Born in Brooklyn, he lived in Marlboro.
He was predeceased by his wife Roslyn, who died in 2008.
Surviving are his children: Ropbin Rostkowsky of Morganville, Barbara Garber of Marlboro and Jeffrey Katz of Aventura, FL; sisters-in-law Esther Rossman, Elaine Rosen and Audrey Weintraub; and 5 grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Bloomfield Cooper Jewish Chapels, 44 Wilson Avenue, Manalapan. (FOR GPS PURPOSES, PLEASE USE 44 WILSON AVENUE, ENGLISHTOWN to get correct directions). Entombment will follow at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Marlboro.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Retinitis Pigmentosa International, PO Box 900, Woodland Hills, CA 91365 (818-992-0500) www.rpinternational.org or Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 West Evergreen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, IL 60642-2642 (888-733-6741) www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org