May 15, 2008

Obituaries

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Madeleine Adler died April 13 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie (Doug) Bristol; son, Robert (Maxine); two grandchildren; and sister, Vera Adler. Malinow and Silverman

Mollye Polin Aranoff died April 24 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie (Robert) Aranoff-Hirschman; grandchildren Halley Hirschman and Stacey (Michael) Woodhart; and great-grandchildren, Kaleigh and Alex Woodhart. Hillside Memorial Park

Abe Aronow died April 22 at 61. He is survived by his brohter, Sam (Elizabeth); and sister, Greta. Mount Sinai

Jane Axel died April 22 at 90. She is survived by her son, Robert (Linda); daughter, Karin (John Hondershot) Honigberg; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rae Louise Avrutin died April 20 at 92. She is survived by her daughters, Ricki (Ken Draper) and Sherry; brother, Leon Prasow; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Groman

Benjamin Bain died April 18 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Beverly (Mark) Finkelstein; sons, Norman (Neskat) and Leslie (Linda); six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Shelly Bear died April 14 at 62. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle; son, Michael; and brother, Tony (Christine) Rose. Mount Sinai

George Harvey Blum died April 14 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Marta (Shahpoor Ashorzadeh) Blum; and son, Matthew. Mount Sinai

Jennie Candiotti died April 25 at 98. She is survived by her son, Ruben; daughter, Molly; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Groman

Miriam Ellis died April 20 at 89. She is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline Dermer; and grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Manuel Fertell died April 17 at 84. He is survived by his son, Eliot. Malinow and Silverman

Zelda Siteman Freeberger died April 26 at 93; she is survived by her daughter, Michelle Siteman Shwartz; son, Frank; three grandchildren; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Frances Freeman died April 23 at 97. She is survived by her sons, Michael and Alan (Alice); three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Miles Gardner died April 18 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; children, Jonathan (Lori), Audrey (William Schumacher) and Jeffrey (Nancy); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gustave "Gus" Hermes died April 24 at 77. He is survived by his daughters, Rhonda Lipnicki, Rosalin (Marty) Mandelberg and Tamar (Matt Earl Beesley); son, Russell (Kat) Rosen; seven grandchildren; and brother, Jerry. Mount Sinai

Sadie Ruth Jaro died April 19 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Laurie) and Larry (Sara); daughter, Barbara (Gershon) Waintraub; four grandchildren; and great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lillian Kaiser died April 23 at 96. She is survived by her son, Ronald; and by grandchildren, Jennifer and Daniel. Mount Sinai

Charlene Kaplan died April 22 at 70. She is survived by her friends. Groman

Estelle Klein died April 14 at 99. She is survived by her son, Laurence (Betsy); daughters, Barbara (Ronald Mitchell) and Judy; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beulah Kraveitz died April 23 at 94. She is survived by her son, Mark; and two grandchildren. Groman

Michael Kreinman died April 23 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Lynn; daughters, Diana (Jonathan) Rodgers and Karen (William Basore); grandson, Bram Elijah Rodgers; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Estelle Kreitzer died April 28 at 86. She is survived by her son, Philip. Malinow and Silverman

Dr. Irvin Jack Leven died April 13 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; sons, Paul (Saralyn)and Steven (Susan); five grandchildren; and sister, Phyllis Heft. Eden

Dr. Eileen Levine died April 15 at 57. She is survived by her husband, Michael. Malinow and Silverman

David Massoth died April 13 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; daughters, Donna (Leo) Santiago and Susan (Gil) Abrams; son, Richard (Lise LaFlamme); six grandchildren; sisters, Lillian (Warren) Neidenberg and Leanna Berlin; and brother-in-law, Jack Berlin. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Mastin died April 24 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Helene Cohen. Malinow and Silverman

Edward Merkow died April 15 at 75. He is survived by his daughter, Jan (David) Fryman; sons, Michael (Elena), Todd (Lisa) and Eric (Dawn); eight grandchildren; and sister, Esther Shapiro. Malinow and Silverman

Esther Meshul died April 26 at 94. She is survived by her husband, Sol; daughters, Myna (Rabbi Uri) Herscher and Renee (Tom Klitcher); son, Cary (Roxanne Sylvester); six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Sylvia Greene; and brothers, Bernard Kliska and Beie. Mount Sinai

