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Obituaries

Marilyn Beck died May 31 at 85. Survived by husband Arthur Levine; daughter Andee (James Althoff) Beck Althoff; son Mark (Bonnie Saland); stepdaughter Patricia Levine; stepson Michael Levine; 4 grandchildren; brother Mitchell Mohr. Mount Sinai
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June 25, 2014

Marilyn Beck died May 31 at 85. Survived by husband Arthur Levine; daughter Andee (James Althoff) Beck Althoff; son Mark (Bonnie Saland); stepdaughter Patricia Levine; stepson Michael Levine; 4 grandchildren; brother Mitchell Mohr. Mount Sinai

Herman D. Brahm died May 28 at 90. Survived by wife Helen; sons Gary, Doug. Groman Eden

Robert Brown died May 25 at 84. Survived by wife Judith; daughter Beverly (Tetsuo) Horiuchi; sons Mark, Steven (Andrea), Greg (Jennifer); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

James Milton Brust died May 24 at 84. Survived by son Randy (Meredith); daughter Claudia (Brian) McCauley; sister Valerie Sobel; 3 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Julia Emanuel died May 28 at 90. Survived by son Larry (Linda); son-in-law Charles; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Rowene Dorothy Erman died May 29 at 94. Survived by husband Eugene; daughter Nancy (William) Tubis; son Bruce (Juliana); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Roberta Fenton died June 1 at 72. Survived by son Mitchell. Hillside

Henrietta Fluster died March 30 at 99. Survived by son Matt (Charlene); daughter Pamela (Karen) Hofmann; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sherwin “Spike” Gerver died May 27 at 89. Survived by son Grant (Nancy); 1 grandson; sisters Beryl, Eileen Lipson; girlfriend Jeri Gilreath. Mount Sinai

Violet Herskovic died May 26 at 91. Survived by daughter Eleanor (Chuck) Kadish; 2 grandsons. Groman Eden

Ethel Horowitz died May 27 at 92. Survived by daughter Sandra (Alan) Finkel; son Philip (Janie); brothers Joseph (Judy) Melnick, Martin (Miriam) Melnick; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Marlene Yetta Jones died May 28 at 82. Survived by husband Maurice; sons Jeffrey (Diane), David (Nancy), Ross (Jane); daughter Gayle (Kevin) Athanacio; 10 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Robert Kahn died May 25 at 90. Survived by wife Bertha; daughters Sherry, Pam Brody; friend Doug Malkin. Hillside

Bernice Landsman died May 27 at 91. Survived by daughter Fran; son Ken; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law Von Hurt. Groman Eden

Selene Lebe died May 31 at 104. Survived by daughter Barbara (Michael) Flanagan; son Melvin (Julie); 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harry Leibowitz died May 24 at 95. Survived by daughters Ellen (Bob) Goodside, Karen (George) Serota; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Harold Lieber died May 29 at 85. Survived by sons Mark (Debby), Jeff (Gloria), Shawn; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley W. Lyon died May 31 at 96. Survived by daughters Dawn, Wendy; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Seymour “Sy” Marks died May 16 at 84. Survived by daughters Suzanne, Natalie; 1 grandson; sister Sandra Bornstein (Seymour); companion Dee Shkolnik. Groman Eden

Ralph M. Monkarsh died May 23 at 88. Survived by wife Alice; sons Brian (Valerie), Gary Phillip (Patty), Stephen; 4 grandchildren; sister Bette Jaffe; brother Jack. Mount Sinai

Mary Myerson died May 25 at 89. Survived by daughter Sandy (Clark) Buch; sons Joel (Chun Lo), Barry (Andrea), Ira (Carmen); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Morrill Ordesky died May 26 at 81. Survived by wife Maxine; sons Joel, Mark; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Flora Rosen died May 24 at 90. Survived by son Sy (Wanda) Rosen; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Selma Rosenfeld died May 21 at 97. Survived by sister Vivian. Hillside

Ellsworth Roston died May 22 at 91. Survived by daughter Janet (Berry Weiss), Alison Robson. Hillside

Allen Zenith Rudner died May 23 at 67. Survived by wife Christy; daughter Morgan; brothers Lawrence (Laurie), Steven (Sally); sister Barbara Mascari. Mount Sinai

Jacob Silverman died May 28 at 91. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Sharon (Stephen Myerson) Chabrow; son David (Lesley); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Laraine Riech Silverman died May 27 at 65.  Survived by husband David; son Aaron; mother Lenore Riech; mother-in-law Jeannette; brother-in-law Glenn (Nancy); brother Howard Riech; sister Franne (Rich) Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Herald Sinykin died May 26 at 89. Survived by brother Mel (Julie); nephew Steve Freeman; stepson Morley Mendelson. Hillside

Rose Armande Steinfeld died May 25 at 94. Survived by daughters Phyllis Helene Steinfeld, Nadine Linda Brennan; son Gerald Henry LaFond; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Myrna Suiter died May 27 at 98. Survived by nephew Bruce Henstel. Hillside

Beatrice Tallman died May 31 at 87. Survived by husband Erven; daughters Judy (Dean) Schneider, Sue (Sam) Behar; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Henry Tronick died May 24 at 98. Survived by daughter Nancy (Gil) Berman; sons Steven (Janice), Michael (Barbara); 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Jack Utter died May 31 at 79. Survived by wife Raleigh. Hillside

Samantha T. Wagner died May 1 at 30. Survived by mother Gayle; father Steven; brother Max; grandmother Claire; grandfather Sadie Migden; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends. Groman Eden

Lionel A. Walpin died May 9 at 77. Survived by 2 great-grandchildren; loving family and friends.

Norma Zernik died May 24 at 79. Survived by husband Gunter; daughter Helene (Brad) Winston; sons Jack, Fred, David; daughter-in-law Elizabeth; 6 grandchildren; sister Sandy Margolis. Hillside

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