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October 16, 2019

Shirley Bean died Sept. 16 at 98. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Stuart; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Seymour Bessen died Sept.16 at 96. Survived by wife Roslyn “Roz”; sons Howard (Pat), David (Debbie), Robert Bessen, Steven (Chris); 8 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Sybil Cohen died Sept. 7 at 90. Survived by daughters Denise, Michele; son Mark; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Anne Dater died Sept. 10 at 81. Survived by sister Peggy; brothers Stewart, Harvey. Mount Sinai

Klara Erlikh died Sept. 14 79. Survived by son Val (Alla) Chernyak; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gretchen Sylvia Fine died Sept. 11 at 97. Survived by cousin Myrna Koski. Mount Sinai

Mark Fisher died Sept. 9 at 64. Survived by wife Mandy; daughter Ericka (Jon) Sheffield; son Hayden (Karli); 5 grandchildren; brother Bruce (Susan). Mount Sinai

Beulah Bea Franco died Sept. 18 at 96. Survived by nephews David (Beverly) Woznica, Michael (Beth) Woznica. Mount Sinai

Ezra Fruchter died Sept. 9 at 85. Survived by wife Joyce; daughters Marissa (Michael) Waldman, Laura (Lance) Pinkham, Karen (Ben) Keller; son Rodney (Roberta); 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Golda Burnhild; brother Michael (Beatrice). Mount Sinai

Sydell Marcus Gal died Sept. 13 at 94. Survived by daughter Laurie (Jason) Binder; son Jonnie (Lisa); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Manny Gleicher died Sept. 13 at 94. Survived by daughter Barbara (Steve) G. Safran; son Alan (Marleigh); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leah Haber died July 25 at 91. Survived by daughters Theda (Kathy), Debra; sons Jon (Bonnie), Joshua (Duan); 8 grandchildren; sister Sheila. Gan Shalom, Briones, Calif.

Irwin Kirby died Sept. 16 at 91. Survived by daughter Vicki Robinson; son Alex (Laurie); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Martin Lewin died Sept. 8 at 88. Survived by wife Helen; daughter Sandra; sons Fred (Lori) Rotenberg, Jeffrey, Keith (Rochelle) Rotenberg; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Gershon Lewis died Sept. 11 at 94. Survived by daughters Susan “Sue” (Steve) Miles, Karen, Ellen (Walther Hetzer); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; son-in-law Bill Penna. Mount Sinai

Bonnie Lowry died Sept. 12 at 75. Survived by daughter Jodi (Keith) Fisher; son Scott (Julie); 4 grandchildren; sister Lois Wakser; brother Robert (Jan) Kuther. Mount Sinai

Gary M. Meyers died Sept. 11 at 85. Survived by wife Dorothy; daughter Felicia (Gloria); son Glen (Ace Kay); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Charlotte “Char” Mintz died Sept. 11 at 90. Survived by daughters Linda (Mitchell Tenen), Ronda; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joanne Monson Green died Sept. 10 at 72. Survived by husband Lawrence; daughter Jamie (Ethan) Rand; son Justin (Michelle); 4 grandchildren; mother Shirley; sisters Judith, Jan. Mount Sinai

Edith Oseransky died Sept. 14 at 81. Survived by husband Bernard; daughters Sharon Mennell, Pam; son Tom. Mount Sinai

Irving Rubin died Aug. 26 at 86. Survived by wife Gladys; daughters Liezel, Randi (Ricky); son Allen (LuzAngela); 1 grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Shirley Scher died Sept. 11 at 83. Survived by daughters Randi, Michelle; son-in-law Bob Goodis. Mount Sinai

Margaret Schlaifer died Sept. 16 at 85. Survived by husband Jack; son Alan; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Les Schlom died Sept. 15 at 85. Survived by wife Sherrie; daughters Marla (Thomas) Schlom-Williams, Caren (David) Schlom-Leib; son Marc; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Suzanne Schwartz died Sept. 13 at 98. Survived by sons Mark (Lisa), Robert (Karen); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Ronald S. Taubman died Sept. 10 at 74. Survived by wife Arden; daughters Jennifer (Christian) Vilte, Stephanie (Keith) Mullin; 5 grandchildren; sisters Frieda (Alan) Berlin, Ruth Gries; brother Murray (Sue). Mount Sinai 

Harold Travis died Sept. 10 at 89. Survived by wife Irene; daughters Cheryl (Steve) Runnels, Susan Wasserman, Debbie Palmer; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman 

Gerald Wayne died Sept. 14 at 73. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Joanne (Blake) Vartanian, Helene (Andrew) Kellert; 8 grandchildren; brothers Larry (Lena), Alan (Elizabeth). Malinow and Silverman

Ina Welland died Sept. 9 at 87. Survived by husband George; daughter Fay (Bill) Bevans; son Al (Marcy); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Libby Werbner died Sept. 13 at 100. Survived by daughters Kate (Ken Klenner) Kofler, Deborah (Barry Glazer); 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Marvin Zimmet died Sept. 17 at 89. Survived by daughter Laurle (Moshe) Lans; sons Keith (Robyn), Jay (Kathy), Glenn (Debbie); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Sheila Dalton. Mount Sinai

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