Obituaries: March 18-March 24, 2011

Louis Hyman Abbott Feb. 1 at 90. Survived by wife Bette; sons Robert Kenneth (Barbara), Jeffrey Alan (Hilary); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Hoogie Abraham Jan. 30 at 69. Survived by wife Anna; sons Jacob, Yaron; daughter Katie (Uri) Metusal; 4 grandchildren; brother Kelly; sister Hilda Solomon. Mount Sinai

Diana Allen Feb. 7 at 96. Survived by sons Mort, Barry (Sharon); 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herbert Anker Feb. 8 at 85. Survived by wife Beatrice; daughter Karen (Jon) Sharpe; sons Robert (Susan), William (Jean), James (Marilee); 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marty Mordechai Apel Feb. 3 at 83. Survived by wife Joan Berlin; daughter Anat Douieb; son Gil; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Lillian S. April Jan.1 at 101. Survived by daughter Carol (Paul) Goldman; son Louis. Mount Sinai

Sander Arenott Feb. 16 at 65. Survived by sister Susan (Bruce) Moss; brother Ray (Jeanette); nieces Mikayla Moss, Laura Arenott, Adrienne Martinez. Mount Sinai

Ethel August Feb. 17 at 82. Survived by husband Martin; daughter Abbe (Stephen) Irshay; son Todd (Mila); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Susan Bachrach Feb. 13 at 92. Survived by husband Kurt; sons Gary (Marlisse), Kenneth (Ruth Ann); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph Baruch Feb. 1 at 81. Survived by daughter Debbie (Jon); son Richard (Susan); brothers Shlomo, David, Avram, Ephraim; sister Flora; 2 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Frances Baumwal Jan. 27 at 97. Survived by son Howard (Karen) Abrams; sister Sylvia Green; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sheldon Berger Feb. 13 at 85. Survived by son David Alan; daughter Jackie Lisa (Jeffrey Erickson); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Miriam Berney Jan. 30 at 84. Survived by daughters Jill Hudson, Kim; son Mark (Lynne); sister Celia Kozek. Mount Sinai

Samuel Bessman Jan. 4 at 89. Survived by wife Alice; daughter Ellen Bessman Miller; son Joel David; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arnold Bovshow Feb. 14 at 82. Survived by daughter Iris Weber; sons Neil, Barry; 2 grandchildren; sister Abigail. Mount Sinai

Frank Bram Feb. 7 at 99. Survived by daughter Robin; son David (Phyllisa). Eden Memorial

Daniel Brodsky Jan. 1 at 91. Survived by wife Annette; daughters Lynn (Elliot) Dolin, Michele (Bob) Cohen; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rose Brooks Feb. 14 at 88.  Survived by daughter Shari; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Suzanne Chait Feb. 10 at 87. Survived by daughters Evelyn Chait-Griger, Simone; 1 grandchild; brother Bernard Frydman. Mount Sinai

Esther Cohen Feb. 2 at 89. Survived by daughters Vicky, Reyna; son Michael (Olivia); sister Celia Mizrahi; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Jack Cohen Feb. 11 at 89. Survived by wife Sarah; daughters Eileen Cohen Baynes, Janet (Rene) Cohen Robles; sons Louis (Rochelle), Melvin (Melinda); 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mosha Cornfeld Feb. 8 at 93. Survived by sister-in-law Charlotte. Mount Sinai

Leo Egan Feb. 23 at 99. Survived by daughter Donna; sons Sam (Jane Serlin) Egan, Jack; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Englert Jan. 27 at 89. Survived by daughter Holly Melendez. Malinow and Silverman

Joseph I. Fagan Feb. 2 at 84. Survived by sister Sheila Toby (Warren) Levy; stepdaughter Rosealyn Klein; stepson Ivan Klein. Mount Sinai

Theodore Fleser Feb. 3 at 88. Survived by wife Miriam; daughters Holly Seery, April Bender, Robin Sales; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harry Fox Feb. 7 at 84. Survived by daughter Nancy Fox Becker; brother Bernard; partner Isabel Bronte; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Freedman Jan. 26 at 86. Survived by husband Martin; niece Kathleen Delarose, nephew Bill Delarose; sister-in-law Ann Sinclair. Hillside

