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Obituaries: May 7-13, 2010

Obituaries May 7-13, 2010
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May 4, 2010

Abe Breverman died Feb. 7 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Sharma; daughters, Bettianne (Hal) Marcus and Barbara (Lew) Levy; son, Martin (Lindy); nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Fannie Brodsky died Feb 12 at 94. She is survived by her daughters, Esther Weiss and Sandra Brodsky; son, Mel (Claudia); and four grandsons. Hillside

Morris Cadden died Nov. 21 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; two stepdaughters, Terri (Barry) Helfand and Joni Simmons; three step-grandchildren; sister, Annabelle Kadansky; one nephew; and many great-nephews and nieces. Eden

Rebeca Myra Castle died Feb. 9 at 66. She is survived by her mother, Tybee; sister, Nomi; and brothers, David and Jonathan.

Ted Chanock died Feb. 13 at 79. He is survived by his daughter, Linda (Jim) Byerly; sons, Rob (Victoria) and Jeff (Sarina) Klemes; five grandchildren; brother, Robert; and companion, Reko Pultz. Mount Sinai

Frieda Fayer died Feb. 14. She is survived by her daughter, Caroline (Robert) Altman; son, Michael (Terry); four grandchildren; one great-grandson; caregiver, Christy Alcala; and many nieces and nephews. Hillside

David I. Freeman died Feb. 7 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Laurie Anne Kroschinsky; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Morris Funk died Feb. 10 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Emi; sons, Steve (Sandy) and Barry (Fey); six grandchildren; sister, Frances Maisel; and brother, Myron. Mount Sinai

David Goldberg died Feb. 9 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; and son, Stephen. Mount Sinai

Silvia Greene died Feb. 12 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Lori (Neil) Gordon; sons, Gary and Terry; and three granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Blima Grosberg died Feb. 11 at 99. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Lillian Marks; one step-grandson; and cousin, Arthur (Dolores) Weinglick. Mount Sinai

Ruth B. Horwitz died Feb. 9 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Stuart (Carol), Bill (Debbie) and Paul (Janet); nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Richard Alan Jampol died Feb. 9 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Cohen; three sons, Alan (Robin), Glenn (Teri) and Jeffrey; five grandchildren; and brother, Danny.

Martin Klein died Feb. 10 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Myrna; daughter, Jeri (Ira) Cohen; son, Barry; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rosa Kren died Feb.15 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanette (Gary) Lachman; and two granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Annette Lang died Feb. 10 at 85. She is survived by her husband, William; daughter, Terri (Joe) Budenholzer; sons, Larry (Janice) and Bruce (Julie); seven grandchildren; and sisters, Arlene (Rich) Dunaetz and Margaret (Jack) Schlaifer. Mount Sinai

David P. Leonard died Feb. 11 at 57. He is survived by his wife, Susan; sons, Matthew and Adam; and brothers, Mark and Howard. Hillside

Melvin “Mel” Menkin died Feb. 13 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Eudice; daughters, Hanna and Sara (Joel) Piehl; son, Joseph (Fay); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herbert L. Raff died Feb. 8 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Kay; daughters, Joan and Amy (Alan) Heynssens; and son, Eric. Mount Sinai

Esther Roth died Feb. 15 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Marcy Drexler and Cicily (Robert) Reiff; sons, Jeremy (Cornelia) and Robert; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Roth died Feb. 13 at 100. She is survived by her daughter, Josephine; sons, Samuel (Kate) and Daniel; stepdaughter, Loretta Kol; stepson, Ronald; and eight grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Rothstein Lieberman died Feb.12 at the age of 64. He is survived by his wife, Evangelia “Vaggi”; daughter, Alexis (George Stathoulis); two grandchildren; mother, Elizabeth; and sister, Linda (Jerry) Schroeder. Mount Sinai

Stanley Russell died Feb. 14 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Alice; son, Michael (Syma); two granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Renee Hechler and Pamela Veale; and brother, Eric (Agnes). Mount Sinai

Frances Schecter died Feb. 11 at 68. She is survived by her son, Dan (Jill); three grandchildren; and sister, Shari (Eric) Schlesinger. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Schleiger died Feb. 9 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Bill; daughters, Madeleine Stillman, Marlene (Forrest) Oden and Jill (David) Redfern; son, Michael (Maria); seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milton Moses Shapiro died Feb. 8 at 92. He is survived by his children, Arthur (Mary Jane) and Johanna (Eric) Goldstein; and five grandchildren.Mount Sinai

Murray Shertzer died Feb. 8 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; daughter, Debra (Steve) Feinstein; son, Sanford (Amy); one grandchild; and stepdaughter, Robin Delp. Mount Sinai

Sadie Wasserman died Feb. 10 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl (Mark) Mallin; son, Ronald (Fumiko); three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

David Alan Weinstock died Feb. 8 at 49. He is survived by his parents, George and Linda; sisters, Jennifer Levy and Amy (Andy) Gordon; and five nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Emil Winkler died Feb. 11 at 79. He is survived by his daughter, Malka (Robert) Feldmann; sons, Dov and Victor (Ruth Gillano-Winkler); and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Larry Winnick died Feb. 13 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Linda Siag; son, Paul; three granddaughters; and sisters, Charlotte Wapnowitz and Lillian Yablonsky. Mount Sinai

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