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Obituaries

Shirley Aboulafia died at 86. Survived by daughter Nancy; sons Robert, Steven; sister Linda Baker; brother Jerome Aroesty. Malinow and Silverman
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May 7, 2014

Shirley Aboulafia died at 86. Survived by daughter Nancy; sons Robert, Steven; sister Linda Baker; brother Jerome Aroesty. Malinow and Silverman

Morton Jay Allen died April 4 at 75. Survived by daughter Lauren; 3 grandchildren; brother Barry (Sharon). Mount Sinai

Ruth Arons died March 31 at 70. Survived by husband Bert; son Anthony; daughters Alison J. (Brian) McGarry, Andrea S. (Kirk) Jaffe; 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joanne Elaine Barmatz died March 27. Survived by daughters Patty, Laurie Hillyer (Mark Pearlman); 1 granddaughter; sisters Sue Barnett, Bonnie (Love) Solomon. Groman Eden

Vicki Windrow Bassman died April 1 at 54. Survived by sons Bobby, Brian; sister Laurie. Mount Sinai

Lillian Browne died April 7 at 101. Survived by son Allan; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

 Ella Chernyak died April 5 at 66. Survived by husband Simon; daughter Sofya (Vitaly) Shipilova; son Aigor; 4 grandchildren; brother Vladmir Katz. Mount Sinai

Irene Shirley Crystal died March 30 at 72. Survived by daughter Lisa; sons Jonathan (Caroline Ewing), David (Millie); 5 grandchildren; brother Barry (Mandy) Lipstz; sister Harriet Vall. Mount Sinai

Mildred Eilenberg died March 28 at 87. Survived by daughter Debbie (Marty) Terrizzi; sons Jerold, Michael (Danette); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Dean Elam died March 28 at 74. Survived by wife Lenore; daughter Michele Sledge; sons Jeffrey Murphy, Christopher (Michelle), Nathan (Eva); sister Sherril Hunze; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Nissim Ferris died April 3 at 92. Survived by sister Seemah (Harold) Berson; nephews Saul, David, Adam, Joshua Berson; caregiver Yumin “Chundo” Deng. Mount Sinai

Emma Fine died March 25 at 95. Survived by daughter Ginger Williams; son Jeffrey; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Mildred Fraider died March 17 at 95. Survived by sons Shelly (Corrie) Grudin, Steven (Dale Perry); daughter Luann (Sidney Lam) Jaffe; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

William Gilbert died March 28 at 95. Survived by wife Gloria; daughters Diane, Lynn, Donna, Cathy Louchheim; son Ken; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Lee Greene died April 3. Survived by daughter Renee; son Steve (Roslyn); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Tobi Cantor. Groman Eden

Robert Jarsky died April 3 at 77. Survived by wife Roslyn, sons Steve (Stephanie), David (Karen); 2 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Isabel Katz died March 29 at 84. Survived by daughters Lisa Berkowitz, Julie (Richard) Arshonsky; 4 grandchildren; brother Cyrus Kirshner. Mount Sinai

Nathan Samuel Krems died March 31 at 98. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Paula (John Sullivan); son David (Linda); 3 grandchildren.

Sydney Kruger died March 30 at 81. Survived by son Jonathan. Hillside

Bernard Leytus died March 8 at 86. Survived by sons Steven (Priscilla), David (Mac Huff); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frank David Lieberman died March 22 at 81. Survived by wife Elaine; daughters Linda Joy (Michael) Thompson, Gina Ruth (Zac) Neuman, Elizabeth Ann (Rob) Cole, Andrea Baron-McEachran; son David H. (Cathy) Baron; 5 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

David Liban died March 29 at 87. Survived by wife Dolores; daughter Beth (Steven) Milner; son Jay (Lisa); sister-in-law Barbara Stelzner; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Jeffrey Liss died March 27 at 92. Survived by wife Verna; daughters Sarah, Holly, Michelle (Daniel) Watts; son Jordan; mother Shirley; sister Andrea (Michael); 1 grandson. Hillside

Stanley Lubitsch died April 6 at 82. Survived by daughter Marsha (Darrell) Gilliam; 1 grandson; brother Richard; partner Myrna Cutler. Mount Sinai

Robert Alvin Mitteldorf died March 29 at 79. Survived by wife Peggy; daughter Marci (Kenneth) Freed; son Brian (Tracy);  7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sophie C. Moche died April 2 at 99. Survived by sons Joseph (Lea), Benjamin (Becky) Naar, Irv (Rose) Naar; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Miriam Penn died March 31 at 84. Survived by daughter Gina Penn Schneider; son Steven; brother Jerry Gordon (Ruth); 3 grandsons; nieces and nephews; cousins. Groman Eden

Donald Perlick died March 30 at 84. Survived by wife Joyce; daughters Lisa Perlman, Sheryl. Mount Sinai

Harry Peterzell died March 26 at 83. Survived by wife Joyce; sons David, Paul (Jane); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Anne Polim died March 30 at 94. Survived by sisters Faye Schwartz, Ricky Harris (Paul) Piazzese; nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Esther James Ratinoff died April 6 at 89. Survived by sons Eric (Patrice), Edward (Marisa); daughter Liz Ratinoff Harris; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elise Rips died April 5 at 92. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Michael (Leslie); 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sister Betty Liebensohn. Mount Sinai

Harold Rothman died April 6 at 86. Survived by wife Zelda; daughter Michelle Rosenfeld; son Michael (Damela); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Aaron Ruthman died April 6 at 76. Survived by wife Dianne; daughters Edie (Robert) Kraft, Adena (Jimmy) Simmons; son Martin; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Mike (Esta); stepsons Michael Cohen, Ian Cohen, Jeffrey (Irma) Cohen; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Abraham Schuman died April 5 at 89. Survived by wife Rita; daughter Bonnie (Hank) Landsberg; son Bruce; brother Harri Shuchman. Mount Sinai

Sheva Seifert died April 5 at 92. Survived by husband Jacob; daughters Ida (Ian) Eisler, Paula (Richard) Solmer; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anita Singer died March 28 at 84. Survived by daughter Judith; sons Howard (Arlene), Barry (Shirley); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gary Slater died April 2 at 68. Survived by sister-in-law Ruth. Mount Sinai

Marian Sommer died March 24 at 100. Survived by daughter Ruth Aurebach; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Donald Wager died March 24 at 78. Survived by wife Renee; daughter Sarah Wager-Ratinoff; son Matthew. Hillside

Milton Yusim died Feb. 28 at age 83. Survived by wife Jody; daughter Shari Aarons; sons Jeffrey, Max, Steven; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

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