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Obituaries: October 4-10

Kurt Bachrach died Aug. 15 at 100. Survived by sons Gary (Marisse), Kenneth (Ruth Ann); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
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October 3, 2013

Kurt Bachrach died Aug. 15 at 100. Survived by sons Gary (Marisse), Kenneth (Ruth Ann); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Earl Barron died Sept. 4 at 79. Survived by wife Miriam; daughter Debra Levin; son Norman; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Gershon Bautzer died Aug. 29 at 81. Survived by wife Rosalyn; daughter Teri Schneibel; brothers Paul, Richard (David McDowell); 3 grandchildren; sister-in-law Gail (Les) Bates. Hillside

Sam Becker died Sept. 18 at 93. Survived by wife Margarita; daughter Sarah Elsesser; sons Gary, Philip; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Samuel Bezonsky died Aug. 23 at 84. Survived by wife Deborah. Sholom Chapels

Deena Biren died Aug. 20 at 91. Survived by husband John; daughters Dyanne Aponte, Renee Kleaveland; sons Curt, Eric; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 2 nieces. 

Rose Birenbaum Perlmutter died Sept. 7 at 90. Survived by daughters Merry Korn, Regina Perlmutter. Mount Sinai

Belle Blaustein died Sept. 11 at 101. Survived by daughter Lenore (Steve) Newman; son Paul (Nancy) Blaustein; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sidney Bocarsly died Sept. 21 at 89. Survived by wife Zivian; sons Andrew (Patricia), Lance (Vivienne), Rabbi Jeff (Ruth); 10 grandchildren; sister Mary Singer. Mount Sinai

Elaine Bok died Sept. 7 at 86. Survived by daughters Gilda (David) Park, Halin; sons Arnie, Phillip (Deborah); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Jerome Brody died Aug. 30 at 93. Survived by sons Randy (Margie), Richard (Cindia), Robert; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Allison Bunjac died Aug. 19 at 49. Survived by husband David; son Jack; mother Sylvia Rosenbloom; brother Robert Rosenbloom. Mount Sinai

Herschel Burston died Aug. 15 at 102. Survived by wife Nora; daughter Elayne Silver; son Bradley (Zaron Siegel); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Doris Caplan died Sept. 13 at 86. Survived by daughter Laurie Tureck; sons Harvey (Susan) Tureck, Ronald Tureck; stepdaughters Frances Caplan, Lillian Lelchook, Eileen Seaman; stepsons George Caplan, Harry Caplan; 16 grandchildren; sister Lillian Lelchook. Mount Sinai

Naomi Childs died Aug. 27 at 82. Survived by husband Roland; daughters Janice (John), Susan (Marty); sons Bennet (Lisa), David (Lynne); 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Lillian Daniels died Aug. 16 at 94. Survived by daughter Sherrie (Darrell) Neft; son Jeffrey (Jeanne). Malinow and Silverman

Judith Diamond died Aug. 18 at 91. Survived by daughter Donna (Brian) Gelinas; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Renee Diamond died Aug. 23 at 55. Survived by husband Michael; daughter Rachel; son David; brothers Alan (Melody), Lance, Ytzhack (Etta Herber). Hillside

Isaiah Dimant died Aug. 16 at 78. Survived by wife Miriam; daughter Galia (Donald Pistotnik); son Steve; sister Aliza Bracha; brother Coby. Groman Eden

Benjamin Dwoskin died Sept. 5 at 94. Survived by wife Laura; daughters Leia Hart, Keri (Laurence) Homolka, Susan; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rose Eliash died Sept. 11 at 90. Survived by sons Bruce (Joann Noonan), Howard (Celia Silver); 2 grandchildren; sister Bea Karno. Mount Sinai

Kenneth Feldman died Sept. 16 at 63. Survived by friend Robert Cole. Mount Sinai

Ronald Felt died Aug. 31 at 70. Survived by wife Joy; sons Andy (Mira), Marc (Debbie); 6 grandchildren. 

