Obituaries: Feb. 25-March 4, 2011

Sarah “Sally” Abrams Dec. 19 at 100. Survived by sister Eileen (Irwin) Avers; nieces Shirley Klein, Shelly Arons, Carol Harnell, Joanne (Haim) Mordecai. Mount Sinai

Golda Ada Jan. 22 at 88. Survived by son Melvyn (Marta). Sholom Chapels

Sybil Alznauer Jan. 6 at 88. Survived by daughters P. Alexandria, Linda. Hillside

Louis Bardfield Jan. 8 at 75. Survived by wife Deanna; daughter Ellen Powers; sons Harris, Stephen (Joann); 2 grandchildren; brothers Leonard, Fred. Malinow and Silverman

Barry Bass Jan. 1 at 88. Survived by wife Marsha. Malinow and Silverman

Irma C. Bazar Jan. 8 at 90. Survived by daughter Judy (Michael) Altman; son Mark (Letty) Green; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Behrman Jan. 8 at 99. Survived by daughters Ellen Zaslansky, Susan Josepher; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jack Bellano Jan. 8 at 73. Survived by mother Lillian Vendt; friends Rob Green, Mary Anne Singer. Hillside

Elisabeth Benkoe Jan. 10 at 88. Survived by daughter Penny (Harlan) Kerman; son Ronny (Marlene); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Franklin “Frank” Bereny Dec. 23 at 81. Survived by wife Barbara; sons Brett (Melanie), Joshua (Beth); 7 grandchildren; sister Geraldine Moyer; daughter-in-law, Laurie. Mount Sinai

Alvin Berger Dec. 15 at 89. Survived by wife Natalie; sons Neal (Doris Yamanaka-Berger), Barton, Joel; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Samuel P. Bessman Jan. 4 at 89. Survived by wife Alice; daughter Ellen (Roger); son David (Joan); 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin J. Betnun Jan. 1 at 92. Survived by daughters Karen J. (Kevin McGuire), Sally (Jay) Short, Irene Williams; son, Fred (Tina); 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edward Barclay Borden Jr. Jan. 6 at 62. Survived by wife, Sheryl; daughters Maureen Jones-Borden, Cindy, Robyn; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brothers Michael, Richard. Mount Sinai

Leatrice Boris Jan. 7 at 86. Survived by sons Alan, Robert. Malinow and Silverman

Morton Bregman Jan. 1 at 87. Survived by wife Marilyn; sons Keith, Glen; sister Elsie Miller; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Briskin Jan. 4 at 79. Survived by daughter Helen; son Michael (Patrice); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Fanny Buffman Jan. 15 at 103. Survived by daughters Yvonne (Simon Saul) Cheyney, Audrey (Alan) Kneller; 2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lily Cdebaca Dec. 7 at 87. Survived by nieces Corrine Eisenhart, Valerie Sokolow; nephew Ike Seny. Mount Sinai

Allan A. Chechik Dec. 14 at 92. Survived by son Mitchell; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lorraine Cohen Jan. 15 at 69. Malinow and Silverman

Eva Cohn Jan. 14 at 86. Survived by companion Mark Marshank; daughter Patricia; sons John (Setsujo Tsjui), Richard (Jacque); 5 grandchildren; sister Kendra Browne. Hillside

Robert Coleman Jan. 15 at 82. Survived by sons Albert (Abigail), David (Laurie), Jaime (Yolanda); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Patricia Epstein Jan. 5 at 68.  Survived by daughter Sheri; son Scott; 4 grandchildren; sister Marlene Geibelson. Mount Sinai

Mildred Ernst Dec. 27 at 89. Survived by daughter Beverly Holt, son Steven. Malinow and Silverman

Warren Fairman Jan. 4 at 89. Survived by wife Lulu; daughters Elisabeth, Nora; son Jeremy; 2 grandchildren; sister Florence Davidson. Hillside

Edna C. Feldstein Jan. 21 at 94. Survived by son Jarin; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen F. Felix Dec. 22 at 85. Survived by daughters Bonnie (Ken) Sloan, Elise (John) Boerger; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert J. “Bob” Felixson Jan. 12 at 90. Survived by wife Jane; daughters Carol (Bernardo Jaduszliwer), Nancy (Pamela Cooke); son Jon (Stephanie); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Flora Schneider. Mount Sinai

David Fields Jan. 13 at 84. Survived by wife Anne; daughters Vicki (Douglas) Wolf, Laura (Scott) Wernik; son Jon (Beth); 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Leonard (Marlene). Mount Sinai

Hyman A. Forman Jan. 16 at 90. Survived by wife Sylvia; sons Glen, David; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Frandzel Jan. 14 at 92. Survived by daughter Marilyn (Shane Lewis); son Alan (Regina); 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Danny Miller. Hillside

