Obituaries: Feb. 14, 2020

Maureen Armand died Jan. 1 at 87. Survived by daughter Helene; son David; 3 grandchildren; sisters Irene, Jeanette. Hillside

Stanley J. Berk died Dec. 27 at 86. Survived by daughters Pamela, Karen (Damian) Smith; 3 grandchildren; brother Eugene. Mount Sinai

Martin Berman died Jan. 2 at 74. Survived by brothers Barry, David. Mount Sinai 

Earl Brookner died Dec. 21 at 83. Survived by wife Sheila; sons Darin, Allan Gregoire, Kevin Gregoire, Ken (Lisa) Gregoire; 2 grandchildren; sister Rena Shultzman. Mount Sinai 

Louis N. Buch died Nov. 26 at 93. Survived by wife Pauline; sons Charles (Donna), Michael (Noel), Jeffrey (Susan); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Yevgeniya Bykova died Dec. 29 at 87. Survived by daughter Alla (Oleg) Ashkinazi; son Michael (Valentina); 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Bernice Cohen died Jan. 2 at 93. Survived by sons Preston (Norma) Fields, Craig Fields; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Leatrice Cohen died Dec. 29 at 93. Survived by daughter Melinda (Dan); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Robert Cohen died Jan. 1 at 73. Survived by sister Judith. Hillside

Donald P. Crasnick died Dec. 20 at 89. Survived by niece Laurie; nephews Richard, Michael. Mount Sinai

Shirley Cytron died Dec. 3 at 99. Survived by daughter Sally Cytron Gati; son Dan Cytron; son-in-law Frank Gati; 1 grandchild.

Rhea Dersh died Dec. 24 at 88. Survived by daughters Cynthia (Mark) Schein, Laurie (Kim) Williamson; son Steven (Jennifer); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Robert Jay Edrick died Dec. 24 at 94. Survived by wife Dorothy; daughter Lisa; son Alan. Mount Sinai 

Jerry Engle died Dec. 30 at 98. Survived by daughters Sherry Godfrey, Bonnie Flamm; 1 grandchild; sister Honey Bencomo. Mount Sinai 

Sherry Fishman died Jan. 7 at 70. Survived by husband Joel; daughter Dena; son Marc; 8 grandchildren; brothers Warren, Jeffrey. Hillside

David Foster died Dec. 23 at 90. Survived by wife Jackie; sons Tim, Gary (Lisa), Greg (Marci); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Donald Gelberg died Dec. 25 at the age of 96. Survived by daughter Francee (Brad) Dawson; son Scott (Tobi) Martin; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Helen Gershen died Dec. 27 at 94. Survived by daughter Paulette (Mick). Hillside

Barbara Gilmour died Dec. 29 at 84. Survived by daughter Susan (Tim); son David (Robin); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Edward Goodman died Dec. 28 at 97. Survived by wife Anne; daughter Laura Reiland; son Victor; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Rae Kaplan died Dec. 20 at 99. Survived by daughter-in-law Sandy; 2 grandchildren. Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.

Maryanne Korn died Jan. 2 at 88. Survived by daughters Janis Semmelmayer, Cindy (Gregg) Rumbaugh, Lori (Michael) Rubin, Lisa (Fredd) Eichman; 4 grandchildren; brother Richard (Selma) Edelstein. Mount Sinai

Miriam Krause died Jan. 3 at 96. Survived by daughter Dawn (Robert); son Evan (Sherry); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Mark Lamken died Jan. 2 at 86. Survived by wife Norma; daughter Kathi; son Jeffrey; sister Laurie; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Marilyn June Levy died Dec. 25 at 88. Survived by husband Charles; daughter Karen (John) Butterfield; sons Stevan (Susan), John (Lisa); 9 grandchildren; sister Janet (Allen) Halper. Mount Sinai 

Sidney Jurman died Jan. 4 at 79. Hillside

Frank Locascio died Jan. 7 at 86. Survived by daughters Elyse (Ron) Linn, Jill; sons Mark (Debbie), Stuart (Barbara); 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Adeline Mansfield died Dec. 29 at 97. Survived by nieces Frances (Joseph) Segal, Anne Marie (Philip) Klahr. Mount Sinai

Marcy Mintz died Dec. 20 at 66. Survived by sons Michael (Laurel), Brian (Tina); 3 grandchildren; brothers Steve (Avima) Shanker, Glenn Shanker. Mount Sinai 

Elkin S. Mittelman died Dec. 25 at 100. Survived by wife Marian; stepdaughter Susan Park; stepson David Park; 1 step-granddaughter; 1 step-great-granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Edith Muriel Moster died Dec. 24 at 94. Survived by sons Richard (Beverly Trunk-Moster), Ross (Laura Lee Coles); 1 grandchild; sister Arlene Rhodes. Mount Sinai 

Michael Newman died Dec. 31 at 102. Survived by wife Eva; daughter Francine Markow; son Joel; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Belle Offstein died Dec. 29 at 103. Survived by sons Gary (Lois), Gerald (Elaine); 1 grandchild; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bonnie Payne died Dec. 27 at 79. Survived by sister Barbara Sugarman. Mount Sinai 

