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Obituaries: May 6-May 12, 2011

Obituaries
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May 4, 2011

Leonie Ben Aziz died April 25 at 90. Survived by 4 daughters; 5 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Naomi Balamuth died April 28 at 95. Mount Sinai

Suzanne Davis died April 22 at 81. Survived by daughter Rita (Mark) Lowen; sons Leo, Josef; sister Anna Wilman. Mount Sinai

Polina Drobner died April 26 at 91. Survived by daughter Sofya Komras; son Euphrem Komras; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sophia Felsenfeld died April 30 at 70. Survived by husband Arnold; daughter Saskia (Lucas) Martin; sister Vilkje Karelse; sister-in-law Judy (Paul). Mount Sinai

Lester Goldberg died April 17 at 92. Survived by son Steven. Sholom Chapels

David Goldojarb died April 25 at 58. Survived by wife Sherry; daughters Bari, Tali; mother Muriel; brothers Brian, Mark. Mount Sinai

Ellen Gurstein died April 23 at 80. Survived by husband Harold; daughters Debra (Mark) Kahn, Linda (Lee) Livingston, Pam; son Barry (Susie); 6 grandchildren; brother Mitch Sigman. Mount Sinai

Morton P. Jacobs died April 22 at 93. Survived by sons Stephen, Mark, Mitchell. Mount Sinai

Eileen Kline died April 9 at 84. Survived by son Chad Maxner. Sholom Chapels

Yitzhak Koren died April 30 at 60. Survived by sisters Marilyn Cornsweet, Sheila (Zack) Cohen. Mount Sinai

Samuel Kreiger died April 18 at 90. Survived by wife Bertie; daughters Bella, Esther; son Leo; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Molly Lazar died April 30 at 89. Survived by husband Albert; daughter Barbara “Bunni” (Sacha) Dybnis; son Steve (Lisa) Ruben; 4 grandchildren; sister, Rose Green. Mount Sinai

Bernard Levy died April 23 at 93. Survived by wife Rebecca; daughter Jacqueline Bereskin; son Alan; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.

Eve Levy died April 14 at 97. Survived by sons Harvey, Sabren; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Marcelle (Ahedout) Mahjoubi died April 17 at 80. Survived by husband Eshagh (Edward); daughter Fariba; sons Fred (Jaleh), Farhad (Nuha); 7 grandchildren; sisters Farideh, Nayereh, Soraya, Balfor, Elizabet; brothers Moses, Benhour. Chevra Kadisha

Regina Millner died March 24 at 82. Survived by husband Isadore; daughter Robin L. (John) Frey; sons Wayne (Kathi), Michael (Julie), Murray (Carmen); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother, Melvin L. (Charlotte) Kerber. Chevra Kadisha

Bess Orgen died April 8 at 94. Survived by children Jan, Marci, Robert; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Esther. Sholom Chapels

Leo Roller died April 24 at 90. Survived by daughter Sharon (Paul Tafolla) Caldwell; son Steven (Lynn); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Al. Mount Sinai

Bertha Rothbart died April 25 at 98. Survived by son Lewis (Elizabeth); Bonnie (Harvey) Stark; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Rukasin died April 27 at 97. Survived by daughter Lori Fass. Sholom Chapels

Edythe Schwartz died April 30 at 88. Survived by daughter Vicki (Don Darnutzer) Smith; son Robert A. (Kelly); 1 grandchild; sister Delores Leavitt. Mount Sinai

Daniel I. Shuster died April 9 at 79. Survived by wife Fran; daughters Beth (Barry) Kodish, Paula (Larry) Roberts, Lauri (Steven) Hoffman; 10 grandchildren. Eden

Babe Singer died April 23 at 88. Survived by wife Shirley (“Bubbles”); daughter Carol (Burton) Haaz; son Shelley; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers Mesh, Sid. Mount Sinai

Martin Sklar (Sonensklar) died April 2 at 93.  Survived by cousin Harry Fischman. Chevra Kadisha

David Slomka died April 25 at 88. Survived by daughter Adrienne (Benny) Brimer; daughter-in-law Gaye; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin Starer died April 26 at 79. Survived by sons Josh, Paul, Noah. Mount Sinai

Lothar Strauss died April 24 at 83. Survived by wife Laura; sons Steve (Harriet Rolnick) Strauss, James; 1 grandson; 5 step-grandchildren Mount Sinai

Sam Tuchten died April 28 at 94. Survived by wife Beverly; 2 daughters; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Elaine Turk died April 23 at 81. Survived by husband Arthur; daughters Susan, Stacey (Benjamin) Rutstein; son Mitchell; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Varon died April 9 at 83. Survived by daughter Debbie. Sholom Chapels

Faye Wallace died April 25 at 94. Survived by daughter Simone; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

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