Stanley Frazen Jan. 23 at 91. Survived by wife Diane; daughters Nancy, Marcy Frazen Toschi; son Robert; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Freedman Dec. 23 at 91. Survived by daughter Karla (Rick) Bagley; son, Robert (Jean Kauffman); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Freidman Jan. 5 at 96. Survived by son Terry; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Stanley Freilich Jan. 8 at 83. Survived by wife Barbara; daughter Jennifer; stepdaughter Carrie (Patrick) Murtagh; stepson Brad (Beth) Ruben; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.  Mount Sinai

Rachael Fremed Jan. 1 at 90. Survived by sons Andrew (Xiaopei), Marshall (Diana) Gelb; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Samuel Weinstein. Hillside

Shari Gamson Jan. 17 at 74. Survived by husband Sherman Morton; daughter Teri Michele; son David Martin (Carol); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gilbert Garfield Jan. 1 at 77. Survived by partner Mike Hiles; nephew Ryan Collier (Raffaella Manetti); friend Stuart Lampert. Hillside

Corrine K. Gelbard Dec. 19 at 88. Survived by daughters Ellen (Joseph Zell), Nancy (David Kalb), Susan (Larry) Fishman; son Martin (Thalia); 9 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; sister Leatrice Saxe. Mount Sinai

Bernice Goldberg Jan. 14 at 95. Survived by daughters Barbara Rosenberg, Lois Von Halle; son Michael Rosenberg; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Nathan Goldman Jan. 9 at 91. Survived by wife Etta; daughter Fredya Hensley; son Burt; 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Thelma Goldman Jan. 9 at 100. Survived by niece Adrianne Steiger; nephew Burton Steiger. Hillside

Lois Goldstein Jan. 16 at 79. Survived by husband David; daughter Linda. Mount Sinai

Renee Hanover Jan. 5 at 84. Survived by daughter Nancy Hanover-Reyes; son Paul; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

George Hans Jan. 14 at 85. Survived by wife Gladys; children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Thomas Hauge Jan. 15 at 76. Survived by wife Sondra; daughter Laurie; son Stanley; stepdaughter Ruth Failer; stepson Larry (Betty Ann Downey) Fell; 4 grandchildren; sister Nedra Bickel. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Heller Dec. 12 at 96. Survived by daughter Wendy Heller-Stein; son Stuart; 4 grandchildren; sister Pearl Winters; brother Jerry Plutner. Hillside

Beverly Heller Dec. 18 at 91. Survived by daughter Gila (Paul Block) Lane; son Robert (Anja) Heller; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Melvin Hendricks Dec. 12 at 82. Survived by wife Shirley; son Brian. Mount Sinai

Barbara Hovis Jan. 7 at 55. Survived by husband Paul; brother Mark Nierman. Hillside

Gary Ickowicz Dec. 15 at 46. Survived by mother Mary; brothers Terry, Sydney, Freddie. Mount Sinai

Elanor Kalb Jan. 6 at 85. Survived by husband Joseph; daughters Elizabeth (Gary) Sherwin, Alexandria Collier; son David; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Max Karchmer Jan. 18 at 96. Survived by daughter Felice Harrison; son Joel. Mount Sinai

Eugene Katz Jan. 2 at 78. Survived by wife Sandra; daughter Lisa (Rodney) Sacks; sons Max, Raymond; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Jerry P. Kayle Jan. 21 at 88. Survived by wife Celia; sons Mitch, Jeff, Randy, Stewart; 2 grandchildren; sister Elinor Einy. Mount Sinai

Edward Koblitz Dec. 13 at 92. Survived by wife Estelle; daughters Laura (Frank) Schuchat, Karen; 3 grandchildren; sister Dorothy K. (James) Fox. Hillside

Arron L. Korach Dec. 13 at 87. Survived by daughters Kerry Mazor, Alissa (Clinton) Solomon; son, Andrew Myerson; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Judith Kurz Nov. 25 at 81. Survived by daughter Carol Rachel (David Senensieb); son Norman Jacob (Mimi Guernica), 3 grandchildren; brother Israel Hubert.

