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Obituaries: June 25-July 1, 2010

Richard Abramson died March 18 at 65. He is survived by his brother, Lewis. Malinow and Silverman\n
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June 22, 2010

Richard Abramson died March 18 at 65. He is survived by his brother, Lewis. Malinow and Silverman

Daisy Balcher died April 10 at 96. She is survived by her daughters, Arden (Ron) Taubman and Darilyn Boffman; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stella Benveniste died March 26 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Mico. Malinow and Silverman

Dorothy Bershin died March 31 at 92. She is survived by her son, Paul; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and brother Lee Laffer. Malinow and Silverman

Norman Abby Cohen died April 6 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; daughters, Melinda (Dan) Swavely and Jane Tyndzik; five grandchildren; brothers, Irwin (Estelle) Daniels and Larry (Halcyon) Daniels; two stepchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul Drucker died April 6 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; daughter, Megan (David) Sobel; son, Jonathan (Michelle); five grandchildren; sister, Rosalyn Finerman; and brother, Mark. Mount Sinai

Samuel Farber died March 22 at 96. He is survived by his niece, Judy Salamon; and nephew, David. Malinow and Silverman

Myer Freeman died April 8 at 100. He is survived by his daughter, Marlene (Monty) Polson; son, Steven A. (Caryn); six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Emanuel Halpern died March 20 at 72. He is survived by his wife, Lila; daughter, Jennifer (Josh) Bainton; son, Jeffrey; and one grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Morris Jacobovitz died April 4 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Lola; sons, Victor (Chris) and Norman (Debbie); four grandchildren; sister, Rivka; and brother, Shmuel (Sala). Mount Sinai

Ruth Jacoby died March 24 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Stanford; and son, Leslie Schneid. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Jaffe died April 8 at 84. She is survived by her daughters, Terri Lynn (Don) Owcarz and Harlene Susan (Matt) Velie; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Naomi Layne died April 12 at 86. She is survived by her husband, William; son, Christopher (Gabriela Thornton); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Valerie F. Miller died April 9 at 73. She is survived by her daughter, Roxane (Tom) Miller-Freutel; son, Keith; one grandchild; sister, Roslyn (Warren) Cervini; and brothers, Julian (Barbara) Fox and
Marvin Fox. Mount Sinai

Hyman Perlin died March 17 at 89. He is survived by his son, Murry. Malinow and Silverman

Marilyn Radovsky died March 28 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Arlene Ford. Malinow and Silverman

Sally L. Roane died April 9 at 93. She is survived by her sons, Ken A. (Carol) and Malcolm (Debbi); three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Maurice J. Rostholder died April 5 at 87. He is survived by his daughters, Cheryl (Ron Behar) Licht and Marla (Steven) Peiser; son, Neil (Tami); and seven grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving S. Samson died April 5 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; daughters, Lorene and Judith (Robert) Hant; sons, David (Karen) and Andrew (Bonnie); seven grandchildren; and sisters,
Faye Zinerman and Lillian Kuropatkin. Mount Sinai

Albert Schwartz died March 30 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Linda (John) Vacca; son, Barry (Susan); three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Naomi Sharrow died March 18 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Loralee Sheridan; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Madeline Simon died March 26 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Sharlene Philip; son, Joel Maron; and brother, Howard Brod. Malinow and Silverman

Venice Simon died April 6 at 101. She is survived by her sons, Roger (Diane Merrick) and Norman (Jayne); five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters, Zoe Sorkin, Teeny Altagen, Roaslie Weiner and Miriam (George) Trustman. Mount Sinai

Paul Smolker died March 24 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Toby (Mike) Salter; and son, Gary (Susan). Malinow and Silverman

Jerry Vosen died March 21 at 49. He is survived by his wife, Theresa; daughter, Emily; and brother, Steven.  Malinow and Silverman

Rosa A. Weissman died April 5 at 90. She is survived by her daughters, Golde (Menachem) Goldberg and Diane (Steve) Ungar; son, Sammy (Ruby); seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Pepi Tannenbaum; and brother, David (Esther) Kampler. Sholom Chapels

Phyllis Wolfe died April 6 at 82. She is survived by her daughters, Mardi (David) Gale and Leslie Cutler; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lennie Wolstein died April 8 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters, Tracy (Morris) Sherwood and Susan Golden; sons, Stephen Ashman and Michael (Jeanine) Ashman; seven grandchildren; and sister, Bette Hurwitz. Mount Sinai

Louis Wolvek died April 8 at 91. He is survived by his sons, Philip L. (Beverly), Steven (Shari) and Russell (Anita); eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Milton Young died April 7 at 96. He is survived by his wife, Molly; sons, Jeff and Bill (Patrice); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Norman Zipser died April 4 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Sheryl; daughter, Debbie (Robert) Snider; sons, Ronald (June) and Lawrence (Katherine); six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Stanley (Alon). Mount Sinai

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