Obituraries for the week of June 26, 2009

Seymour Birnbaum died April 18 at 90. He is survived by his son, Jeremy Sacks. Malinow and Silverman

Bess Birstock died April 28 at 77. She is survived by her daughter, Karren (Michael) Glaser; son, Larry (Alex); two grandchildren; and sisters, Faygie White and Elly (Spencer) Black. Mount Sinai

Julius N. Blank died April 26 at 94. He is survived by his nephews, Howard (Laura) Waco and Mark (Neddie) Waco. Hillside  

Hugil Christensen died April 14 at 90. He is survived by his daughters, Joyce Bork, Jean O’neil and Maura. Malinow and Silverman

Colleen Cohen died April 28 at 77. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn (Roger) Gallegos; sons, Gary (Joan) and Glenn; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Cohen died April 23 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl (Jim) Scoggins; son, Ira (Linda); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Gertrude Crystal-Pound died April 21 at 99. She is survived by her daughters, Bene Powell and Judy Karon; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Donal S. Dreifus died April 28 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; sons, Daniel and Tom; and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Doris Inga Erlanger died April 28 at 80. She is survived by her husband, Claude; sons, Steven, Mike (Wendy) and David (Heide); six grandchildren; and brother, Roger (Nora) Gimbel. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Evans died April 23 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Marvin; daughters, Lynn (Martin) Glick and Nancy; and son-in-law, Arthur Wolf. Hillside

Albert Forbes died April 25 at 90. He is survived by his daughters, Gail F. Littlejohn and Sally Forbes Friedman; son, Lawrence (Sue); six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Irene Friem died April 18 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon. Hillside

Jacob Haim died April 20 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Sultana; daughters, Rachel (Barry) Simon, Anna (Harold) Stock and Jill (Larry) Israel; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Regina Hason died April 19 at 101. She is survived by her daughter, Norma Yaeger; and sons, Martin and Harvey. Malinow and Silverman

Harold Ladin died April 15 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Ardiste; children, Bonnie, Sharon, Elizabeth, Meryl, Joe and Glenn; four grandchildren; and sister, Bea Hanser. Malinow and Silverman

Barbara Lasser died April 19 at 67. She is survived by her husband, Ralph F. Powell. Hillside

Beverly Leischner died April 16 at 65. She is survived by her husband, Stephen; daughters, Susan Ross and Jennifer Ross; son, Shane (Dena); three grandchildren; and sisters, Linda Borowick and Helane Lamb. Malinow and Silverman

David Levine died April 21 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Joan Sanchez; sons, Joel (Shiela) Koren-Levine, Jerome (Maryanne) and Richard (Jean); six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Minnie Levitt died April 26 at 90. She is survived by her husband, Martin. Hillside

Meyer Levy died April 14 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Norma; and son, Ralph. Malinow and Silverman

Margaret Login died April 16 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Paula, June and Barbara Robertson. Malinow and Silverman

Irma Maier died April 27 at 92. She is survived by her son, Gary. Malinow and Silverman

Julia Meyerson died April 26 at 100. She is survived by her son, Don. Hillside  

Seymour Peretz died April 21 at 86. He is survived by his daughter, Elise (Mark) Ranauro; one grandchild; sister, Miriam (Samuel) Goldstein; brother, Oscar (Nora); and cousin, Fran Goldstein. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Rosen died April 27 at 82. He is survived by his daughters, Sabrina (Mark) Fields and Lisa (Randy) Harding; sons, Dan and Ronald; three grandchildren; sister, Marsha (Sol) Wolfus; and close friend, Dolores Taylor. Mount Sinai

Samuil Rozman died April 29 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Genia; daughter, Bella (Boris) Kogan; son, Boria (Innessa); three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

H. Kenneth Schoenfeld died April 18 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Julie; sons, John and Peter; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Dr. Harvey Shipper died April 25 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Edith; daughter, Jody (Michael Levinsohn); three grandchildren; and brother, Carl. Malinow and Silverman

Edith Shugarman died April 15 at 96. She is survived by her son, Lynn (Trina); four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brothers, David Slotnick and Harry (Betty) Slotnick. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley King Shusterman died April 24 at 89. She is survived by her sons, Carl (Sonia) and Alan (Gwen); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dr. Allan Tauber died April 16 at 90. He is survived by his nephew, Robert Blumenthal. Malinow and Silverman

Marc Triebwasser died April 12 at 67. He is survived by his brother, Dr. Harvey (Lisa); and niece, Jennifer. Malinow and Silverman

Miriam Weiss died April 22 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth (Ira) Lott; son, Herbert (Abby); four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Eva Widawski died April 30 at 82. She is survived by her daughters, Gail (Mark) Groner, Margie (Bernard) Zwick and Lana; son, Saul; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother, Emil Winkler. Mount Sinai