Ruth Glucksman Jan. 27 at 88. Survived by daughters Marilyn Seligman, Ellen (Greg Sadofsky) Riley; sons Marc (Barbara), Richard (Gayle), William (Janet); 13 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Anna Gotman Feb. 3 at 86. Survived by daughter Inna; friend Isabela Golovata. Mount Sinai

Allen T. Golumbic Feb. 6 at 78. Survived by wife Karina; daughter Karima Tapiovaara; son John Akef. Mount Sinai

Edmund L. Gorman Jan. 5 at 80. Survived by sons Larry Berlfein, Scott (Tammy) Berlfein, Carl; 3 grandchildren; brother Stan (Dana). Mount Sinai

Sylvia C. Gottlieb Jan. 5 at 94. Survived by son, Marc (Bonnie); 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milton Greenberg Feb. 23 at 99. Survived by brother Richard; nephew David Weiss; niece Hope (Mark) Weiss-Morikawa. Mount Sinai

Toba Greinetz Jan. 31 at 79. Survived by husband Earl;  daughters Marcee (Mitch) Weiss, Lynne (Robert) Zuckerman; son Alan (Susan); 11 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marlene Grossman Feb. 3 at 74. Survived by husband Arthur; daughters Susan Polin, Maya (Rudy) Opausky, Jackie Winchester; stepdaughters Debra (Scott) Fishburn, Elizabeth (Todd) Gary; 9 grandchildren; brothers Morris Halfon, Solomon (Cathy) Halfon. Mount Sinai

Mali (Mili) Grunau Jan. 13 at 88. Survived by husband Ernest (Erno); daughters Denisa (Ervin), Jeannetta (Arnold); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Adela (Maier). Chevra Kadisha

Roberta Hamburg Jan. 28 at 54. Survived by husband Sidney; daughter Lindsay; son Brandon; sisters Robina Kitzler, Robin; brother Robert Kitzler. Malinow and Silverman

Daisy Hepner at 96. Survived by daughter Myrna Saltzberg; son Edward (Gloria Pines) Saltzberg; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Groman

Ruth Heiden Jan. 3 at 88. Survived by daughters Carole (Robert) Donahue, Janice Brody; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Herbert Hillman Feb. 4 at 63. Survived by wife Jan; daughter Beth (Mike) Turano; mother Anne; sister Lenore (Joe) DeBuono. Mount Sinai

Moshe Holdstein Dec. 9 at 62. Survived by brother Bernard. Chevra Kadisha

Helen Freda Horowitz Feb. 17 at 93. Survived by daughters Marcie Howard, Cheryll Goldscheid; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Clare Kalman Feb. 5 at 101. Survived by friend Charlotte Goldstein; cousins Phil (Rosita) Shamis, David (Margie) Kobe; caretaker Raymond Glen Hernandez. Mount Sinai

Nedra Kamin Feb. 1 at 82. Survived by daughter Lisa Martin; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Anita Kamins Jan. 27 at 92. Survived by son Michael (Yolande); 2 grandchildren; sister Blanche Kimmel. Mount Sinai

Walter Kanowitz Jan. 26 at 75. Survived by wife Gail; daughter Marla (Mark) Baldassare; brothers Richard, Jerry; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Alfred Kartsman Feb. 15 at 93. Survived by wife Anne; daughters Pam (Ed) Beimel, Susan (Daniel) Wilner, Rochelle Worthley; 6 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 5 step-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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

Gunther B. Katz Feb. 13 at 81. Survived by wife Susan; sons Steven (Ruth), Andrew; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Sherman Klein Feb. 13 at 83. Survived by wife Lila; children Debra Hall, Sylvia Klein Archibald, Ralph Archibald, rabbis Jonathan and Zoe Klein, 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. 

