Obituary: Audrey Lane Laufer

Audrey Lane Laufer, 88, of Great Neck and Newport Beach, CA, passed away on Dec. 5, 2011. She is survived by her daughters, Eve Laufer of San Jose, CA, and Joanne Laufer Milo (Richard) of Corona del Mar, CA, her grandchildren, David, Scott, Catherine (Jonathan), her great-granddaughter, Vivienne Rose, sister Joan Kauff, nephew James.

Born in New York on Feb. 20, 1923, Audrey was a member of All City Choir, attended Erasmus Hall High School, earned her B.A. from Brooklyn College and later, completed her MA.Ed from Adelphi University.

Obituary: Deanna Morton

Deanna Morton of Great Neck passed away in her sleep on Saturday, November 28, 2011 at the age of 69. She is survived by her loving husband Joel, and by her children; son and daughter-in-law Evan and Adele Morton, and son and daughter-in-law Leonard and Dara Morton. Cherished grandmother of Samantha and Lyndsey, dear sister of Cheryl and her husband Alan.

At the point of her passing, Ms. Morton was a partner in InfiniTech, LLC, a public relations firm located in Port Washington, New York, where she created and managed Public Relations and strategic marketing communications programs for numerous health care, not-for-profit, business-to-business, and high technology companies including: the Rauch Foundation (publishers of the Long Island Index), Middle Country Public Library, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, Sid Jacobson JCC, The Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Lamb & Barnosky LLP, Long Island Fund for Women and Girls, i.park Lake Success, 1111 Marcus Avenue and the Heckscher Museum of Art. She also served on Networking Magazine’s David Awards Committee.

Obituary: Helene Hall

Helene Hall, 82, died peacefully on Nov. 28, 2011. She is remembered with great love by Norman, her husband of 59 years, and by her children and their spouses, Andrew and Dalila, Stephen and Jaffa, Eve and Don, by her adoring grandchildren Ethan, Alex, Emily, Avery, Noah and Aaron, and by many other family members and good friends in the Great Neck community and beyond.

Obituary: Marcella Dobrow

Marcella Dobrow, 88, of Roslyn, formerly of Great Neck, died on Nov. 24, 2011. Daughter of Joseph and Faye Strenger. Wife of the late Harry Dobrow. Mother of Alice Dobrow and Joel Dobrow. Mother-in-law of Mary Dobrow. Grandmother of Samantha and Jacob Dobrow. Arrangements were made by Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, Gret Neck. Interment New Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn.

Obituary: Dr. Leo Botwinick

Dr. Leo Botwinick, 92, of Port Washington, formerly of Great Neck, died on Oct. 29, 2011. He was an endodontist with an international practice. He is survived by his wife Libbie Botwinick; daughter Lisa Botwinick; son Howard Botwinick, MD. Son of the late Sam and Bessie. Services were held on Oct. 30 with Rabbi Barry “Dov” Schwartz officiating. Entombment Old Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens.

 

Obituary: Ruth Eckstein

1916-2011

Ruth Eckstein, an internationally known prize-winning abstract artist, died at her home in Newton, MA, on Nov. 23, 2011. The cause of death was stomach cancer, according to her daughter, Susan Eckstein. She was 95 years old.

Obituary: Sam Fink

Sam Fink, a great American calligrapher and illustrator, died in Israel at the age of 95 surrounded by his family. Born on May 27, 1916, he was a national treasure. A multi-talented artist of inimitable range, he first learned to hand-letter from his father, sitting hour after hour practicing the craft before becoming a master calligrapher and illustrator. After marrying his beloved wife Adelle in 1940, they raised two sons, David and Mace, while he studied at the National Academy and the Art Students’ League in New York. He served in Italy during the Second World War with the 88th Infantry and came home a master sergeant. For two decades he worked as an art director at the world-renowned advertising agency Young & Rubicam, working in their London and Chicago offices although based primarily in New York. For the 40 years after his retirement, he threw himself into publishing one book after the other. The subject was always freedom. For him, the greatest words on the subject lay in The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, The Book of Exodus and finally in Annie Dillard’s Give It All, Give It Now.

Obituary: Raymond Garczynski

Raymond Garczynski, age 87, a longtime resident of Great Neck and a member of the Great Neck Estates Police Department for 32 years, died peacefully on Oct. 28, 2011 after a long illness. Ray was a WWII Army veteran who served in the Philippines and Japan. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anne, son Dr. Douglas Garczynski (Dr. Suzy Schneider), and grandchildren David, Matthew and Bradley. He was predeceased by his beloved son, Kenneth, who died on Dec. 21, 1988 in Lockerbie, Scotland.

Obituary: Robert Raith

Robert Raith, 77, formerly of Great Neck, died Sept. 5, 2011. Robert worked for the United States Post Office for over 30 years before retiring in 1998. He also served his country by serving in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed fishing and going to the beach. He loved caring for his animals. He had a great spirit and a wonderful attitude. He will be missed by many.

Obituary: Martin Weis

Martin Weis died on Sept. 11, 2011. Most loving husband and best friend of Anne (Zupnick), wonderful father of Philip (Irene), Richard (Shawna) and Bill (Sherin), adoring grandpa of Rachel, loving brother of Helen Moss and caring uncle to his nieces and nephews. Services were held on Sept. 14 at the Plaza Community Center.