Diane Fink died Aug. 19 at 79. Survived by daughter Robyn Parks; son Paul (Diane) Lipson; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Lois Starr. Mount Sinai

Charlotte Forman died Aug. 31 at 94. Survived by son Joseph. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Fox died Aug. 29 at 88. Survived by daughter Judy; son Michael (Linda); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul Freeman died Aug. 24 at 84. Survived by daughter Louise (David) Goldstein; son-in-law Robert Hart; 3 grandchildren; brothers Gerald, Gordon. Mount Sinai

Alex Freidman died Aug. 18 at 93. Survived by son Andrew. Sholom Chapels

Athalie Friedman died Sept. 22 at 91. Survived by daughter Rae; sons Jacob (Sheli), Leonard (Rebecca); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Friedman died Aug. 16 at 94. Survived by son Neil Marks. Malinow and Silverman 

Reuben Friedman died Sept. 11 at 102. Survived by daughters Shary Klamer, Margery (Alan) Specht; son Richard (Susie); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Fuss died Aug. 19 at 90. Survived by husband Daniel; daughter Sharon (George) Genel; son Marshall (Joan); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anna Ganzberg died Aug. 23 at 89. Survived by husband George; son Steven (Anna); 2 grandchildren; sister Sonia Pearl. Hillside

Ida Garbuz died Aug. 16 at 80. Survived by daughters Klara, Maya; son Roman. Sholom Chapels

David Gaulton died Aug. 22 at 62. Survived by wife Lenore; sons Brian, Jason (Jamie); mother Charline; sister Sue (Jeff) Beinart; brother Jeff (Bonnie). Mount Sinai

Lillian Gindler died Aug. 18 at 84. Survived by husband Burton; son David; daughter-in-law Kiki. Mount Sinai

Philip Glezer died Aug. 19 at 63. Survived by wife Carmella; daughters Debbie, Rochelle; son Gershon. Mount Sinai

Ellen Goodhill died Aug. 23 at 69. Survived by husband Shlomo Nitzani; brother Gary Berg. Mount Sinai

Irwin Goodman died Aug. 29 at 68. Survived by wife Robin; daughters Jennifer (Barry), Jordan, Logan; son Jeffrey; 3 grandchildren; sisters-in-law Iris Wenikoff, Pauline. Mount Sinai

Stephen Goodman died Sept. 19 at 70. Survived by mother Lillian; sister Margaret; friend Richard Moss. Mount Sinai

Charles Goldsmith died Sept. 10 at 92. Survived by wife Frances; daughter Elaine (Daniel) Goldsmith-Thomas; son William (Barbara); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Estelle Greenfield died Aug. 21 at 87. Survived by daughter Jill (Gregg) Glickstein; son Bruce. Mount Sinai

Betty Gross Predovich died Aug. 18 at 84. Survived by daughter Shelley (Michael) Eisner; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Donald Kalbrosky died Aug. 19 at 82. Survived by sons Fred, Ron. Sholom Chapels

Elaine Kaplan died Aug. 22 at 79. Survived by daughter Caryl Albright; sons Jeff (Lori), Ronald (Cindy); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Tania Rash. Hillside

Donya Katrikh died Sept. 10 at 91. Survived by sons Boris (Victoria), Solomon (Nelly); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; son-in-law Polia Novak. Mount Sinai

Ruth Katsof died Sept. 10 at 80. Survived by daughters Karon (Norman) Auble, Sharon Jones; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin Kaufman died Aug. 29 at 83. Survived by wife Lyla; daughter Judith Morton; son Ken; 3 grandchildren; sister Taube; brother Charles. Mount Sinai

Nancy Kirsch died Aug. 26 at 72. Survived by husband Terry; daughters Alene Samuels, Jodi; son Hugh (Julie); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Alfred Klass died Aug. 26 at 91. Survived by sons David (Tracy), Gary (Robin), Gordon (Lori), Robert (Amy); 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Annette Klemow died Sept. 11 at 84. Survived by daughter Valerie (Clifford) Lipson; son Neil; 2 grandchildren; brother Max Schleicher. Mount Sinai

Roger Kozberg died Aug. 16 at 77. Survived by wife Joanne; daughter Lindsey; son Anthony; brother Martin. Hillside

Albert Lachtman died Aug. 24 at 85. Survived by wife Florence; daughters Diane (Brian Aldrich), Roberta (Bruce Jacob); 1 grandchild; brother Marvin (Carol). Hillside

Judith Lamm died Aug. 18 at 80. Survived by husband Jule; daughter Wendy; sons Randy (Bronwyn Barkan), Brett (Stephanie Blackman); 6 grandchildren; sister Margery Throne. Hillside

Selma Lebowitz died Aug. 31 at 93. Survived by son Allan; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Florence Lerner died Aug. 28 at 88. Survived by daughter Linda Oppenheim; son Jeff. Sholom Chapels

Davida Lettiere died Sept. 10 at 74. Survived by husband Donald; daughter Debi (Cliff) Lieberman; son David (Caren); 4 grandchildren; sister Joan (Shelly) Ratner. Mount Sinai

