Obituaries: April 17-23, 2009

Marjorie Aleck died March 13 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy; son, Jonathan; and many nieces and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Harold Baer died March 8 at 96. He is survived by his nephew, Tracy; and niece, Janine. Hillside

Jonas Barber died March 18 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughter, Susan (Artero) Boyer; son, Larry (Lesley); five grandchildren; and niece, Sherril (Steve) Schlesinger. Mount Sinai

Thelma Brown died March 22 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Lester) Raikow; son, Jack (Jan); two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Daniel Chapman died March 14 at 96. He is survived by his daughter, Willa; son, Robert (Candace); two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Irving Davis died March 16 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Lois; sons, John, Howard and Murray; sister, Terry Cohen; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Susan Elinson died March 20 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Liz West; son, Leonard (Patty); niece, Susan (Mark) Menaker; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Louis Arthur Friedenberg died March 17 at 86. He is survived by his daughter, Karyn (David) Friedenberg-King; son, Mark; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Stanley (Alma). Mount Sinai

William Ganz died March 24 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Elice (Paul L. Samuelson); son, Steven (Candace); three grandchildren; and brother, Marvin (Iris). Mount Sinai

Florence Gaponoff died March 23 at 83.  She is survived by her children, Barbara Berson, Yelena Christo Forakis, Sharma and Mark; and 12 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Elfman Gilbert died March 21 at 100. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Anne) and Mark (Margaret) Damon; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Muriel. Mount Sinai

Edith Gillis died March 16 at 72. She is survived by her husband, Arnold; daughter, Nancy (Gary) Ferris; sons, Martin and Steven (Shari); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Goldenberg died March 21 at 65. She is survived by her husband, Marc; daughter, Cindy; son, Evan (Christy); two grandchildren; and brother, Marvin Yellin. Mount Sinai

Ida Gordon died March 20 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Toni Garmisa; son, Carl; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Sigmund Groch died March 16 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Renee; sons, Joel (Debra) and Russell; two grandchildren; and brother, Hyman. Mount Sinai

Morris Grodzienski died March 21 at 61. He is survived by his son, Jayson (Amy); four grandchildren; mother, Chela; and brother, Henry (Denise). Mount Sinai

Shirley Grossmann died March 25 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy (Philip) Galper; sons, Steven and David; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Hilda Guss died March 13 at 73. She is survived by her husband, Myron; daughters, Hilary, Stephanie and Allison; son, William (Angie); three grandchildren; sister, Rosalyn (Jerry) Bernstein; and brother, Samuel (Madelon) Scherek. Mount Sinai

Arthur Horwitz died March 9 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Faith; daughters, Anyce Salzberg and Dava (Jay Samit); son, Jace; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Sandra Kleinberg died March 24 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce (Michael) Simmons; son, Martin (Janet); four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anne Krom died March 17 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Roberta (Paul) Ozar; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Morton Lachman died March 17 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; daughters, Jo Ann Culbert-Koehn and Diane; son, Robert (Lorelei); step-daughters, Eve and Celia Gittelson; stepson, Tony Gittelson; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Mc Keever; and good friend, Hermine Rhoades. Mount Sinai

Sydelle W. Lemmerman died January 18 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Mervin; sons Alan(Barbara), David (Pat) and Dan (Deb); brother, Leonard Weiss; and nine grandchildren. Home of Peace

Barbara Lerman died March 12 at 77. She is survived by her husband, Gerald; and daughter. Malinow and Silverman

Rae Levy died March 6 at 93. She is survived by her cousin, Charlotte (Taido) Anderson. Malinow and Silverman .

Alvin Linker died March 21 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine; daughter, Malori (Barry) Asman; son, Sheldon (Toni); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herman Lipsky died March 13 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughters, Ilene (Ron) Mashal and Melinda; son, Barry (Myrna); and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Betty Sacks Lotstein died March 14 at 84. She is survived by her son, Robert Sacks. Malinow and Silverman

Herbert I. Marcus died March 21 at 89. He is survived by his daughter, Judith; son, Charles; brothers, Wilbur (Helen) and Eugene; nephew, Mark Hyman; and niece, Roberta (Shelly) Lang. Mount Sinai

Jack Moshein died March 15 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Doris; daughters, Karen (Jerome) Greensweig and Ellen Federoff; son, Robert; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Ardith Nahan died March 8 at 61. She is survived by her mother, Terres Cohen; brother, Neil; and aunts, Lenore Sobelman and Mary Cohen. Hillside

Dorothy Paul died March 10 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Tina Hulbert; sons, Larry, James and Eric; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ben Raber died March 19 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Eva; daughters, Sharon (Stuart) Davidson and Miriam (Noel) Fishman; son, Michael (Sherry); eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; sisters, Esther (Abe) Nobleman and Mollie Saltman; and brother, Manuel (Muriel). Mount Sinai

Irene S. Resnick died March 20 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Mordecai; daughter, Pamela (Bill) Hsu; son, Steve (Dafna); and sister, Sylvia Sharff. Mount Sinai

Anna Mae Rich died March 22 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Charles; daughter, Nancy Houbrick; son, Gary; three grandchildren; and brother, Eli (Faye) Eisenberg. Mount Sinai

William Schwartz died March 15 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Tressa Miller; daughter, Laurie (Jay) Naparstek; son, Eric (Gayle); stepson, Joshua (Lori) Miller; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Albert L. Segal died March 14 at 81. He is survived by his nieces, Karen (Howard) Perry and Sheryl Cushen. Mount Sinai

Yvonne Shapiro died March 6 at 82. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra; sons, Martin, Mitch and Randy; sisters, Joyce Prosser, Edith Bellante and Sylvia Makus; brothers, George and William Malcom; and six grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Elaine Siegel died March 20 at 80. She is survived by her daughters, Rochelle (Steven) Weinstein and Deann (Robert) Halstead; son, Michael (Terri); eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bertha H. Skolnik died March 17 at 100. She is survived by her daughters, Sandra (Robert S.) Levinson and Cynthia Mitchell; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Neptune Society

Norma Stein died March 12 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa; and son, Michael. Malinow and Silverman

Lawrence Stone died March 15 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Jennie; daughter, Katharine Vieira; sons, Ethan and Abraham; sister, Rhoda Shechtel; brother, Joseph; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Fred Streitfeld died March 13 at 85. He is survived by his sons, Scott (Julie), Mark and Steven Dymond; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Senta Weil died March 16 at 95. She is survived by her niece, Janice Worthington; and good friend, Sharon McCauley. Mount Sinai

Frederick Weiner died March 12 at 86. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa (John) Durante; son, Michael; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harold Weiner died March 18 at 59. He is survived by his wife, Sherri; son, Dashiell; sister, Ilyce (Biff) Dawes; and half-sister, Barbara Krouse. Mount Sinai

Mollye Weinstein died March 17 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Rochelle Herzog. Malinow and Silverman

Walter Wietecha died March 12 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Marsha; daughter, Julie (Stephen) Castaldi; son, Dave (Raji); and sister, Nancy Fleming. Hillside

Hilda Wortman died March 24 at 97. She is survived by her sons, Alan and Richard (Lisa Harris); and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

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