Obituaries: September 11-17, 2009

Mary Bates died July 4 at 101. She is survived by her nephew, David (Sheri) Hallis; and niece, Marlene Berman.

Monroe Baum died July 2 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Sonya. Hillside

Saul Chazin died July 14 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Lenore; daughters, Valerie Eanarie and Vicki (Peter) Reissman; son, David (Lynn); six grandchildren; and sister, Lynn Novak. Mount Sinai

Myrna Chlavin died July 3 at 74. She is survived by her daughter, Mindy (Tom) Rutigliano; son, Steven (Lisa); stepsister, Marlene Romanoff; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Nina Elperina died July 11 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Dina Kachko; son, Alexander (Josefa); four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herman Garber died July 14 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Sonia; daughter, Elayne (John Forbess); son, Stephen; four grandchildren; and sister, Lillian Smilkstein. Mount Sinai

Sarah Glazer died July 11 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Marcy (Michael Shoop) Agmon; one grandchild; and sister, Lili Wind. Mount Sinai

Martin and Rose Glick. Martin died July 16 at 93; Rose died July 19 at 85. They are survived by their daughters, Jackie (Stuart) Barthold, Belle (Richard) Tuckerman, Evelyn (James Elliott) Lewis and Dianna; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and Martin’s brother, Morley (Leona). Mount Sinai

Benjamin Goodman died July 14 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Agnes; daughter, Cynthia (Todd) Kesselman; sons, Victor (Janice) and Barry (Tessie Chua Chiaco); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Abe Gordon died July 14 at 95. He is survived by his sister, Gladys Fellman. Mount Sinai

David Grossmann died July 15 at 64. He is survived by his sister, Cathy (Philip) Galper; and brother, Steven. Mount Sinai

Belle Howard died July 19 at 95. She is survived by her son, Michael (Kathy); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Kahan died July 9 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Paul; daughters, Roberta (Marc) Hamilton and Lucy (Sam) Follis; and four grandchildren. Hillside 

Joshua Kaplan died July 12 at 71. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; daughter, Michelle (Phil) Nagel; sons, Joe (Elizabeth) and Aaron (Blaire); seven grandchildren; brother, Ben (Jan); and daughter-in-law, Judi. Mount Sinai

Shirley Krisch died July 19 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Bethamy (Roger) West; son, Ilan (Karen Doherty); four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Denise LeVine died July 16 at 56. She is survived by her husband, Arnold; son, Joshua; brother, William (Valerie) Morgan; sister-in-law, Debbie; and brother-in-law, Mark (Cheryl). Mount Sinai

Regina Magier died July 5 at 84. She is survived by her son, David (Cheryl); two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Lili Majzner died July 17 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Helen (Ronald) Schulman; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Wilma Mallin Marder died June 17 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Sandy Maoz; sons, Rabbi Sheldon and Marc; and seven grandchildren.

Hessy Merkel died July 12 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Joan Berelowitz; son, Alan (Mandy); four grandchildren; sister, Shelly; brothers, Mark (Pauline) and Toby; nieces and nephews; and Barry Berelowitz.

Tony Melnick died July 6 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Reggie (Joel) Marcus; son, Fred (Linda); two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside 

Arthur Miller died July 9 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; sons, Mathew (Vivian) and Mankarasa Punithakamar; daughters, Devra (Roberto) and Laura; and eight grandchildren. Hillside

Atara Mont died July 9 at 83. She is survived by her son, Dan K. (Shelley) Morhaim; and three grandchildren.

Leah Naftali died July 15 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Rita; one grandchild; and five great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Eleanor Nussbaum died on July 15 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Paul (Laurie) and Barry; and nine grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frank Oehlbaum died July 14 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Victoria (Ron Ornish); son, Michael (Mona); three stepchildren; two grandchildren; and sister, Ella Brandt. Mount Sinai

Stephen Matthew Pitts died July 18 at 19. He is survived by his parents, Susan and Mark; brother, Jason; grandmother, Ruby; aunts and uncles, Cloria and Ralph Lotstein, Nancy Church and Craig; and cousin, Leslie Steinberg. Mount Sinai

Jerry Robins died July 22 at 64. He is survived by his sister, Phyllis (Herbert A.) King. Mount Sinai

Nettie Sher died on July 17 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara; sons, Arthur and Kenneth (Susan); eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

David Socher died July 9 at 67. He is survived by his wife, Tammy; sons, Jesse (Linda), Joe (Rochel), Sam (Gina) and Abe (Shoshana); and 17 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Frances Spitzer died June 28 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Ronda (Glen) Olson; sons, Ian (Cathy) Cone and Allen (Emi) Cone; brothers, Moe (Ceil) Gordon and Max Gordon; sister, Rose Fields; nephew, Philip Fields; and niece, Linda Holly. Chevra Kadisha

Martin Steinberger died July 13 at 88. He is survived by his sons, Jeffrey, Richard and Dean (Cindy); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elaine Joyce Stone died July 10 at 79. She is survived by her daughters, Diana, Paula (David Friedman) and Pattie; three grandchildren; and her brother, Rabbi Ben Leinow.

Edward Sylvan died July 11 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Lyn; and sons, Sherman and Scott. Hillside 

Cecelia Wasserman died July 14 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Marlyne (David) Diamond; sons, William (Sheila) and Stuart; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Lillian (David) Goldberg; brother-in-law, Henry (Sylvia); and sisters-in-law, Gladys and Judith. Mount Sinai

Ronald Ira Weiss died July 18 at 43. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; stepdaughters, Jennifer and Ashley; mother, Marcia (Mel) Grossman; father, Sol (Grace); sister, Tema (Leonard) Schrage; brothers, Martin and Gary (Carmen); and six nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Esther Wolford died July 8 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Hilarie Staton. Hillside 

Robert Zipser died July 19 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Tamara; daughter, Dana (Jason) Schallheim; son, Brian; sisters, Janet (Charles) and Barbara (Dolph) Shapiro. Mount Sinai

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