Obituaries April 3, 2009 (2024)

• By Jewish Journal
• Published April 2, 2009

Esther Biederman died March 6 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah (Jay) Bolton; son, Danny; and seven grandchildren. Hillside

Raquel Bobroff died Jan. 19. She is survived by her daughter, Susy (Jack); son, Danny (Pat); five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Regina. Mount Sinai

Ruth Bohm died March 7 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Frank; daughters, Marion (Vernon) Larenture, Brigitte (Gary) Thompson and Karen (Mario) Anaya; six grandchildren; and sister, Hanna Winter. Mount Sinai

Eli Bregman died March 2 at 81. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie Smith; and son, Adam. Hillside

Edwin Brown died March 12 at 91. He is survived by his daughter, Carolyn Lusen; son, Lawrence “Larry” (Chris); three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters; and one brother. Mount Sinai

Shirley Burns died March 12 at 83. She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie (Martin) Green and Laurie; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brother, Alvin Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Ethel Cline died Feb. 25 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Maryanne (Ellis) Horowitz; sons, Harvey (Elaine) and Harold (Juliet); nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Nancy Ann Colton died March 9 at 50. She is survived by her husband, Rick; sons, Scott, Lyle, and Andy; parents, Ted (Harriet) Wasserman; brother, Larry Wasserman; and brother-in-law, Bruce. Mount Sinai

Ethel Diamond died Feb. 23 at 96. She is survived by her son, Bruce; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Sarah Dinovitz died March 5 at 95. She is survived by her daughters, Phyllis Drapkin and Judy Goldstein; and six grandchildren. Hillside

Louis Eisenberg died March 10 at 96. He is survived by his daughters, Marilyn and Bonnie (John Young); sons, Jerry (Gail) and Barry (Donna); six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brothers, Henry and Zomie. Mount Sinai

Joyce Elias died Feb. 24 at 72. She is survived by her daughter, Jodi (Michael) Cambra; and three grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Carol Epstein died March 2 at 59. She is survived by her son, Andrew; and mother, Muriel Trabner. Malinow and Silverman

Mildred R. Fried died March 4 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Joanne (Paul) Sabolic and Sharon (Claude) Bruni; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ben From died March 9 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Eveline (Orlando) Bermudez; three grandchildren; and niece, Selma (Bart Loermans) Hook. Mount Sinai

Gloria Mae Gans died March 5 at 84. She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Ann (Jeff) Koppelman, Pamela Dinkelspiel and Frances (Mark) Day; and seven grandchildren. Hillside

Sally Gappell died Jan. 20 at 109. She is survived by her daughter, Millicent (Stanley Sklute); son, Edward (Gail); four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillside

Imre “Bumpa” Gluck died March 10 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Alice; daughters, Sharon Ross, Michelle (Harry) Peck, Linda (Rodney) Fingelson and Lisa (Cary) Richman; son, Dennis; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Sonya Stein. Mount Sinai

Marian Gordon died Feb. 25 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Freemyer. Malinow and Silverman

Sylvia Hallman died March 5 at 95. She is survived by her son, Gary (Susan). Hillside

Joseph H. Hecht died March 8 at 96. He is survived by his daughter, Janet (John) Wells; son, Fred (Diane); two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Marie. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Bauer Hutter died Feb. 26 at 96. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Shelly) and Stuart; three grandchildren; and half-brother, Harry (Evelyn). Mount Sinai

Florence Itkin died March 4 at 88. She is survived by her sister, Selma Bernstein. Hillside

Alexander S. Javor died March 10 at 97. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Jo; sons, Ronald and Les; three nieces; brothers, Arnold Jacobs and Henry; brother-in-law, Herb Fischer; and sister-in-law, Clara Martin. Mount Sinai

Joyce Segal Kirsch died Feb. 16 at 65. She is survived by her husband, Sheldon; sons, Aaron (Miriam) and Daniel (Rachel); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Koch died Feb. 28 at 90. She is survived by her son, Howard Jr. Malinow and Silverman

Dr. Norton Kristy died March 7 at 83. He is survived by his wife, Davida; son, Brickton (Martine); daughter, Apyll; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Levin died March 8 at 96. He is survived by his sons, Robert and Steven; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Maurice S. Lumel died March 5 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Freda; daughters, Tami and Marlene (Tony) Westrick; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arnold Luster died March 9 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Doris; daughters, Cindy and Cathie (Richard) Rutkin; sons, Jeffrey (David Annanders) and Bradley (Theresa); and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Henry Minster died March 10 at 90. He is survived by his son, Barton (Linda) Gordon; stepson, Verne (Sonia) Gordon; four grandchildren; and sister, Sabina Schredni. Mount Sinai

Frank More died March 9 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Edith; daughter, Susie (Steve) Wagner; son, Erwin (Linda Berman); four grandchildren; and sister, Vera Peter. Mount Sinai

Sally Deana Pincus died March 10 at 87. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; daughters, Marilyn Hazan and Judy; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Evelyn Kaufman. Mount Sinai

Jackie Rebora died Jan. 5 at 77. She is survived by her former husbands, Arthur Lawrence and Richard Thorne; daughter, Gail Shelly; son, Robert; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Gloria Steinberg. Mount Sinai

Dolly Riskin died March 1 at 104. She is survived by her daughters, Lucille Gechtman and Jackie; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hillside

Robert Rosenthal died March 12 at 71. He is survived by his wife, Deborah; and daughters, Lynn (Bernard) Arana and Laurie (Edward) Hallman. Mount Sinai

Ann Ross died Feb. 24 at 86. She is survived by her son, Gilbert (Cindy). Malinow and Silverman

Lilly Rouff died Feb. 6 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Dr. Steven (Leslie), James (Camille) and Gerald (Hester); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Milton Rowen died March 2 at 90. He is survived by his daughters, Laurie (Steven) Kend and Linda (Mark) Cristol; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Sylvia Singer died March 2 at 90. She is survived by her son, Allan; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Frances Skoll died March 7 at 93. She is survived by her husband, Martin; and nephew, Scott Rouse. Hillside

Rose Weitman died Feb. 28 at 94. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Gerda Yapko died March 10 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Diane (Norman) Pomerance; and sons, Brian (Jerry) and Michael (Diane). Mount Sinai

Jeanne Zeiring died March 6 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Sara Boyers; son, Bill; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn Zuckerman died Feb. 23 at 101. She is survived by her daughters, Jane Zachary and Ellen Boles. Malinow and Silverman.