Obituaries

Robert Austin died Oct. 17 at 84. Survived by daughters Deborah (Larry) Greene, Susan Petty; son David; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anne Backer died Oct. 19 at 98. Survived by daughter Ilene Cohen; son Ronald (Johanna); 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild; sisters Blanche Alpert, Judith Kaufman. Mount Sinai

Nicole Berger died Oct. 10 at 31. Survived by mother Amy Neuman; father Arthur Neuman; sister Sara Neuman; brothers Ryan (Suzanne) Neuman, Robert (Tamar); nieces and nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Robert Blitz died Oct. 17 at 83. Survived by wife Shirley; nephew Jeff Dubin. Hillside

Roberta Buschelle died Oct. 23 at 78. Survived by daughter Lori Rogers; son Mark Sugarman. Groman Eden

Geri Cobin died Oct. 16 at 45. Survived by mother Susan; father Steven; sister Stephanie; brother Todd (Barbara); 3 nieces; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Hilda Deitsch died Oct. 17 at 86. Survived by sons Robert, Steven. Mount Sinai

Paul Fischer died Oct. 12 at 76. Survived by wife Esther; sons Bryan (Torey Massey), Jason; sister Gloria (Lou) Milkowski. Malinow & Silverman

Freddie Gilman died Oct. 23 at 60. Survived by wife Cora; daughters Samantha (Steven), Stacey; son Adam (Rachel); 2 grandchildren; mother Beverly; sisters Andrea, Cindy. Groman Eden

Esther Gordon died Oct. 18 at 95. Survived by daughter Marilyn (Barry) Rothman; son Barry (Renee); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Janice Greenberg died Oct. 23 at 86. Survived by husband Benjamin; daughter Amy Powell; son James (Judith Bell); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Hoffman died Oct. 18 at 94. Survived by son Irwin (Terry); daughter-in-law Helene; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rose Jassim died Oct. 21 at 98. Survived by daughters Bonnie (Lawrence Curtis) Rosechild, Linda (Gwynne Pugh); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Joseph Kane died Oct. 16 at 89. Survived by wife Rosalyn; daughter Nancy (David) Weinstein; son Bradford; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Tillie Karr died Oct. 19 at 102. Survived by daughter Ruthann (Jeffrey) Friedman Carlisle; son Richard Friedman; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Rose. Mount Sinai

David Lawrence died Oct. 16 at 72. Survived by wife Marilyn Kabakov; mother Lillian; sisters-in-law Nancy Brudney, Nadine Kracraft. Hillside

Muriel Lehrman died Oct. 18 at 96. Survived by daughters Sara (Robert) Cannon, Jobina (Bill) Lehrman-Fisherman; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Marcia Schneider; brother Joseph Kalton. Mount Sinai

Barbara Leimberg died Oct. 16 at 70. Survived by husband George; daughters Heather (Josh) Boyo, Alicia (Joe) Nuccio, Michelle (Robyn) Singer; 2 grandchildren; sisters Cynthia Burkenheim, Elaine Pector, Sheree Schaeffer. Mount Sinai

Leon Levin died Oct. 18 at 86. Survived by daughters Johnni Hansen, Gina Livengood; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Arlyne Corfine; brothers Irv, Larry. Hillside

Harvey Levine died Oct. 21 at 77. Survived by wife Shelly; sons Ray (Faith), Robert (Michelle), Steven (Audrey); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alicia Lewis died Oct. 19 at 77. Survived by brothers Benjamin (Michele), Howard (Caroline); 1 niece; 3 nephews. Mount Sinai

Betty Lurie died Oct. 18 at 89. Survived by daughter Ronda Platt; son Robert. Hillside

Seymour Maxwell died Oct. 22 at 84. Survived by wife Charlotte; daughters Leslie (Elliott) Bowdach, Treci (Robert) Horowitz, Robin (Keven) Woodruff; son Bruce; 8 grandchildren; sister Louise Wilk; 1 grandniece. Mount Sinai

Dina Neyman died Oct. 14 at 89. Survived by daughters Tatyana Sukharev, Bela Tsofnas; sister Anna Platner. Malinow & Silverman

Ethel Oller died Oct. 22 at 90. Survived by sons Alan (Ann), George (Gini), Harry (Susan); 8 grandchildren. Malinow & Silverman

Rita Ott died Oct. 21 at 84. Survived by daughter Sabina (John Paulett); niece Debora; nephew Brian; 6 cousins. Mount Sinai

Leonard Pincus died Oct. 19 at 92. Survived by daughters Dianne (Framarz) Larizadeh; Amy (George Schwenk), Leslie; sons Kenneth (Hiko Ozawa), Philip (Gail); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Elaine (Harold) Shames; daughter-in-law Elaine. Mount Sinai

Bella Rubinstein died Oct. 16 at 86. Survived by daughter Helen (Alan); sons Jack (Barbara), Marty; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Louise Sayah died Oct. 19 at 93. Survived by daughter Irene; son Samuel (Magdalena); 2 grandchildren; sister Anna Baruh. Hillside

David Schnall died Oct. 7 at 96. Survived by sons Neal (Yael), Stephen (Patty); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Shirley; brother Nathan. Hillside

June Shrifter died Oct. 22 at 89. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Raylene), Steven, Tom (Leah); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Moshe Shulman died Oct. 21 at 96. Survived by daughter Lorraine; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Judy Silverman died Oct. 16 at 63. Survived by father Philip; brothers Daniel (Alyse), Rabbi David (Julie); sister Deborah (Rabbi Joseph) Oratz.

Alvin Sorkin died Oct. 19 at 76. Survived by wife Adelina; son Stephen (Holly); 2 grandchildren; sister Mimi (Mel) Salz. Mount Sinai

Shirley Staple died Oct. 19 at 87. Survived by husband Tom; daughter Joanna (Ronald Ramirez); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Judith Stevens died Oct. 20 at 83. Survived by daughter Ava (John) Malinovsky; son Dan (Martha); 2 grandchildren; brother Ernest Greenblatt. Mount Sinai

George Wallace died Oct. 17 at 90. Survived by wife Marilyn; sons Gary, Norman (Marcell); 4 grandchildren; sister-in-law Sami Freedman. Mount Sinai

Raymond Ziff died Oct. 19 at 100. Survived by wife Irma; daughter Nicole (Richard) Glazer; son Ronald (Ethel); 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai