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Obituaries: Issue date -September 4-September 10, 2009

Obituaries June 12-July 11, 2009
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September 2, 2009

Stanley Adler died June 12 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Louise; daughters, Cathy, Wendy (Richard) Carlson, Pati (Michael) Belt and Laurie (Ted) Gonlag; and son, Tony (Kristy). Malinow and Silverman

Jules Bases died July 4 at 73. He is survived by his longtime companion, Selma Cohen; son, Jeff; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Susan Berger died June 27 at 82. She is survived by her sons, Harvey and Gene Wydra; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Joseph Meyer Catcher died June 16 at 94. He is survived by his niece, Janet Turchin. Sholom Chapels

Joe Cohen died June 6 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie; daughters, Bernay (Bill) Scott and Arlene Familian; son, Allen Cohen; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herman Cohen died July 10 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Tamara; daughters, Bonnie (Holly Pinkis) and Paula Hutchinson; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harriet Pauline Cutler died July 6 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Marci (Norman) Tarle; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Susan Fishman died July 5 at 64. She is survived by her husband, Joel; daughter, Paige (Chuck) Gitles; son, Adam; three grandchildren; father, Richard Wurzel; sister, Barbara (Murray) Beck; and brother, Larry Wurzel. Mount Sinai

Abraham Frumkin died June 6 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Patty (Michael) Krigel; son, Arthur (Ronda); and six grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Clifford Gilbert died June 27 at 88. He is survived by his daughter, Carole Tillisch. Sholom Chapels

Alvin L. Gorlick died July 1 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Barbara (Dan) Aranda; sons, Stephen (Kathy), Randy (Andi Chiranky), and Curtis (Penny Spark); 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Bernard Gorowitz died June 5 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Marsha (Robert) Dultz; son, Edmund; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Noah Krom died June 6 at 22. He is survived by his parents, Solly and Beth; sister, Abby; and brother, Hershel. Malinow and Silverman

Charlotte Kunin died June 15 at 90. She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn and Claudia. Malinow and Silverman

Lester Lenorovitz died June 14 at 91. He is survived by his brother, Joe (Ruth). Malinow and Silverman

Harold Lerner died July 3 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three children; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Elaine Mason died July 11 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Jay; son, Rick (Karen Wood); and two grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Martha Meyers died June 3 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Jill; son, Melvin (Judith); sister, Loretta Hinitz; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Sylvia Mink died July 9 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Brannon and Deborah (John) Transue; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Pauline Molbegott died June 13 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Gutterman. Malinow and Silverman

Rose Newman died July 10 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Steve) Himelstein; son, Robert (Wei Qing Han); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Reback died June 10 at 90. He is survived by his daughter, Katherine. Malinow and Silverman

Earl Rosenstein died July 3 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughter, Beth (Scott) Minick; son, Jay; step-daughters, Arla (John) Unwin and Lisa (Gerald) McCulloh; stepson, Charles (Nancy) Lerman; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Janice Schusteff. Mount Sinai

Avram Sadicario died June 17 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Rosa; daughter, Donna Berger; son, Leon (Barbara); three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Joseph Schwartz died June 3 at 86. He is survived by his wife, June; and daughter, Neysa Stone. Malinow and Silverman

Charlotte Slater died July 5 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Melissa (Meir Isaacs) Slater-Isaacs; sons, Steve (Stephanie) and Don; five grandchildren; sister, Rose (Jack) Engel; and brothers, Mort (Fran) White and Bernie (Maureen) White. Mount Sinai

Kenneth Small died July 6 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Bette; daughter, Ann (Derek) Selby; sons, Steven (Roberta) and William (Sheila); nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert C. Speiser died July 10 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Catherine (Bret) Kimbrough; son, Michael; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sol Stein died July 1 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Margie (Barry) Granitz; son, Barry; and three grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Lillian Kimmel Ullman died July 9 at 83. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah (Ron) Pollack and Robin (Adam) Greenman; four grandchildren; and brother, Louis Kimmel. Mount Sinai

Nettie Wodka died June 9 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Gail Halpern. Malinow and Silverman

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