Obituaries March 13, 2009

Morris Abramson died Feb. 19 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; sons, Jeff (Ingrid Landstrom) and Mark (Margot Carlson); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving Ackert died Feb. 15 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Yvette; daughter, Barbara (George) Nagel Gallian; son, Marty (Julie) Nagel; two grandchildren; brother, Sid (Harriet); one niece; and two nephews. Mount Sinai

Florence Saroff Altura died Feb. 17 at 94. She is survived by her son, Stephen (Debbie); and sister, Miriam Lincoff. Mount Sinai

Sandra Berliner died Feb. 20 at 62. She is survived by her daughter, Terry (Jason) Haverman; son, Neal (Heidi); three grandchildren; and sister, Dottie (Michael) Fong. Mount Sinai

Bennett Berman died Feb. 13 at 2 months. He is survived by his mother, Jessica Marie; father, David; and sister, Abigail. Hillside

Rosalind Childe died Feb. 15 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer; son, David; two grandchildren; and sister, Sylvia Mathon. Mount Sinai

Joseph Colen died Feb. 17 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Aimee Leon; sons, Barry (Judy) Collin and Marc (Linda); stepdaughters, Janette (Robert) Speyer and Julie (Jon) Drucker; five grandchildren; and brother, Jack Cohen. Mount Sinai

Ethel Fink died Feb. 21 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Marlana (Michael) Gurvey; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph Fink died Feb. 5 at 90. He is survived by his daughter, Joanne (Paul) Hammond; sons, Jonathan (Nancy) and Jeffrey (Donna); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Guta Goldfeld died Feb. 17 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Abe; daughters, Helen (Sammy) Sakamoto and Paula (Wayman Johnson); and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Pearl Gould died Feb. 18 at 100. She is survived by her daughter, Anne Ambers; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

David Grover died Feb. 17 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Barbara; sons, Daniel (Sarah) and Joe (Mendes Napoli); four grandchildren; and sister, Ruth Spigal. Mount Sinai

Melba Dutchen Hanes died Feb. 20 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Harold; daughters, Irene Landon and Edie (Stephen) Dinneen; son, Ronald (Karolina) Dutchen; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Norma Andrews. Mount Sinai

Jeanetta Herman died Feb. 1 at 91. She is survived by her brother, Aaron Liepe. Malinow and Silverman

Mildred Kaplan died Feb. 12 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Seymour; son, Paul (Sandy); daughter, Barbara (David); three grandchildren; sister, Shirley;  and brother, Leo. Adobe Creek

Julius Karabel died Feb. 8 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Amy; daughter, Rhonda; and sons, Howard (Terry), Harrison (Jill) and Joey (Lori). Malinow and Silverman

Charlotte Katz died Feb. 17 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; daughters, Sharon (Tod) Paris and Barbara (Doug Jones) Lieberman-Jones; son, Richard (Anne); five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Klar died Feb. 15 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Melissa; and son, Kenneth. Hillside

Ira Krainess died Feb. 18 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Irene; daughter, Sandra; son-in-law, Steve; two grandchildren; and brother, Donald. Groman

Irving Kurnik died Feb. 20 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Harriet; daughter, Marsha Gail (Michael); son, Bruce (Elizabeth); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Doris Levitta died Feb. 21 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Bruce (Carol) and Scott (Molly); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Magad died Jan. 25 at 51. He is survived by his aunts and uncles. Chevra Kadisha

Albert Malis died Feb. 17 at 83. He is survived by his daughter, Debbie; sons, Mike, Steven (Julie) and Lee (Jana); five grandchildren; and sister, Ruth Barris. Mount Sinai

Ruth Maschansky died Feb. 5 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Judy (Steven) Barnett and Linda Greenblatt; two sisters; and five grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Neuman died Feb. 9 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Rubin. Malinow and Silverman

Harry Pearlman died Feb. 17 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Esther; daughter, Laura (David) Cher; sons, Dale (Dara) and Andrew (Deborah); eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Irving Prell died Feb. 10 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Ellen; son, Joel; and three grandchildren. Hillside

David Raifaisen died Feb. 2 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Sarah; daughter, Rita Warshaw; sons, Steven (Donna) and Alvin (Margaret); brother, Irving (Bernice); five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sam Ribak died Feb. 16 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Rozalia; daughter, Tatiana (Boris) Branover; son, Boris (Irene); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marian Riemer died Feb. 2 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Harold; son, Bruce Gorman; sister, Sally Greenspan; brother, Paul Allen; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Harry Schwartz died Jan. 28 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Ruth. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Segel died Feb. 16 at 72. She is survived by her husband, Donald; sister, Shirley (Stan) Berko; nieces and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Pamela Stilman died Nov. 17 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Norbert; daughters, Julie and Claudia Vlasak; and three grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sherman Summers died Feb. 9. He is survived by his wife, Shirley. Malinow and Silverman

Barney Sweet died Feb. 7 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy (Carl) Johnson; son, Robin (Annette); sister, Lillian Katz; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and companion, Lin Dorfman. Malinow and Silverman

Beatrice Weber died Feb 14 at 87. She is survived by her two grandchildren. Hillside

Lorraine Gold died Feb. 14 at 87. She is survived by her son, Barry (Lee); and daughter, Sherri. Hillside

Sydney Yallen died Feb. 17 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Penny; son, Bob (Linda); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Zembrosky died Feb. 4 at 24. He is survived by his father, Alan; mother, Beverly; and grandmother, Shirley. Malinow and Silverman

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