Obituaries: December 2, 2020

Updated 01/05/2021

Vilma Aarons died Oct. 27 at 83. Survived by husband Julius; daughters Ashley, Allison Stridh; sons Marc (Sam), Abba (Chubi); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Gail Alcott died Nov. 24 at 68. Survived by sister Tamara. Hillside

Evelyn Allen died Nov. 15 at 81. Survived by daughter Eva (Tom); son Paul (Rebecca); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Irvin Arthur died Nov. 5 at 94. Survived by daughter Corby (Bob); son Adam (Wang); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Dora Baytman died Nov. 17 at 83. Survived by daughters Jane (Alex), Marina (Boris); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Rubin Bercovici died Nov. 15 at 83. Survived by wife Rica; daughter Aviva Sax; son Ben (Susan); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Sholom Memorial

Reuben Bercovitch died Nov. 14 at 97. Survived by wife Blanche; sons Stephen, Fred (Denise), Saul (Jodi Struck), Marc (Amy); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Anne Stern Berkovitz died Nov. 4 at 94. Survived by daughter Karen; sons Glenn (Jane Paul), Joel (Jeanette Stampfli); 5 grandchildren. Pierce Brothers Westwood Village 

Lawrence Bretter died Oct. 29 at 92. Survived by wife Dahlia; son Marc (Simone); sister-in-law Beverly; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn Buckspan died Nov. 22 at 96. Survived by daughters Andrea (Stephen),  Kathryn (Michael); son Kenneth (Carol); 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Helen Buff died Nov. 4 at 91. Survived by husband Lawrence; daughter Hillary; son Michael. Malinow and Silverman

Martin Carlin died Nov. 28 at 89. Survived by daughter Annette Carlin. Hillside

Rita Carp died Nov. 17 at 88. Survived by daughter Melanie (Art) Coble; 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Moira Chalom died Nov. 11 at 86. Survived by daughter Susan; sister Geraldine. Hillside

Robert Cohen died Nov. 3 at 96. Survived by daughter Janice (Loren) O’Connor; son Lewis (Gayle); 1 grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Denner died Oct. 14 at 96. Survived by daughter Sharon (Franklin) Horowitz; son Arthur; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Michael Bruce Dubey died Oct. 17 at 95. Survived by wife Stella; daughter Cheri (Fred) Dubey Warner; sons Stuart (Sally), James; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Betty-Lou Einstein died Nov. 13 at 100. Survived by daughter Susan; son Daniel (Marcia); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Rhonda Engber died Nov. 6 at 69. Survived by brother Seth. Malinow and Silverman

Hank Etess died Oct. 21 at 59. Survived by mother Barbara; father Edward; sister Lori. Hillside

Fred Fuhrman died Nov. 8 at 93. Survived by sons Joe (Adrienne), Mallory (Ryan); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Sharon Gillerman died Nov. 20 at 60. Survived by husband Mark Quigley; mother Roberta; daughter Maya; brother David.

Reva Goro died Nov. 3 at 97. Survived by son Zinovy; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Maria Stezherinsky. Chevra Kadisha

Elaine Grove died Oct. 29 at 93. Survived by daughter Gale (Eliot) Swartz, Robin; sons Alan (Vicki Dodd), Gary (Diane); 8 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Florine Irani died Oct. 24 at 91. Survived by daughters Carmella, Vera;  sons Moshe, Abraham, Edward; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sisters Serah, Dezi, Gladis; brothers Isaac, Helali Saraf. Chevra Kadisha

Reva Isaacman died Nov. 19 at 93. Survived by daughters Lynne (Tim), Lisa (Allan), Laurie (Larry); 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Edwin Jacobson died Nov. 5 at 73. Survived by daughter Emily Ghimire. Malinow and Silverman

Anna Khoussid died Oct. 26 at 83. Survived by son Boris Abramovich; 1 grandchild. Malinow and Silverman 

Lawrence Klein died Nov. 14 at 81. Survived by wife Esther; daughter Laura; son Kevin.  Malinow and Silverman

Esther Levitt died Oct. 30 at 96. Survived by sons David, Alan, Danny; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Mary Mallen died Oct. 26 at 95. Survived by son Michael (Rochelle); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Herman Meyerdierks died Nov. 18 at 90. Survived by nieces Patricia, Barbara, Lesley. Hillside

Sylvia Mines died Nov. 23 at 98. Survived by daughter Terri (Scott); son Steven (Paula); 4 grandchildren; sister Regina. Hillside

Ruth Perlmutter died Nov. 19 at 90. Survived by husband Avraham; sons Michael (Pam), David (Wendy); daughters Sharon (Andy), Keren; 5 grandchildren. Sholom Chapel (services), Hillside (location)

Hayley Rosenberg died Nov. 13 at 32. Survived by mother Marcia; father Steven; brother Matt (Sara). Malinow and Silverman

Reuben Rosloff died Nov. 14 at 97. Survived by daughters Judy, Kate (Craig), Sally (Cooper); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Rose Salzman died Nov. 11 at 105. Survived by son David (Sonia); 8 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Eden Memorial

Matthew Seidman died Nov. 3 at 86. Survived by wife Kimberly; son Anthony (Nylsa); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Ronald Simon died Oct. 27 at 64. Survived by son Adam; brother Steven. Hillside

Bella Sokoloff died Oct. 31 at 95. Survived by son Mark. Hillside

Helene Sussman died Oct. 24 at 88. Survived by daughter Ann (David) Steinberger; son Jan (Patty); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Eden Memorial

Elaine Thomas died Nov. 24 at 92. Survived by daughter Angie (Tom); sons Steven (Colleen), Gary (Kathryn); 2 grandchildren; sister Gloria. Hillside

Samuel Urcis died Nov. 11 at 86. Survived by wife Marion; sisters Julie, Berta; brother Ruben. Hillside

Lawrence Waxman died Nov. 16 at 75. Survived by wife Georgia; sons Matthew,  Cory; 3 grandchildren; sister Arley. Hillside

Fritzie Wernig died Oct. 29 at 97. Survived by daughter Candi (Karl); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Celinda Wittlin died Nov. 6 at 89. Survived by daughters Debra (Glen) & Caroline; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Nancy Wolf died Oct. 30 at 96. Survived by husband A. Robert; daughter Janice “Jan” (Harris) Shultz; Walter “Wally” (Jean); 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Robert Zweibel died Nov. 3 at 79. Survived by sister Evelyne. Hillside