Obituaries

Eva Alpert died June 18 at 94. Survived by husband Mandel; daughter Susan (Richard) Williamson; son Van (Nancy); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Emma Blank died June 28 at 79. Survived by son Ayre. Hillside

Lubov Chernyak died June 25 at 97. Survived by daughter Tamara (Frank) Chernyak-Pepp; 1 granddaughter; 2 great grandchildren; brother Emmanuel Kogan. Mount Sinai

Lilly Deitch died June 19 at 95. Survived by daughter Lauren (Frank) Liuzzi; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Aileen Fein died June 18 at 88. Survived by husband Burton; daughter Suzanne (Charles Murphy); son Harvey (Mara). Malinow and Silverman 

Jacqueline Franenberg died June 24 at 81. Survived by son Robert (Margaret); daughter Nancy; 6 grandchildren; sister-in-law Rhoda Howard; daughter-in-law Estella. Mount Sinai

Scott Freedman died June 18 at 36. Survived by mother Bobbie; father Ken; sister Lindsay (Oze) Strausman; grandmother Bette Shiffman; grandfather Sid Shiffman. Mount Sinai

Saul Gershon died June 4 at 83. Survived by wife Mary; sons Mark, Rick (Julie); daughter-in-law Sherri; 3 grandchildren; sister-in-law Alyce. Mount Sinai

Mildred Gordon died June 22 at 90. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Bruce; brother Marvin Mattis; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Jeffrey Gradow died June 23 at 88. Survived by daughter Helene (Abbe Kingston); son Steven (Michelle); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Gersh Gubernik died June 16 at 94. Survived by son Jim (Lena); nephew Dima Korchev; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Chevra Kadisha

Vera Ruth Handler died June 19 at 81. Survived by daughter Debora Davis; son Mark; sister Helen Powell; 2 granddaughters. Groman Eden

Edward Horowitz died June 22 at 63. Survived by father Clarence; mother Rosalie; brothers Melvin, Leslie, Arthur. Hillside

Martin Kaplan died June 25 at 84. Survived by wife Leatrice; son Brian. Hillside

Selma Karlin died June 13 at 92. Survived by daughters Debbie (Jay) Martin, Elaine Braverman; 2 grandsons; sisters Natalie Tucker, Joan DePalma. Mount Sinai

Meryl Klein died June 23 at 82. Survived by daughters Marla Phippen, Rand; 2 grandsons; sister Sheryl Zipser. Mount Sinai

Andrew Knopf died June 12 at 44. Survived by mother Ellen; aunt Iris Towers. Malinow and Silverman

Ruth Kramer died June 24 at 96. Survived by daughter Bonnie (Irwin) Reich; sons Irving (Marlene) Leibowitz, Howard (Paulette) Leibowitz; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Hyman Kwasman died June 21 at 101. Survived by sons Alan (Diane), Sam, Howard (Grace), Theodore; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sam Leiner died May 23 at 91. Survived by daughters Haya, Suzan (Azriel) Benaroya; 1 granddaughter. Chevra Kadisha

Barbara Loeb died June 22 at 84. Survived by sons Tom (Richard Rice) Most, James Most; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Morris Michiel died June 23 at 87. Survived by brother Ralph; sister Arlene Stone. Malinow and Silverman

Mitchell Mlynarski died June 14 at 52. Survived by father Nathan; sister Helen; brothers Robert, Benjamin, Daniel, William. Malinow and Silverman

Sallie Perliss died June 25 at 80. Survived by husband Robert; daughter Cynthia Keller; son Sanford (Jennifer); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother David (Pauline) Soffa. Mount Sinai

Pedro Henriquez Realigeno died June 17 at 59. Survived by daughters Beatrice Hernandes, Sarai McDonald; son Eduardo; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Todd Reinstein died June 21 at 76. Survived by son Leif. Hillside

Donald Renetzky died June 22 at 78. Survived by wife Ruby; daughter Denise (Brian) Kelner; son Craig (Orly); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; brother Martin; niece Lauren. Groman Eden

Sandra Roberts died June 17 at 71. Survived by son Zachary (Emily); 1 granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Theodore Roska died June 26 at 90. Survived by daughter Laura (David) Wood; son Martin; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Herman “Harry” Roth died June 25 at 91. Survived by daughters Shula Roth-Barash, Lea (Aaron Abargil) Kozar; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Salmonson died June 22 at 92. Survived by son Fred Hellman. Hillside

Mildred Samson died June 17 at 100. Survived by daughter Joan Friedman; son Gary (Laurie); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Philip Saperia died June 15 at 97. Survived by daughter Dinah (Guy Eisner); son David; 1 grandchild; friend Roo Morgan. Hillside

Gertrude Shapiro died June 17 at 96. Survived by sons Richard, Bruce; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Sherwood Z. Schweitzer died June 25 at 80. Survived by wife Rena; daughters Rhonda L. Nadler, Marla J. (Bob) Marelli; son Evan B.; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dan Sheldon died June 23 at 64. Survived by daughters Alisa, Danielle; ex-wife Sherrie Lipsky. Mount Sinai

Lucille Solam died June 19 at 92. Survived by daughter Beverly Nunez; son Robert; 2 grandsons. Malinow and Silverman 

Albert Soulema died June 18 at 95. Survived by wife Stella; sons Solomon (Dora), Mario (Shelly). Malinow and Silverman

Reuven Stein died June 15 at 74. Survived by wife Sylvina; sons Marc (Rachel), Orren (Jessica), Richard (Michelle); 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ellis Steinberg died June 23 at 61. Survived by wife Nancy; sons Jack, Max; stepdaughters Jeanie (Patrick) Butler, Tina (Armando) Ayala; 5 grandchildren; brothers Danny, Greg, Randy, Joel; nephew Michael. Hillside

Stanley Robert Sydel died June 24 at 84. Survived by sister Lois Rabin; nephew Richard (Jill) Rabin. Groman Eden

Jack Tamkin died June 23 at 78. Survived by sons Douglas, Steven (Brenda); 1 grandchild. Hillside

David Wachtfogel died June 16 at 87. Survived by wife Gloria; daughter Michele; sons Matthew, Michael; 6 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Twyla Weiss died June 21 at 90. Survived by husband Murray; daughter Nancy (Michael Lampert); son Robert; 1 grandchild. Malinow and Silverman