Jordan Levenson died Aug. 16 at 76. Survived by sister Judith (Alan) Newman; brother Jeremy (Phyllis). Hillside

Irving Levine died Aug. 18 at 91. Survived by wife Louella; daughters Sherry (Robert) Brewer, Marla; son Jeff; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Levine died Aug. 23 at 88. Survived by son David. Sholom Chapels

Blanka Lifshin died Aug. 15 at 89. Survived by sister Rose Mandelberg. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Lubarsky died Aug. 18 at 91. Survived by daughters Marilyn, Sandra; son Rabbi Jonathan (Rabbi Beth) Singer; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barbara Maller died Aug. 25 at 66. Survived by husband Robert; son Joe. Sholom Chapels

Ben Marsten died Aug. 28 at 87. Survived by wife Anita; daughter Wendy (Larry) Guzin; son Wade (Ingrid); brother Lou; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Mildred Michaels died Aug. 16 at 100. Survived by daughter Susan; daughters-in-law Karen Gilbert, Cathy (Barry Krasner) Michaels Krasner; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jean Mizrahi died Aug. 21 at 87. Survived by daughters Diane (Andrew Harris) Mizrahi Harris, Linda; son Allen; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Ruth Mogol died Aug. 15 at 91. Survived by sons Alan (Audrey), Steve; 2 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Dorothy Moses died Aug. 30 at 94. Survived by sons Larry, Mark; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Barbara Mott died Aug. 17 at 89. Survived by daughters Elise (William Satr) Sinay-Spilker, Nancy (Howard) Sunkin; 4 grandchildren; brother Melvin Brown. Hillside

Robert Nadel died Aug. 31 at 66. Survived by daughters Sarah (Todd) Holtzman, Barbara; sons Jeffrey, Jonathan (Michel); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gilda Newman died Aug. 16 at 64. Survived by husband Carl; sister Carol Gross; brother Richard Shtiller; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Howard Nitkin died Sept. 17 at 79. Survived by wife Nancy; daughter Leslie (Ed) Hurtato; sons Michael (Debbie), Russell (Ruby); 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother Melvin (Jean). Mount Sinai

Irving Okun died Aug. 26 at 86. Survived by daughters Beth (Gary) Bardovi, Jill (Greg) Kulper, Kim (Bill) Smith, Heidi Stuart; 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Hector Oratowski died Aug. 31 at 73. Survived by wife Teresa; son Steven. Sholom Chapels

Lottie Ornstein died Aug. 21 at 95. Survived by daughter Nancy (Leo) McStroul; son Seymour (Janice) Ganville; 4 grandchildren; brother Allan Paul. Mount Sinai

William Ostroff died Aug. 15 at 102. Survived by daughter Barbara (Harvey Demsky) Birnbaum; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sam Palley died Aug. 15 at 95. Survived by son Louis (Marcus Johns). Mount Sinai

David Pennet died Sept. 9 at 82. Survived by sons Evan, Seth; sisters Barbara Cohen, Joan Krieger. Mount Sinai

Zosia Perutz died Aug. 28 at 92. Survived by daughters Helen (Frank Ponder) Randall, Joanne (David) Lockman; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Robert Plaksin died Aug. 29 at 36. Survived by partner Jason Rongel; father Maury; mother Marylou; father-in-law Steven Simon; mother-in-law Terri Simon; sister Laurie Shiers. Mount Sinai

Myron Pops died Aug. 19 at 83. Survived by son Steven; sister Anette Sexton-Wagner. Hillside

Ted Post died Aug. 20 at 95. Survived by wife Thelma; daughter Laurie (Burt) Margolin; son Robert (Reva Seigel); 4 grandchildren; sister Ruth; brother Joe. Mount Sinai

Craig Pynes died Aug. 29 at 49. Survived by wife Martha; daughter Stephanie; son Cameron; stepmothers Joanne, Ellie; stepfather Tom Safran; mother-in-law Rose McMahon; brothers Andrew (Julie), Jordan (Sahari), Scott (Karen), Steve (Susan); brothers-in-law James McMahon, Sean McMahon. Hillside

Dorothy Rankin died Aug. 24 at 92. Survived by husband Albert; daughter Roxanne; son Jay; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Rapoport died Sept. 8 at 84. Survived by daughters Janice (Curtis) Beach, Lois (David) Puretz; son Russell (Jan); 5 grandchildren; sister Lillian Chinitz. Mount Sinai

