Obituaries

Dr. Steven Abrams died Jan. 8 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Mardy; son, Alan (Sheana); daughters, Tami (John) Loew and Debra; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Charlotte. Mount Sinai

Harriet Ash died Jan. 7 at 89. She is survived by her brother, Joe Elisha; sister, Helen Lelah; and nieces, Lois and Joan. Mount Sinai

Rita Aronson died Jan. 9 at 67. She is survived by her sister, Marcia (Richard) Ehrlich. Mount Sinai

Susan Ann Baker died Jan. 7 at 93. She is survived by son, Barry; daughter, Cheryl Sindell Heller; granddaughter Chelsea Heller; and brother Joseph Sadacca. Hillside

Edna Baruch died Jan. 11 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Jeff McKay); son, Michael (Jeanne); and brothers, Bill (Doss) and Abe (Bertha) Marinoff. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Bass died Jan. 11 at 76. She is survived by her life partner, Ciro “Jerry” Lucci; sons, Bill, Dan (Kathy) and Howard (Michelle); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Aldean Bayer died Jan. 5 at 76. She is survived by her daughter, Darice; son, Lance; and daughter-in-law, Cathy. Hillside

Leah Besanty died Jan. 10 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Sally “Cookie” (Arthur) Becker; son, Chuck (Barbara); and grandchildren, Steven and Shari. Mount Sinai

Helen Abrams Belshaw died Jan. 7 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Jay and Robert. Hillside

Isadore Berkovitz died in January. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; daughter, Ardyce Lebewitz; sons, Alan and Rick; grandchildren, Danny and Paige; brother, Martin (Marlene) Berkovitz; and sister, Rose Kaplan.

Judith Brill died Jan. 12 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Anthony (Julia) and Peter; and grandsons, Ryan and Brandon. Mount Sinai

Leon Blank died Dec. 23 at 99. He is survived by his wife, Rita; daughter, Jeannie (Hal) Murray; son, Jonathan (Rochelle); seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Betty Loterstein. Mount Sinai

Eileen Bushman died Jan. 6 at 71. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Joni) and Michael (Stacy); daughter, Sheryl (Scott) Aldrich; seven grandchildren; sister, Deanna Morris; and brother, Richard (Mei) Price. Mount Sinai

Irwin Buter died Jan. 7 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Buter; daughter, Lisa (Neil) Blatt; sons, Scott and Glen; four grandchildren; brother, Michael (Debbie); mother-in-law, Gertie Tennenbaum; and brother-in-law, Mel (Myra) Tennenbaum. Malinow and Silverman

Brian Cherbo died Jan. 7 at 49. He is survived by his son, Jack; sister, Meradith Cherbo; and stepmother, Elaine Hoffman. Hillside

Eve Chervin died Jan. 5 at 51. She is survived by her husband, Charles; and mother, Ann. Hillside

Marilyn Cohen died Jan. 3 at 74. She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Rubenstein and Barbara (Stan) Richman; son, Alan; brother, Martin Farash; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Bernice Diamant died Jan. 5 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Emanuel; daughters, Susan (David) Feinstein, Diane (Earl) Quick and Belinda (Michael) Border; stepdaughters, Adrienne (David) Weil and Melissa (Doug) Moss; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Herbert Rosenheck. Mount Sinai

Arnold Eckerling died Jan. 12 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Selma; daughters, Sheri (Robert) Simon and Sally (Neal) Cohen; son, Dr. Gordon (Cheryl); 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Samuel Mitchel Fischer died Jan. 6 at 50. He is survived by his sister Keri (Stan) Hauser; nieces, Danielle and Lauren Hauser; and nephew Michael Hauser. Hillside

Leslie “Les” Frank died Jan. 7 at 61. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa (Robert Morton); sons, Adam and Michael Frank; grandchildren, Madeline and Charlotte Morton; brothers, Steven (Renee Lonner) and Paul (Suzi). Mount Sinai

Lillian Friedman died Jan. 7 at 96. She is survived by her son, Jerry; daughter-in-law, Judith; grandchildren, Greg and Vernon; brother, William; and many friends.

Johanna Gelles died Jan. 3 at 85. She is survived by her sons, David (Patricia) and Jim (Susan); three grandchildren; and companion, Dudley Meyers. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Rae Ginsberg died Jan. 6 at 70. She is survived by her children, Shari (Marshall), Jack, Michele and Marty; and six grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Gottesman died Jan. 5 at 71. He is survived by his wife, Sonia; son Howard (Sara); stepsons, Daniel Heath and Gary Krause; and grandchildren, Jillian and Jordan. Mount Sinai

Ruth Celeste Hoffman died Jan. 6 at 90. She is survived by her granddaughters, Jennifer and Lori; sisters, Lois and Betty; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

Peter Kinsler died Jan. 4 at 48. He is survived by his father, Jerry (Phyllis); brother, Brian (Janis); nephew, Jonah; and cousins. Hillside

Ruth Kopf died Jan. 12 at 84. She is survived by her brother, Hal (Gita) Moskowitz; sister-in-law Ida Grobman; nieces; and nephews. Hillside

George Michael Lewis died Jan. 7 at 80. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Doreen Berman. Malinow and Silverman

Carol Lopez died Jan. 11 at 61. She is survived by her husband, Rigoberto; son, Brian Winkour; and brother, Sheldon Schneider. Hillside

Alan Maler died Jan. 3 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Meryl; children, Zachary, Jeremy and Hilary; and brother Lewis. Hillside

Bert James Mallinger died Feb. 23 at 75. He is survived by his sons, Menachem and Lev; daughter, Mollie Helfand; eight grandchildren; and sister, Ethel Ann Delawie. Groman

Ruth Marilyn Mizrahi died Jan. 2 at 80. She is survived by her husband, Jack; and sons, Robert (Lois) and Steven. Hillside

Sidney Muskin died Jan. 4 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Eve; son, David; daughter, Beth Reid; and brother, Albert (Thelma) Mosgin. Mount Sinai

Esther Noodleman died Jan. 8 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Ben; daughter, Judith (Robert) Jason; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Hedy Oppenheimer died Jan. 11 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Susan (Richard) Jolson and Helen Dixon; four grandchildren; and sister, Erica Haines. Mount Sinai