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Obituaries: Sept. 21-27, 2012

Eunice Bordon died Aug. 16 at 96. Survived by son Robert (Alison); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside
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September 19, 2012

Eunice Bordon died Aug. 16 at 96. Survived by son Robert (Alison); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Boris M. Bronstein died Aug. 11 at 56. Survived by companion Stella Kantor; sons Daniel, Michael. Mount Sinai

Arnold Brounstein died Aug. 17 at 84. Survived by wife Barbara; daughter Carol (Brent) Vallens; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elliott Caplow died Aug. 16 at 83. Survived by wife Elaine; sons Mark, Brad; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Sheldon Cohen died Aug. 15 at 88. Survived by sons Robert, Mark, Joshua. Malinow and Silverman 

Norman Glenn died Aug. 17 at 93. Survived by wife Rhoda; daughter Susan (James) Gregory; son Jeffrey (Gayle); 3 grandchildren. Hillside 

Jack J. Gluskin died  Aug. 14 at 91. Survived by wife Zita; daughters Miriam (David) Hillburn, Esther (Robert) Winard; son Samuel “Shai” (Sarah Braun); 6 grandchildren; brother Max. Mount Sinai

Avery Goldstein died Aug. 17 at 51. Survived by daughter Sadie; son Sawyer; sisters Jennifer, Kimberly; father Max (Linda). Groman

Jeffrey Golub died Aug. 13 at 69. Survived by wife Morleen; daughter Michelle; son Benjamin (Brianna); sister Audrey McKewen; mother Rosella. Mount Sinai

Miriam Israel died Aug. 13 at 85. Survived by son Alexander; brother Nathan Marantz; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Norman Jacobson died Aug. 16 at 81. Survived by wife Sandra; daughter Nina; son Lawrence (Pam); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Frederick Kramer died Aug. 14 at 91. Survived by sons Andrew (Donna), Peter; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milford “Mike” Leibman died Aug. 15 at 85. Survived by wife Joan; daughter Abby; 2 grandchildren; sister Geraldine. Mount Sinai

Al Rabin died Aug. 14 at 76. Survived by wife Laura; daughter Beth (Steve); sons Jeff (Richard), Larry (Sarah); 4 grandchildren; sister Sylvia Lynn; brother Jerry (Anne). Mount Sinai

M. David Saferstein died Aug. 16 at 71. Survived by wife Avis Leader; daughter Yvette (Gary) Negbaur; 1 grandchild; sister Rita Mouber; brother Harvey (Peggy). Mount Sinai

Dorothy Safran died Aug. 15 at 92. Survived by daughters Hermine (Colin) Burns, Lisa; son James (Kathryn); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Miriam Norman. Hillside

Sophia Wallenstein died Aug. 13 at 84. Survived by husband Roy; daughters, Hilary (Robin) Rogers, Heather Sandlin; son Eric; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eleanore Weisbaum died Aug. 15 at 95. Survived by daughters Patricia (Robert) Shuken¸ Vicki (Roger) Greenberg; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Joan Suntag. Hillside

Lillian Zerner died Aug. 16 at 90. Survived by daughters Susan, Donna (David Fernette), Sandra, Nancy (Lionel) Broaderick; son Larry (Grace); 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild. Mount Sinai

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