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Obituaries: August 13-19, 2010

Obituaries
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August 11, 2010

Clara Baggs died May 31 at 99. She is survived by her daughter, Marna; and son, Lloyd. Hillside

Anna Balber died June 5 at 93. She is survived by her son, Arnold (Ilean); daughter, Ethie (Steve) Hitter; and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernard “Bud” Brown Jr. died May 28 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; daughter, Laurie Craig; sons, Steve (Linda) and Bruce; seven grandchildren; sister, Joan (Alfred) Schaeffer; and sister-in-law, Brenda (Herbert) Jacobs. Mount Sinai

Eleanore Brown died June 4 at 80. She is survived by her son, Mitchell. Malinow and Silverman

Frieda June Bursten died May 28 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Dana (Jim) Kleiman; and two grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Marvin G. Canter died June 2 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette M.; sons, William (Dianne), Alix (Courtney) Seeple and Timothy (Celeste); five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Dorothy Levin. Mount Sinai

Frances Davidow died May 30 at 96. She is survived by her nephew, David. Malinow and Silverman

Miriam Digiaro died June 1 at 76. She is survived by her son, Colin (Amy); one grandchild; and sister, Ethel Avel. Hillside

Donna Domroy died June 5 at 58. She is survived by her husband, Theodore; daughter, Judith Leah Schwadron; son, David (Julia); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ralph M. Dorne died June 3 at 96.  He is survived by his wife, Corrinne; daughter, Elise (Alan) Mooradian; one grandchild; and nephew, David. Hillside

Corinne Graham died May 28 at 84. Sholom Chapels

Albert Ellenbogen died May 31 at 83. He is survived by his daughters, Marcy and Tina. Malinow and Silverman

David Farzan died May 29 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Victoria; daughters, Hilda, Dahlia (Andrew) Bristol and Farbia (Jon) Schmidt; son, Frank; two grandchildren; one sister; and three brothers. Malinow and Silverman

Helen Fruchtman died June 4 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Ted and Howard; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Norman Heiserman died May 30 at 66. He is survived by his wife, Alona; daughter, Beth; and brothers, Michael and Bert. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Hersh died May 31 at 103. She is survived by her niece, Diane Friedman. Mount Sinai

Martin Jackman died May 31 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Anita; daughter, Joanna (Brian); son, Jonathan (Gina); and five grandchildren. Hillside

Livia Jonas died May 30 at 90. She is survived by her nephew, David; and friend, Agnes Nachmias. Mount Sinai

Minna Kaye died May 28 at 97. She is survived by her niece, Natalie Kay. Mount Sinai

Sally Lansky-Kastel died May 29 at 101. She is survived by her son, Malcolm (companion, Sandy McMahon) Lansky; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and stepson, Bruce (Sandy) Kastel. Mount Sinai

Grace Kazdan died May 29 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia (David) Kazdan-Leap; son, Robert (Susan); three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Lynda Freeman. Hillside

Leon Kennis died June 1 at 90. He is survived by his daughter, Bonnie (Jonas) Fornander; sons, Jack (Carolyn) and Bob (Carla); and eight grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Ira Kirshbaum died June 4 at 81. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; sons, Bruce (Stacy) and David; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Tadek Korn died May 31 at 69. He is survived by his wife, Tonnie Katz; daughters, Miriam and Tamar; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Harry Kulick died May 28 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Alice; sons, Bruce (Lisa) and Robert (Stella); and brother, Seymour. Mount Sinai

David Levinson died May 28 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; son, Bill; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Martin Lobel died May 27 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Nannette; and nephews, Michael Heringman and Jerrold Fink. Hillside

Joan Lonstein died June 1 at 63. She is survived by her husband, Tony; sons, Avi (Shiri), Daniel (Dalit) and David (Ravit); and nine grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernice Meyer died June 4 at 88. She is survived by her husband, Joel; son, Andrew (Nancy); two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Roslyn Norin died June 2 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Arlene (Richard) Norin Scott and Marlene; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Weinstein; and brother-in-law, Michael. Mount Sinai

Candice Orbach died May 31 at 52. She is survived by her husband, David; daughter, Jensen; and sons, Chasen and Dustin. Hillside

Suzana Park died May 28 at 79. She is survived by her daughter, Eve (Victory) Michael; one grandchild; one great-grandchild; sisters, Mary Elias and Eva Meszaros; brother, Leslie Kohut; and three nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Elizabeth J. Pinsky died May 28 at 90. She is survived by her daughter, Madeline Walker; son, Lloyd; five grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Eva; and son-in-law, Douglas. Hillside

Bertha Rath died May 30 at 91. She is survived by her husband, John; daughters, Suzi Siemsen and Teri Gould; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Regina Rosembolt died June 1 at 72. She is survived by her daughter, Gisela Rosembolt-Velez; son, Daniel; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Rubin Rubinfeld died June 2 at 93. He is survived by his son, Samuel (Ann); two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eugene Safan died May 28 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Eva; sons, Mark (Maureen Bitle), Craig (Linda) and Steven; five grandchildren; and sister, Barbara Bowman. Hillside

Rae Schwartz died June 2 at 97. She is survived by her daughter, Sandi (Robert) Yaffee; son, Jerry (Nancy) Sands; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Zachary Silvers died May 30 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Bess; daughters, Randee (Grant) Thompson and Lynn (Dennis) Warner; son, Barry (Lee Anna); seven grandchildren; sister, Susan Sheldon; and brother, Joseph (Shelly) Witzman. Malinow and Silverman

Penny Splan died May 31 at 72. She is survived by her companion, Stuart Dunn; daughter, Mara (Jeffrey) Lenkov; son, Howard (Lynn) Miller; three grandchildren; and sister, Tanis (Art) Harris. Hillside

Fred M. Vickter died May 31 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; four grandchildren; brother, Stephen (Melita); two nephews; five stepchildren; and sister-in-law, Sally Winsberg. Mount Sinai

Riva Vodonos died May 28 at 88. She is survived by her son, Yacov (Mila); and one grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Weiner died May 27 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Campbell; son, Ted; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Susan Louise Weston died May 27 at 70. She is survived by her son, Eric Goldman. Hillside

Marcia Yust died May 29 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Donald; and daughter, Katey Johansen. Malinow and Silverman

Marjorie Zimmelman died May 26 at 89. She is survived by her nephew, Mark. Hillside

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