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Obituaries

Ellen Bartel died July 10 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Nathan; and sons Marvin (Maria) and Alan (Lisa). Malinow and Silverman.
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August 11, 2005

Ellen Bartel died July 10 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Nathan; and sons Marvin (Maria) and Alan (Lisa). Malinow and Silverman

Emma Bernhard died July 12 at 86. She is survived by her son, Joe (Mary); daughters, Nona (Barry) Fein and Liz; grandsons, David and Nicholas Fein; and granddaughters, Juli and Heidi. Mount Sinai

Reuben Bernstein died July 10 at 99. He is survived by his son, Burt (Judith); daughter, Gloria (Bill) Lederhandler; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Julius (Belle). Mount Sinai

VIVIAN BERNSTEIN died July 12 at 96. She is survived by her husband, Jack; sons, Bill (Marcia) and Harry; sister, Dorothy Kallman; and many nieces and nephews. Hillside

Edward Isadore Buzin died June 27 at 95. He is survived by his children, Roberta (Bruce) Richardson, Sharon Lerner and Larry Buzin; grandchildren, Scott and Sarah; brother, Bill; and sister, Lillian Soland. Mount Sinai

GEORGE COHN died July 11 at 97. He is survied by his daughters, Gerry Mitchell and Teddy (Bruce) Schwab; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lois Donnelly died July 12 at 61. She is survived by her sons, David and Kevin (Amy); sister, Annette Bouyer; niece, Heather Arnson; and nephew, Andrew Arnson. Mount Sinai

Harry Edelstein died in July. He is survived by his daughter, Arlene (Thomas) Krausz; and grandchildren, Evan and Stefanie. Groman

John Friedmann died July 12 at 91. He is survived by his daughter, Joyce (Jay) Maskell. Oak Hill

Beatrice Fellman died July 12 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Daniel and Steven; daughter, Mona Neter; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Groman

Jack Gutkind died July 10 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Ida; son, Robert (Dion); daughter, Linda; grandchildren, Hannah and Benjamin; and brother, Fred. Chevra Kadisha

PhILIP HEIFETZ died July 9 at 90. He is survived by his sisters, Adele Zepezauer and Betty Fisher; and 13 nieces and nephews. Hillside

LEONARD JULES died July 12 at 82. He is survived by his daughter, Sheri. Hillside

Sarah Kasen died July 10 at age 91. She is survived by her friends. Chevra Kadisha

MARSHALL KASS died July 8 at 76. He is is survived by his wife, Deanne Fier; sons, Michael (Coco) and Jonathan (Miriam); daughter, Susan; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Joseph William Mark died July 11 at 66. He is survived by his wife, Helene; son, Randall; daughters, Shannon, Sheleen and Alicia Pam; 10 grandchildren; and brother, Gary. Groman

HOWARD DAVID MARSHALL died July 11 at 74. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; daughter, Ailcson Kocz; three grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Burton Schwartz. Hillside

Sima Navi died July 9 at 46. She is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Jonathan; daughters, Jaunty and Katheryn Barkhordarian; and brother, Alan Shadgoo. Groman

Kenneth Michael Nibur died July 11 at 62. He is survived by his sister, Analee (Tony) Pasette. Mount Sinai

Anna Poyourow died July 11 at 95. She is survived by her sons, Howard, Douglas and Marvin; and six grandchildren. Groman

Joy Louise Remer died July 8 at 82. She is survived by her son, Rory (Pamela); and daughters, Heidi and Teena Hahn. Malinow and Silverman

Margaret Rosenbaum died July 10 at 97. She is survived by son, Martin; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Groman

NADHIM SARRAF died July 8 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Odette; son, Eddy (Sandra); daughters, Sandra (David) Daniel and Anita (Jack) Yousfan; and nine grandchildren. Hillside

Fannie Ruth Klein Seiman died July 11 at 94. She is survived by her son, Ralph Klein; daughter, Toby Sorowitz; and three grandchildren. Groman

Donald Norman Siegel died July 10 at 58. He is survived by his sons, Andrew and Annon; daughters, Mischel Peterson and Nurit; brother, Howard; and sister, Janet. Groman

Philip Skall died July 8 at 80. He is survived by his sons, Michael (Karen) Wayne; three grandchildren; and sisters-in-law, Eleanor Weisbond and Ann. Mount Sinai

William Samuel Spoliansky died July 10 at 68. He is survived by his wife, Heather; sons, Freddie and Gustavo; daughter, Marisa Solomon; 10 grandchildren; mother, Sara; and sisters, Deborah Ackerman and Susana Gurtman. Groman

Ida Weinstock died July 8 at 90. She is survived by her son, Dr. Robert; daughter, Diana; and sister, Selma. Sholom Chapels

Irving Zahler died July 9 at 86. He is survived by his daughters, Carole (Dr. Larry) Schneider and Alice (Mayer) Asher; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Margalit Zaray died July 8 at 90. She is survived by her son, Mordehai Zaray-Mizrahi. Chevra Kadisha

 

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