Obituaries

Frances Angel died Aug. 29 at 72. Survived by daughter Atalia (John) Tucci; 5 grandchildren; brother Alan Silverman. Mount Sinai

Sondra Arthur died Aug. 24 at 84. Survived by husband Irvin; daughter Corby (Bob Newland); son Adam (Wang Kuan); sisters Shirley (Richard) Becker, Phyllis (Bruce) Billingsley; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Meyer Bar died Aug. 28 at 84. Survived by son Michael; daughter Debra (Gabriel Katz); sisters Sylvia, Dore; ex-wife Zita; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Jessica Berman died Aug. 24 at 38. Survived by husband David; daughter Abigail; son Leo; mother Lori Morales. Hillside

Ruth Bledstein died Aug. 24 at 96. Survived by daughters Joyce (Leo) Bronstein, Bryna Sue (Alan) Samuels; I. Mark (Marlene), Allan (Linda Fried), 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Folinsky; sister Rosalyn Burkes. Mount Sinai

Norton Briefman died Aug. 24 at 73. Survived by daughters Michelle (Mike) Sutton, Leslie; sons Irwin (Katy), Samuel (Elaine); sister Sandra Messinger; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice Curtis died Aug. 22 at 88. Survived by daughters Ellen (Bob) Curtis Pierce, Sandra; son William (Renee); brother Bernard Sherman; 5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

David M. Freehling died Aug. 24 at 57. Survived by wife Reisa; daughter Sara; son Zac (Maddy); mother Lee (Paul Cooley), father Allen (Lori); sister Shira; brother Jonathan (Teresa). 

Richard Gerson died Aug. 27 at 80. Survived by wife Marlene; son Steve (Chele); daughter-in-law Rikki; 5 grandchildren; brother Barry (Glenda). Mount Sinai

David Getman died Aug. 25 at 22. Survived by father Robert; mother Julie; grandmother Ellen Brumer; sisters Rachel, Rebecca, Elizabeth. Hillside

Morris Getzler died Aug. 27 at 96. Survived by daughter Anita; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Ruth (Robert) Blank. Mount Sinai

Robert Gittelson died Aug. 7 at 54. Survived by wife Patricia Gittelson; sons Alex, Jesse; mother Anita; sister Beverly; brother Gerald. Malinow and Silverman

Mary Goldberg died Aug. 24 at 106. Survived by daughter Phyllis Glick; son Martin (Johanna); 6 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;  2 great-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Elena Horwitz died Aug. 27 at 87. Survived by companion Sid Gutell; friends Susan Leahy, William Leahy. Groman Eden

Rick Kahn died Aug. 22 at 85. Survived by wife Phyllis Lynn; daughters Cindy (Shayne) Lewin-Kahn; son Bob (Kathy); sister Dottie; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Rosa Kunin died Aug. 27 at 88. Survived by daughter Jessica. Hillside

Lilly Lenson died Aug. 20 at 96. Survived by daughter Ingrid Rothman; sons Penn (Susan), Malcom; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Clara Levitas died Aug. 29 at 93. Survived by daughter Jane (Steve) Snider; sons Dan Dubsky, Bob Dubsky; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Ann Massman died Aug. 25 at 99. Survived by sons Martin, Stephen (Donna), Bruce (Sandee); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Maureen Murad died Aug. 26 at 87. Survived by daughters Caroline (David) Azouz, Alexandra (Rafael) Itzhaki, Susan Einy, Jacqueline Ezekiel; stepson Jay; brother Martin Prendengast; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Mathilda Battino Pardo died June 6 at 94. Survived by son Larry; daughters Rosina Korda, Esther Holm; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-granddaughter. Chevra Kadisha

Barbara Polashuk died Aug. 22 at 72. Survived by husband Irvin; daughters Robyn (Allan), Stacie (Scott) Nelson. Hillside

Terry Preis died Aug. 14 at 64. Survived by wife Rhonda; sons Benjamin, Seth. Malinow and Silverman 

Beatrice Puternik died Aug. 26 at 93. Survived by daughter Carol; niece Lea Kaufman. Hillside

Alexander Pyudik died Aug. 24 at 62. Survived by wife Alla; daughter Karen; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Jack Rhodes died Aug. 25 at 72. Survived by wife Jan; daughter Susan Sipe; sister Nina. Mount Sinai

Otto Ross died Aug. 26 at 101. Survived by daughter Dena;  son-in-law Dan Warner;  2 nephews;  brother-in-law Stanley Kaplan. Groman Eden

Synthia Rosenthal died Aug. 22 at 87. Survived by husband Charles; daughter Amy Rita Lewis; sister Rita Sacks; stepdaughter Teri; stepson Mark. Hillside

Francoise Ruddy died Aug. 19 at 77. Survived by daughter Erika Glazer. Malinow and Silverman 

Jay Segal died July 23 at 86. Survived by wife Carol; daughters Maura Cytrynowicz (Daniel), Linda Babich (John); son Stuart (Nancy); 9 grandchildren; 4 stepchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; sister Annette Snipper (Herb). Shalom Mortuary

Shirley Sherwood died Aug. 26 at 89. Survived by daughter Cydney; sister Lucille Gordon; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Aron Shneyder died Aug. 28 at 85. Survived by wife Nina; sons Val (Iren), Leo (Ruslana); 4 grandchildren; brother Efim; 3 nieces. Groman Eden

Natalie Simkin died Aug. 8 at 93. Survived by daughter Sharon; sons Michael (Irene), David (Keiko), Mike Epstein; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman 

Cyrelle Siegel died Aug. 8 at 90. Survived by daughter Renee Kaplan; 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lynne Simon died Aug. 26 at 53. Survived by husband Michael; son Keith Appel; daughter Jaclyn Appel; mother Barbara Miller; brothers Tony (Lisa) Miller, Arlen (Jill) Miller; sister Gail (John) Millan. Hillside

Helen Soggiu died Aug. 8 at 84. Survived by daughters Rica Suenczak, Carmela Sproul; son Frank (Patrice); brother Marvin Garetz; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Rose Stangel died Aug. 28 at 93. Survived by son Leslie (Katie); daughter Suzzanne (Howard Tucker); 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Betty Stein. Mount Sinai

Judith Toscano died Aug. 27 at 66. Survived by cousins Lawrence Cohen, Evelyn Cohen. Hillside

Lara Tutunik died Aug. 26 at 77. Survived by husband Vladimir; son Gary; daughter Irana (Jack) Housepian; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden