Obituaries March 20, 2009

Jane Erbs died Feb. 21 at 78. She is survived by her daughters, Sybil (Michael) Garry and Michelle (Ross Rubin); son, Ira (Donna); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph W. Fayerman died Feb. 23 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughters, Sharon(Jeff) Berg and Cassandra (Herb) Josepher; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eugene Handin died Feb. 23 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Sophia; daughter, Liliane (James) Farb; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Brian William Kaufman died Feb. 21 at 63. He is survived by his wife, Teri; sons, Darren (Gina) and Scott; two grandchildren; mother, Janet; and sister, Nancy. Mount Sinai

Geraldine Korach died Jan. 5 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Arron; daughters, Kerry Mazor and Alissa (Clinton) Solomon; son, Andrew Myerson; three grandchildren; and sister, Arline (Jerry) Glickman. Mount Sinai

Lenore Korshak died Feb. 16 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Amy; son, Steven (Marcella); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Manfred Kupfer died Feb. 16 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Angela-Joy; daughter, Linda; sons, Richard and Stuart; and four grandchildren. Groman Eden

Meta Meyer died Feb. 24 at 96. She is survived by her daughters, Sonya (Adrian) Harris and Barbara (Art) Kitay; sons, Jerry and Ronald (Susan); six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Kathryn K. Novack died Feb. 21 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia and Linda; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Lillian; and brother, Harold. Groman Eden

Mira Shafiroff died Feb. 4 at 78. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey, David and Richard; and sister, Rita. Groman Eden

Lee K. Sommers died Feb. 21 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Peter) Geyer; son, Howard; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Paula and Harriet. Mount Sinai

Zdenek Vanek died Feb. 12 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Naomi; daughters, Sarah and Sossie; sons, Yaakov and Chaim; and five grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Howard B. Zieff died Feb. 22 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Ronda Gomez-Quinones; sister, Margie (Jerry) Finn; and three nieces. Mount Sinai