Obituaries Nov. 9, 2018
Marilyn Baer died Oct. 17 at 94. Survived by daughters Linda, Rochelle; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside
Lauren Harold Colloff died Oct. 25 at 77. Survived by wife Cathy; brother Edwin (Edna); brother-in-law, David (June) Braun. Mount Sinai
Frank Di Sabatino died on Oct. 18 at 80. Survived by wife Shelley; daughter Natalie; sons Mark, Nicholas; stepdaughters Stephanie Kales, Courtney Kales; 6 grandchildren; sister Phylomena Hodopp. Mount Sinai
Daniel Fuss died on Oct. 24 at 98. Survived by son Marshall (Joan Yacenda); daughter Sharon Faye Anne (George) Genel; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Selma Freeman died Oct. 12 at 92. Survived by daughter Andrea (Gary) Jones; sons Alan, Glenn (Linda); 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother Mel (Betty) Davidwitz. Mount Sinai
William “Bill” Phillip Gertler died Sept. 1 at 82. Survived by wife Linda; daughter Elissa; son Joshua; stepdaughter Sara; stepson Matthew; 5 grandchildren.
Myra Maxine Hersh died Oct. 17 at 95. Survived by daughter Patrice “Pat” Gallagher; son Rick (Jeanne) Hersh; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Ruth Hochberg died Oct. 11 at 94. Survived by daughter Phyllis; 1 grandchild; sister Nettie. Hillside
Frances Kaplan died Oct. 17 at 97. Hillside
Louise Kessler died Oct. 17 at 94. Survived by sons Bruce (Sandra) Kessler, Steve (Sharon) Kessler; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
David Ira Kussin died Oct. 19 at 53. Survived by wife Meredith; daughter Sarah; son Michael; mother Sandra; father Larry; sisters Susan (Greg) Kussin-Bordo, Jody (Steve) Kussin-Shoptow, Leslie (Edward) Kussin-Gika; mother-in-law Tori Adler. Mount Sinai
Jody-Cyd Labov died Oct. 14 at 65. Survived by husband Andrew; son Zachary; mother Jeanette Cooper; mother-in-law Linda; father-in-law Ted; brother-in-law Matthew (Jamie). Mount Sinai
Agnes Loewy died Oct. 20 at 92. Survived by son Joseph (Yanna); 3 grandchildren; sisters Alice Horowitz, Cireta Trent; brother Martin Lichtenstein. Mount Sinai
Claire Love died Oct. 25 at 91. Survived by daughter Robin (Ira) Pianko; son Michael (Carol); 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Dave Pink died Oct. 23 at 84. Survived by wife Cypora; daughter Sherri (Randy) Weinstein; sons Larry (JoAnn), Jeffrey (Laurie); 7 grandchildren; brother Zeve. Mount Sinai
Stephen Pollack died Oct. 18 at 74. Survived by wife Rosalind; son Marc (Suzanne); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai
Dee Dee Quinn died Oct. 14 at 75. Survived by husband Michael; daughter Rachel (Samuel) Quinn-Allen; sons Gregory (Kelly) Vaughn, Scott (Rebecca) Vaughn; 6 grandchildren; brother David (Terri) Stanton. Mount Sinai
Barbara Rice died Oct. 15 at 83. Survived by daughter Denice; sons Daryl, Joe (Gabriella), Wayne (Leslie), Allan (Jamie); 8 grandchildren; sister Harriet (Howard) Rodman; brother Stan Freedman. Mount Sinai
Liesa Schiller died Oct. 14 at 80. Survived by husband Frank; daughter Vicki; son Gary (Maskit); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Lois Schneider died Oct. 20 at 88. Survived by daughter Leslie (Stephen) Adler; son Jerry (Lori); 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
Sylvia Segal died Oct. 24 at 102. Survived by daughters Lois Ann (Ronald) Miller, Kathlene (Kenneth) Wyatt; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Barbara Binder. Mount Sinai
Howard Cyril Steinberg died Oct. 15 at 92. Survived by wife Harriet; daughter Stephanie Scheckner; 1 grandchild; brother Robert (Lenni). Mount Sinai
Helen Walter died Oct. 23 at 91. Survived by daughter Agnes Velicsany. Mount Sinai
Ralph Weidman died Oct. 16 at 98. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Randi; son David; sister Lillian Zimberg. Mount Sinai
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