Freda Mesnik died April 12 at 93. She is survived by her son, Stuart (Barbara); six grandchildren; and great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Carol Nash died April 16 at 86. She is survived by her sons, Anthony and Robert. Malinow and Silverman

Sylvia Novak died April 19 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Jonathan and David (Isabelle); and grandson, Yitzhak (Aviva). Mount Sinai

Marilyn Orzeck died April 22 at 74. She is survived by her daughter, Elise; son, Toren (Jill); grandson, Alexander; sister, Sally (Sheldon) Goldman; and brother, Harold (Elaine) Adelman. Mount Sinai

Grusha Paterson-Mills died April 15 at 97. She is survived by her husband, Alvin Mills; daughter, Judy (Dr Emanuel) Baker; son, Richard Marcus; stepsons, Robert and Steven Mills; stepdaughters, Maria Mills, Elaine (Eric) Eaydian and Janette (William) Grigg; grandchildren, David (Marissa) Marcus and Ellen Cuningham; five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ivan Phillips died April 12 at 89. He is survived by his daughter, Shirlee (Ken) Frost; sons, Randy (Beth) and Gary (Vicki); and grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Betty Polachek died April 28 at 91. She is survived by her son, Michael (Jane); daughter, Joanne (Colin) Lennard; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Prager died April 20 at 98. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Strauss. Malinow and Silverman

Estelle Rosenberg died April 25 at 87. She is survived by her son, Mark (Sona); and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Richard Rosett died April 19 at 65. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Ilene (David) Tucker; son, Michael (Mya); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai Marvin Sachse died April 14 at 84. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; daughters, Wendy (Fane) Joseph, and Joy Carter-Chastain; son-in-law, Kelly Friedel; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Sinatour Sadi died April 23 at 88. She is survived by her sons, Max (Elsh) and Mike; daughters, Vida (Iradj), Violet and Soraya (Alexander); brothers, Parviz (Vaghar) and Rouholah (Miriam); five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Haifa. Chevra Kadisha

Hymen Sanders died April 13 at 96. He is survived by his daughter, Edith Saenz; and grandson, David Saenz. Mount Sinai

Natalia Sayah died April 25 at 2. She is survived by her mother, Ramona; father, Roozbeh; and grandparents, Eliane and Ebrahim Yedidsion and Shokouh . Malinow and Silverman

Hannah Schafler died April 17 at the age of 94. She is survived by her daughter, Adrienne; son, Norman; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Frances-Fera Schiffer died April 21 at 82. She is survived by her son, Michael (Annette) and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dr. Dave Schwartz died April 26 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Sadie; son, Bruce. Mount Sinai

Erving Sloan died April 26 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Amparo; daughters, Leah Thompson, and Rose Marie (Tim) Plodinec; sons, Steven (Kim) and Reuben (Debbie); and seven grandchildren.

Bernice Smith died April 20 at 87. She is survived by her sons, Tom (Jill) and Harvey (Diana Yoshida); grandsons, Dasan and Joshua Kennedy-Smith; and granddaughter, Caroline. Mount Sinai

Frances Stellar died April 14 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Gail; son, Martin; and grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Victoria Tiano died April 18 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Norman (Marianne), Jack (Cathy) and Marvin; daughter, Arlyne Tiano Lynn; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Wasserman died April 22 at 88. She is survived by her husband, Irving; daughter, Pam (Martin) Borgman; son, Ron (Kathy); and threee grandchildren. Mount Sinai.

Barney Weingard died April 23 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; daughter, Karen; son, Rick; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Betty Rose Winston died April 15 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Ellen; son, Martin Allen (Laura); and grandchildren, Bradley and Alicia. Mount Sinai

Mitchell Weiss died April 26 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Anita; daughter, Madeleine (William) Kaplan; sons, Clifford and Ron (Alison); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beverly Wesler died April 18 at 81. She is survived by her husband, Sanford; daughter, Denise (Andrew) Katz; son, Michael; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elsie Wunsch died April 14 at 103. She is survived by her son, Charles. Malinow and Silverman