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Obituaries April 30-May 6, 2010

Obituaries
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April 28, 2010

Amnon Barness died Dec. 12 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Caren; children, Rena, Dalia, Daniel and Jordan; and nine grandchildren.

Alan Cohen died Jan. 20 at 72. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Meyers. Sholom Chapels

Mae Fidelman died Jan. 16 at 91. She is survived by her son, Martin; sister, Molly Bornstein; and three grandchildren.

Sam Fleischer died Jan. 24 at 97. He is survived by his daughter, Esther (Ken) Shapiro; and many grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Rhoda Fox died Feb. 6 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Ray; sons, David (Isabelle) and Daniel (Anne); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Davene Ginsburg died Feb. 1 at 73. She is survived by her husband, Irving; daughter, Karen Nusbaum; stepdaughter, Shani (David Gazek); stepson, David; two grandchildren; sister, Loretta (Allen ) Bloomfield; one niece; and one nephew; preceded in death by her son, Douglas Nusabum. Mount Sinai

Leon H. Jacobs died Feb. 2 at 92. He is survived by his son, Norman. Mount Sinai

Ruth Joseph died Feb. 4 at 94. She is survived by her husband, Jack; sons, Alan (Patricia), Lee and Barry (Felipe); two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Leonard Harry Kushner died Feb.4 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Muriel; and sons, Michael (Marleen) and Mark (Debbie). Mount Sinai

Linda I. Kilmnick died Feb. 6 at 65. She is survived by her husband, Philip; sons, Glen (Michelle) and Marc; and two granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Roy Kreitzman died Jan. 21 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Simona; daughters, Lori Summers, Deneen, Marsha (David) Epstein and Jackie; sons, Jeff (Griselda) and Danny (Tammy); and 12 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Martin Lerner died Jan. 25 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Selma; and son, Geoffrey. Sholom Chapels

Leah Lichtiger died Jan. 25 at 85. She is survived by her son, Beni (Diana) Warshawsky; many grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Mildred Mallerman died Jan. 30 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Nina (Larry) Cousens; sister, Lyla Reichman; two grandchildren; and one nephew. Sholom Chapels

Ned D. Miller died Jan. 31 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Lori G.; daughters, Pamela, Michelle (Yorick), Dayna (Richard) Bliss, Kimberly (Lewis) Hall and Kirstin (Mark) Moore; sons, Todd (Carol) and Adam (Mimi) Goldstone; eight nieces and nephews; 10 grandchildren; sister, Penny; and brother, Joel (Judy). Chevra Kadisha

Claire Plaskoff died Feb. 1 at 80. She is survived by her sons, Bart (Cynthia), Matthew (Karry) and Josh (Robyn); seven grandchildren; and sister, Natalie Gars. Mount Sinai

Meta E. Pollack died Feb. 1 at 89. She is survived by her son, Gerald (Judy) Ryckman; sister, Erika (Norman) Robinson; and niece. Mount Sinai

Michael Irwin Robyn died Jan. 27 at 70. He is survived by his wife, Abby; daughters, Anna Mann and Sarah. Sholom Chapels

Faye Rosen died Jan. 30 at 97. She is survived by her sons, Harvey (Donna) and David (Khristeena). Mount Sinai

Seymour Rothkopf died Jan. 31 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Betty; daughters, Phyllis (J. Michael) Hennigan and Susan (Jeffrey Taxier) Kop; son, James (Genevive); six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joan Rubin died Jan. 28 at 81. She is survived by her daughters, Diane Weiss and Susan. Sholom Chapels

Karl S. Schulman died Jan. 29 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Lisa, Wendy and Mona; stepchildren, Audra, Matthew and Jason; and sister, Susan Gluse. Sholom Chapels

Judy Stearn died Feb. 4 at 59. She is survived by her husband, Michael; daughter, Mindy; and brothers, Murray and David Deckelbaum. Mount Sinai

Joey Toledo died Jan. 17 at 50. He is survived by his mother, Michal Halevi; sisters, F. Iliana Marchant and Julie McIntyre; brothers, William Jay Barr II and Eliud; aunt, Mercedes; and ex-wife, Melanie Bass. Mount Sinai

Martha Tanchester died Jan. 27 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Gail (Jerry) Freilich; son, Gary; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mina Taub died Feb. 1 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Ros (Norm) Markiewicz; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Leslie Wohl died Feb. 4 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Lucienne; and sister, Margo (Herbert) Guiness. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Zaft died Jan. 27 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Abe; daughter, Michelle (Ben) Fakhroo; one granddaughter; sister-in-law, Frances Stanley; and many cousins and friends. Home of Peace

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