Obituaries: November 6-12, 2009

Sheldon Abrams died Aug. 18 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sons, Stanley (Lorraine) and Michael (Sylvia); four grandchildren; sisters, Bernice Schiffman and Muriel Nesoff; three nieces; and one nephew. Chevra Kadisha

Irving Bassman died Aug. 15 at 79. He is survived by his companion, Mary Louise; daughter, Sam (Brian) Ullman; son, Harley (Lori); and seven grandchildren. Hillside

Bonne Lee Bearson died May 7 at 68. She is survived by her husband, Barrett; daughter, Sari Sherwood; sons, Adam and Todd; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Louise Berliner died Sept. 4 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne (Cristian) Orfescu. Hillside

Milton Bogad died Sep. 7 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Estelle; sons, Steven (Sheryl), Michael (Michelle) and Arthur (Christine); and eight grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Maxine Bollin died Aug. 22 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Russell; daughters, Linda (George) Oliveri and Cathy (Mike) Carey; sons, Robert (Mimi) and Bruce (Susan); eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lyudmila Burshteyn died Sept. 2 at 57. She is survived by her husband, Anariy; daughter, Marina; son, Ruslan (Yuliya); mother, Anynta Rekechinskaya; one grandchild; and brother, Boris (Lyudmila) Levinson. Mount Sinai

Isabel Bushkin died Aug. 18 at 90. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Stevens and Robin Shapiro; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Kitty Cohn died Aug. 16 at 87. Malinow and Silverman

Lawrence Benett Colman died Aug. 29 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter, Stephanie; and friends, Kay Kent and Valerie Fuentes. Hillside

Selma Cooperman died Aug. 25 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; daughters, June (Larry Litvak), Ruth (Michael Tate) and Annie (Roger Gribble); son, Paul (Wanda Clarke); and five grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Harry Esbit died Aug. 27 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Ann (Barry) Steinberg; sons, Errol, Scott (Judy) and Stuart; and 12 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian D. Gechtman died Sept. 10 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; son, Neal (Sylvia); two grandchildren; sister, Roberta Marshall; and brother, Herbert Schienrock. Mount Sinai

Alan Genter died Sept. 2 at 78. He is survived by his daughters, Susan and Heidi (Bill) Genter-Brewington; son, Peter (Shirley); three grandchildren; and sister, Sandra. Mount Sinai

Stuart Green died Aug. 21 at 69. He is survived by his wife, Christine; daughter, Janae; son, Hagen; and sister, Shelley (Bill) Frank. Malinow and Silverman

Joseph Leo Greenberg died Sept. 8 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Clementine; daughter, Carol (James Matson) Hoffman; son, Jeffrey; four grandchildren; and brother, Harry (Adele). Mount Sinai

Leo Grossman died Aug. 15 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; son, Arlen (Nancy Allison); sister, Sadie Simms; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lawrence S. Held died Aug. 31 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Sheri; daughter, Donna (Serge) Cohen; son, Mark; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jody Hendler died Sept. 7 at 62. She is survived by her husband, Mark; daughters, Jen (Roric) Roegsegger and Tammy (Jeremy) Golan; son, Scott (Jennifer) Reiss; stepdaughters, Elana, Brianna and Adria; stepson, Jesse; father, Leroy Kantro; four grandsons; brother, Larry (Gayle) Kantro; one niece; one nephew; and mother-in-law, Bess. Mount Sinai

Patricia Horwitz died Aug. 27 at 54. She is survived by her husband, Greg; sons, James, Joseph and Jason (Laura) Bragg; mother, Janice Baisden; five grandchildren; sisters, Gwen, Mary, Trish and Donna; and brothers, David, Gary and Ricky. Mount Sinai

Ida Kasten died Sept. 9 at 103. She is survived by her daughters, Norma (Lee) Laine and Phyllis Mirsky; son, Steven (Rochelle); six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Kaufman died Aug. 18 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Ron (Lynne) and Jonathan; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Harold Koenig died Aug 27 at 73. He is survived by his companion, Arlene Lafferty; sons, Lane (Sheila), Gary (Melissa) and David (Connie); seven grandchildren; and brother, Larry (Florence). Hillside

Sharon Carole Lippel died Aug. 19 at 67. She is survived by her daughters, Laurie Welsh and Lisa Tripolone. Mount Sinai

Bruce Manning died Aug. 19 at 55. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughters, Andrea, Mychal, Jamie and Stephanie; mother, Sondra (Leonard) Lightman; and sisters, Shari (Neil) Rosen and Lori (Harlan) Greenberg. Malinow and Silverman

Marika O’Dell died Sept. 10 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Jan (Alan) Block; three grandchildren; sister, Esther Degen; brother, Michey Beckenfeld; cousin, Esther Molmar. Hillside

Gertrude Pope died Aug. 28 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanne Jurmain; sons, Robert and Richard Jurmain; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

James Julius Rech died Sept. 5 at 81. He is survived by his daughter, Lynda Franzen; two grandchildren; sister, Irma Lester; and companion, Josephine Nelson. Mount Sinai

Doba Rosenblit died Sept. 3 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Henry and Steven (Cynthia A.); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Charlotte Rosenbloom died Aug. 31 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Lee and Michael (Eritha) De Broux; four grandchildren; and brother, Carl (Arrona) Segal. Mount Sinai

Alfred Rozenek died Sept. 2 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Lola Rozenek; daughter, Anne Raiss; sons, Sam (Ruthanne) and Ralph; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Arlene D. Schafer died Sept. 8 at 73. She is survived by her husband, Paul; daughters, Leesa (Jessie) Cohen and Jill (Robert) Ryder; three grandchildren; and sister, Vivian Boyer. Mount Sinai

Ann Schneider died Sept. 6 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Moses; sons, Carl (Barbara) and Phillip (Helene) Green; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Samuel (Bernice) Sushinsky. Mount Sinai

Fay Schuffman died Sept. 11 at 101. She is survived by her son, Milt (Sandy);  four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hillside

Leona Simon died Sept. 9 at 101. She is survived by her sons, Barnett and Burton (Helynn); four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lawrence Spira died Aug. 30 at 74. He is survived by his wife, Brenda; daughter, Laura; son, Sam. Hillside

Ruth Taff died Aug. 16 at 92. She is survived by her husband, Jacob; and son, Barry E. Chevra Kadisha

Isaac Yosha died Aug. 15 at 87. He is survived by his sisters, Lilly Klein and Stella Law; and many nieces and nephews.

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