Obituaries: April 29-May 5, 2011

Dorothy Arkin died April 13 at 98. Survived by sister Florence (Ben) Duben; brother Al Yoselle; niece Roberta Holt. Hillside

Harriet Bergman died April 19 at 88. Survived by sons Richard (Barbara), Daniel; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Norton Brodsky died April 15 at 79. Survived by wife Marcia; sons David (Lynette), Joseph (Patty); stepdaughters Michelle (Steve) Gagnon, Debra Rack; 10 grandchildren. Hillside

Elaine Cabado died April 7 at 88. Survived by brother Stanley Rothstein; niece Lisa Finkelstein; health care director Robin Sinclair. Hillside

Irving Cooper died April 4 at 96. Survived by wife Ann; sons Martin, Lawrence (Judith); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Marion Fenton died Aril 20 at 91. Survived by daughter Diane (Darryl) Metoyer; son Steve (Patricia); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Bernice Gold died April 17 at 88. Survived by daughter Shirley (Robert) Newman; son Barry (Judith); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Helen (Mark) Klitzky. Mount Sinai

Moe Grabell died April 10 at 94. Survived by wife Beverly; daughter Caryl Weston; son Steven; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sigi Hart died April 14 at 85. Survived by wife Vera; daughter Carmela (Harry) Birenbaum; son Steven (Tanya); 5 grandchildren; siblings Manya Breuer; Willi (Tessie) Hart. Mount Sinai

Larry Horn died on April 15 at 80. Survived by wife Lois; daughters Alison, Melanie (Danny) Horn-Mallers; 1 grandchild; sisters Loretta Greenburg, Maxine, Carol. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Katz died Feb. 18 at 55. Survived by mother Isle; sister Debra. Malinow and Silverman

Florence Kritzer died April 15 at 89. Survived by daughters Elayne (Stan) Wypyszynski, Kathy (Gary) Kosoff, Amy Siroff; son Ken (Lori); 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Matty Lake died April 12 at 82. Survived by daughters Ronna Fitzgerald, Joanne Leonard-Lake; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

May B. Lasnik died April 12 at 89. Survived by sons Robert (Rochelle), Larry (Barbara); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Michael Lavetts died March 29 at 63. Survived by niece Mae Appel; nephew Steve (Grace). Hillside

Jenny Lederer died April 6 at 94. Survived by son Les; daughter Deborah Sagues; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Walter Spatz. Hillside

Gloria Mithers died April 2 at 90. Survived by daughters Carol (Bill) Gibson, Joan Miller; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Gertrude Gordon Morgan died March 20 at 92. Survived by daughter Felicia Bolton; sons Lloyd, Kenneth Gordon; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gloria Nimmer died April 17 at 87. Survived by husband Milton Thomas; daughter Becca (Paul) Marcus; sons David (Marcia), Larry (Melissa); stepchildren James A. (Tricia), Jon A. (Janet) Thomas; 13 grandchildren;  3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mollie Ponedel died April 12 at 93. Survived by daughter Ann (Byron) Bourman; 1 grandchild. Home of Peace

Leo Popkin died April 15 at 98. Survived by wife Danielle. Mount Sinai

Matilda Rosen died April 14 at 94. Survived by daughter Susan (Steven Langberg); son Dan (Angella); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Arthur Sadikoff died April 12 at 81. Survived by sons Preston (Marcy), Roger (Barbara); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Lillian Savlov died April 16 at 87. Survived by daughters Ronni (Michael) Figoff, Suzanne (Victor) Sampson; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Schlanger died April 14 at 94. Survived by nephew Steve Goldner; niece Pauline (Drew) Pomerance. Hillside

Edith Schuman died April 14 at 92. Survived by son Sidney “Butch” Jr.; daughter Cookie (Ron) Markowitz; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Eva Schweitzer died April 21 at 91. Survived by daughters Barbara (Louis) Ravitz, Elaine (Michael) Diamond; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frances Rose Newman Shapiro died April 7 at 89. Survived by son Maurice Newman; brother Jack Zukerman. Hillside

Ruth Shuken died April 7 at 100. Survived by son Charles (Colleen); daughter Victoria Weisenberg; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Marcella Silk died April 8 at 96. Survived by daughter Diane (Marty) Soblick; 3 grandchildren. Eden

Audrey Silberman died April 21 at 70. Survived by husband Allen; sons Eric (Ilene), Mitch (Stefanie); 5 grandchildren; sister Fay (Seymour) Miller. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Sloane died April 9 at 90. Survived by Julia Gorfein. Hillside

Phillip Solomon died April 5 at 89. Survived by wife Marcella; son Barry (Pat); sister Miriam Brumer; brother Nate. Hillside

Jay Wager died Feb. 21 at 74. Survived by wife Sandra; daughters Rachael (Ted Lacross), Rhonda (Jess) Gilman; son Alan (Robert Levinstein); 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sydell Flaxman Weiss died April 9 at 92. Survived by son Jay; daughter Dara (Tom) Brakefield; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Richard Winograde died April 6 at 79. Survived by daughters Leslie (Alex) Flores, Jana (Todd) Sandler; companion Marcia Oshman; 3 grandchildren; sister Roberta Lee; brother Marvin. Hillside

Sanford Zimet died April 15 at 77. Survived by companion Marlene Zinkow; daughters Mira, Amy McCammon; 3 grandchildren; sister Bernice Rogers. Hillside

Robert Zubkoff died April 5 at 68. Survived by friend Kathi Senella. Hillside