Obituaries

Sylvia Beck died May 6 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Walter; daughter, Shira (Paul) Wintner; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Berger died May 11 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Rosalie (Felix) Slater; son, Louis (Bonnie); four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arlene Bratsouleas died May 8 at 69. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Merkle and Frances Lustig; aunt, Shirley (Bernie) Schwartz; cousin, Bobbie (Rodger) Sadikoff; and niece, Lisa. Mount Sinai

Ida Chester died May 4 at 93. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Harline; grandsons, Lee (Wendy) and Glen (Joshua Barbosa); and great-grandchildren, Bennett and Max. Mount Sinai

Maxwell Danelen died May 3 at 91. He is survived by his son, Robert. Sholom Chapels.

Albert Dexter died May 10 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; daughters, Barbara and Carole; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Groman

Arieh Samuel Diamond died May 4 at 19. He is survived by his parents, Rebecca and David; brothers, Jacob and Raphael; grandmothers, Audrey Polley and Alice; aunts; uncles; and cousins. Sholom Chapels.

Sedona “Gaile” Dubow died May 8 at 83. She is survived by her sons, Joseph and Jack; grandson, Murray; sister, Helen Julian; and brother, William Ruehle. Mount Sinai

Charlene Eckstein died April 29 at 75. She is survived by her daughter, Ellen (Craig) Rubin; sister, Margery Shlaes; and sister-in-law, Sylvia Weishaus. Sholom Chapels.

Paula Feuer died May 5, at age 90. She is survived by her sons, Randy and Ron; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Groman

Arthur Fields died May 4 at 84. He is survived by his companion, Joyce; son, Ben (Susan); and grandchildren, Michelle and Michael.

Harriet Fisher died May 7 at 66. She is survived by her husband, Howard; daughter, Mindy (Marc) Schlossberg; son, Marc; three grandchildren; brother, Bennet Levine; and sisters, Sharon Milch and Barbara (Eddie) Steedman. Mount Sinai

Louis Fox died May 6 at 88. He is survived by his son, Andrew (Lynne); daughter, Jerry (Richard) Ginsburg; five grandchildren; and sisters, Evelyn Holiber and Bea (Irving) Rhein. Mount Sinai

Mildred Frank died May 6 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Sandy; and son, Dr. Barry Aaronson. Malinow and Silverman

Edgar Joshua Friedman died May 2 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; daughter, Annette Field; and sister, Gerda Klein. Sholom Chapels.

Fay Friedman died May 4 at 89. She is survived by her son, Joel (Frances). Mount Sinai

Isidor Friedman died May 4 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sons, H. David (Lois), Marc (Cindy) and Randy; daughters, Robin (Alfred) Munksgard and Paula; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joanne Greenhouse died May 10 at 79. She is survived by her daughters, Karen (Mark Schwartz), Jackie (Richard) Hollander and Kim; three grandchildren; and half-brother, Bob Landman. Mount Sinai

Edward Hasson died May 10 at 79. He is survived by his nephew, Aaron. Malinow and Silverman

Dr. Murray Elias Jarvik died May 8 at 84. He survived by his wife, Dr. Lissy; sons, Jerry (Gail) and Larry (Nancy); and three grandchildren. Sholom Chapels.

Darlene Jelin died May 10 at 57. She is survived by her brother, Robert Smith; aunts, Barbara (Stan) Krasnoff and Carol Herman; and many cousins. Mount Sinai

Milton Knopoff died May 10 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Helen; son, Steven. Sholom Chapels.

Riva Kosman died May 1 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Hyman; sons, Michael and Daniel; daughter, Joyce; and 12 grandchildren. Groman

Lawrence Levine died May 8 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Lyn; sons, Richard (Audry), Robert (Sandy) and Michael; four grandchildren; and sister, Joyce Black. Mount Sinai

Selma Lich died May 8 at 89. She is survived by her son David (Sharone) Lich; daughters Jacqueline (Bruce) Williams and Diane; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Marenus died May 5 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Lee; sons, Harold (Marlou) and Kenneth (Donna); daughter, Marjorie Ann; grandson, Jonathan; and brother, Joseph. Mount Sinai

Hyman Michael Margolis died May 6 at 86. He is survived by his sons, Dale and Allan. Sholom Chapels.

Lillian Helen Meyer died May 9, at age 86. She is survived by her son, Barry; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Groman

Diana Gubmann Ribakoff died May 11 at 76. she is survived by her husband, Robert; sons, David, Joe and Alex; daughters-in-law; and 11 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels.

Pearl Ridgley died May 10 at 82. She is survived by her daughters, Ellen (Bob) Eidem and Philis (Steve) Halperin; grandsons, David and Bennett Halperin. Mount Sinai

Sidney Robins died May 4 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; daughter, Barbara (Charles) Halaby; grandchildren, Alec and Alexis Halaby; and sister, Helen Mazzola. Mount Sinai

Frances Schneider died May 4 at 101. She is survived by her daughter, Millicent (Bob) Sherwindt; son, Edward (Reggie); four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Jack Schrager died May 6, at age 82. He is survived by his nephews, David and Merle; niece, Susan; brother, Harry; and grandnieces, Samantha and Diana. Groman

Bernard Segelin died May 7 at 86. He is survived by his daughter, Amy; brother, Harris; and sisters, Ruth and Irene Miller. Mount Sinai

Lillian Snider died May 10 at 93. She is survived by her sons, Robert and Dr. Mark. Malinow and Silverman

Leonard Thomas died May 10 at 75. He is survived by his stepdaughter, Judy (David) Bencie; stepsons, Scott and Zachary Widdes; four grandchildren; and sister, Ellie Glass. Mount Sinai

Dvoyra Verkhman died April 25 at 94. She is survived by her grandsons, David Sutton and Boris (Frankah); and six great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Chaja Vinokurova died May 7 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Rimma Posin. Sholom Chapels.

Edward Weber died May 10 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; son, Marc; daughter, Robin Harris; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Joe. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Yanow died May 10 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Leanne Feldman; and son, William (Minna Fyre) Brodsky. Malinow and Silverman

Abraham “Abe” Yudson died May 7 at 89. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara and Gayle; and sister, Sylvia Savitch. Malinow and Silverman