Esther Knopf Feb. 12 at 88. Survived by husband Gerald; daughters Deborah, Diane Knopf-Senia; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sonia Kogen Jan. 30 at 86. Survived by sons Jeff Barry (Tracy), Mark (Kasey); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and SilvermanHarry Kuper Jan. 25 at 87. Survived by wife Laura Dadea; daughter, Patricia Pesla Kuper-Sellers; son Martin Moshe; 3 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Helen Landgarten Feb. 23 at 89. Survived by daughter Aleda Siccardi; son Marc (Carol). Mount Sinai

Minnie Lev   Jan. 28 at 91. Survived by husband Harry; nephews Peter (Deloris) Leiter, Earle (Dawn) Miller; nieces Virginia (Richard) Gibbs, Marjorie (Howard) Wolfe. Mount Sinai

Florence Levine Feb. 4 at 91. Survived by daughter Jewel; son Harold. Malinow and Silverman

Irma Levy Feb. 3 at 95. Survived by daughter Lisa (Martin) Pressman; son Bruce (Pamela) Henstell. Malinow and Silverman 

Darryl G. Linkow Feb. 12 at 65. Survived by wife Karen Bellamy; sister-in-law Kelly (Bill) Webster. Mount Sinai

Harold Lishner May 8 at 61. Survived by mother Sheila Hafner; cousin Martin (Duree Dunn) Mandel. Mount Sinai

Nathan Littner Feb. 9 at 88. Survived by sons Jerry (Lesley), Dan, Ed. Mount Sinai

Inna M. Logan Feb. 8 at 93. Survived by daughters Emanuela (Ronald) Berez, Ilana (Lowell) Crist; 7 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

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

Mollye Marcus Feb. 18 at 111. Survived by daughter Darlene Hirschinger; son-in-law Bob Bramson; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Eden

Jeanette Marmor Dec. 9 at 94. Survived by son Bob (Carol); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Robert Mason Feb. 18 at 87. Survived by son Elliott (Stella); daughter Valerie (Dan) Gale; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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

Taoma Michaud Feb. 13 at 68. Survived by son Jeff; sister-in-law Judy (Mickey) Martin; 2 nieces; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Herbert Miller Feb. 8 at 87. Survived by son Norman (Jenny); daughter Ellen; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Solomon Mintz Feb. 20 at 73. Survived by niece Sharon (Steve Shapero); nephew Jeff (Janet). Mount Sinai

Joy Mises Feb. 21 at 81. Survived by daughter Kathleen (Ralph) Novoa; son Jeffrey (Cyndi) Graves; 2 grandchildren; sister Carole Stakley; brother Buddy (Mardis) Jackson. Mount Sinai

Alexander Nash Feb. 9 at 104. Survived by grandson Jonathan Ruyle. Malinow and Silverman

Rose Newman-Koff Feb. 11 at 90. Survived by daughter Deborah (Chris Keco) Newman; son Jeffrey (Mary) Newman; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elis Nourafchan Feb. 3 at 93. Survived by wife Ruth S.; daughters Andrea (Monroe) Rosenthal, Michelle (Mark) Nasatir, Tori (David Rosenstein); 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Owen Jan. 26 at 92. Survived by son Martin. Hillside

Martin Polon Feb. 19 at 93. Survived by daughter Saralyn (Paul) Leven; sons Gordon (Lisa), Larry (Ernestina), Burl; 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Tamara Rapoport Feb. 11 at 74. Survived by husband Karl; son Alex. Mount Sinai

Ethel W. Rasgon Jan. 2 at 81. Survived by daughter Robin (Jeff) Pearl; sons Barry (Janell), Maurice (Julie), Scott; 9 grandchildren; sister Molly Skebelsky. Mount Sinai

Alex Resnick Jan. 1 at 72. Survived by wife Yolanda; daughter Adina (Al) Klaus; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mordecai Resnick Feb. 8 at 95. Survived by daughter Pamela (William) Hsu; son Steven (Dafna). Mount Sinai

David Isaac Ritz Feb. 6 at 91. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Debbie (Charles Andrew) Macias; son Ronald G. (Shauna); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernard Rogo Feb. 19 at 87. Survived by wife Rita; daughter Cindy Hunter; sons Joel (Debra), Victor (Donna), Albert (Tina); 12 grandchildren; brother Louis. Mount Sinai

Norman Ross Feb. 6 at 94. Survived by daughters Rene (Steve) Hershman, Marcy (Steve) Davidson; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Ross Feb. 16 at 90. Survived by daughters Donna (David) Kamin, Sima; son Thomas; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Nettie Shuken; brother Sidney Nurkin. Chevra Kadisha

