Obituaries April 2-8, 2010

Earl David Alter died Jan. 13 at 69. He is survived by his cousins, Kirk (Peggy) Rinella and Neal (Diane) Rinella. Mount Sinai

Harry Asch died Dec. 16 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Muriel; daughter, Stephanie (Rabbi Yehuda) Alber; son, Andrew; brother, Morris (Elaine); and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Tessie Beckman died Dec. 19 at 101. She is survived by her son, Stanley. Malinow and Silverman

Frank Blumenthal died Jan. 13 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Helen; sons, Joel (Karol) and Terry (Mary); 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frank Brill died Dec. 15 at 91. Malinow and Silverman

Shane Gold Burwick, 31, and infant son, Brenner Burwick died Jan. 12 and Jan. 14, respectively. Survived by husband and father, Jordan F.; Shane’s parents, Arnold B. and Roberta Gold; sister, Robyn (Jonathan) Fener; in-laws, Jerald and Deborah; niece, Sydney Fener; and nephew, Jack Fener. Mount Sinai

Sallie Cohan died Jan. 9 at 96. She is survived by her daughters, Teri (Baruch) Link and Laurie (Greg) Swiler; six grandchildren; and brother, Paul (Anne) Grossman. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Cohen died Jan. 9 at 93. She is survived by her daughters, Wendy and Michaele; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Matilda Cohen died Dec. 13 at 88. She is survived by her sister, Catherine (Sol) Halfon; brothers, Morris and Ralph; and many nieces and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Jack G. Diamond died Jan. 10 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Annette; daughters, Judy (Corey Welch) and Debbie (Stanley) Strom; son, Norman; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Cele Finkelstein died Dec. 15 at 91. She is survived by her son, Steven. Malinow and Silverman

Martin Fruchtman died Dec. 19 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Dolores; daughters, Cynthia (Bert Goldstein), Sara (Jed Kramer) and Gail (Glenn) Robins; and eight grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Craig D. Gersh died Jan. 9 at 52. He is survived by his mother, Jan (Leo) Schultz; sisters, Kimberly Wilson and Kathleen (Shaun) Sizer; brothers, Albert Sidney and Eric Glenn; and stepsisters, Kim Gallagher and Judi Migdal. Mount Sinai

Ruth Greene died Dec. 14 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Treloggen and Denise Magasin. Malinow and Silverman

Edward Greenspan died Dec. 15 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Kayla; daughter, Bedene; son, Evan (Joan); sister, Ruth Miller; brother, James; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ira Goldberg died Jan. 13 at 66. He is survived by his wife, Susan; daughters, Rachel (John Williams) Lucas and Elizabeth; son, Adam (Eve); seven grandchildren; and brother, Edward. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Ruth Grundstein died Jan. 9 at 100. She is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline Spiel; son, Amram (Estelle); two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and caregiver, Bertha Gutterez. Mount Sinai

Susan Renee Gruber died Jan. 10 at 58. She is survived by her husband, David J.; sons, Stuart, Adam and Matthew; sister, Marilyn (Bobby) Hess; and brothers, Michael Chapman and Marty Jay. Mount Sinai

Nathaniel Hoffman died Dec. 12 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Lotte; daughters, Carol and Janice Hoffman Dubrow; son, Peter; three grandchildren; sisters, Bertha Witt and Pearl Mandel; and brother, Milton Witt. Malinow and Silverman

Ben Kunowski died Jan. 9 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Sylvia Meyers; sons, Frank and Herbert; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillside

Vivian Sandra Lance died Jan. 9 at 60. She is survived by her daughter, Simone; and brother, Marc. Hillside

Seymour Nagel died Jan. 11 at 87. He is survived by his daughters, Brenda Hauser, Elyse Bleaman and Joyce Sudikoff; son, Phillip; and 10 grandchildren. Hillside

Lee Obrand died Jan. 11 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Decker; sons, Martin (Pam) Decker and Harvey (Karen) Decker; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Osbaum died Dec. 17 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Marcia; and daughter. Malinow and Silverman

Louis Peskin died Jan. 9 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Pearl White; and son, Jack. Hillside

Rose G. “Mimi” Ross died Jan. 13 at 101. She is survived by her daughter, Marcia (Irving) Zlotnik; son, Howard; two grandsons; one granddaughter; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gertrude Schwartz died Jan. 13 at 94. She is survived by her daughters, Dale (Jonathan) Gluckman and Jan (David) Peters. Mount Sinai

Nicholas Schwartz died Dec. 19 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Erika; daughter, Eileen (Brian) Cohen; son, Peter and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Marilyn Sedarbaum died Dec. 17 at 78. She is survived by her daughter, June. Malinow and Silverman

Barbara Taubman died Dec. 18 at 85. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah and Elizabeth; son, Daniel; sister, Victoria Cosley; brothers, Richard and Henry Kline. Malinow and Silverman

Cyla Trank died Jan. 11 at 88. She is survived by her daughters, Klara Melman and Marianna Slaten. Mount Sinai

Harriett M. Wieder died Jan. 11 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Gayle (Philip) Tauber; son, Leland (Diane); four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irwin Wilensky died Jan. 9 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Rae; daughter, Francine (Bernard) Savitz; and son, Nathan. Mount Sinai

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