Obituaries: April 27-May 3, 2012

Sharon Asher died Feb. 3 at 57. Survived by son Aviv Kleinman; mother Bernice Lipsitz; brother Robert Linden; sisters Linda Haim, Joyce Black; nieces and nephews. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Baskin died Feb. 12 at 96. Survived by son James. Mount Sinai

Marti Bekey died Feb. 25 at 100. Survived by daughter Hanna (Sam) Schiffman. Malinow and Silverman

Betty Breindel died Feb. 14 at 101. Survived by daughter Regina Myers; son Barry (Nora); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Cutler died Feb. 11 at 98. Survived by daughters Lois (Richard) Propper, Bobbie (Ernie) Pascale; son Martin Ogulnick; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gilbert Dunayer died Feb. 19 at 83. Survived by wife Marilyn; son Lee (Marti); 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai

Ethel Ellenbogen died Feb. 19 at 94. Survived by daughter Susan; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lola Elman died Feb. 22 at 90. Survived by daughter Rosalie Olson; sons Paul, Marcus. Malinow and Silverman 

Marvin Fischer died Feb. 11 at 92. Survived by daughters Ilene, Nancy Devra. Sholom Chapels

Stephen Frailich died Feb. 18 at 59. Survived by wife Mary; daughters Jaela, Rachel; son Joseph (Claudia); mother Harriet; sisters Linda (Jeff) Nerenberg, Shari (Paul) Cohen; sister-in-law Lillian Murray; nephew Michael Ellison. Mount Sinai 

Manuel Fredgant died Feb. 14 at 86. Survived by daughter Claudia (Troy Stevenson) Brodie; sons Perry, Daniel; brother William. Mount Sinai

Steven Allan Garber died Feb. 11 at 64. Survived by wife Mary Beth; son Greg (Marlene); 2 grandchildren; mother Ruth Olgin; brother Paul. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Goldflam died Feb. 16 at 77. Survived by Sheldon; son Scott; daughter Shanna Berkovits; brother Stuart Bart. Sholom Chapels

Zambilica Goldstein died Feb. 3 at 84. Survived by daughter Dina; son Don; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Ruth Goss died Feb. 19 at 90. Survived by daughter Sharon; son Jeff; brother William. Eden

Thelma Lee Grossman died Feb. 13 at 88. Survived by daughters Tina (David) Borenstein, Sandra (Robert) Ludlow; sons Robert (Sue), Jack (Deborah) Wallace; sister Jean Gaulden; brother Harold (Irene) Wagner. Mount Sinai

Miriam Himelfarb died Feb. 14 at 68. Survived by husband Isaac; daughters Liz Blum, Karen Himelfarb; son David; 5 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Paul Hoppenfeld died Feb. 14 at 86. Survived by daughter Ellen (Hal) Arnstein; sons David (Arlene), Eric; 6 grandchildren; sister Isabelle Sakofsky. Mount Sinai

Morris Lachman died Feb. 21 at 88. Survived by daughter Maxine (Leslee Jacobs); son Gary (Jeanette); 4 grandchildren; sister-in-law Lucille (Don) Krug. Mount Sinai

David Libraty died Feb. 7 at 93. Survived by daughter Luisa; sons Sam, Robert. Sholom Chapels

Allan Marshall Edward Licht died Feb. 16 at 74. Survived by niece Janet. Sholom Chapels

Isidor Nussenbaum died Feb. 9 at 84. Survived by daughter Sharon (Mike Rose); grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Daniel Reuben died Feb. 8 at 74. Survived by daughters Galit, Orit; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Sheldon Rosen died Feb. 22 at 85. Survived by wife Sylvia. Malinow and Silverman

Phoebe Rothman died Feb. 20 at 97. Survived by daughter Lynne (Will) Moffitt; sons Jay (Bette), Robert; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Saltzberg died Feb. 9 at 90. Survived by son Ronald (Mary) Weiner; brother Sam Malta; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

June Schechter-Lindner died Feb. 13 at 69. Survived by husband Stanley; daughter Marci; sons Marc (Tracy), Steven (Lisa), Alan (Marcella); 5 grandchildren; brother Edward (Sherri) Goldman; niece Lindsay (Marc) Goldman. Mount Sinai

Ruth Siebler died Feb. 12 at 101. Survived by son Alan (Barbara Jacobs); 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Silber died Feb. 9 at 100.  Survived by daughters Helene, Deborah (Charlie), son Richard; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Sylvia Lupkin. Forest Lawn 

Simona Shalom died Feb. 11 at 66. Survived by husband David; daughter Ronit Compton; son Kenan (Jessica); 3 grandchildren; 8 brothers and sisters. Mount Sinai

Willard “Duke” Stone died Feb. 21 at 86. Survived by wife Rosalie; daughter Sandee (Michael) Shapiro; son Jeffrey (Grace); 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; cousin Mark (Sharon) Friedman. Mount Sinai

Louis Stonefield died Feb. 11 at 84. Survived by wife Cruz; daughter Sharon; son David; and grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Barbara Tirsch died Feb. 15 at 70. Survived by husband Jerome; sons Jeffrey (Melissa), David (Wendy); daughter Michele (fiance Keith Phillips) Williams; 7 grandchildren; parents Solomon and Florence Altchuler; brother Daniel (Eileen Hawarth) Altchuler. Mount Sinai

Florence Warren died Feb. 20 at 91. Survived by daughter Janan (Peter) Whelan; son Jeffry; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Vernon Wintroub died Feb. 11 at 91. Survived by daughter Denise (Eugene) Kipnis; son Marc; 2 granddaughters; brother Raymond (Bertha). Mount Sinai

Bob Zeman died Feb. 24 at 76. Survived by wife Nancy; daughters Ilyse (Robert) Curtis, Leslee Newman; 3 grandchildren. Hillside 

Paul T. Zemel died Feb. 19 at 72.  Survived by wife Nitza; daughter Sharon (Glenn) Weiss; son Daniel (Andrea); 3 grandchildren; sister-in-law Margarit (Merrill) Lisch; brother-in-law Gidon (Debbie) Vardi. Mount Sinai