Zena Rubin Feb. 8 at 78. Survived by daughter Beverly-Anne (Philip) Shindler; sons Michael (Joanne), Larry (Sylvia), Russell; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Russell Feb. 28 at 89. Survived by daughter Zorina Kroop; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandson; sister Loretta (Leonard) Schwartz. Mount Sinai

Hy Russo Feb. 19 at 85. Survived by wife Jennie; sons Nate, Michael; sister Kay Lillian; brother Isaac. Mount Sinai

Rudy Salomons Feb. 15 at 85. Survived by wife Vera; sons Stan (Carol), Gary (Jennifer); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Estelle Samson Feb. 13 at 79. Survived by sons Daniel (Linda), Jeff (Diane); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phillip Shearer Feb. 14 at 70. Survived by sister Hannah; brothers Bernard (Beverly), Joel; nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Ann Sheps Feb. 20 at 87. Survived by daughters Sally (Ann) Bailey, Felise (Elliott) Wachtel; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harriet J. Sherman Jan. 1 at 81. Survived by daughter Debbie Gross; sons Nathan J. (Robin), Toby (Leslie); 6 grandchildren; brother Syd (Leta) Nasater. Mount Sinai

Victor Sherman Feb. 14 at 88. Survived by wife Selma; daughters Lauren, Babette (Kenn) Sherman Heller; son Andrew (Theresa Rodriguez); 4 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

Edith I. Shrotman Feb. 15 at 93. Survived by son Phillip (Susan); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Henry Silverberg Jan. 5 at 89. Survived by daughter Joanne (Alan) Reed; son Michael; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Maxwell Silverman Feb. 25 at 91. Survived by wife Freda; daughter Eileen L. (Richard) Mines; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Marvin “Bob” Singer Feb. 13 at 80. Survived by wife La Verne; daughter Gale; son Steve (Tina); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Carol Smith Jan. 4 at 69. Survived by daughters Tammi Carlisle, Michele (John) Briggs; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sidney H. Stein Feb. 6 at 91. Survived by wife Laura; sons Richard, Steven; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Harold Steingold Jan. 1 at 81. Survived by wife Clara; daughter Ruth (Rabbi Peter) Levi; sons Stanley (Jolie Fainberg), Joel (Rosie); 8 grandchildren; sister Linda (Norton) Townsley. Mount Sinai

Paul Sussman Jan. 28 at 88. Survived by daughter Wendy (Michael) Burns; son Mark (Valerie); stepdaughter Pam Reisel; 5 grandchildren; sister Lillian Levant. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Tolchin Jan. 31 at 95. Survived by daughter Elaine Kretchman (Allan); son Stuart (Irene); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman

Mildred “Sissy” Unell Jan. 28 at 97. Survived by daughter Anne (Daniel) Goldstein; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonard Leslie Unger Feb. 12 at 76. Survived by wife Toby; daughter Karen (Mark) Widesssons; sons David (Alica), Bren (Amy); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Maurice Weinstein Feb. 6 at 93. Survived by wife Mei; daughters Nicky (Paul) Stevens, Carine (Michael) Khoury; son William; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Charles. Mount Sinai

Aaron H. Weiss Feb. 13 at 94. Survived by daughter Lois; son Steven (Marsha); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Morton R. Weiss Jan. 2 at 92. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughter Karyn (Todd) Eichenberger; son Stuart (Marla); 4 grandchildren; brother Harold (Audrey). Mount Sinai

Margot Seltzer Wolff Feb. 3 at 80. Survived by husband Theodore F.; daughters Cheryl (Joel) Prell, Debbie (Steve) Crossland; stepdaughters Eileen Beer, Suzanne (DC) Snyder; stepson Larry (Terr); 12 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Wurtzel Feb. 18 at 87. Survived by daughter Leslie (Bill) Mann; son David (Robert Wilson); 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Wyman Feb. 7 at 78. Survived by sisters Miriam (Mim) Klein, Geraldine Lieberman; stepson Richard, grandchild; great-grandchild. Malinow & Silverman

Stanley Zane Feb. 8 at 88. Survived by wife Norma Blank; daughter Eileen Rieder; son Arnold (Trisha Thordarson); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Claire Zlozower Feb. 2 at 80. Survived by daughter Beverly (Timothy) Galfas; son Neil; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai.