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Obituaries: December 4-10, 2009

Obituaries ranging between April 26 and October 17, 2009
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December 2, 2009

Eileen Benjamin died Oct. 11 at 80. She is survived by her sisters, Shirley, Ruth Savin and Pauline Einstein; seven nieces and nephews; and 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. Mount Sinai

Eleanor Block died Sept. 22 at 87. She is survived by her husband, William; daughter, Joy (Joseph) Lavitt; one grandchild; one great-grandchild; brother, Jack Williams; and sister, Edith (Alex) Ulrich. Malinow and Silverman

Sara Blumin died Oct. 10. She is survived by her husband, Moe; daughters, Noga (Michael) Boothby and Daphne (David) Subar; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Dana Groina.

Lew Cohen died Oct. 15 at 85. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie Ann (Bruce) Bartz; stepdaughter, Sonya Matthews; sons, Scott (Merced) and Lance William; six grandchildren; and brother, Sol. Mount Sinai

Michael Coltun died Oct. 17 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Poliana; daughter, Biana (Richard Schneider); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Catherine Cunard died Sept. 17 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Lakas; and sons, Richard and Neil Slavin. Malinow and Silverman

Robert Faternick died Oct. 4 at 56. He is survived by his partner, Brent Conley; and sisters, Kathy and Linda Simons. Mount Sinai

Samuel Finkelstein died Oct. 4 at 92. He is survived by his sons, William (Mary Mack) and Robert (Stefanie DuBois); one grandchild; and brother, Nathan (Alva). Mount Sinai

Rosalie Hauser died Sept. 24 at 76. Malinow and Silverman

Donald Helfstein died Oct. 9 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughter, Lisa (Wade) Thomas; son, Todd (Denise); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Katy Hexner died Oct. 4. She is survived by her daughter, Marina Bjel; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Elizabeth Feldstein and Helen Bagin. Mount Sinai

Yuly Idelchik died Oct. 11 at 79. He is survived by his daughters, Nataliya Moroz and Genriyetta (Valeri Telman) Sedunova; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Isaac (Rayisa Kozlova) Lieberman. Mount Sinai

Masuma Khalilian died April 26 at 102. She is survived by her daughters, Monir, Pari, Mahvash, Yafa and Mary; son, Attaolah; and eight grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sam Klerer died Sept. 12 at 98. He is survived by his son, Joseph (Donna); two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ruth Kushner died Oct. 15 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Sydney (Kathrin) and Elliot (Jane); three grandchildren; sister, Coreen Cooperman; and brother, Don (Charlotte) Segal. Mount Sinai

Rita Lander died Sept. 19 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn (Joel) Collen; sons, Richard (Leila) and James (Linda); eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brothers, Arthur and Danny (Jaquie) Wolff. Malinow and Silverman

Frances J. Levin died June 26 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Bill; daughters, Linda August and Marlene (Sandy) Wagner; son-in-law, Ike August; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Morris (Anita) Alfasso.

Frieda Martin died Sept. 14 at 101. Malinow and Silverman

Esther Maya died Sept. 15 at 90. She is survived by her sons, Rafael and Julio; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sisters, Victoria Bitton and Estrella Pinto. Malinow and Silverman

Korin Motola died Sept. 23 at 84. She is survived by her son, Sergio Alexander; and one grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

David A. Oberman died Oct. 11 at 85. He is survived by his nephews, Mark (Hilary) Wolf, Bradly (Greg Platt) Wolf, Philip (Sheryl) Snyder, Jerrold (Phyllis) Odani; and nieces, Errolyn (Dick) Perkins and Joanne Cohen. Mount Sinai

Adrienne Phillips died Sept. 11 at 71. She is survived by her daughter, Katherine; sons, Andrew and Anthony; one grandchild; and brother, Craig Weingarten. Malinow and Silverman

Jeannette A. Pollock died Sept. 25 at 95. She is survived by her nieces, Sue (Mark) Glasser, Gail (Paul) Kingston, Joan (Mike) Southard and Joan (Will) Gill; nephews, Don (Beverly) Arndt, Bill (Liz) Cole and Dennis (Judy) Cole; and sisters-in-law, Dora and Midge Arndt. Mount Sinai

Israel Rosenberg died Oct. 4 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Sonia (Schwartz); daughters, Ettie (Allan) Lowy, Ellen (Ben) Jacobowitz and Rosita (Jim) Vandervort; son, Benjamin (Temirah); 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three nieces; and sister, Bronja Wengier.

Leonard Ruderman died Oct. 3 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughters, Jodi Leventhal and Geri (Barry) Wetanson; four grandchildren; and sister, Barbara Joannou. Mount Sinai

Sarah Rene Schenasi died Sept. 25 at 78. She is survived by her brother, Joe (Patricia); two nephews; and friend, Shirlee (David) Peha. Hillside

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

Rae Schwartz died Oct. 6 at 99. She is survived by her sisters, Betty Goren and Shirley (Elliott) Bennet; brothers, Boris and Bernie Kentor; and two nephews. Mount Sinai

Philip Schwartzman died Oct. 3 at 101. He is survived by his daughters, Marilyn (John) Gaims and Ruth (James) Fleisher; sons, Steven Schwartz and Leonard; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eva Small died Sept. 19 at 97. She is survived by her son, David; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Iris Rose Soskin died Sept. 20 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Sharlene Yelin; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harry Trunk died Oct. 11 at 90. He is survived by his daughters, Susan (Alan) Farstrup, Judy (Warren) Krasnow and Cheryl (Allan) Abrams; son, Ronald (Pam); nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Leon (Harriet). Mount Sinai

Jona Weiser died Oct. 13 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Sylvia (Isadore) Wendel; son, David (Rina); five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ellsworth Wilson died Sept. 27 at 88. He is survived by his daughter, Kathreen (Rick) Winchester; sons, David (Billie Cohen-Wilson) and William (Julie Golden); five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Raymond (Cherry Joe). Mount Sinai

Robert Wolk died Sept. 9 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and daughters, Suzanne (Michael) Hirsch, Arleen Steen and Lauren. Malinow and Silverman

David Zemechman died Sept. 16 at 58. He is survived by his mother, Edith; brother, Edward (Lauren); niece, Staci (Jonathan) Labovitz; nephew, Michael; one grandniece; and one grandnephew. Mount Sinai

Sarah Zinn died Oct. 10 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Eugene; daughter, Helene; son, Harry; and sister, Laura (Al) Simon. Mount Sinai

Martin W. Zolot died Sept. 21 at 86. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra (Layne) Fant; sons, Stanley and Louis; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elana Zvi died Oct. 14 at 62. She is survived by her sons, Ron, Guy and Avi; two grandsons; one brother; and one sister. Mount Sinai

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