Richard Glatstein died Jan. 29 at 71. He is survived by his sisters, Francene Lifson, Harriet Simon and Shirlee (Phil) Friedman; brother, Sherwin (Karen); and niece, Byrdie. Mount Sinai

Edna Goldberg died Feb. 4 at 91. She is survived by her son, Lewis; sister, Pearl Winard; nephew, Steve Winard; and niece, Bobbi (Joel) Scherr. Mount Sinai

Fredka Goodrich died Feb.7 at 81. She is survived by her sons, Jeff (Linda), Michael (Shari) and Harvey; and seven grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman.

Roselyn Gordon died Feb. 8 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Marsha (Donald) Everett and Fran (Kevin) Urtz; son, David (Marcia) ; and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nettie Granik died Feb.4 at 91. She is survived by her son-in-law, John Cherep; and one grandson. Malinow and Silverman.

Harry Greenspan died Feb.5 at 87. He is survived by his son, Richard (Maxine). Malinow and Silverman.

Helen Heller died Feb.7 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Marsha (Neil) Estrin. Malinow and Silverman.

Erica Jacobs died Feb. 11 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Colette Elkind. Malinow and Silverman

Edward Jay Janov died Feb. 3 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Maria; daughter, Jessica (William) Tropp, son, Jay (Heather); and three grandchildren. Hillside

Rose Jukam died Feb. 8 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Wendell; son, Michael; and daughter, Lori. Hillside

Marvin Kaminsky died Feb. 10 at 74. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; son, Randall (Marcia); daughter, Donna (Edward) Peters; 10 grandchildren; brother, Samuel (Arlene); and sister, Mary (Van) Ulrich. Mount Sinai

Bruno Katz died Feb. 4 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Margot; sons, Andrew and Robert; and daughter, Suzanne Miller. Hillside

Joseph Katz died Feb. 11 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Marlene; son, Howard (Karen); daughter, Susan (Larry) Wolfe; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Mickey “Muriel” Knazik died Feb. 5 at the age of 75. She is survived by her daughter, Sheri Knazik-Abbott; and granddaughter, Lindsey. Mount Sinai

Leon Krasner died Feb. 6 at 92. She is survived by her sons, Stanley and Stuart (Jan); and brother, Sol (Phyllis). Mount Sinai

Lucille Valley Kurtin died Dec. 29 at 80. She is survived by her sons, Paul, Jon and Todd; daughter, Eve; and five grandchildren. Groman

Helen Kurtz died Feb. 4 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Jack Nicholl); grandsons, Jessie Kurtz-Nicholl, and Corey Nicholl; and friends, Mercedes and Marmen Martinez. Mount Sinai

Edie Lee died Jan. 31 at 90. She is survived by her son, Martin (Marilyn); daughter, Linda Berger-Soland; three grandchildren; and sister, Marsha Liban. Mount Sinai

Hazel Levenson died Feb. 3 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Maurice; sons, Les (Dedra) and Lee; daughters, Janie (Marshall) Stein and Terri Sapp; grandchildren; great- grandchildren; and brother, Seymour (Marilyn) Herron. Mount Sinai

Dr. Marvin Levin died Feb. 10 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Donna (Gary) Weyman; three grandchildren; sister, Lorraine Frankel; and nieces, Judy and Linda Frankel. Mount Sinai

Gerald Bernard Linzer died Feb. 1, at 76. He is survived by his brother, Steve; and many friends. Hillside

Dr. Bruce Nadler died Feb.2 at 61. He is survived by his son, Brett. Malinow and Silverman.

Max Odrezin died Feb. 7 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Laurie. Mount Sinai

Edney Parpari died Feb. 9 at 80. He is survived by his daughters, Julie Northington and Elana Propst. Malinow and Silverman

Ina Mae Portney died Feb. 7 at 75. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; sons, Philip and Jeffrey; brother, Lester Leibson; and sister-in-law, Elaine Adler. Mount Sinai

Herbert Rosenblum died Feb. 2 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughter, Meredith; son, Brian; and sister, Rosalinde (Jerry) Dermer. Malinow and Silverman.

Ruth Rothschild died Feb. 9 at 88. She is survived by her son, Stan (Helen) Gersh; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai