Obituaries: July 30 – Aug. 5, 2010

Alice Bloom died May 9 at 89. She is survived by her son, Ronald. Hillside

Michael Bloomstone died May 18 at 66. He is survived by his wife, Yvone; daughters, Laura (Rene) Corrales, Jennifer (Michael) Casaneda and Pamela (Gary) Strilio; seven grandchildren; and brother, Louis (Marie). Mount Sinai

Howard Joseph Buckman died May 11 at 62. He is survived by his daughter, Shirin; son, Rahmin; mother, Ursula; and sister, Emily Good. Hillside

Norma G. Capsuto died May 20 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Solica Griffith; and brothers, David (Shirley) Fingerett and Joseph Fingerett. Mount Sinai

Mana Cohen died May 3 at 77. She is survived by her daughter, Ginny Tal; sons, Devy and Yulo Reinstein; and four grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sarah Cohen died May 7 at 97. She is survived by her sons, Harvey, Stanley (Beth) and Eli (Caroline); three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sisters, Esther and Celia Mizrahi. Malinow and Silverman

Phyllis Nan Dworsky died May 15 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Randye (Todd) Howard; one grandchild; and brother, Stan (Frankie). Hillside

Rose Flax died May 15 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Lytle; son, Larry; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Edward Friedman died May 11 at 67. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters, Anne and Juliet (Joshua); sons, Abe (Jennifer) and Jacob (Marcy); four grandchildren; stepmother, Ruth Winer; and stepbrother, Stephen (Bonnie) Webb. Malinow and Silverman

Esther Friedman died May 18 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Stanley; daughter, Melissa (Neil) Fishkin; son, Bob (Cindy); four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Fred Goldstein died May 17 at 103. He is survived by his niece, Cheryl W. (Ted) Miller. Mount Sinai

Diane Hope Hawley died May 16 at 63. She is survived by her son, Miguel del Amo; brother, Arnold Roth; two nieces; and one nephew. Chevra Kadisha

Linda Heller died May 19 at 66. She is survived by her daughter, Joanna; and son, John. Hillside

Pique Hennes died May 6 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Melinda (Jeff) Van Atta; and one grandchild. Hillside

Stuart Samuel Hillman died May 13 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Marion; daughters, Lori Anne (Neal) Polchek and Julie (Alan) Solursh; son, Ron; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn M. Jackman died May 16 at 92. She is survived by her daughters, Roberta (Charles), Marcia and Debra (Jack); and three grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Bert Jacobs died May 19 at 91. He is survived by his daughter, Madeleine Miller; sons, Lucien (Susan) and Andrew (Janet); nine grandchildren; and brothers, Frank Jacobson and Jack Jacobson. Mount Sinai

Larry Frank Jacobs died May 2 at 73. He is survived by his wife, Freddie; daughters, Susan (Michael) First, Wendy (Peter) Riche and Sharon (David) Baratz; seven grandchildren; and brother, Allen (Beverly). Hillside

Edith Johnson died May 19 at 80. She is survived by her husband, Sylvester; daughters, Judy (Eric) Guthman and Sharon (Woody) Putman; son, Steve Collins; one grandchild; and brother, Hal Ritzer. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Kane died May 17 at 90. She is survived by her son, Richard (Barbara); and two grandchildren. Hillside

Estelle Kason died April 31 at 75. She is survived by her daughter, Monica Kason Downing; son, Michael; four grandchildren; and brothers, Murray and Edward Shick. Hillside

Alan Robert Kohn died May 10 at 81. He is survived by his daughters, Marcy Melton and Ellen Osinsky; son, Gary; five grandchildren; and brother, Ronald. Hillside

Irving Kolodny died May 19 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Rosenblum; and son, Steven (Tammy). Malinow and Silverman

Charlotte Kovacs died May 1 at 93. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Balla. Hillside

Joanne Kovacs died May 19 at 69. She is survived by her husband, Ervin; sons, Greg (Jennifer) and Jeff; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Pearl Levine died May 6 at 89. She is survived by her son, Howard (Jill); three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Herb Shield. Hillside

Beatrice Lewis died May 10 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl Gordon; sons, Joe and Nathan; and six grandchildren. Hillside

Lazar Leyenson died May 1 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Jenny; and daughter, Joanna Goll. Hillside

Zelda Loseff died May 7 at 101. She is survived by her daughter, Leda (Ronald) Danzig. Hillside

Betty Marer died May 8 at 43. She is survived by her husband, Carl; daughters, Ashley, Nicole and Madison; mother, Esther Doblitz; father, Mark Selitsky; sister, Lisa Klages; and stepfather, Jack Doblitz. Hillside

Grace Markowitz died May 15 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Ina Bezahler. Hillside

