Obituaries: May 11-17, 2012

Rosella Applebaum died March 11 at 88. Survived by daughters Pamela McCormick, Debra Shapiro; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ellen Bagelman died March 11 at 63. Survived by father Sam Bubrick; brother Paul Bubrick. Hillside

Samuel Benton died March 13 at 85. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughter Marcia Leoff; son Randy; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Felicia Barron died March 17 at 94. Survived by daughters Barbara Fully, Reggie Visner, Suzanne Chiat; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister, Sylvia Oppenheim. Mount Sinai

Sylvia P. Berger died March 15 at 95. Survived by son Mel; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Jeanette Block died March 12 at 87. Survived by husband Louis; stepdaughter Marlene (Stephen) Cain. Hillside

Manuel Briefman died March 17 at 94. Survived by son David (Delaine). Hillside

Leon Brush died March 12 at 87. Survived by wife Natalie; daughter Allison. Hillside

Edna Cozen died March 12 at 96. Survived by daughter Cathy Jo; son Harry Jay. Hillside

Thelma “Tema” Dunoff died March 14 at 103. Survived by daughter Sandy (Norman) Greenbaum; son-in-law Tom Lindauer; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters Sonia Spinka, Gertrude Klein. Mount Sinai

Diana Franzblau Gozansky died March 11 at 99. Survived by daughter Joyce Kitay; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth L. Gaynes died March 14 at 88. Survived by daughter Roberta (Victor) Barabash; brother Jack (Barbara) Levin. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Glass died March 16 at 57. Survived by wife Karen; daughter Julianne; sons Evan, Dan; mother Sally. Mount Sinai

Nora Gordon died March 14 at 88. Survived by daughter Bonnie; sons Ronald (Lisa), Michael; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Evon Gotlieb died March 10 at 80. Survived by husband Jerry; daughters Heidi (Robert) Smith, Lori; son Jeff; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Edythe Karon died March 13 at 87. Survived by daughter Diana Karon Ginsburg; sons Steve (Susan), Jeffrey (Nancy); sister Sara (George) Collen; brother Max (Ruth) Avrick; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Martin Keller died March 11 at 75. Survived by wife Diane; daughter Robin Glugatch; son Jerry; 4 grandchildren; brother Joel (Laraine). Mount Sinai

Ivan Lane died March 12 at 87. Survived by wife Batyia; sons Linnard (Natalie), Scott (Jan); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Jill Beth Cherneff Laverty died March 13 at 64. Survived by husband Rocky; daughter Molly; son Rory (Jessica); sister Merle Lambeth; brother Ric Rosenbaum; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Steven Lehrer died March 12 at 72. Survived by daughter Lauren; sister Judith Villa; former wife Elodia. Mount Sinai

Lillian Levy died March 13 at 95. Survived by son Donald (Shelly); 3 grandsons; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Earl Lewis died Feb. 4 at 88. Survived by daughter Madeline; son David (Terry); 1 grandchild; brother Marshall (Judy). Eden

Esther Link died March 15 at 94. Survived by daughters Barbara (Ronald) Cimorelli, Gale (Cris) Garzal; son Robert; sister Rose Varga; brothers Sanford Raab, Louis Piltz; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sylvia Kummer Margolis died March 15 at 89. Survived by fiance Munroe Silver; daughters Roberta Czyzyk, Sharon (Ed) Kummer-Eberts, Darleen (Marty) Feig; son Neil (Frances) Kummer; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Jack (Geraldine) Weichman. Mount Sinai

Betty Morris died March 13 at 98. Survived by son Henry Chaim Brent; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Milton Piller died March 16 at 89. Survived by wife Evelyn; sons Dean, Corey; 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai

Shirley Pollock died March 14 at 91. Survived by daughter Eileen Weber; son Robert. Hillside

Martin Rose died March 8 at 78. Survived by wife Lucy; daughter Carie Ann (Alain) Baron; 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Bernice Rosen died March 15 at 89. Survived by daughter Manette (Joel Paul) Bender; son Richard (Nancy); 2 grandchildren; sister Edith Kotter. Mount Sinai

Ida Jane Sall died March 16 at 93. Survived by 2 granddaughters; son-in-law Marvin (Linda) Lotz; caregiver Carla Galvez. Mount Sinai

Herman Salomon died March 17 at 89. Survived by daughters Frieda, Esther Kurta; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rose Salter died March 9 at 88. Survived by daughter Sharon Salter Balfour; sons Randy, Brad (Lida); 2 grandchildren; brother Albert (Renee) Solnit. Mount Sinai

Irwin Shapiro died March 16 at 85. Survived by wife Rita; sons Steve (Gail), Daniel (Annette); sister Sylvia Steinberg; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Ralph Sheplow died March 9 at 81. Survived by sister Bernice (Nathaniel) Stein; 1 niece; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Florence Frances Shield died March 12 at 98. Survived by daughter Alita Berger. Hillside

Harold Silverman died March 7 at 75. Survived by 3 nieces; 1 nephew. Inglewood Cemetery

Iser “Izzy” Sofer died March 18 at 81. Survived by wife Dina; daughters Vera Sofer Hendler, Marsha Miller; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Edith Wachtel died March 15 at 86. Survived by stepdaughter Susan (Claudio) Kaiser-Blueth; brother Walter Arlen. Hillside

Rae Weiner died March 12 at 88. Survived by sons Jeff (Tracy), Benjamin (Arlene); 3 grandchildren; sister Sarah Schwartz. Mount Sinai