Obituaries: May 28-June 3, 2010

Sonia Abrahams died Feb.10 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Paul. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Alexander died Feb. 28 at 82. She is survived by her daughter, Myrna (John) Hamill; sons, Steven Howard and Abraham Jacob (Ellen); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ben Baseman died Feb. 25 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Naomi; daughter, Netta (John) Shelton; sons, Morris, Sam (Brenda) and Gary; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Foster Becker died March 3 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Lois Hirt; daughter-in-law, Norma Foster; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Groman

Ruth Canter died Jan. 3 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Bercutt; and sister, Muriel De Roy. Malinow and Silverman

Jordana Cooper died Jan. 28 at 35. She is survived by her parents, Ronald and Evelyn; brother, Jason; and grandmother, Gloria Silverman. Malinow and Silverman

Claire Drasin died March 1 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Mc Bain; son, Richard (Randi); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Elkman died Feb. 14 at 91. She is survived by her son, Robert. Malinow and Silverman

Harryette A. Feistman died March at 59. She is survived by her siblings, Charleene (Steve) Feldman, Melissa Abramovicz, Suellen (Christer) Martensson and Charles (AnnMarie). Mount Sinai

Celia Feldt died Feb. 3 at 93. She is survived by her brother, Hy Uritz. Malinow and Silverman

Marty Hasen died Feb. 23 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; sons Rick (Lori Klein), Jeff (Kathryn Riley) and Darryl; and three grandchildren.

Charles Holdaway died Feb. 6 at 74. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter, Julie; son, Richard (Kimber); four grandchildren; sister, Anne Marie (Larry) Marinoni; and brother, Karl (Jan). Malinow and Silverman

Walter Jacobs died March 1 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughter, Karen (Jim) Berry; sons, Neil G. (Joan) and Lon E. (Susan); and nine grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Kaplan died Jan. 28 at 88. He is survived by his daughters, Deborah (Mark) Attanasio, Elaine (Ed) Schlissel, Gail Westheimer and Wendy; sister, Helen Lenetsky; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sol Kaplan died March 3 at 96. He is survived by his daughter, Denean; sons, Fred and David; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mildred Kessler died Feb. 8 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; daughters, Robin (Rabbi Stephen) Einstein and Honey (Ralph) Amado; son Gary (Gayle Belin); nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister, Anita (Kermit) Baumoel; and brother, Lionel (Lucille) Fendel. Malinow and Silverman

Paul Liener died Jan. 27 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; daughter, Joyce Liener-Sine; two grandchildren; sister, Rose Steinman; and brother, Irvin. Malinow and Silverman

Marilyn Mamann died March 7 at 66. She is survived by her husband, Elliott; and daughters, Nicole and Raquel. Mount Sinai

Henry Marks died March 7 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; and daughters Sarah, Johanna and Marissa. Mount Sinai

Fred Newman died Feb. 26 at 95. He is survived by his wife, Rose; daughter, Marilyn (Errol) Stambler; son, Brian (Melinda); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Ontman died Feb. 8 at 101. She is survived by her son, Philip (Rosemary). Malinow and Silverman

Eileen Perlmutter died Feb. 24 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; daughter, Lisa (Steven) Kelman; son, Michael (Ursula); four grandchildren; brother, Ron (Ellen) Reisner; and sister, Lois Plevin. Mount Sinai

Elayne Ratner died March 2 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Stacy Ann (Richard Gralitzer); sons, Scott (Connie) and Sanford (Hilary); five grandchildren; and sister, Helen King. Mount Sinai

Ralph Raymer died March 4 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughters, Joann Albrecht, Barbara (Mark) Witzer and Judy (Bonnie) Grey; stepson, Travis (Amber) Shain; and 11 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sandra Richman died Jan. 26 at 67. She is survived by her sister, Carlie Fasset. Malinow and Silverman

Isaac (Gidor) Rodrig died Feb. 20 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Levana; daughter, Shulamit (Elliott Levitch); and two grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Lillian Rothfield died Feb. 25 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah (James) Whitney; sons, Andrew (Linda) and Kenneth (Caroline); six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gertrude Saffren died Jan. 25 at 94. She is survived by her sons, David, Bernard (Genie) and Robert (Joanne); seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Fran Sanker died March 9 at 88. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen (Grady Dahlstrom) Edmondson; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Miriam Satin died March 5 at 88. She is survived by her sons, Scott (Jamie) and Kenneth (Sandra); and seven grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Roberta Schorman died Jan. 26 at 71. She is survived by her husband, William. Malinow and Silverman

Barry Seeman died Feb. 25 at 61. He is survived by his sons, Michael (Rochelle) and Dan (Marissa Boyd, fiancee); two grandchildren; and mother, Charlotte. Mount Sinai

C. Neil Shepard died March 3 at 74. He is survived by his daughters, Lori (Sheldon) Shepard-Johnson, Dana (Steven) Shepard-Merriam and Marla (Eric) Shepard-Olive; six grandchildren; one-great grandchild; brother, Bruce; and sister-in-law, Liliane. Mount Sinai

Matilda Siegel died Feb. 14 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Herman; daughter, Janet (Harvey) Wolf; sons, Ronald and Leonard; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Morris Angel. Malinow and Silverman

Gladys Silver died Jan. 30 at age 90. She is survived by her husband, Alexander; daughter, Deanna; sons, Brian, Richard and Jesse; brother, Murray Wolfe; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Bernice G. “Bobbie” Silverstein died March 6 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Albert; daughters, Debra (Donald) Kingston and Barbara Thompson; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Manuel Silverstein died March 7 at 82. He is survived by his cousins, Helene Mercatous and Sanford Levy. Mount Sinai

Libby Sklamberg died March 7 at 76. She is survived by her daughters, Leigh (Nimrod) Halkin and Leslie; son, Lorin (Michael Williams); five grandchildren; and brother, Mort Weinreb. Mount Sinai

Rabbi Joseph Smith died Feb. 11 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Henrietta; daughter, Penina (Edward) Van Gelder; son, David (Roz) Smith Soref; five grandchildren; and brother, Bernard (Edith). Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Rose Spiszman died March 2 at 83. She is survived by her daughters, Shelley (Mark) Lutter and Jackie; one grandchild; and companion, Phillip Yaffi. Mount Sinai

Milton Stillerman died Feb. 6 at 85. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Patton and Wendy (Andy) Einhorn; son Mark (Rachel); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Bonnie Lyn Tobin died Feb. 25 at 54. She is survived by her sisters, Teri (Steven) Greenberg and Janet (Bruce) Rotstein. Mount Sinai

Murray Trager died Jan. 27 at 83. He is survived by his sister, Sally Price. Malinow and Silverman

Leon Wallace died Jan. 24 at 85. He is survived by his daughter, Heather Gilbert; sons, Stephen Omohundro and Rodney Wallace; and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Seymour Matanky died Feb. 19 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; daughters, Cindy Quale, Jami (Vandi Linstrot) and Tamy (Keith Becker); sons, Gary (Constance) and Randy (Viviane Hosdan); and eight grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Guisela Melcer died Feb. 13 at 78. She is survived by her daughter, Lilliana; son, Adrian; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Susana (Jorge) Jirikils; and brothers, Louis and Jose Utenberger. Malinow and Silverman

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