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Obituaries

Phyllis Ackerman died Sept. 18 at 85. Survived by husband Clarence; daughter Sheila. Sholom Chapels, Sidney Alweiss died Sept. 20 at 91. Survived by wife Ethel; daughters Bonnie Heider, Anita (Abram) Horowitz, June; son Alan (Linda); 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Dennis (Lorraine). Hillside
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October 16, 2013

Phyllis Ackerman died Sept. 18 at 85. Survived by husband Clarence; daughter Sheila. Sholom Chapels

Sidney Alweiss died Sept. 20 at 91. Survived by wife Ethel; daughters Bonnie Heider, Anita (Abram) Horowitz, June; son Alan (Linda); 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Dennis (Lorraine). Hillside

Victor Elgrably died Sept. 18 at 56. Survived by wife Nadia Ali; mother Fortune Dahan; sisters Rita Danino, Evelyn Saul; brother Eli. Hillside

Edythe Fine died Sept. 17 at 91. Survived by daughters Barbara (Sylvan) Swartz, Ellen (Greg) Willer; sons Barry, Paul (Dvorah); 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Malinow & Silverman

Raymond Gerson died Sept. 26 at 88. Survived by daughters Carol (Robert) Dittmer, Sheila (Greg) Pastor; son Mark (Marisol). Mount Sinai

Philip Gilden died Sept. 20 at 60. Survived by brothers Eugene (Patrea), Melvin; companion Laurie Perry. Hillside

Ann Goldfarb died Sept. 19 at 86. Survived by husband Isidore; daughter Paula (Lou) Loomis; son Robert (Barbi); daughter-in-law Donna; 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Musya Groberman died Sept. 24 at 75. Survived by sons Alex (Tatyana), Greg (Alla); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Audrey Halem died Sept. 22 at 82. Survived by husband Edward; daughter Paula (Paul) Frankel; sons Elliot (Jodi), Howard; 6 grandchildren; sister Shirley Esko. Mount Sinai

Renee Kaplan died Sept. 23 at 95. Survived by daughter Anita (Ron) Goldman; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Harriett Gore. Mount Sinai

Vivian Kay died Sept. 25 at 86. Survived by husband Harold; daughters Sheila (John) Maddox, Marilyn; son Steven; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Debra Lazzarino died Sept. 26 at 61. Survived by daughter Michelle Keown; sons Brian Schlee, Kevin; sister Elaine Stibel. Hillside  

Betty Levy died Sept. 17 at 91. Survived by daughters Sheryl (Bradley) Cohen, Laurie (Charles) Harris, Leslie (Dwayne) Talley, Nancy (Robert) Tanowitz; 10 grandchildren. Hillside

Blanche Liker died Sept. 18 at 80. Survived by husband Daniel; daughter Melissa (Barry) Tavel; sons Kenneth, Mark; 4 grandchildren; sister Myrna Levine; 1 niece; 2 nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Sonia Loffman died Sept. 26 at 82. Survived by husband Morris; daughters Lisa, Rena; sons Clark, Scott; grandchildren, great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Jean Middleton died Sept. 20 at 91. Survived by son Tom Javits. Sholom Chapels

Bernice Miller died Sept. 21 at 86. Survived by daughter Judith (Fred) Zolan; sons Daniel (Alexandra), Richard; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Milton North died Sept. 21 at 98. Survived by cousin Harvey (Kathy) Gazin; nephews Don (Jan) Preston, Steve (Myrna). Hillside

Joseph Peskin died Sept. 13 at 94. Survived by daughter Sandra; son Gary; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Gertrude Pylet died Sept. 11 at 98. Survived by brother Jerome. Hillside

Rose Richman died Sept. 24 at 95. Survived by stepson Fred (Arleen); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Edward Rubin died Sept. 21 at 82. Survived by wife Laurie; daughter MJ Williams; sons Charles (Judith) Williams, Douglas (May), Michael, Mitchell (Bertha), Steven (Stephanie); sister Lenore Sussman; 14 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Lenore Sussman. Hillside

Zinita Sawyer died Sept. 25 at 81. Survived by husband Clifford; daughters Gwen (Richard) Cobine, Shayne (Keith Abramson) Sawyer Abramson, Leslie (Alan) Shorr; son Russell; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Schneider died Sept. 18 at 90. Survived by daughter Sherrie; son Joel; niece Julie McCoy. Hillside

Elanor Schottenstein died Sept. 16 at 89. Survived by daughters Kathy (David) Lerner, Wendy (Kalman) Knecht; son Arnie (Jan) Knecht; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; half-brother Stanley Maron. Hillside

Edwin Sher died Sept. 23 at 85. Survived by wife Rosalyn; daughters Lisa (Scott) Miller, Mindy (David) Paskil; son Lawrence; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Sandra Frankel. Malinow & Silverman

Raymond Sherwood died Sept. 8 at 91. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Cydney; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Norma Sklar. Hillside

Robert Silberling died Sept. 23 at 79. Survived by wife Joyce; daughter Tracy; son Brad (Amy Brenneman); 2 grandchildren; brother Martin. Malinow & Silverman

Hadassah Silverman died Sept. 22 at 96. Survived by daughter Susan Lapidus; son Bennet. Malinow & Silverman

Arnon Sincoff died Sept. 25 at 64. Survived by wife Joann; sister Tova Morcof; stepsister Shira (Joey) Zolty. Hillside

Kathy Smith died Sept. 26 at 66. Survived by husband Stephen Bauer; brother Steve. Hillside

Elsie Starr died Sept. 24 at 89. Survived by son Philip (Maria); 2 granchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin Stein died Sept. 8 at 91. Survived by wife Nancy; daughter Carole; son Sean Key; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Monte Stern died Sept. 10 at 79. Survived by wife Judith; daughters Kim (Stephen) Roberts, Jennifer; 2 grandchildren; brother James. Hillside

Lydia Sulc died Sept. 25 at 82. Survived by husband Joseph; sons Gerald (Terri), Richard; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Adele Swartz died Sept. 13 at 95. Survived by sons Ken (Joan), Philip (Connie); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Anita Taube Hirsch died Sept. 27 at 80. Survived by husband Robert; daughter Susan (Alan Wohl) Hirsch Goldfarb; son Albert (Susan) Hirsch; 4 grandchildren; brother Tad (Dianne) Taube; sisters-in-law Betty (Orrin) Kabaker, Elana (Hal) Weinberger. Mount Sinai

Harry Trasky died Sept. 20 at 92. Survived by daughter Julie Tuomi; 3 grandchildren; sister Rose; brother Joe. Hillside

Victoria Travis died Sept. 21 at 89. Survived by husband Roy; daughter Naomi Stoller; son Gabriel (Robyn). Hillside

Yefim Tsatskin died Sept. 17 at 77. Survived by wife Serafima; daughters Sofia (Solomon) Gresen; son Joseph; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Bernard Tuvman died Sept. 23 at 91. Survived by wife Estelle; sons Ken, Paul. Sholom Chapels

Dolores Wernick died Sept. 11 at 84. Survived by husband Alvin; daughter Candice. Hillside

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