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Obituaries: Sept. 24-30, 2010

Obituaries Sept. 24-30, 2010
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September 21, 2010

Rose Ascher died Aug. 17 at 89. Survived by sister Dorothy Rowe. Hillside

Paul Barnes died Aug. 17 at 77. Survived by wife Grace; daughter Tami (Jack) Finegold; son Brent; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Nanette Berman died Aug. 19 at 74. Survived by husband Rubin; daughter Wendy (Tim) McElwain; sons Adam (Leah), Wayne (Tracy), Scott (Brenda) and Keith (Michelle); 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brothers Irwin, Neil and Robert Persky. Mount Sinai

Jacob Botwin died Aug. 17 at 90. Survived by son Stephen (Debbie); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Carol Breslow died Aug. 25 at 75. Survived by daughter Marisha; sons Stuart (Sandra) and Bart; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Chapman died Aug. 10 at 82. Survived by husband Raymond; daughter Marlene; son Steve (Sue); 3 grandchildren; sister Marilyn Hamer. Hillside

Sarah Conn died Aug. 6 at 84. Survived by daughters Lianne (James) Bondurant and Stephanie (Daniel) Mac Neil; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Anthony Corea died Aug. 17 at 89. Survived by wife Ruth; sister Anna Pierno. Hillside

Gertrude Cousens died Aug. 18 at 90. Survived by son Larry Michael (Nina); daughter Janice Damiano; daughter-in-law Karen; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph E. Crispi died Aug. 19 at 93. Survived by wife Yola; daughter Tilda (Barry) Mann; son David (Diana); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Harvey Crystal died Aug. 16 at 74. Survived by wife Irene; daughter Lisa; sons David (Millie) and Jonathan (Caroline); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin Deane died Aug. 17. Survived by wife Kathe; sons Andrew and Jeffrey; 2 grandchildren; brothers Martin (Geraldine) Sokolsky and Carl (Doris). Hillside

Eitan Djiji died Aug. 10 at 14. Survived by parents Pauline and Gigi; grandmothers Nancy Burrowes and Noga; sisters Cara and Maya; brother Nadav. Mount Sinai

Jerry Edelman died Aug. 27 at 81. Survived by wife Marcia; daughter Amy (George) Erasmus; sons Scott (Susan) and Jack (Laura); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonore Elkin died Aug. 5 at 87. Survived by daughter Sheryl Howard; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers Howard and Buddy Alper. Hillside

May Friedman died Aug. 14 at 81. Survived by husband Morris; sons Lee (Cande) and Mark (Judi); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice (Bronia) Greenbaum died Aug. 10 at 83. Survived by husband Roman; sons Jack and Ted; daughters-in-law Marijke and Agneta; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Fred A. Greenberg died July 22 at 63. Survived by wife Susan; stepson Michael. Home of Peace

William Greyson died Aug. 5 at 57. Survived by wife Susan; daughter Elizabeth Dobson. Hillside

Sylvia Gulak died Aug. 21 at 97. Survived by daughter Marlene (Dale) Peroutka; sons Geoff Peroutka and Hurbert (Susan); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Hertzberg died Aug. 24 at 98. Survived by daughter June Harvey; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sonya Latshaw died Aug. 27 at 89. Survived by sons Gary (Susan) and Steven (Norma); 2 grandchildren; brother Eugene (Joan) Levinthal. Mount Sinai

Ruth Miller died Aug. 14 at 90. Survived by children Lynn Smith and Lee; 12 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Pauline Plotkin died Aug. 18 at 82. Survived by husband David; daughter Nancy Nimoy;  sons Daniel (Gretchen) and Gary (Helene); 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Gloria Rosenbaum died July 3 at 86. Survived by daughters Leslie and Lori; son Louis; brother Melvin (Stephanie) Haber; sister Franky Rossmore; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Claire Sears died Aug. 26 at 90. Survived by daughter Mardy Abrams; 3 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sister Gladys (Morris) Prizant. Mount Sinai

Edward Segal died Aug. 18 at 77. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughter Elaine (Ruben) Jauregui; son David (Laura); 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Ethel Shanedling died Aug. 10 at 89. Survived by daughter Joan Tamkin; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Peter Shulman died Aug. 24 at 58. Survived by partner Seth Sor; daughter Jacqueline; sisters Deborah (Rick Cullen), Nora (Felix) Tyndel and Roberta (Larry) Zalkind. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Shuman died Aug. 11 at 80. Survived by sons Richard (Pamela) and Paul (Alexis) Teplitz; 4 grandchildren; sister Beverly Bernstein. Hillside

Bernard Silver died Aug. 19 at 89. Survived by wife Susie; daughters Sherry, Meredith and Evelyn; son Gregg; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Calvin Silver died Aug. 14 at 85. Survived by wife Muriel; sons Douglas (Robbi) and Judd (Margaret); 4 grandchildren; brothers Sheldon and Harry. Hillside

Eleanor Lucille Brown Switzky died Aug. 6 at 94. Survived by daughter Meryle; sons William and Carl; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jerry Wagmeister died Aug. 15 at 60. Survived by mother Mollie; daughter Sandi Gordon; son Matthew; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Milton H. Weinstein died Aug. 26 at 89. Survived by wife Helen; son Jeffrey (Yvonne); 3 grandchildren; sisters Harriet (Ted) Winston and Eleanor (Jack) Lieberman; brother Harold (Brenda). Mount Sinai

Lorraine Frances Cohen White died Aug. 10 at 91. Survived by son Stephen (Sheri Singer); 4 grandchildren; brother Joel Cohen. Hillside

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