Flora Pekar died Dec. 31 at 74. Survived by husband Nick; daughter Matasha (Alex) Zelener, Galina (Leo) Shterenberg; 4 grandchildren; brother Arkadiy Feldman. Mount Sinai

Elliott Politi died Dec. 19 at 87. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Aundrea), Mark; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Donald Prell died Dec. 28 at 85. Hillside 

Seymour Prell died Dec. 27 at 97. Survived by daughters Judy, Nancy; sons Richard, Gary; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Wayne Provisor died Dec. 20 at 77. Survived by daughters Rachel (Anwar), Jillian; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Gary Rabin died Dec. 31 at 54. Survived by daughter Lila; sons Harrison, Charles; father Alexander; brother Jonathan. Hillside

George Richman died Dec. 26 at 85. Survived by sons Andrew (Susan), Darryl Steven (Heather); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

David Rittenberg died Dec. 27 at 92. Survived by wife Nina. Mount Sinai 

Elaine Ritterband died Jan. 3 at 76. Survived by daughter Julie (Ken); son David; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Sally Rockoff died Dec. 16 at 84. Survived by sons Matthew “Matt” (Karen), Rodney “Rod” (Melissa); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Dora Rosenfeld died Dec. 30 at 90. Survived by daughter Elizabeth (Allen); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Marilyn Rosenwald died Dec. 19 at 85. Survived by husband Al; daughters Patricia, Susan. Hillside

Naomi Elizabeth Ruderman died Dec. 25 at 83. Survived by daughters Cimi Morgan, Teri Kidon; son Barry; brother Sanford Traves. Mount Sinai 

Jerry I. Senft died Dec. 27 at 93. Survived by wife Geraldine; daughter Cheri (Paul) Cohen; sons Steve (Marsha), David (Eva); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Barbara Shapiro died Dec. 15 at 71. Survived by husband Ernest; daughter Jennifer “Jenny” (Craig) Handjian; son Michael (Stephanie); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Bernard J. Shapiro died Dec. 21 at 89. Survived by wife Rena; daughters Susan (Jamie) Gesundhett, Linda Manasee, Gayle (Mitch) Pleassner; son Allan (Tammi); 13 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Leonard (Annette); sister-in-law Sharon Yadley. Mount Sinai

Adelynne F. Siegel died Dec. 31 at 89. Survived by daughter Marcia; son Robert; sister Sally Sylvia (Morton) Rich. Mount Sinai 

Robert Sirull died Jan. 2 at 92. Survived by daughters Beth (Jon), Hope (Sidney); son Julian; 6 grandchildren; brother William. Hillside

Ann Louise Sperber died Dec. 24 at 89. Survived by daughters Teri (Ronald) Sellz, Marcia (Lyle) Michelson, Carol (Larry) Ross; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edward Sterling died Dec. 28 at 91. Survived by daughter Michele; son Richard. Hillside

Stephen Strocker died Dec. 21 at 72. Survived by wife Barbara Avishay; daughters Carly (Louis) Epstein, Jenna (grant) Stern; sons Jason (Stefanie) Avishay, Ari (Brooke) Avishay; 7 grandchildren; sister Carol (Arnold) Yalam. Mount Sinai 

Arlene Sharon Tanzer died Dec. 25 at 78. Survived by daughter Kim; son Jason. Mount Sinai 

Michael Tenzer died Dec. 30 at 89. Survived by wife Jacqueline; sons Gary (Nancy), Marc (Laurie); 1 grandchild; sister Alice. Hillside

Ronnie Tiefer died Dec. 17 at 73. Survived by daughters Andrea Howe, Tammy; brothers Robert (Karin) Winnick, Ralph (JoAnne) Winnick. Malinow and Silverman

Yevgeniya Trostanetskaya died Dec. 20 at 67. Survived by husband Arkadiy; daughter Yelena; son Alex; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Lev Tsukerman died Dec. 27 at 87. Survived by son Oleg (Katrina); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Miriam Ulman died Dec. 17 at 90. Survived by daughter Jill Reder; son Larry (Jane) Ulman; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Elaine Veltman died Dec. 20 at 94. Survived by daughter Randi (Ilan); sons Ross (Susan), Jim; sister Gerre; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jason Wagner died Dec. 29 at 21. Survived by daughter Vera; father Phillip. Mount Sinai

Melvin Weber died Jan. 5 at 96. Survived by wife Pearl; daughter Janice (Robert) Sostrin; son Robert; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Harvey. Mount Sinai 

Lee M. Weiss died Dec. 27 at 97. Survived by daughter Emily (Jon) Puro; son John; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Michael Weiss died Jan. 4 at 76. Survived by daughter Carrie (David); son Andrew (Stephanie); 5 grandchildren; sister Beth. Hillside

Sanford Wesler died Jan. 6 at 94. Survived by daughter Denise; son Michael; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Marlene Wilk died Dec. 20 at 81. Survived by husband Sanford; daughters Beth (Todd), Dayna; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 1 brother. Hillside

Allee Willis died Dec. 24 at 72. Survived by sister Marlen Frost. Mount Sinai

David Wolf died Dec. 21 at 54. Survived by mother Joyce; father Robert; sisters Linda, Wendy; brother Michael (Patricia). Mount Sinai