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Obituaries: April 23-29, 2010

Obituaries: April 23-April 29, 2010
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April 19, 2010

Edward David Aaronson died Feb. 9 at 63. He is survived by his parents, Elinor and Mitchell; daughter, Emily; sons, Simon and Matthew; one granddaughter; brother, Arthur; and sister, Amy. Hillside

Edith “Edy” Berens died Feb. 9 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Russell and Stephen; daughter-in-law, Roberta, 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Helen Blacker died Jan. 27 at 93. She is survived by her sons, Mitchell (Mary) and Craig. Mount Sinai

Roza Cohen died Jan. 26 at 88. She is survived by her niece, Paula (Silvian) Rubin. Mount Sinai

Anna Dratler died Jan. 25 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Lucille; and son, Mark. Mount Sinai

Allan Feldman died Jan. 23 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughter, Melissa (Michael) Porter; and son, Gerald (Earla). Hillside

Walter Furman died Jan. 25 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Mariam Shenfeld; daughters, Kayla, Caroline, Rebecca and Alissa (Ed) McGreen; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bruce L. Greenberg died Feb. 10 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; daughters, Emily, Jana (Andy Gilhooley) Heller and Margaret Jo (Russ Forster) Feldman; and son, Andrew (Marilyn Adamson). Hillside

Selma Kaminsky died Jan. 23 at 94. She is survived by her son, Burt (Kathryn); two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paula Ruth Lazar died Jan. 23 at 66. She is survived by her husband, Clifford; daughter, Tracy Robinson; sons, Michael, Peter and Joshua; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Martin M. Lee died Feb. 10 at 92. He is survived by his wife, Beryl R.; children, Douglas (Barbara) Neistat, Diane (Harlan) Dorin, Michelle (Dan Ursitti), and Michael H.; and seven grandchildren. Hillside

Florence Levy died Feb. 5 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis (Paul); son, Neil; sister-in-law, Marta; daughter-in-law Fanny; two grandchildren; and brother, Seymour. Hillside

Bennet Y. Olenick died Jan. 30. He is survived by his wife, Jackie; daughters, Blair (Damien), Jaime, Erin and Anka; parents, Pearl and Dave; mother-in-law, Bebe; brothers, Stanley and Neal; and one granddaughter. Hillside

Terri Richmond died on Jan. 26 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Romi (Joel) Gordon; sons, Len and Ray; five grandchildren; and sister, Bernice (Harold) Fisher. Mount Sinai

Samuel Rosen died on Jan. 31 at 89. He is survived by his son, Bruce Roberts. Mount Sinai

Burton Rosenblatt died Jan. 28 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters, Elaine and Debra; son, Craig; and two granddaughters.

Betty Rubin-Foladare died Jan. 29 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Robert; daughter, Janet (Roger) Rubin Halpert; son, Jeffrey (Marie Slavin) Rubin; and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Jerald Morton Schaffner died Jan. 30 at 75. He is survived by his brothers, Leonard and Eugene; and many nieces and nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Susan N. Silver died Feb. 3 at 64. She is survived by her sister, Shari Kreisler; and brother-in-law, Richard Kreisler. Hillside

Rose Levy Smiley died Feb. 1 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Harriet (Albert) Mass; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Hillside

Aaron H. Stovitz died Jan. 25 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Clara; daughter, Rhonda (Eric) Steinberg; sons, Ken (Laura) and Steven (Rebecca Skoler); seven grandchildren; and sister, Bea Berkowitz. Mount Sinai

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