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Obituaries: October 23-29, 2009

June 30 - Aug. 19, 2009
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October 21, 2009

Jules Bases died July 4 at 73. He is survived by his partner, Selma Cohen; daughter, Darlene (Steve) Manick; son, Jeff (Arielle); and five grandchildren. Shalom Chapels

Dorothy Burkenheim died Aug. 17 at 90. She is survived by her husband, Jack; daughter, Lillian (Bruce) Silver; son, Kenneth (Cynthia); seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Ada (Martin) Roberts. Mount Sinai

Bernice Bush died Aug. 13 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Pattie Cross; son, Fred; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Morris Diamond died Aug. 9 at 92. He is survived by his sons, Jeff, Joe (Jane) and Don (Shirlane); and two grandchildren. Hillside

David Elberger died Aug. 10 at 96. He is survived by his daughters, Janet (Robert) Reiss and Anne (Dean) Creighton; son, Michael (Andrea); six grandchildren; and sister, Lily. Mount Sinai

Jeno Gabor died Aug. 16 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Ebi; son, Ron (Elsie) Monitz; stepdaughter, Erika Baum; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Seymour Genislow died Aug. 12 at 90. He is survived by his daughter, Jeri DeLoss; son, Howard; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Albert Glazerman died Aug. 16 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Zena; and niece, Harriet (Alan) Zeitlin. Mount Sinai

Edith Gorten died Aug. 17 at 80. She is survived by her husband, George; sons, Steve and David; one grandchild; and cousin, Hedy Porges. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Indictor died Aug. 17 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Joyce; son, Mark (Patricia); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Louis Jacobs died Aug. 12 at 87. He is survived by his daughters, Diane (Peter) Berk, Susan (Stephen) and Vicki (Alan) Rotstein; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nancy Jacobs died Aug. 10 at 67. She is survived by her husband, Robert H.; daughters, Denise (David) Hartman and Eileen (Brian) Abrams; sons, Marc (Jill) and Michael (Jennifer); 11 grandchildren; and brother, Donald Janush. Mount Sinai

Shirley G. Johnson died Aug. 11 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara and Penny (Rosemary Strube). Mount Sinai

Ernst Herbert Katz died Aug. 11 at 95. He is survived by his sister, Silvia Greene; niece, Lori (Neil) Gordon; and nephews, Gary and Terry Greene. Mount Sinai

Bruce Kaye died Aug. 18 at 60. He is survived by his wife, Doreen; daughter, Blair; mother, Phyllis; sister, Trina Kaye; brother, Jeff (Jo); sister-in-law, Roberta (Donald) Goldstein; and uncle, Paul Madwin. Mount Sinai

Barbara Klass died Aug. 14 at 61. She is survived by her husband, Allan; daughters, Arlene (Gary) Davidson, Danielle (Eric) Kaitz and Jana (Nick Dumitriu); son, Gary (Heather); six grandchildren; and sister, Bette (Edward) Curtis. Mount Sinai

Amy Kuklin died Aug. 12 at 58. She is survived by her daughter, Heather; sister, Randee (Tim) Anderson; and brother, Terry (Laurie) Boykoff. Mount Sinai

Jean Lampel died Aug. 11 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Emanuel; daughters, Charlene Sugarman, Rosann Bays and Lynett Northgutt; sons, Larry and Leonard; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Samuel Lebowitz died Aug. 9 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Selma; son, Allan; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Ella Markus died Aug. 17 at 101. She is survived by her son, Gideon (Beverly); two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Monica Marie Prenner died Aug. 13 at 74. She is survived by her daughters, Linda (Gerald Andern) and Lisa-Joy (Richard) Avelar; and sister, Ida Pougatcsh. Hillside

Helen Bulko Price died June 30 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Hana Zafrani and Leah Weiss; son, Jack Bulko; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; sisters, Gizi Kupfervasser and Terri Bender; and brothers, Herman and Misha Meister. Groman Eden

Pearl Richlin died Aug. 14 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Marshall W.; daughter, Tami R. (Steve) Guttman; sons, Craig H. (Marty) and Steven B. (Susan); six grandchildren; sister, Sarah Bercovitz; and brother, Saul (Carol) Sanders. Mount Sinai

Joel D. Ruffman died Aug. 16 at 67. He is survived by his wife, Martha H.; daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth; son, David; and sisters, Debbie (Andrea) Guariuata and Sharon. Mount Sinai

Philip B. Saltzman died Aug. 14 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter, Jennifer; sons, Daniel (Linda) and Jason; son-in-law, David Greenblatt; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn B. Schwartz died Aug. 6 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Naomi (Jim); son, Martin (Toby); daughter-in-law, Janis; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Anita Leah Shapiro died Aug. 10 at 66. She is survived by her friend, Iris Ritz. Hillside

Saul Simon died Aug. 19 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Sue; daughters, Paula (Howard Schoenfeld) and Monica (Fred) Goldberg; stepdaughter, Stacey (Victor) Preisler; stepsons, Ron (Cherie) and Howard (Lidia) Klein; and 12 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barry Simons died Aug. 18 at 66. He is survived by his sister, Stephanie (Seth) Alpert; and cousin, Joan Getz. Mount Sinai

Alfred Sinnet died Aug. 11 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Helena; daughters, Elisa (Bob) Charney and Karen; sons, Gary (Joan) and Lenny; and nine grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis C. Smith died Aug. 12 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Richard (Mireille) and Allen (Carol); 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brothers, Ted and Mike Romano. Hillside

Evan Dutch Sommers died Aug. 9 at 28. He is survived by his daughter, Priscilla; parents, Gretchen and Robert; companion, Michelle Burrola; sister, Eleanor (Phillip) Alaba; grandmother, Naomi Butow; and aunts, Helene (Juan) Pardo and Randi. Mount Sinai

Lillian Spiselman died Aug. 19 at 94. She is survived by her daughters, Dana (Stanley) Gorman and Myrna (David) Garron; two grandchildren; and brother, Jerald Cohen. Mount Sinai

Rudy Suchowiecky died Aug. 15 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; daughters, Jenny (Billy) Huber and Susie (Polo) Vidal; sons, Mordo (Lina) Suchov and Samuel (Isabel); 11 grandchildren; sisters, Sonia (Chavo) Franco, Bertha Schwartz, Dora (Moises) Margolis and Tencha (Pepe); and brother, David (Renee). Mount Sinai

Marshall H. Turner died Aug. 12 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughters, Nina Hido and Amy; two grandchildren; and sister, Phyllis (Joe) Meltzer. Mount Sinai

Lucy Weiss died Aug. 17 at 79. She is survived by her daughters, Andy (Donald) Smart and Abbe (Addison) Auringer; three grandchildren; and sister, Muriel (Sol) Fingerhut. Mount Sinai

Marvin Bernard Weitzman died Aug. 9 at 87. He is survived by his daughters, Michelle (Eddie) Dorf and Taffiney (Jeff) Goldberg; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Joe Wolfson died Aug. 12 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Leona. Hillside

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