September 12, 2012

Obituaries: Sep. 14-20, 2012

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Phillip Binen died Aug. 7 at 83. Survived by sons Jack, Perry; stepson Lawrence Bizzell. Hillside

Joseph Borden died Aug. 11 at 93. Survived by wife Florine; daughters Deborah Goldstein, Marla (Jeffrey) Michaels; sons Scott, Jack (Debbie); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Ronni Bregman died Aug. 9 at 61. Survived by daughter Marni (Kevin) Reinhardt; son Lee; 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lynnette Briskin died Aug. 13 at 93. Survived by daughter Jerilyn (Raymond Ornstein) Ruben; sons Jeffrey (Deborah), Donald (Margaret); sister Chickie Feldman; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Frieda E. Cohen died Aug. 11 at 96. Survived by son Harvey (Bonny); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mardene Conrad died Aug. 9 at 78. Survived by husband Allan; daughters Wendy, Lynn (Greg) Range; son Michael (Tina); sister Barbara Berger; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Melvin Epstein died Aug. 9 at 82. Survived by daughter Nancy; son David Sidney. Malinow and Silverman

Irving Fein died Aug. 10 at 101. Survived by wife Marion; daughter Tisha; son Michael (Beni); stepson Dan Schechter; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Charlotte Fisher died Aug. 8 at 91. Survived by son William. Malinow and Silverman

Alvin Friedkin died Aug. 9 at 82. Survived by daughter Shoshana (David) Finacom; son Peter; 4 granddaughters; brother James (Joy). Mount Sinai

Rodney Friedman died Aug. 6 at 63. Survived by wife Viviene; daughter Hayley; son Justin; sister Laraine Ross; brother Colin (Hedy). Mount Sinai

Sylvia Ginsling died Aug. 9 at 92. Survived by nephew Jeffrey (Lori) Marks; niece Lori (Stephen) Love. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Goldberg died Aug. 6 at 95. Survived by husband Louis; daughter Debbie Taylor; sons Jeff (Debby), Eugene; 4 grandsons; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Judith Fine Hailpern died Aug. 9 at 75. Survived by husband Solomon; daughters Michele, Nancy; son Jeffrey; brother David Fine. Malinow and Silverman

Ruth R. Kaptan died Aug. 9 at 85. Survived by daughter Lana (Daniel) Neal; son Martin; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

George Kujawski died Aug. 7 at 90. Survived by wife Audrey; daughters Teresa Nield, Sylvia (Andrew) Corwin; son John; sister Teresa Komender; stepson Hank (Beth) Arkin; stepdaughter Linda (Al) Albala; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice Lewis died Aug. 12 at 88. Survived by daughter Marcia (Mark) Smith; son James; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Bernard Lieberman died Aug. 12 at 94. Survived by daughter-in-law Barbara (Doug) Lieberman-Jones; son-in-law Barry (Beverly) Brotman; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Bernice Lockfield died Aug. 12 at 89. Survived by daughter Joanne (Norman) Nadel; son Dennis (Andrea); 4 grandchildren; sister Rhoda Smithkin. Mount Sinai

Victoria Yomtow Mandel died Aug. 12 at 92. Survived by daughters Rosie, Susie (Ilan) Zollinger; sons Benjamin (Olga), Ignaz; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Beatrice K. Meyers died Aug. 11 at 91. Survived by daughter Maureen (Rudy) Romero; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Morgan died Aug. 13 at 55. Survived by wife Fang; daughters Diana, Sophia; brother Seth (Sally). Hillside

Elin Pittler died Aug. 5 at 74. Survived by husband Burton; daughter Karen (Gary) Semler; sons Steven (Kathleen), Gregg (Julie), Kenny (Melinda); 8 grandchildren. Hillside

Ilan Postelnik died Aug. 8 at 55. Survived by daughter Alexandra Post; son Adam Post; mother Odette; brothers Naor, Adi; sister Hagar Grimberg. Mount Sinai

Elaine Rosenfeld died Aug. 10 at 84. Survived by daughter Nada (Larry) Feiwell; sons Ken (Marsha); Keith (Mara); 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Muriel “Midge” Schainblatt died Aug. 5 at 93. Survived by husband Jacob; daughters Shelly (Robert) Malinow, Alison (Peter) England; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joan Ann Schechter died Aug. 11 at 81. Survived by daughter Claudia (Jeffrey) Silverman; son Stuart (Niel); 2 grandsons; sister Terry Sachs. Mount Sinai

Leon J. Shapiro died Aug. 11 at 91. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Sandy (Roland) Terranova, Nikki (Chris) Cotton; 4 grandchildren; 1 step-granddaughter; 1 step-great-grandson. Mount Sinai

David Turken died Aug. 10 at 54. Survived by mother Deborah; brothers James (Karen), Donald (Julie); 4 nieces. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Wasserman died Aug. 5 at 86. Survived by husband Gilbert; son Jack. Malinow and Silverman 

Irving Weitzler died Aug. 6 at 100. Survived by wife Florence; son Jay (Linda); daughter Maxine (Glenn) Farber; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harvey Wolf died Aug. 11 at 79. Survived by wife Sondra; sons Mitch (Laura), Randy (Gabby); 4 grandchildren; sister Elaine Levy; brothers Ron (Roberta), Larry. Mount Sinai

Rachel Yanofsky died Aug. 7 at 99.  Survived by son Julius (Matthew). Hillside