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January 5, 2006

Azizollah Aryeh died Dec.1 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Sara; son, Jamshid; daughters, Sima and Roza; and nine grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Isadore Benditson died Dec. 3 at 89. He is survived by his children, Philip (Elaine), Adrian and Joel; three grandsons; and sister, Rose Young. Mount Sinai

FLORENCE BENJAMIN died Nov. 29 at 87. She is survived by her son, Larry (Maxine); daughter, Elaine (Martin) Barrad; and three grandchildren. Hillside

DAVID BORAN died Dec. 4 at 90. He is survived by his son, Michael; grandson, Allen Levine; and sisters Manya Bertan and Terry Keith. Hillside

Herman Damon died Dec. 3 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Doris; daughter, Carol Dearborn; sons, Jeffrey, Steve and Rob; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

HELEN FIELD died Dec. 2 at 95. She is survived by her sons, A. Leslie (Erika) and Peter; daughter Judy Cray; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Norman Field died Nov. 29 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; children, Michele (Joe) Diaz and Jeffrey (Susan); grandchildren, Rebecca Manfredonia and Rachel (Scott) McAnnaly; and five great- grandchildren. Mount Sinai

George Leo Friedman died Nov. 29 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Marcia; daughter, Audrey; son, Dr. Leonard (Lori); two grandchildren; brother, Robert; sister-in-law Hortense; and brother-in-law, Cantor Richard (Batya) Silverman. Malinow and Silverman

SHIRLEY GORDON died Dec. 2 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Joan (Corey) Robin and Susan (Stephen) Ross; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Theodore (Pat) Novey; brother-in-law Myron; and caregiver Lola Balunan. Hillside

Sonia Kaufman Haber died Dec. 4 at 86. She is survived by her daughter Lynne; sons, Jerold (Marcia), Stephen (Raquel) and Matt (Jane); three grandchildren; and brother, Nat Kaufman. Malinow and Silverman

David Kahane died Nov. 27 at 90. He is survived by his sons, Fred and Robert (Louise); daughter, Rose Moonwater; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Berta Gates. Sholom Chapels.

Genia Kapa died Nov 30 at 98. She is survived by her nephew, Ken Greenwald. Chevra Kadisha

Freda Koen died Dec. 3 at 83. She is survived by her son, Michael; daughter, Mindy (Gene) Stein; three grandchildren; brother, Arnold Feldman; and sister, Zelda Rosenthal. Groman

Pesya Koyfman died Dec. 3 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Maya Naboka. Chevra Kadisha

Maurice Henry Kraines died Nov. 29 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Yasuko; sons, Larry and Steven; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels.

Edward Kronfeld died Dec. 1 at 90. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara; son, Craig (Bonnie); granddaughters, Brittany and Courtney; and sisters, Ann, Evelyn and Bernice. Mount Sinai

Ann Lande died Nov. 30 at 85. She is survived by her sons, Bruce and Paul; brother, Philip Friedman; and sister, Sarah Pohl. Groman

Manny Lev died Nov. 29 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Michelle and Edie Olivia; and grandchildren, Brandon and Hanna. Mount Sinai

VERNON LIEBERMAN died Dec. 2 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; and daughters Nan, Ilene and Shelly. Hillside

Keith Frederick Ligerman died Nov. 30 at 52. He is survived by his father, Nathan; and brothers, Steve, Jeffrey and Robert. Groman

Sarah Cecil Lilien died Dec. 1 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Sam; sons, David (Carolyn) and Alan (Robin); four grandchildren; brother, Abe (Zena) Lewis; and sisters-in-law, Nellie (Irv) Geldin, Muriel and Mary. Mount Sinai

CELIA NOAH died Dec. 2 at 86. She is survived by her sons, Mark, Ian and Stuart; daughters Bonnie Kroll and Sandra; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Miron Remesnitsky died Nov. 29 at 90. He is survived by his son, Joseph; daughter, Larisa Klochkov; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sara Tomashev. Groman

Ida Sachs died Dec. 2 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Sam; sons, Howard, Larry and Robert; and five grandchildren. Groman

HELEN LOUISE SCHREIBER died Dec. 3 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Judi (Sheldon) Feldman; son, Doug; and five grandchildren. Hillside

ALFRED SCHUSTER died Dec. 3 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Betty; children, Diane (David), Carol (Jeffrey) and Randy; four grandchildren; and sister, Kathryn Schwabacher. Hillside

Anne Shapiro died Nov. 30 at 88. She is survived by her sons, Alan (Flo) and Marshall (Connie); and daughter, Nancy (David). Mount Sinai

Sophie Lillian Silver died Nov. 29 at 78. She is survived by her sons, Barry (Janice) and Mark; four grandchildren; brother, Eli Finer; niece, Velma Burns; nephew, Walter Burns; and great-niece, Vicki Davis. Groman

Lilian Smitzer died Nov. 30 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Haberman, Andrea Wolfe, Susan Ciccone and Bronna Daniel; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Groman

Florence Speciner died Nov. 30 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Roberta Goodman; granddaughter, Marla Rasmussen; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nephew, Philip Speciner; and niece, Mindy Taylor Ross. Groman

Max Simon Streitman died Dec. 2 at 73. He is survived by his sister, Susan Singer. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Hiller Wolf died Nov. 30 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Allan) Stanley; and son Richard (Terri); four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

JULIAN WOLKOFF died Dec. 3 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Lila; daughters, Karol Schnaufer and Meaggin (Adrian) Tatarakis; son, Garth (Leslie); seven grandchildren; and sisters, Roz (Jay) Weiner and Shirley Tegetoff. Hillside

 

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