Shirley Lachman Dec. 14 at 82. Survived by husband Morris; daughter Maxine; son Gary (Jeanette); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia P. Lav Jan. 6 at 89. Survived by daughter Esther (Daniel) Gardner; son Alexander (Elizabeth Lowsdale) Polinsky; 2 grandchildren, sister Ellen (Joseph) Opperman. Mount Sinai

Steven Leavitt Jan. 9 at 58. Survived by wife Julie; daughter Meryl (Nick) Leavitt; son Matthew (Erica); stepdaughters Sarah Fleming, Jessica Fleming; 1 grandchild; brothers Howard, Gary. Mount Sinai

Frank Levant Jan. 8 at 93. Survived by wife Lilian; daughter Friedel (Allen) Adler; son John (Diane); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Jeanne Leytus Jan. 10 at 85. Survived by sons David, Steven; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Rose Liberman Jan. 9 at 94. Survived by daughter Shelia (Roger) Milstein; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Frank H. Lieberman Jan. 22 at 68. Survived by wife Karen; son Adam; daughter Laura; brother Michael (Helaine). Mount Sinai

Beatrice Lightman Jan. 11 at 80. Survived by husband Meyer; daughter Andrea; son Jonathan; 4 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Harold Loveman Dec. 29 at 81. Survived by wife Saralyn; daughter Carol Morris; sons Robert, Richard, Stephen. Malinow and Silverman 

Nettie Lurie Jan. 2 at 95. Survived by son Howard (Barbara); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels 

Harry Madow Dec. 12 at 101. Survived by daughters Lynn (Ron) Bernheim, Sherry (Barry) Rudman; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Anita Malk Jan. 3 at 77. Survived by daughters Kimberly (Jonathan) Cherney, Dana (Ron) Simons; son Steven; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Gale M. Marcus Dec. 21 at 70. Survived by wife Jacqulyn Marcus; daughter Robynne; son Robert; 1 grandchild; sisters Sherry (Orville) Kelman, Sally (John). Mount Sinai

Shirley Markowitz Jan. 13 at 83. Survived by daughter Roni (Paul Spurlock) Zola; sons Stefan (Larie), Ross (Jose Letayf), Mitchell (Lori); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ricki Marvin Jan. 17 at 84. Survived by son Keith (Lesley); 4 grandchildren; sister Susan Inwald. Mount Sinai

Harold Mendelsohn Jan. 7 at 68. Survived by wife Marlene; sons Bradley, Joseph; 3 grandchildren; brother Paul. Malinow and Silverman

Edmond Meyer Jan. 7 at 67. Survived by partner Barbara Maultsky; daughters Rachel (Eric) Slowik, Jennifer; stepson Steven Keros; 1 grandchild; 2 sisters; 3 brothers. Sholom Chapels

Matthew Mezza Jan. 15 at 14. Survived by father Peter Mezza; mother Elenanor Schneir; brother Florin. Malinow and Silverman

Frances L. Mindes Jan.18 at 81.Survived by daughter Miriam; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Pauline Edythe Mitchell Jan. 11 at 87. Survived by daughters Linda Cormany, Susan (Chris) Gilbert, Adele (Paul) Gilbert; sons Gary (Vicki), Michael, Rick; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Sason Mizrahi Jan. 11 at 89. Survived by daughter Victoria; son Victor; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sisters Eva, Sarina Sabin, Perla Levy; brothers Lazar, Jose, Chema. Hillside

Matvey Mordukhayev Dec. 17 at 83. Survived by sons Alan (Violetta) Markie, Nathan (Violetta) Mordukhay; 4 grandchildren; 1 sister; 2 brothers. Mount Sinai

Eve Shilling Muskin Jan. 8 at 83. Survived by daughter Beth (Robert) Segal; son David; brother Seymour (Cheri) Shilling. Mount Sinai

Theodore Negrin Jan. 2 at 88. Survived by wife Marsha; daughters Janine, Penny; son Mathew; 4 grandchildren; sister Sherry Vario. Malinow and Silverman

Mark K. Oleesky Jan. 11 at 60. Survived by wife Jacqueline; sister Barbara Llanos; son Brian; brothers Alan Ira, Robert, Norman. Mount Sinai

Marcia Pomush Jan. 8 at 70. Survived by husband Arlyn J.; daughter Joni Pomush-Jaffe; son Steve (Bonnie); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Rappaport Dec. 29 at 88. Survived by wife Lillian; daughter Harriet Koretsky. Malinow and Silverman

Olga Reizin  Jan. 24 at 87. Survived by daughter Nina (Manuel) Brody Hernandez; son Ilia; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Polina Mono. Mount Sinai

Arthur Rosett Jan. 4 at 76. Survived by wife Rhonda Lawrence; daughter Martha; sons David, Daniel; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Anne Rochelle Ross Dec. 20 at 65. Survived by daughter Jennifer A.; brother Michael (Robin) Stawisky; sister Deborah Stawisky. Mount Sinai

Zhozef Rozenman on Dec. 16 at 91. Survived by son Semyon (Eugenia); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gilda Samek Dec.19 at 64. Survived by husband Carl; sons Eric, Alexander, Edward; 3 grandchildren; brother Andres De Mayo. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Samson Dec. 1 at 94. Survived by husband Maurice (Maurie); daughter Karen (William Smith); son Donald (Claudia); 3 grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mickey Mandell. Mount Sinai

Goldie Schiff Dec. 28 at 95. Survived by daughters Renee (Bob) Schnell, Sheila Schoenfeld, Lenore (Fred) Kayne; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Evelyn Schneider Dec.18 at 94. Survived by daughter Anne (David) Milgrom; 2 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Rose Keane. Mount Sinai

Shelli (Rochelle) Schwartz Jan. 6 at 72. Survived by husband Stanley; daughter Pam (Scot); son Jeff (Alice Ann); 4 grandchildren.

