OBITS: The New York Times 23 Aug 2004; New York City, New York co., New York text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com Appelbaum, Barbara APPELBAUM-Barbara. Of New York, died on August 20, 2004. Wife of her late beloved Benjamin. She is survived by her son, Joseph, her sister, Joan B. Rosen, as well as a close-knit family of cousins, nephews, nieces, in-laws and life long friends. Services Monday August 23, 11:45 AM at ``The Riverside,'' 76 St. and Amsterdam Ave. Donations in her memory may be made to Forbes Norris MDA/ALS Research Center, California Pacific Medical Center, P.O. Box 7999, San Francisco, CA 94120-7999 or Cabrini Medical Center Development Office, 227 E. 19 St., NY, NY 10003. Published in the New York Times from 8/22/2004 - 8/23/2004. Hanley, J. Patrick HANLEY-J. Patrick. August 16. Scarsdale. Loving husband of Laurene, father of John, brother of Richard, Claire, Philip and Lawrence. Donations may be made in his memory to Church of the Little Flower, Box 519, Browning, MT 58147; or Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale. Published in the New York Times from 8/23/2004 - 8/24/2004. Kaufer, Sonya Firstenberg 1922 - 2004 Sonya F. Kaufer, a long time editorial leader at the American Jewish Committee, died August 21, 2004 of lung cancer; she was 82. Mrs. Kaufer immigrated to New York from Bialystok, Poland as a young child, and became a US citizen through her father. She worked her way through Lincoln High School and Brooklyn College. She started as a staff writer at the AJC and finished her career there as director of publications. Along the way, she successfully advocated for excellent union contracts and benefits for AJC employees. Her activism also extended to ban-the-bomb work in the 1950s, promotion of civil rights in the 1960s, and support for progressive causes throughout her life. A lifelong learner, Mrs. Kaufer took university courses throughout her life, along the way acquiring an MA from Antioch College in communications, and enough courses for several more. After her retirement from the AJC in 1988, she took two courses per semester at Hunter College through the spring of this year. She volunteered during her retirement at Beth Israel Hospital. Mrs. Kaufer is survived by George Kaufer, her husband of 62 years; her daughters, Drs. Judith Kaufer and Katherine Kaufer Christoffel; her son-in-law, Max Von Hollweg; and her four grandchildren, Kevin Christoffel, David Von Hollweg, Kimberly Christoffel, and Timothy Von Hollweg. Remembrances can be made in the form of donations to the Sonya Kaufer Lifelong Learning Scholarship Fund at The Hunter College Foundation, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, Room 1313 East, NY, NY 10011. Published online only at www.nytimes.com. Seiffer, Lynn SEIFFER-Lynn. Of New York City died on August 18, 2004. Mother of Judith Seiffer Doyle and John Seiffer. Grandmother of Rachel and Ethan Doyle, Jamie and Scott Seiffer. Sister of Jeffrey Haas. Friends may call on Wednesday August 25th from 6 to 8 PM at the home of Jay and Jackie Topkis, 155 East 72 Street, NYC. Contributions may be made to the Jacob Perlow Hospice. Published in the New York Times from 8/22/2004 - 8/24/2004. Sparber, Norman H. SPARBER-Norman H. Died August 20. Retired partner at Brauner Baron et al and a director of The Herman Goldman Foundation; loving husband to the late Beatrice Feinberg Sparber, cherished father of Merryl Goldman and Roy Sparber and dear father-in-law to Susan Sparber, proud grandfather of Scott Goldman, Elyce Louw, Jessica Sparber, and Joshua Sparber, cherished greatgrandfather and devoted brother to Sylvia Fabricant. You shall remain in our hearts forever. Funeral service Tuesday, August 24, 12 noon, Gutterman's Rockville Centre, NY. Published in the New York Times from 8/22/2004 - 8/23/2004.