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OBITUARIES: Week of June 22, 2018

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June 21, 2018

Ronald Sanford Abrams died June 9 at 85. Survived by wife Claire; daughters Jodi (Larry) Schapiro, Jill (Curtis) Norman; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Benjamin Beezy died June 4 at 31. Survived by father Joseph; mother Miriam; sisters Talya, Alexandra. Mount Sinai

Shirley Cooper died May 30 at 83. Survived by husband Roger Ray; daughters Melanie (Daniel) Zimmerman, Karen Branham, Linda Heck; sons Michael, Jay (Maritza) Jenkins, Chris (Nancy) Jenkins; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anna Corb died May 26 at 94. Survived by daughter Marilyn (Harry) Van Dyck; son Richard (Marlane); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dolly Fay Craig died May 28 at 93. Survived by husband Al; daughters Barbara Meyers, Linda (Tony) Moore; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Robert “Bob” Cutler died June 10 at 98. Survived by daughters Barbara Pink, Deborah (Larry) Wolf, Sheri (David) Abzug; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Stuart Cutler. Mount Sinai

Stanley Glickman died May 26 at 78. Survived by wife Carol; sons Roger (Wendy), Bryan (Emily), Sanford (Danielle); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Robin Gold died March 9 at 58. Survived by friend Elaine Noll. Mount Sinai

Bernard Greenberg died June 10 at 94. Survived by daughters Joni (Jeff) Marine, Myra (Jerrold) Marine; son Arthur (Deb); 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Blanche Rubin; sister-in-law Lila Segal. Mount Sinai 

Gabriel Hartfeld died May 25 at 65. Survived by daughters Cully (Bradley), Elizabeth; sons Albert, Jessie (Nancy); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Gertrude Hecker died June 8 at 97. Survived by sons Gary, Marc (Philliyis), Robert (Linda); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milton Wolfe Kagen died May 22 at 100. Survived by nieces Janet Lucar, Connie Pinkus; nephew Bob (Nadine) Huberman. Mount Sinai

Larry Kaplan died June 6 at 71. Survived by wife Sandra; daughters Shana, Melissa.

Peggy Leventhal died May 31 at 94. Survived by sons Thomas (Sharylene), Larry (Janet), Robert (Connie), Lance (Donna); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Burton Marshall Lipson died May 17 at 70. Survived by daughter Chelse; son Gabriel (Karen Lipson-Quinn); sister Elaine (Ed) Green. Mount Sinai

Gordon Murray died May 24 at 99. Survived by daughter Gail; son Robert (Linda); 5 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside

James Novick died May 31 at 68. Survived by wife Marsha; brother Donald (Beth). Mount Sinai

Pamela Perkins died May 12 at 86. Survived by daughter Stephanie (Mitchell) Teitelbaum; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leo Putnam died May 25 at 91. Survived by nieces Betty (Edward), Marilyn. Hillside

Stan Ross died June 10 at 82. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughters Michelle (Dan) Pfeffer, Ellen Kaspi, Alison Wolf; 12 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Myrna Molner. Mount Sinai

Elinor Satin died May 30 at 86. Survived by daughter Doreen (Joel) Bernknopf; son Jon; 2 grandchildren; sister Harriet (Ed) Berger. Mount Sinai

Al Schwartz died May 31 at 94. Survived by daughters Susan Friedman, Paula (Mike) Block, Cindy, Betsy; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Rita Rubenstein. Mount Sinai

Shirley (Shandy) Small died April 6 at 90. Survived by husband Melvin; daughters Jennifer (Ivan), Carrie (Alan), Hillarie (Tom); sons Jason (Linda), Noah (Cindi); 17 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Eugene Stone died May 19 at 80. Survived by daughters Teresa, Sasha, Lisa (Bernard Maccacarillo); son Scott Chasse; 5 grandchildren; sister Elizabeth White Kroll. Mount Sinai

Selma Beverly Streicher died May 21 at 89. Survived by daughters Sondra (Avram) BenNaEim, Lori; son Mark (Louise); 4 grandchildren. Green Hills

Janet Anne Taylor died May 1 at 59. Survived by mother Edith. Mount Sinai

Melvin Norman Wallace died June 10 at 87. Survived by wife Molly; daughters Marla (Jacques) Soriano, Michelle (C.J.) Gross; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sanford “Sandy” Weiss died May 14 at 95. Survived by daughter Dale (Jim) Craghead; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Larry J. Wolf died May 25 at 85. Survived by wife Sylvia; son Brian (Christine); 4 grandchildren; sister Corinne (Daniel) Griffith; brother Ronald (Sheila). Mount Sinai

Joy E. Zwick died June 7 at 80.
Survived by sons Louis, Bryan (Renee), Daryl (Chandra); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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