Obituaries: January 8-14, 2009

Robert Abel died Oct. 20 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; daughter, Jana D’Angelo; and son, Richard. Sholom Chapels

Samuel Bocarsky died Oct. 7 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Marlene; daughters, Wendy (Rabbi Shelton Donnell) and Lori (Roger) McCracken; sisters, Mary Singer and Alice (Leo) Howard; and brother, Sidney (Zivian). Malinow and Silverman

Murray Brilliant died Oct. 3 at 92. He is survived by his son, Robert. Malinow and Silverman

Randall Ross Burg died at 61. He is survived by his son, Jason; father, Louis; sister, Myra (Charles Christensen); and brother, Andrew (Lena). Mount Sinai

Jay Cohen died Oct. 3 at 82. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara (Andrew) Hutter and Linda (Harold) Mast; son, Albert (Debra); 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Lillian R. Drobaz died Oct. 29 at 86. She is survived by her niece, Judy (Steve Scott) Lamppu; nephew, Ron (Bernadette Rosenstiel) Arnone; and sister, Nancy (Howard) Nitkin. Mount Sinai

Selma Eckerling died Oct. 1 at 87. She is survived by her daughters, Sally (Neal) Cohen and Sheri (Robert) Simon; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Betty Phillips. Malinow and Silverman

Florence Ganezer died Sept. 29 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Philip and Elliot. Malinow and Silverman

Dorothy C. Gordon died Oct. 30 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Joanne (Michael); sons, Max (Vicky), Michael (Michelle) and Irwin (Pam); 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerilyn Kessel died Oct. 6 at 51. She is survived by her mother, Phyllis. Malinow and Silverman

Melvin Klein died Oct. 6 at 75. He is survived by his daughter, Denise; and son, Scott. Sholom Chapels

Werner Lange died July 29 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Eva; daughters, Leslie and Lisa Lange (Larry) Miner; two nieces; two nephews; and three grandchildren.

Margo Lewin died Oct. 4 at 96. She is survived by her son, Ralph Rosenberg; and one grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Sara Moreno died Oct. 4 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Arlette (Albert) Cohen; and son, Elie. Malinow and Silverman

Elizabeth B. Polim died Oct. 31 at 99. She is survived by her sisters, Faye Schwartz, Anne and Ricky (Paul) Piazzese; six nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and great-nephews. Mount Sinai

Thelma Reiter died Sept. 30 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Gary (Karen Swanson) and Steven (Peg). Malinow and Silverman

Dorothy Roth died Nov. 1 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Alan and Robert. Sholom Chapels

Cyla Sklaver Scharf died Sept. 8. She is survived by her husband, Jacob; son, Boris; and one grandchild.

Anna Schwartz died Sept. 29 at 98. She is survived by her daughter, Vallene Singh; son, Leslie; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Milton M. Scissors died Oct. 3 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Roberta (Manuel) Garcia; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and brother, Ronald (Pearl). Mount Sinai

Risa Soled died Oct. 6 at 79. She is survived by her son, Marty. Malinow and Silverman

Gilda Speizer died Oct. 24 at 78. She is survived by her daughter, Shelley Rubin; son, Rick; two grandchildren; and brother, Art (Frances). Sholom Chapels

Betty Steinberg died Oct. 23 at 88. She is survived by her niece, Fern Winter; and nephew, Harvey (Ruth) Mandel. Sholom Chapels

Marvin Stopeck died Oct. 3 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Debbie; and sister, Shirley Weissman. Sholom Chapels

Margalith Taylor died Oct. 2 at 70. She is survived by her daughters, Helen Breece and Michelle (Jeff) Lazerson; son, Dean (Carla); eight grandchildren; and sister Chanita (Ed) Krinsky. Malinow and Silverman

Nancy Urlik died Oct. 22 at 64. Hillside

Irene Weiner died Oct. 24 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Julian; daughter, Madelyn (Eric); sons, Jeff (Cathy) and Perrie (Candace); and four grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Leonard Weller died Oct. 6 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; sons, Mark and Howard; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sally S. Whiteman died Oct. 29 at 87. She is survived by her nieces, Paula (Robert) Anderson, Neysa (Steve) MacBaisey and Pamela (Barry) Moretzky; nephews, David, Mark (Stacey) Rosenthal, Richard and Robert Rothberg; and brother-in-law, Irvin. Mount Sinai

Sarah Ullman died Oct. 5 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Lamont) Dozier and Sheryl; and three grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

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