Obituaries

Helen Joseph Epstein died Nov 17 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Joni (Monte) Gordon; brother, Benjamin (Ellen) Joseph; grandchildren John (Sun Xin) Gordon and Elizabeth (Jack) Stephens-Morgan, and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Raphael Etkes died Dec. 10 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Rina; sons, Alexander and Ari; and brother, Immanuel. Mount Sinai

Irene Fogel died Nov. 24 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Kalifon; granddaughter Micole (Marc) Noddle.

Sophie Goldstein died Dec. 12 at 97. She is survived by her son, Leonard. Malinow and Silverman

Irving Gorelick died Dec. 6 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Pearl; daughters, Gail (Ben Zion Kogen) and Robin; four grandchildren; and sister, Ruby Cohen. Chevra Kadisha

Mildred Jean Groner died Dec. 8 at 66. She is survived by her husband, Paul; sons, Carl (Christine) and Daniel; two grandsons; sister, Linda Ayscue. Malinow and Silverman

Enid Gruber died Dec. 12 at 52. She is survived by her husband, Martin Anderson; son, Dane Anderson; mother, Harriet; and brother, Neal. Mount Sinai

Lester Kaplan died Dec. 1 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Sara; daughters, Marla (Bruce) Wolfe, Helayne (Randy) Sharon and Deborah Kaplan; four grandchildren; sisters, Florence Silverman and Adeline Penn. Malinow and Silverman

Jack Lefton died Dec. 13 at 58. he is survived by his wife, Sally; sons, Paul (Melissa), Michael (Lisa), Ryan and Brandon; three grandchildren; brother, Robert (Marsha) Lefton; and niece, Samantha (Christopher) Nims. Mount Sinai

Edith Lessing died Dec. 16 at 99. She is survived by her sons, Arnold and Lawrence; six grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Albert Levine died Dec. 9 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Grace; stepsons, Michael (Mary) and Jonathan May; stepdaughter, Carolyn May-Waddell; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

David Lurie died Dec. 13, at 92. He is survived by his wife, Florence; son, Elliot; and grandchildren, Jonathan and Allison. Mount Sinai

Annette Mathews died Nov. 19 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Myrna (Jim) and Eileen (Leonard); five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sherrie Miller died Dec. 15 at 85. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Richard), Kenneth and Marsha; sister, Harriet (Abram) Brentlicht; and brother, Arnold (Bess) Cotton. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Nonberg died Dec. 13 at 82. She is survived by her son, Randy (Deborah); daughter, Jodi (Elliot); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Petrus died Dec. 10 at 100. She is survived by her children, Dr. Earl Paul (Marcylee) and Marilyn (Theodore Lawrence Julian Jr.); eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Isabel Epstein; and brother, Oscar Appleton. Mount Sinai

Marlen Rabiroff died Dec. 16 at 73. He is survived by his children, Andrew (Sarah Van Alstyne), David (Melanie) and Robin (Anne Brown); and seven grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Estelle Sarfaty died Dec. 6 at 76. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Schreiber; and son, David. Malinow and Silverman

Hyme Schaffer died Dec. 6 at 81. He is survived by his brother, Bud (Rose). Malinow and SilvermanJeanette Dennis Sheff died Dec. 2 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Rochelle (Ken) Rosenberg; son, Dr. Robert (Arlene); five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters. Malinow and Silverman

Gary Jay Siener died Dec. 12 at 60. He is survived by his wife, Geri Tani; daughter Tara (Jerry) D’Alessandro; parents, Bernard and Mildred; and sister, Vicki (Marc) Moore. Malinow and Silverman

Gloria Joy Sklansky died Dec. 8 at 74. She is survived by her husband, Jack; sons, David (Deborah Lambe), Mark (Lauren Ina) and Jeffrey Paul (Pamela Cytrynbaum); and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Dorothy Weitzman died Dec. 16 at 90. She is survived by her son, Earl (Alice); daughter, Phyllis (Dr. Allan) Licht; grandchildren, Darren (Ruth) Licht and Jill; and sister, Vera Goldstein. Mount Sinai

Marta Zoltzman died Dec. 13 at 95. She is survived by her sons, Valentin Jaitov, Rubens (Maria) and Fernando; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nephew, Mario Jaitov. Mount Sinai

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