Obituaries

Ellen Abramson died Feb. 19 at 74. Survived by sons Jeff (Ingrid Landstrom), Mark (Margot Carlson); 3 grandchildren; sister Katie (Charley) Brown. Mount Sinai

Lois Adler died Jan. 26 at 74. Survived by daughter Elizabeth Wallerstein; son Dave (Wendi) Wallerstein; 4 grandchildren; brother Bob (Betty) Hertz. Mount Sinai

Lorraine Adler died Jan. 30 at 94. Survived by daughter Sally (Steve) Adler Danney; sons Stephen, Mitchell. Malinow and Silverman

Patricia Alexander died Feb. 22 at 83. Survived by daughter Sharon; sons Eric, Mark (Diane); brother Daniel Lewis Gould; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Sylvia Andrews died Feb. 18 at 101. Survived by daughter Joyce Kenyon; 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai 

Marlene Berman died Jan. 31 at 71. Survived  by  husband Michael; daughters Mara, Lisa Bourbeau, Debbie (Chris) Elliot, Vicki Berman-Williams; sister Lorraine (Paul) Levin; 8 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Edward Blum died Feb. 22 at 90. Survived by wife Dolores; daughters Deborah (Matthew) Ryan, Beth (Marc) Firestone, Amy (Martin) Herkenhoff; sister Phyllis Decker; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Dorothy Fishman died Feb. 22 at 97. Survived by daughter Ronnie Lee; son Joel Lawrence;  2 grandchildren. Hillside

Rose Fishman died Feb. 18 at 105. Survived by nieces Barbara Katz, Lana Teplick; great-nephews Marvin, Steven (Theresa); great-niece, Marcy (Jorge Avila). Mount Sinai

Sophie Fogelman died Feb. 1 at 92. Survived by sons Gerald (Janet), Roy (Barbara); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

George Garrington died Feb. 18 at 90. Survived by friend Carol Meyers. Hillside

Lewis Goldberg died Feb. 5 at 75. Survived by wife Susan; daughters Abigail Spiegel, Micala Fox; son Jacob. Malinow and Silverman

Rhoda Gerri Gooze died Feb. 22 at 79. Survived by husband Edwin; daughter Linda (Howard) Schwimmer; sons Bill (Nanci) Gross, Chanen Menashe (Ashira) Gross; stepdaughters Marla (Howard) Kaplan, Debbie (Jeff) Friedman; 9 grandchildren; sister Barbara (Allan Ehrlich) Polin; brother Richard (Sue) Gross. Mount Sinai

Ida Gould died Feb. 19 at 87. Survived by sons Preston (Sheree), Ronald; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Bertha Mizruchy; brother Hyman Kravetz. Mount Sinai

Marion Jenner died Feb. 17 at 92. Survived by daughter Ronna; 1 granddaughter; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Kaplan died Feb. 17 at 102. Survived by daughters Lois Jacobs, Joan (Mark) Meyerson; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Kenneth Keer died Feb. 9 at 74. Survived by wife Francine; daughter Kimberly (Rami Wernik) Heyman; sons Gregory (Wendy), Josh Jacobs, Seth Jacobs; 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Scott Knigin died Feb. 18 at 53. Survived by mother Judith; daughter Mackenzie; son Taylor; brother Brian. Mount Sinai

Marilyn L. Kragen died Feb. 22 at 91. Survived by daughter Edeena (Brian) Gordon; sons Leslie (Karen), Bruce (Olivia), Robin (Sheila), Stanley; sister Jocelyn Klasky; 9 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Barry Lazar died Feb. 20 at 79. Survived by sons Darryl (Dawn), Jeffrey (Lisa); sister Bonnie Flamer; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Ruth Lebowitz died Feb. 20 at 93. Survived by daughter Michal (Chaim) Heller; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Maurice Lecover died Feb. 22 at 91. Survived by wife Diane; daughter Lisa (Brian) Kessler; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Eyal Levy died Feb. 20 at 28. Survived by mother Yardena; father Yona; brother Gil; sister Lior. Groman Eden

Mark Levy died Feb. 18 at 88. Survived by wife Peachy; daughter Janet (Bill) Pauli; sons Richard (Dana), John (Victoria); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Ina Marks died Feb. 21 at 99. Survived by daughter Elinor (Mark) Marks-Gordon; son Michael (Judy); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Fay Diamond. Mount Sinai

Sidney Reiff died Feb. 22 at 95. Survived by wife Renee; daughter Isabel (Lee) Reiff; sons Kenneth (Angela), Russell; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Melvin Rubin died Feb. 17 at 86. Survived by wife Vicki; son Robert; 1 grandson. Malinow and Silverman

Edith Schmerling died Feb. 20 at 90. Survived by daughters Heidi (Richard) Watt, Trudy (Bruce) Epstein; sons Jack (Sara), Edward (Charlene Alpert), Noah (Susana), Spencer (Sarah Zeal); 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Martin Schule died Feb. 10 at 69. Survived by sons Steven, Alan (Jenna); sister Esther (Alex) Rozenblum; 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Esther Siprut died Feb. 6 at 88. Survived by sons Manny, Michael, Mark, Leonard, Richard. Malinow and Silverman

Marla Sara Smith died Feb. 19 at 51. Survived by mother Myra; sisters Dina, Loretta; nephew Jay. Groman Eden

Norman Sobel died Feb. 22 at 88. Survived by wife Karen; brother Louis; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Allen H. Sokoler died Feb. 19 at 84. Survived by wife Sonya; daughter Nancy (Neal) Steiner; sons Neil (Rosalyn), Kenneth (Ardyth); 5 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Lillian Solomon died Feb. 21 at 94. Survived by nieces Rosalind (Edward) Krojansky, Eileen Levine. Hillside

Deborah Turken died Feb. 17 at 84. Survived by sons James (Karen), Donald (Julie); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sin

Muriel Wallace died Feb. 19 at 87. Survived by sons Billie (Richard) Udko, Barry; 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Eric Preston Wallenstein died Feb. 18 at 55. Survived by father Roy; sisters Hilary (Robin) Rogers, Heather (Louis Vargas) Sandlin; 2 nieces; 2 nephews. Mount Sinai

Rae Zweig died Feb. 23 at 100. Survived by daughter Diane (Lawrence) Levine; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside