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Obituaries: Week of February 13, 2015

Sarah Berg died Jan. 16 at 88. Survived by daughters Judith, Sandra, Elayne Berg-Wilion; and 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai
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February 11, 2015

Sarah Berg died Jan. 16 at 88. Survived by daughters Judith, Sandra, Elayne Berg-Wilion; and 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Julia Bobrow died Jan. 15 at 91. Survived by sons David (Carolyn), Bill (Carol); daughter-in-law Susan; 3 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Nina Dayan died Jan. 14 at 87. Survived by daughters Irma Silberman, Judy Dayan, Son in law Tony Jones; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai. 

Avi Engel died Dec. 25, 2014 at 60. Survived by wife Loretta; son Adrian (Taly); daughter Anna (Rami) Glatt; brother Rene (Lisa); 2 granddaughters. Chevra Kadisha

Samuel Feil died Jan. 11 at 89. Survived by son Steven; daughter Fran Lara; daughter-in-law Astrid (Ernie) Snodgrass, brother Morris (Phyllis); 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 2 nephews; 1 niece. Groman Eden

Sandra Fontana died Jan. 14. at 63. Survived by husband David Allen; son Austin Frankel; daughter Lauren (Collin) Warren; stepdaughter Tara Meinke; stepson Troy; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sondra “Sunny” Hellerstein died Jan. 17 at 71. Survived by husband Jay; sons Richard (Tina), Scott (Hilda); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Richard S. Homer died Jan. 15 at 85. Survived by wife Diana; son Jack (Emily); daughters Lorie (Steven) Kraus, Wendy; 5 grandchildren; sister Benita Goldhammer. Mount Sinai

Diana Kapelevich died Jan. 2 at 86. Survived by daughters Lilian Livhits, Bella Remesnitsky; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Irma Gilda Kaplan died Jan. 15 at 84. Survived by sons Allan, Robert. Mount Sinai

Helaine Kaufman died Jan. 13 at 70. Survived by husband Harold; daughters Julie (Tom) Watanabe, Aimee; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonard Kruger died Jan. 15 at 93. Survived by  daughter Ellen (Steven) Hunter; sons Bruce, Edward (Claire); 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Metzner died Dec. 21, 2014 at 97. Survived by wife Esther; son Richard (Judy Davenport); daughter Carol (Ed) Goldberg; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ida Moldavon died Jan. 13 at 90. Survived by sons Robert (Barbara), Martin (Ilona), Ronald (Maryann), Gary. Mount Sinai

Betya Rapoport died Jan. 16, at 101. Survived by son Karl; daughter Asya; 2 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Benjamin Riff died Jan. 14 at 97. Survived by wife Bella; son Harvey; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; former daughters-in law Elaine Berman, Lorna. Mount Sinai

Hy Sher died Jan. 15 at 92. Survived by sons Matthew (Judith), Jayson (Judith), Stanford (Chris); daughter Mallory (Robert) Kroner; 3 stepchildren; 8 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; former wife Seena Sher-Rothschild. Mount Sinai

Oscar Siegel died Jan. 13 at 97. Survived by sons Paul (Phyllis), Dave (Linda), William (Ellie); 4 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joel Slutske died Jan. 15 at 71. Survived by wife Adrienne; daughters Lisa (Daniel) Loscos, Suzanne (Michael) Demick; brothers Barton (Judy), Mickey (Joyce) Stone; mother-in-law Bernice Rosenthal. Mount Sinai

Frances Sokolow died Jan. 13 at 101. Survived by daughter Carol (Richard) Casten; son Stanley; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Diane Taylor died Jan. 8 at 68. Survived by son Marcus (Rachel) Feldman; sister Janet Loops. Mount Sinai

Helen Warner died Jan. 12 at 95.  Survived by son Jerry (Kathy); 1 granddaughter; sisters Sara Rosenberg, Rose Newman; brother Ben Fisher. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Lillian Weingross died Jan. 14 at 95. Survived by daughters Ava (Harvey) Small, Gail (Jerry) Osina; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Morris Eisenberg. Groman Eden

Rae Wilensky died Jan. 14 at 91. Survived by  son Nathan; daughter Francine (Bernard Savitz); brother Eugene Alpern. Mount Sinai

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