Obituaries

Rubin Barasch died March 31 at 87. Survived by wife Lillian; daughters Marsha Evans, Cindy (Larry) Shilkoff; sons Billy, Daniel, Shel (Terry Logan); 6 grandchildren.

Eunice Berman died April 2 and 106. Survived by daughter Reeva Grown; two grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Abraham Borts died April 9 at 86. Survived by daughter Rabbi Barbara; son Jerry Borts. Mount Sinai

Jay Cohen died March 31 at 60. Survived by son Jayson (Lauren); stepson Timothy Hall; sisters Terri (Jay) Decker, Diana (Mark) Wright, Sandi. Hillside

Melvin Cole died April 9 at 88. Survived by daughter Claudia (Tom) O’Connell; 3 grandchildren; sister Harriet Sherman. Mount Sinai

Rose Dickens died April 6 at 95. Survived by daughters Susan (Jerry) Schlichter, Marjorie (Richard Posey); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Benjamin Felton died April 1 at 82. Survived by wife Ellen; daughter Carol Malnick; sons Don (Joan Splinter), James (Robin Abrams); 6 grandchildren; sister Esther Heffler. Mount Sinai

Florence Fink died April 6 at 85. Survived by husband Burton; daughters Melissa Truitt, Lauren Wayne; stepdaughters Elaine Lowry, Janet, Susan; 4 grandchildren; cousins Elliott (Natalie) Taft, Martin (Ethel) Taft. Mount Sinai

Gloria Frankl died April 6 at 85. Survived by daughter Laura (Robert) Mosqueda; son David (Mary Blenkush); 4 grandchildren; sister Lucille Kanstein. Hillside

Judith Goldberg died April 2 at 97. Survived by daughters Arlene Hendler, Golda Kunin; son George (Clara); 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Jeanette Miller. Mount Sinai

Miriam Goldin died April 3 at 87. Survived by daughter Elizabeth (Larry) Bergher; sons David (Christine), Jared (Trish); 6 grandchildren; sister Jackie. Malinow and Silverman 

Judith Goldkorn died April 3 at 84. Survived by daughter Carmella (Philip) Glezer; son Peter (Ruthee); 4 grandchildren; sisters Esther Agranat, Rina Zamie. Mount Sinai

Sophie Gorowitz died March 30 at 93. Survived by daughters Joyce Neubert-Finley, Marilyn (Alan) Popiel; 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harriet Goldstock died April 6 at 91. Survived by daughter Gila (Albert) Lucero; son Alan (Rhoda);  2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harry Goodman died April 9 at 101. Survived by wife Annette Pizer Goodman; daughter Lynne; 6 grandchildren; and sister Rose Poller. Mount Sinai

Howard Jaffe died April 2 at 76. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Melanee Rubinstein, Mara (David) Schumann; sons Michael (Elizabeth) Rubinstein, Lawrence (Ann); 5 grandchildren; sister Sue (Jay) Caplan. Mount Sinai

Julius Kaplan died April 3 at 92. Survived by wife Pauline; daughters Janet (Steven) Kaller, Sharon (Stuart) Siegel, Laura (Gary) Rothman; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Norman Karas died April 5, 2013 at 73. Survived by wife Esther; son Steven (Nanci); daughter Michele (Edward) Fischer; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stuart Kline died March 30 at 80. Survived by wife Susan; daughter Lisa; son Paul (Paula); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Charles Kraus died April 1 at 85. Survived by sons Mark (Michelle), Michael (Cara); 3 grandchildren; sister, Paulette (Herb) Wild. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Kummer died April 5 at 84. Survived by daughter Jill (Mark) Arkin; sons Alan (Debbie), Jonathon; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Renee Leitner died April 7 at 62. Survived by husband John Elkholy; daughter Adina (Richard) Aguirre; son David (Hilah); 2 grandchildren; sisters Michelle Dangott, Elizabeth Finder-Sletten. Mount Sinai

Brad Marer died March 30 at 86. Survived by daughter Beth (David) Rubin; son Carl; 3 grandchildren; sister Sally. Hillside

Vivian Moss died April 4 at 89. Survived by daughter Cindy (William) Abrahams; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Neiman died April 3 at 95. Survived by daughters Elaine (Dan Kuperberg), Sondar (Allen Taplin); son Jack (Lola); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lydia Pierce died April 7 at 91. Survived by sons Curtis (Marsha), Justin (Pamella);  2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edward Rader died March 30 at 90. Survived by daughter Shelly (Noah) Rosenberg; son Charles (Bonnie); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rita Ravitz died April 4 at 81. Survived by companion Irving Brook; daughters Denise Scher, Joi, Linda; sister Faye Slognick; brother Harry Sasson; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Aristide Rosman died March 31 at 87. Survived by wife Mariana; daughter Cynthia (James) Miller; son Daniel; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Albert Sacks died April 4 at 104. Survived by wife Claire; daughter Carole Rubinstein-Mendel; sons Elliott (Cindy), Stephen (Jan); stepsons Richard (Stephanie), Marc (Pat); 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside 

Paul Samek died April 7 at 89. Survived by wife Arlene; daughter Rene (Bryan Jacobson) Rosman; sons Mark (Jamie Persky) Rosman, Ben (Tracy); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Marge Schneider died March 30 at 98. Survived by daughter Iris (Paul); sons Brian (Donna), Martin (Ann); daughter-in-law Linda; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. 

Sanford Simon died April 3 at 97. Survived by daughters Barbara (Marty) Lashenick, Judy; sons Olen (Debi), Zach (Renee); 9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Theodore Snyder died April 8 at 88. Survived by daughters Judianna Castle, Linda; son Rodney; 1 grandchild; sister Barbara (Al) Levy. Mount Sinai

Stanley Wacow died April 9 at 81. Survived by wife Gaile; daughter Marla (Stephen) Landis; sons David, Louis, Michael (Tracie); 5 grandchildren; sister Muriel (Harris) Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Frederic Wallach died April 1 at 89. Survived by wife Gloria; daughter Joan (Harold) Tyndall; sons Richard (Karee), John (Amanda); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Jacqueline Weinberg died April 4 at 71. Survived by husband Kenneth; daughters Michelle (Jim) Hardy, Suzanne (Jeff) Wilson, Renee; 7 grandchildren; sisters Linda Montez, Jeanie Webster; sister-in-law Linda Rinaldi. Mount Sinai

Herman Yager died April 7 at 87. Survived by daughters Molly (Esene) Hofacre, Allison (Joe Schneider); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rosette Zack died April 7 at 96. Survived by cousin David Piller. Mount Sinai