Obituaries: August 28-September 3, 2009

Leonard Alper died June 16 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Mindy; sons, Rick, A.J. and Steve; two grandchildren; and sister, Barbara Ginsberg.

David Becker died June 17 at 100. He is survived by his son, Lawrence; nephew, Jerry; and granddaughter, Stephanie. Hillside

Natalie Nancy Berman died June 24 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Francine (Mark Miller); sons, Stuart (Toni) and John (Allison); four grandchildren; sister, Beatrice (Alan) Guttman; and brother, Lewis (Lois) Gladser. Mount Sinai

Rose Black died June 24 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Susanne (Robert) Reyto; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jeanette Block died June 13 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Harold; daughter, Trudi (Steven) Young; son, Alan (Jan); five grandchildren; and brother, Louis (Leah) Manick. Mount Sinai

David J. Boroda died June 19 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Andree; daughter, Nicole (Kerry) Gelbard; son, Philip; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Julian Bratolyubov died June 26 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Sofia; daughter, Marina (Fabien) Hug; son, Serge; and one granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Lucille Chauncey died June 26 at 85. She is survived by her husband, David; son, Jeffery (Ronni); daughters, Ilene (Stuart) Berman and Suzie (Michael) Crebs; nine grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Hillside

Serena Drechsler died June 17 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Kirt; sons, Murray (Jacki) and Larry (Jill); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Josephine Farber died June 26 at 92. She is survived by her son, Martin (Karen); and daughter, Gail (Joel) Weiner. Hillside 

Samuel Genensky died June 26 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Cronig; daughters, Marsha and Judy; stepdaughter, Andrea (Mitchell) Mindell; stepsons, Mitchell (Lisa) Cronig and Adam Cronig; and four grandchildren. Hillside 

Norman L. Hendler died June 27 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Sally; sons, Shelley Robert (Barbara) and Dale Brad (Vicki); four grandchildren; and sister, Gertrude Wellington. Mount Sinai

Randal Hoffman died June 18 at 60. He is survived by his mother, Shirley; and sister, Wendy (Tim) Conniff. Hillside 

Lazar Itskovich died June 21 at 92. He is survived by his daughters, Elizabeth (Alex) Shafir and Izabella (Isaak) Shafir; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Jordi died June 25 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Diana; and son, Paul. Hillside 

Sady Kahn died June 22 at 97. She is survived by her cousins, Eric Boehm and Adolph (Crystal) Boehm; niece, Inge Mier; and close friend/DPOA, Taanea Faleola. Mount Sinai

Sidney Katz died June 18 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Jean; daughters, Nancy, Virginia and Peggy Crook; stepdaughters, Linda Rosenbaum and Jan (Dave) Ulrey; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Bernard J. Korn died June 19 at 89. He is survived by his daughters, Jacquelin (Howard) Banchik and Robyn (Michael) Altman; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lorraine Kulszan died June 29 at 81. She is survived by her daughter, Lisa; son, Jason (Lisa); sister, Tyve Zinner; brother, Irving (Gloria) Minster; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Hillside

Hazel Lande died June 17 at 96. She is survived by her nieces, Debra and Meryl. Hillside

Ida Larimore died June 21 at 80. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl; sister, Faye; and brother, Harry. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Lemberger died June 19 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Allen (Sharon) Weiner and Robert (Judith) Weiner; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lyubov Lenchitskaya died June 26 at 86. She is survived by her son, Leonid Lenchitsky; and two grandsons. Mount Sinai

Bess Rachel Lewinstein died June 16 at 96. She is survived by her son, Harvey; and 11 nieces and nephews.

Hugh Richard Manes died June 13 at 84. He is survived by his daughter, Mehgan (Henry) Shackelford; sons, Macabee (Tamara), Ellery (Stella), Ben Ari (Shawn) and Nikol; eight grandchildren; and sister, Audrey Benesch. Mount Sinai

Calman M. Menzer died June 22 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Diana; daughters, Marsha (Walt) Mueller and Elizabeth Wain; sons, Mitchell (Wendy Wolf), Matthew and Matthew Wain; and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Isaac Namehas died June 14 at 92. He is survived by his daughters, Shelly (John) Obert and Lisa (Michael) Allen; son, Barry (Carol); six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Tillie (Beryl) Roberts. Mount Sinai

Boris Palarz died June 13 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Roslyn; sons, Dale and Joel; brother, Herman (Judith); and two nieces. Mount Sinai

Chava Pelleg died June 27 at 81. She is susrvived by her husband, Mark; sons, Larry (Karen) and Ron (Robin); daughter, Donna (Tino) Gonpaga; and seven grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ronit Polsky died June 15 at 22. She is survived by her parents, Marcy and Andrew; brother, Ari; and grandparents, Harlan (Jeanette) Polsky and Norman (Anne) Benson. Mount Sinai

Charlene Priess died June 23 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Milton; daughters, Caryn (Steven) Barkin and Karmi (Harold) Monsher; six grandchildren; and sister, Florence (Philip) Burgher. Mount Sinai

Herschel Rosenthal died June 19 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; son, Joel; daughter, Susanne Hellerstein; and three grandchildren. Hillside 

Henri W. Schilling died June 20 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Loretta Cox; and sister, Felice Kutchuk. Mount Sinai

Jack Schindler died June 26 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Carol; and caregivers, Isabel Lopez and Antonia Lopez. Mount Sinai

Doris Seroff died July 1 at 81. She is survived by her daughters, Laura Lima and Kathy; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sayde Sheldon died June 15 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Judy and Diane; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchilren. Hillside

Dora Weinstein died June 22 at 103. She is survived by her daughter, Linda (Eugene) Weiss; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lynda Weisberger died June 12 at 59. She is survived by her husband, Melvyn; sister, Grace B. May-Levine; nephews, Michael and Jonathan May; and nieces, Carolyn Waddell and Lauren Kindstand. Mount Sinai

Seymour Weitzman died June 12 at 86. He is survived by his daughters, Terie Lesner and Farryl; sons, Marc (Kathie) and Bruce; stepdaughters, Randy (Rob) Greenspan and Karen Hampton; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Marvin. Mount Sinai

Martha S. Widawer died June 27 at 71. She is survived by her daughters, Marla (Mike) Dreyfus, and Michelle (Steven) Hamburger; son, Mark (Marlene); eight grandchildren; sister, Betsy (Imre) Weil; brother, Morrie Schrage; and companion, Samuel Resnick. Mount Sinai

Anita Wiesenfeld died June 12 at 98. She is survived by her sisters, Eleanor (Martin) Brodsky and Gail (Ira) Brodsky. Mount Sinai

Arnold Wisper died June 25 at 88. He is survived by his daughter, Wendy (Russell) Hoffman; and son, Michael. Hillside 

Erwin Yessin died June 25 at 84. He is survived by his daughters, Julie (Frank) Steinschriber and Marcy (Michael) Orkin; four grandchildren; sister, Ruth (Arthur) Erlich; and brother, Bernard (Rita) Yessin. Mount Sinai

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