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Obituaries: Week of Oct. 10

Lucy Abramowitz died Sept. 13 at 65. Survived by sons Robert (Cara), Ilan (Doraida); daughter Tamar; 2 grandchildren; former husband Alex. Mount Sinai
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October 7, 2014

Lucy Abramowitz died Sept. 13 at 65. Survived by sons Robert (Cara), Ilan (Doraida); daughter Tamar; 2 grandchildren; former husband Alex. Mount Sinai

Solana Renee Azus died Sept. 17 at 28. Survived by mother Vivian; father Mitchell; sister Allegra (Jordan) Rouss; 1 niece. Groman Eden

Ronald Barteck died Sept. 24 at 86. Survived by wife Roberta; daughter Melissa Gold; son Steven; stepdaughter Rachel Sanford; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerome Giles Benson died Sept. 12 at 71. Survived by wife Luisa; daughters Lyndie Benson-Gorelick, Brooke; son Sky (K.K.) Benson; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Bleaman died Sept. 18 at 92. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Corky), Bruce (Elyse); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rhoda Eidman died Sept. 11 at 88. Survived by daughter Adrienne (Val) Tierney; son Richard (Lisa); 2 grandchildren; sister Natalie Goodman. Mount Sinai

David E. Garfinkel died Sept. 14 at 90. Survived by sons Ross (Lisa) Garfield, Jeffrey, Gregg; 4 grandchildren; brother Harry. Mount Sinai

Joseph Martin Giden died Sept. 17 at 80. Survived by wife Ruth; son Michael; daughter Deborah. Groman Eden

Steven D. Grunberg died Aug. 30 at 61. Survived by friend Don Wolff. Mount Sinai

Serla “Sylvia” Gutman died Sept. 18 at 95. Survived by daughters Rochelle (Michael) Cohen, Frances (Joel) Parker; 4 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sol Halpern died Sept. 15 at 87. Survived by daughter Sheri Cash; son David; 1 granddaughter; sister Rita Regensburger; 1 niece. Groman Eden

Edith Herlinger died Sept. 19 at 91. Survived by sons Peter Paniz, Tommy (Lynn) Paniz, Franklin (Neela) Paniz; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Ilean R. Kanter died Sept. 21 at 86. Survived by husband Pinney; daughters Sharon, Debbie (Leslie) Feldman. Mount Sinai

Raya Karpus died Sept. 21 at 90. Survived by sons Eugene (Maria), Michael (Alla); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Maurice Landman died Sept. 12 at 95. Survived by wife Mary; son Michael; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harvey Leipzig died Sept. 14 at 89. Survived by wife Elinor; daughters Susan, Julie; son Jim (Alice); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jean Wallens Menaker died Sept. 14 at 92. Survived by sons Jay (Merry) Mulein, Robert (Terri) Mulein; daughters Fran Mulein, Deborah (Don Fraver) Mulein; stepson Andrew (Dana); 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Charles (Betty) Wallens; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Merchasin died on Sept. 22 at 101. Survived by daughters Marcia (Israel) Katz, Carol Lloyd; son Robert (Carol); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Flora Mock died Sept. 22 at 98. Survived by daughters Cathy (Loraine Shields), Laurie (Frederick) Smith. Mount Sinai

Rosalyn Newson died Sept. 14 at 94. Survived by daughter Karen (Irvin) Levein; sons Neil (Linda), Kenneth (Linda); 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robin Petrick died Sept. 10 at age 72. Survived by daughter Elisa Zimmerman; 3 grandsons; sister Laura Wine Paster; brothers Michael Wine, Rodger Wine.

Norman Phillips died Sept. 19 at 84. Survived by wife Betty; daughters Deborah (Jerry Bloore), Helene (Daniel Zinar); son Daniel (Nori); 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mayer Riff died Sept. 11 at 63. Survived by wife Linda; sisters Betty (Anthony) Levy, Candace (Mel) Herman, Cheryl (Bill) Kastner; brothers Steve (Ana) Falla Riff, Ronny (Janet) Plotsker; son-in-law Ian Ulmer; 1 granddaughter. Hillside

Lenore S. Rosing died Sept. 16 at 88. Survived by daughters Nancy, Barbara (Tom) Hoke; 1 granddaughter; son-in-law Gordon Murphy. Groman Eden

Sylvia Rubin died Sept. 14 at 84. Survived by daughter Lori; sons Alan, Steven; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Shirley Fingerman. Mount Sinai

Saleh Salehmoghaddam died Sept. 11 at 66. Survived by sisters Yvette Hanoon, Carmela Hanoon; brother Moshi (Marine). Hillside

Emil Schafer died Sept. 12 at 91. Survived by daughters Fay Mahoney, Susie Gregor; sons David, Bernie (Barbara); son-in-law Bill Mahoney; 9 grandchildren; sister Dorine Pruce Margiloff; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Irene Schneid died Sept. 14 at 95. Survived by daughters Joyce (Samuel), Anita; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

March Schwartz died Sept. 7 at 97. Survived by wife Linda; daughters Robin (Bruce) Beck, Ronni Land, Lori (Gary) Deck; sons Bill (Sandy), Sande (Katherine), Jon (Jeannie) Michaels, Jeff; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Evelyn Singer died Sept. 23 at 95. Survived by sons Mike (Amie), Mitchell (Zamira), David; sister Lillian; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; cousin James. Groman Eden

Harry Sipelstein died Sept. 22 at 89. Survived by daughters Arlene (Alan) Karpel, Debbi (Larry) Kuhn; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Arlene Snedeker died Sept. 25 at 78. Survived by daughter Lisa (Stephen) Booth; sons Bryant, Robert; 4 grandchildren; brother Jerome (Marina) Klau. Mount Sinai

Marvin Stone died Sept. 11 at 74. Survived by wife Ann; sons Gary (Cyndee), Jeffery (Kimi), Jonathan; sister Janet Goldberg; brothers-in-law Alan Pyenson, Brian Caplan, Ken Hoffman, David Snyder. Hillside

Max Stone died Sept. 17 at 93. Survived by friend Steven Stargen. Groman Eden

Beverley Ann Taub died Sept. 7 at 81. Survived by daughters Hilary (Ben) Lachoff, Alison; brother Ronald (Patricia) Matlin; 3 nieces. Groman Eden

Dorothy Tucker died Sept. 11 at 96. Survived by daughters Barbara (Daniel) Meyers, Suzanne (Laszlo) Kubinyi; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Vicki G. Waldman died Sept. 11 at 88. Survived by daughter Lisa Tamara (James Stern); son Dean Adam; 1 granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Marjorie Brenda Weiner died Sept. 16 at 75. Survived by husband Michael; daughter Lisa (Steven) Haussler; 1 grandson; brother Louis (Doris) Schwarz. Mount Sinai

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