Obituaries

Diana Avery died Jan. 12 at 92. Survived by daughter Sandra (Steve); sons Marc (Judy), Ronald; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sharon Bell died Jan. 10 at 77. Survived by daughter Stephanie (Sherman) Gardner; sons Gregory (Marla) Neufeld, Richard Ruskin. Hillside

Naomi Berman died Jan. 11 at 88. Survived by sons Mark (Sharon), Stuart; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Don Birnbaum died Jan. 11 at 92. Survived by daughters Silvia (Saul) Dryzun, Nora (Alan) Fels; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Adeline Braverman died Jan. 18 at 90. Survived by daughter Marlene (Ernest Fazio); son Dennis; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Donald Carlin died Jan. 8 at 72. Survived by brothers Gary, Leonard. Hillside

Howard Cohen died Jan. 14 at 84. Survived by wife Adeline; sons Danny, Steve (Marissa); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Simon Dagan died Jan. 11 at 91. Survived by daughter Lori (Nico Crostella); son Jeff (Karen); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving Dem died Jan. 19 at 98. Survived by sons Neal (Karen), Stephen (Vera); 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Donald Engel died Jan. 15 at 84. Survived by wife Judith; daughters Jacqueline (Matt) Leibsohn, Laura (Jimmy Wood); sons Gregory (Didi), Stephen (Jacki); 7 grandchildren; brother Robert. Mount Sinai

Joyce Feinstein died Jan 19 at 83. Survived by daughters Beth (Rick) Thurber, Susan; 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Carole Franklin died Jan. 7 at 80. Survived by daughters Julie Orlov, Lori; son Jeff; 2 grandchildren; sister Sandy Lurie; brother Bruce Schulz. Hillside

Saul Friedman died Jan. 14 at 94. Survived by daughter Marianne (Stephen) Cohen; sons Leonard (Nancy), Lester (Simone); 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Sally Gotlieb. Mount Sinai

Michael Graff died Jan. 12 at 88. Survived by wife Trudy; daughters Carole Crawford, Gillian (Dennis) Griffin, Shannon (Bob) Yonkers; 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Arthur Hirschberg died Jan. 10 at 89. Survived by wife Judith; daughters Carol (Robert) Young, Diane (Craig); son Alan (Susan); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Oscar Iezman died Jan. 9 at 96. Survived by daughter Robin (Tom Lopshire); sons Alan (Lynn), Robert, Stanley (Nancy Stark); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ted Jordan died Jan. 19 at 80. Survived by daughter Pearl (Eitan) Shertzer; son Alex (Michele); 5 grandchildren; sister Chaya Rosberger. Mount Sinai

Solomon Katanick died Jan. 12 at 94. Survived by daughters Barbara (Steven) Kramar, Nancy (Ron) McIntyre; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Linda Kitay died Jan. 13 at 58. Survived by son Joseph; mother Joyce; brother Howard. Mount Sinai

Rabbi Michael Manson died Jan. 15 at 82. Survived by wife Shoshana; daughter Sapir; son Michael Strapko. Mount Sinai

Selma Meltzer died Jan. 18 at 100. Survived by niece Barbara (Robert) Sugar. Mount Sinai

Herbert Mintzer died Jan. 11 at 92. Survived by wife Rebecca; sons Leonard, Sidney; 3 grandchildren; sister Rebecca Lisenko; brother Robert Wagner. Mount Sinai

Steven Arthur Mittleman died Dec. 24, 2013 at 54. Survived by mother Sandra; father Sheldon; sister Susan (John) Moredock; brother David (Lisa); niece Lauren; nephew Andrew. Groman Eden

Evelyn Oleon died Jan. 9 at 87. Survived by husband Marvin; daughters Cathy, Patti (Briggs MacDonald); 2 grandchildren. 

Sidney Quarress died Jan. 6 at 93. Survived by sons Andrew (Elinor), Michael; 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mae Schwartz died Jan. 11 at 101. Survived by daughters Cyrelle (Les) Pasco, Susan; 3 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Michael Shapiro died Jan. 16 at 96. Survived by daughter Rhonda (Steve) Millman; son Mark; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Barbara Brodel. Mount Sinai

Consuelo Shraga died Jan. 10 at 41. Survived by husband Bill; sons Matthew, Jason; mother Janet Santiago; father Jose Santiago; father-in-law Mike; mother-in-law Esther; sister Ilana (Itay) Reiss; brother-in-law David (Diana). Mount Sinai

Pearl Silverman died Jan. 14 at 83. Survived by daughter Norma (David) Fink; son Matthew; 4 grandchildren; brothers Barry (Barbara) Casowtiz, Paul Casowitz. Groman Eden

Helen Singer died Jan. 15 at 87. Survived by daughter Gloria Wolper, Shari; son Ronald (Rachel); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harris Stein died Jan. 11 at 89. Survived by wife Marion; daughter Lorraine (Kenneth) Weiner; son Matt (Tara); 4 grandchildren; sister Sylvelin. Hillside

Gerald Striker died Jan. 17 at 97. Survived by wife Faye; daughter Laurie Eisenberg; son Steven; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Betty Jacob, Elaine Wallace. Mount Sinai

Harvey Swern died Jan. 13 at 65. Survived by wife Nancy; stepdaughters Jenny (Josh) Silver, Nicole (Jeremy) Sonenschein; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Hymen Tekler died Jan. 7 at 90. Survived by daughter Marcia Schrepfer; sons Howard (Michele), Larry (Debbie); 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanford Tischler died Jan. 15 at 92. Survived by wife Roberta; daughter Cathy; son Drew; daughter-in-law Sherry; stepsons David Katz, Ricky Katz; 1 grandchild; 6 stepgrandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arnold Winter died Jan. 19 at 89. Survived by daughter Carolyn (Jeff) Powers; son Douglas (Daniella); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jill Wolff died Jan. 9 at 54. Survived by husband Ed; daughter Hanna; father-in-law Gary; brothers Abe Kaplan, Phillip (Orna) Kaplan; sister-in-law Suzanne. Mount Sinai