Obituaries: March 23-29, 2012

Irving Belfer died Jan. 20 at 97. Survived by daughter Terry (Jeffrey) Ellis; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.  Groman Eden

Frank Benton died Jan. 20 at 66. Survived by wife Ann. Sholom Chapels

Susan Carl died Jan. 13 at 66. Survived by husband Harvey; son Ryan; stepchildren Darren and Tracy; brother-in-law Rabbi Haim Asa; sister-in-law Elaine Asa. Malinow and Silverman

William Adam Capozzi died Jan 9 at 45. Survived by sons Thomas, Mark; brother Mark Andrew; parents Judith Ortega and Thomas Capozzi.

Frank Cooper died Jan. 19 at 99.  Survived by wife Sylvia; daughter Pamela; sons Martin (Shelley), Jeffrey (DeeJay); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Sylvia Glasser; brother Bill (Lorraine).  Mount Sinai

Rita Cooper died Jan. 20 at 92.  Survived by daughter Linda; sister Trudie Cara. Mount Sinai

Freeman Crawford died Jan. 18 at 93.  Survived by wife Gloria; son Robert; daughter Barbara Perry, 4 grandchildren;  6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jack Galen died Jan. 21 at 86.  Survived by son David (Deirdre); 2 grandchildren; brother Robert (Bernice).  Mount Sinai

Harriett Glickstein died Jan. 18 at 87.  Survived by daughters Harry (Phil) Mendelson, Paula; son Gary (Joanie); 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren.  Hillside

Dolores Goodman died Jan. 18 at 83.  Survived by daughter Sheryl Modesti; sister Joan Kushell. Mount Sinai

Marjorie Ruth Gorby died Jan. 17 at 92.  Survived by daughters Phyllis, Janis Kummer, Laurie Shapira; 4 grandchildren; sister Beverly Rudin. Hillside

Marilyn Gotz died Jan. 20 at 88. Survived by sons Jonathan (Cindy), Steven (Laura),  Michael (Rosalie), Donald (Vilma); 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside 

Norman Greenberg died Jan. 4 at 85. Survived by daughter Nancy (Carl) Cedar; sons Jerry (Teresa), Steven (Patricia); 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Arnold Hoffman died Jan. 12 at 85. Survived by wife Mildred; daughter Judy; sons Maury (Sheenah), Larry (Dori);  5 grandchildren; sister Sharlene (Mel) Leventhal. Malinow and Silverman

Natalie Hoffman died Jan. 17 at 86. Survived by husband Louis; daughter Pamela (Martin) Brown; sons David, Michael (Gillian); 6 grandchildren; sister Evelyn Brown; brother Daniel Wilson. Malinow and Silverman 

William Hurwitz died Jan. 10 at 97. Survived by wife Helen; sons Stephen, Ron, Scott (Reyna), Jeff; 2 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Kaufman died Jan. 19 at 95.  Survived by sons Bruce M. (Lynn), Jack; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beverlee Kert died Jan. 20 at 86.  Survived by daughters Sheila, Carol.  Mount Sinai

Victor Klein died Jan. 3 at 82. Survived by wife Barbara;  daughter Randi (Paul) Levine; son Steven (Shira); 4 grandchildren;  brother Allen. Malinow and Silverman

Beverly Y. Kline died Jan. 18 at 81.  Survived by husband Sidney; daughters Sandy, Carrie; sons-in-law Ralph Rodley, Jerry Shapiro; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milton Kressh died Jan. 2 at 88. Survived by wife Etta; daughter Evynne Cohen; sons Brian, Perry (Linda). Malinow and Silverman

Gerald Kushner died Jan. 10 at 59. Survived by wife Ronda; sons Joshua, Collin; brother Leslie (Lynn).  Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Lapidus died Jan. 7 at 93. Survived by daughters Deborah (Harold Sweet) Lapidus, Martie Koskoff; 2 grandchildren; sisters Audrey Sacks,  Zelda Siegel .Malinow and Silverman

Leon Levi died Jan. 4 at 88. Survived by wife Dory; daughter Viviana (Dr. Howard) Wynne; son Alexander Levi.  Malinow and Silverman

Robert Margolis died Jan. 17 at 75.  Survived by daughter Lisa; son Daniel; 1 grandchild; brother Michael.  Mount Sinai

Ira George Marks died Jan. 17 at 93.  Survived by wife Ann; daughter Ellen (Richard Teague); sons Harold (Susan), Steven (Maria); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Irene Reess; brothers Stanley, Kenneth (Pearl), Bertram (Arlene), Harold (Ruth). Mount Sinai

Farideh Merel died Jan. 18 at 78.  Survived by husband Saul; brothers Abdulah (Sorya) Safizadeh, Salim (Fauzieh) Niksefat. Mount Sinai

Libby Millet died Jan. 19 at 95.  Survived by son Mike.  Mount Sinai

Charlotte P. Mintz died Jan. 18 at 85.  Survived by daughter Cindy (John) Petty; son Charles; 3 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Diane Sonia Perkins died Oct. 16 at 64. Survived by husband Elzo; son Michael; daughter Marissa. Chevra Kadishan

Evelyn Posner died Jan. 20 at 67.  Survived by husband David Sadava; daughters Carol, Michele; stepdaughter Dana Sadava; brothers Gerald, Alan Eichwald; stepsister Seba Roberts. Hillside

Patricia Rassiner died Jan. 18 at 87.  Survived by daughters Marguerite, Glynis (Selwyn) Gerber; son Brian (Gillian); 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Seymour Reinstein died Jan. 16 at 76. Survived by wife Rita; daughter Susan (Chris) Burr; son Steven (Diana);  8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Barbara Rona died Jan. 16 at 88.  Survived by partner Beverly Moore; daughter Shoshana; son Jeff (Kelly); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Selma Sabah died Jan. 21 at 78.  Survived by daughters Ivy (Alex) Kessel, Debra Sabah Press; son Howard Turner; 6 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Raymond Shonholtz died Jan. 7 at 68.  Survived by wife Anne; daughter Kelley (Drake);  son Patrick; 1 grandson; brother Barton (Marlene).

Rae M. Simon died Jan. 19 at 86.  Survived by daughter Beth (Russ) Wageman; son David; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Alex Sklut died Jan. 17 at 45. Survived by aunt Edith (Joseph) Gerson.  Hillside

Gertrude “Gert” Swerdlow died Jan. 19 at 86.  Survived by husband David; daughters Marsha (Steve) Senft, Cathy (Ken) Unthank; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Teplitz died Jan. 18 at 86.  Survived by daughters Arlene H. (Jeff Levine) Wilkoff, Janis (Don) Florez; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sisters Mary (Dan) Speare, Mildred Sacks. Mount Sinai

Benjamin Wachtel died Jan. 3 at 97. Survived by daughter Carolyn (Allan) David; sons Jack, Elliot (Felise); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Barnard Weiss died Jan. 17 at 92.  Survived by daughter Debra; 1 grandchild. 

Susan L. Werner died Jan. 18 at 66.  Survived by daughter Laura; son Daniel H. (Flora); 2 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Ruth Zax died Jan. 16 at 91.  Survived by daughter Larraine (Louis) Rosner; son Brian. Hillside