Jack Ratoff died Sept. 16 at 84. Survived by wife Marsha; daughters Deborah (David Fishel) Dahan, Lisa (Charlie) Lipthay; son Gary; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Albert Rechteger died Aug. 23 at 95. Survived by daughters Laurie (Susan) Rechteger-Craw, Heidi (Nathan Laks); 1 step-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Samuel Rifman died Aug. 16 at 70. Survived by daughter Aimee (Mike) Camello; son Edward (Gabrielle); 3 grandchildren; brother Mel (Sandra); companion Alison King. Hillside

Mildred Rivo died Sept. 11 at 89. Survived by daughter Lisa (Roger) Peterson; son Marc (Karen); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Rosenbloom died Aug. 30 at 84. Survived by son Robert; son-in-law David Bunjac; 2 grandchildren; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Allan Ross died Aug. 22 at 97. Survived by daughter Lynda (Rabbi Stan) Levy; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mallory Ross died Aug. 26 at 29. Survived by mother Nora; father Jay; sister Meredith. Mount Sinai

Jay Roth died Aug. 22 at 75. Survived by wife Donna; daughter Dana; son David (Lauren); stepdaughter Joni (Robert) Binder; stepson Russell (Andrea) Binder; 6 grandchildren; brother Leonard. Hillside

Judith Roseman died Aug. 15 at 73. Survived by daughter Randi (Tony Brooke) Kern; sons Howard (Cheryl Caris) Kern, Robert (Marci) Kern, Steven (Stephanie Davis) Kern; 8 grandchildren; sister Carol Cohen; brother Myron Miller. Mount Sinai

Rose Saperstein died Sept. 1 at 95. Survived by daughter Judith (Paul) Braun; son Harry (Joan); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

David Savitt died Sept. 8 at 87. Survived by daughter Kathy (Michael) Moray; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Saxon died Sept. 21 at 89. Survived by husband Spencer; daughter Jennifer (Keith) Gore; son James (Jennifer); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sam Schlachtman died Aug. 21 at 96. Survived by daughter Roz (Ronald) Finkelstein; son Abe; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Seltzer died Aug. 15 at 89. Survived by nephew Gary Jaffe; friend Mindy Elkabetz. Mount Sinai

Albert Shapley died Aug. 15 at 90. Survived by wife Beatrice; daughter Nina (Ari) Ollikainen; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Robert (Barbara). Hillside

Kenneth Simon died Sept. 10 at 95. Survived by daughter Gwynn; son Harlan (Mary); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ralph Simon died Sept. 17 at 86. Survived by wife Harriet; sons Kevin, Marc. Mount Sinai

Jim Sklar died Aug. 18 at 89. Survived by wife Edith; daughter Annette Vanerlinde; sons Nathan (Rene), Sam (Nancy); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Small died Sept. 18 at 74. Survived by wife Adina; daughter Tanya (Andrew) Kromer; 2 grandchildren; sister Audrey Rothman. Mount Sinai

Emery Stein died Sept. 18 at 69. Survived by wife Roberta; daughters Michelle (Jeff) Nagel, Laura; 2 grandchildren; sisters Susie Cook, Eva (Gabriel) Weiss. Mount Sinai

Shirley Stern died Aug. 24 at 82. Survived by son Brian. Sholom Chapels

Marian Tamkin died Aug. 24 at 94. Survived by nephews Allan Levine, Barry Levine, Fred Zaidman. Mount Sinai

Gary Tanchester died Sept. 3 at 66. Survived by sister Gail (Jerry) Freilich. Mount Sinai

Jerry Taran died Aug. 26 at 76. Survived by brother Edward; 3 nieces. Mount Sinai

Jeanette Taubman died Aug. 28 at 87. Survived by daughters Tina Barnes, Evelyn Bluestein; sons Jeff (Sheryl), Stanley (Judy); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

William Teller died Sept. 10 at 93. Survived by wife Freda; daughters Maxine, Sandra; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Shirley Volk died Sept. 12 at 89. Survived by daughter Stephanie (James) Moriarity; son Peter; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rhoda Weintraub died Aug. 26 at 83. Survived by daughter Lynn Gerichter; son Irv. Mount Sinai

Leonard Zail died Aug. 19 at 91. Survived by wife Marion; daughter Sharon (Garry) Weisenberg; son Michael (Candy); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sylvia Zamel died Aug. 22 at 88. Survived by daughter Suzanne (Alan) Fleischacker; son Mark (Lori); 2 grandchildren; sister Ruth Zebrack. Hillside

Arline Zipperman died Sept. 8 at 80. Survived by daughter Sherri (Marc) Leunis; sons Dean (Frankie), Steve (Carrie); 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sister Janet (Earl) Sternfeld. Mount Sinai

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