Sophie Shamban Jan. 9 at 92. Survived by daughter Ava; son David. Hillside

Leonard Shapiro Jan. 12 at 89. Survived by wife Irene; sons Irwin (Carol), Mark; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sophie Shapiro Jan. 10 at 87. Survived by daughter Peggy (Raymond); sons Richard (Colleen), Thomas Allan (Deborah); 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

David Shemesh Jan. 21 at 91. Survived by wife Marta; daughters Debra Joester, Linda Medina; son Ely; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bert Shields Jan. 1 at 95. Survived by wife Rosalie; daughter Lynn (Don) Goldklang; sons Brad (Melinda), Ted, Robert (Jennifer); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Florence Shiell Dec. 20 at 84. Survived by husband Seymour; son Robert; brother Arthur Director; caregivers Maria Estrada and Ruth Galendo. Mount Sinai

Mildred Silverman Jan. 7 at 87. Survived by daughters Gwen (Jim) Hollcraft, Helaine (Marc) Tessler, Pamm; son Barry (Doris); 11 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Sirgant Dec. 12 at 87. Survived by daughters Lisette Shire, Hugette; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Leon Sklar Jan. 20 at 88. Survived by wife Pearl; daughters Barbara (Michael) Danon, Sharon (Phil) Kaufman; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Minnie Smith Jan. 9 at 97. Survived by daughter Cheryl Levinson, son Kenneth. Hillside

Alfred L. Sokol Jan. 8 at 94. Survived by son Steven A. (Julie); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

James Solomon Dec. 20 at 89. Survived by daughter Jacqueline; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Regina Solomon  Jan. 17. Survived by daughters Esther (Marty) Feldman, Susan Katsoulis; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sister Etta Wender. Mount Sinai

Gladys S. Stein Dec. 16 at 89. Survived by daughter Barbara (George) Stein-Manes; son Marc (Suzanne); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Martin (Dorothy) Greenwald. Mount Sinai

Zelda Stern Jan. 22 at 98. Survived by sons Lawrence F. (Janet), Joseph (Karen Bellone); 3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Tabak Dec. 13 at 88. Survived by husband Eugene; daughters Eleanor (Elliot), Linda (Dan); son Michael; 4 grandchildren; brother Morton.

Anne Tilles Jan. 24 at 99. Survived by daughter Rhoda; sons Sheldon (Tobi), Michael (Janelle Strich-Tilles); 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert M. Tunick Jan. 10 at 88. Survived by wife Zena; daughter Melodie (Barry); sons Steven (Randi), Lawrence (Betty); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; brother Gene (Christa). Mount Sinai

Shirley Urdangen Jan. 2 at 81. Survived by nieces Ronna (Bob) Streeton, Caren (John) Collier; nephew Howard Samuels. Hillside

Marcel Vataru Jan. 7 at 69. Survived by son Eddy. Hillside

Ronald Vlessing Jan. 2 at 79. Survived by wife Hendrika; sons Dennis, Edwin; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Felix Weber Dec. 14 at 64. Survived by mother Celine; friend John (Kim) O’Brien. Mount Sinai

Frank B. Wein Jan. 24 at 59. Survived by wife Sandy F.; brothers Rodney, Tom. Mount Sinai

Irwin Weinreb Jan. 13 at 75. Survived by 3 children; 5 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Leo Weinzaft Jan. 9 at 105. Survived by niece Phoebe (Ami) Deckel; nephew Leonard “Lenny” (Sophia). Mount Sinai

Yudas Zalkind Jan. 19 at 90. Survived by daughter Debra (Alan) Brill; son Jeff; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Judith A. Zeff Jan. 20 at 91. Survived by daughter Marcia Minsky; son Joe; brother Marco (Dorothy) Thorne.

Frances Zucker Jan. 1 at 88. Survived by husband Abraham; daughter Karen Moskowitz. Malinow and Silverman 

Herbert Zucker Jan. 1 at 82. Survived by wife Thelma; daughter Linda (Mark) Fleischmann; sons Alan, Stuart (Risa); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Elaine Zwern Jan. 9 at 80. Survived by son Mark (Lynn). Sholom Chapels