Rebeca Maya died May 4 at 93. She is survived by her five grandchildren;  seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Esther Motola. Malinow and Silverman

Mildred Mayer died May 13 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Patty; son, Stewart; and niece, Teresa Tschabold. Hillside

Eileen Moss died May 10 at 73. She is survived by her son, Ron. Hillside

Marvin Musick died May 7 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Alice; daughters, Marlene Walker and Elaine Stept; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Denis Ollman died May 18 at 95. He is survived by his daughter, Janet (Mori) Herscowitz; son, Robert (Linda); four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Max Palevsky died May 5 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Jodie Evans; daughter, Madeleine Moskowitz; sons, Nicholas, Alexander, Jonathon and Matthew; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Pauline Pearl died May 14 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Thea Harris; sons, Randy (Ann) and Neil (Lori); three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jacqueline H. Pepper died May 19 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth and Jonathan; four grandchildren; and predeceased by her son, Steven. Mount Sinai

Betty Joan Perry died May 14 at 83. She is survived by her daughters, Dale and Kim; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Jack C. Prujan died May 18 at 94. He is survived by his daughters, Caryl (David) Lightfoot and Jan (Dan) Simeone; sons, Ross (Linda) and Robert; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Reinstein died May 18 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Leslie; sons, Ken (Alisa Shorago), Jonathan (Stacie Bresler-Reinstein), James (Cheryl) Roberts and David (Myrna Galang) Roberts; five grandchildren; and brother, Seymour (Rita). Malinow and Silverman

Marian Revlis died May 20 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Allyne Spector; son, Russell; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Shirley Roth died May 18 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Roz Levaco. Hillside

Marsi Rubin died May 17 at 55. She is survived by her husband, Jeff; daughter, Michelle Lawrence; son, Matt; and sister, Randi (Brian Lynch) Devine. Mount Sinai

Jan Schwarzkopf died May 14 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Aliza F.; daughters, Orly Vilnai and Dorit (Stephen) Moss; sons, Dan (Yona) Sarel and Ron (Zohar); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Seltzer died May 11 at 86. He is survived by his sons, Steven, Brad and David. Malinow and Silverman

Sarah Seror died May 12 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Jack; sons, David and Marc; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Noula Katz. Malinow and Silverman

Joy Lyle Sharp died May 13 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Sidney; and six grandchildren. Hillside

Murray Silver died May 17 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Anita; daughter, Shawne (Jerry) Hobson; sons, Roy (Ellen Franklin) and Marc (Judith); three grandchildren; and sister, May (Hal) Riger. Mount Sinai

Sol William Silverman died May 5 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Florence; daughter, Linda Gail; son, Jeffrey; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Barbara Simkin died May 13 at 72. She is survived by her husband, Raymond; daughter, Roberta (Edmon) Aharon; sons, Rabbi Aharon (Beverly) and Michael (Liette); 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Esther Simon died May 19 at 77. She is survived by her sister, Sophie Feinstein; and brothers, Jack, Herman and Seymour. Hillside

Carole Slavin died May 16 at 68. She is survived by her daughter, Staci Feinberg; sons, David and Jarrett; two grandchildren; and sisters, Barbara (Arthur) Speiser and Arlene Goldberg. Mount Sinai

Manny Smolen died May 2 at 91. He is survived by his sons, Allen, David and Robert; and two grandchildren.

Margaret Sobel died May 19 at 89. She is survived by her son, Jeffrey. Hillside

Sherry Sorokin died May 14 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Collins; son, Steve; and one grandchild. Hillside

Alyne Weil Speed died May 2 at 65. She is survived by her husband, George; and daughters, Alexis, Alison and Amanda Cymone. Hillside

Joseph Statsigner died May 15 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Bernice; sons, Jonathon (Maritza), Steven (Makis) and Robert; and one grandchild. Hillside

Adriana Tartas died May 13 at 62. She is survived by her husband, Rafael Gabay-Yaffe. Sholom Chapels

Helman Todes died May 16 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Norma; daughters, Ethne and Jennifer (Alan) Goodman; son, Mark (Lisa); and four grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Klara Vernik died May 10 at 89. She is survived by her sons, Dmitry and Igor; three grandchildren; and brother, David Rozumov. Sholom Chapels

Bernard Weiss died May 15 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Vivian; daughters, Shelley Meacham, Chava (Jeffrey) Le Barton and Laura Bartholomew; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Julia Weiss died May 13 at 91. She is survived by her daughters, Inez (Mark) Zucherman and Susan (David) Harvey; four grandchildren; and brother, Koloman Green. Hillside

Samuel Wolf died May 16 at 88. He is survived by his daughter, Sheri (Manual) Sanchez; son, Neil (Rosie); one grandchild; and sister, Marsha Stanoff. Mount Sinai

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