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Irene Abramovitz died March 23 at 97. Survived by daughters Binnie (Irving) Rem, Renee Pinsky; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Rose Hills

Eve Toby Abrams died April 12 at 94. Survived by son Alan (Cynthia); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

David Alexman died April 10 at 78. Survived by wife, Ruth; daughter Susan (Allen Dickinson) Alexman; son Daniel. Mount Sinai

Robert Herman Bachenheimer died March 27 at 70. Survived by sons Todd, Adam J. Mount Sinai

Norman Barchowicz died March 20 at 57. Survived by mother Ethel; father Henry; brother William. Hillside

Lila Benezra died April 10 at 83. Survived by son David (June); brother Beryl (Rhoda) Gelfond. Mount Sinai  

Jeffrey Berger died March 16 at 49. Survived by wife Jennifer; sons Garrett Mehok, Jack, Reid; mother Diane Siegman; sisters Barbara Berger-Maes, Wendy Shapiro. Hillside

Pearl Berger died March 10 at 96. Survived by daughters Bernice (Edward) Bratter, Anita (Rick) Glasser; sons Arthur, Richard; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Sophie Lloyd. Hillside

Alan Jeffrey Berke died March 15 at 49. Survived by mother Judee; father Gerald; daughter Vanessa; son Aaron, niece Hannah Berke Farber.

Anne Berkowitz died March 6 at 103. Survived by daughter Susan Steiner; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Lawrence Bershon died March 7 at 77. Survived by daughter Nicole; son Eric. Hillside

Marvin J. Bloom died April 5 at 90. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughters Caren (Robert) Ober, Leslie (David) Newman; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rose Blume died March 1 at 103. Survived by son George (Sally) Stanley; 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Pola Bresler died March 21 at 89. Survived by daughter Miriam (Moshe) Ozeri; son Reuven (Phyllis); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Helen (Morritz) Salz. Mount Sinai

Coleman Bricker died Jan. 30 at 91. Survived by wife Dena; sons Ronnie (Pat), Paul, Gary (Terri); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Richard Bussell died March 20 at 71. Survived by daughters Deborah, Shari (Tim) Christenson; son Kevin (Jennifer); sister Barbara Cohen. Hillside

David Campman died March 17 at 71. Survived by wife Joanne; daughter Cynthia (Monica Brok) Campman; son Jonathon. Hillside

Sophia Cedarbaum died March 9 at 96. Survived by son Jesse (Linda); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Herbert Cohn died March 2 at 90. Survived by daughters Susan, Julie (Robert) Tornberg; son Charles (Leslie); 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ruth Charlotte Diamond Cohen died March 28 at 99. Survived by daughter Carole Abrams; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Laney Schoor. Groman Eden

Viola Cohen died March 15 at 100. Survived by daughter Barbara Weisberg; son Gary; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Sadie Cowan died March 7 at 94. Survived by daughter Barbara (Wallace) Brownson; son Raymond; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Lila Diamond died March 13 at 81. Survived by daughter Linda (Rob) Raznick; son Larry. Hillside

Brenda Diener died March 5 at 50. Survived by companion David Schneiderman; sons Jordan, Ryan Karasik; stepchildren Marco, Maya Schneiderman; mother Esther; brothers Bob, Ashley (Lital) Diener. Hillside

Mitchell H. Dubey died March 23 at 23. Survived by father Lawrence; mother Randi Levin-Dubey; sister Lauren; grandparents William (Ruth). Mount Sinai

Charles Esserman died March 17 at 94. Survived by son James; daughters Sylvia (Edward) Parker Seltzer, Laurie (Paul) Nowak; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Laurie Elberger died March 16 at 60. Survived by brother Bruce; good friend Patricia Strong. Mount Sinai

Claire S. Feiger died March 25 at 86. Survived by daughters Melinda (Noson) Robeson, Andrea (Fred Medina) Kelly; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Elizabeth Bozsi Feldstein died April 12 at 98. Survived by niece Marina Bjel.  Mount Sinai

Alan Abe Flans died March 29. Survived by wife Elaine; daughters Laurie (Ezra), Jamie (Gadi); 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Home of Peace

Maynard Franklin died March 11 at 92. Survived by daughters Susan, Jeanne Meyers; sons Charles, Wayne (Susan); 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Bobbie Frankinberg. Hillside

Stanley Frazen died Jan. 23 at 91. Survived by wife Diane; children Nancy, Marcy Toschi, Robert; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Philip Friedman died April 4 at 95. Survived by daughter Gloria (Leon) Fleishman; sons Howard, Harry (Brandice); 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sue Friedman died March 10 at 98. Survived by son Stephen (Bonnie) Webb; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Stanley Goff. Hillside

Marvin Gelb died March 17 at 92. Survived by wife Faye; daughter Ruth Grossman; son Steven; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Getz died March 22 at 68. Survived by daughter Jennifer (Allan) Raboy; son Harrold; sister Carol Hamos; brother Louis Hamos; 5 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Barbara Gilson died March 8 at 85. Survived by sons Lawrence (Cathy), Jim (Nancy); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Gladys Ginsberg died April 1 at 96. Survived by daughters Bette Feldman, Paula (Byron) Fogel; son Tony; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harold Golden died March 11 at 90. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Beth (Jerry) Pullman; 2 grandchildren.

Frank Goodman died April 6 at 91. Survived by daughter Hollace (Paul) Davids; sons Ian, Fred (Janet); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joe Gorman died April 10 at 90. Survived by daughter Linda Levine; son Daryl Gorman; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leya Grapelman died March 17 at 88. Survived by daughters Tina (Michael) Sherman; Tsila Mimier. Mount Sinai

Sophie Greenstadt died March 20 at 94. Survived by sons Alan, Mark; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Charles Gren died March 11 at 57. Survived by wife Linda; sons Joshua, Jonathan. Malinow and Silverman

Exial Oscar Hall died April 7 at 94. Survived by daughter Eleanor Freeman; son Sheldon; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Jean Herley died April 5 at 103. Survived by daughter Erica Hoffman; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rabbi David Hoffman died March 7 at 57. Survived by wife Beverley; children Nadav, Michal, Liat, Yael; brother Stuart. Sholom Chapels

Lily Hoffman died March 9 at 81. Survived by daughter Paulie (Barry) Kramer; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Ronald Horowitz died March 19 at 66. Survived by wife Magdalena; daughter Rebecca. Hillside

Fay Huebsch died March 19 at 102. Survived by daughter Sally More; 1 grandchild;  2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Kurt Hutterer died March 10 at 91. Survived by daughter Evelyn (Erie Van) Boorman; son Michael; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Ralph Jackson died March 8 at 83. Survived by wife Jane; daughter Jennifer; sons Erik (Nadine), Christopher (Denise), Lee; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Lola Jacobovitz died March 14 at 90. Survived by sons Victor (Chris), Norman (Debbie); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Solomon Jaeckel died March 13 at 96. Survived by wife Esther Wults; sons Lawrence, Louis; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Abraham Kadish died March 8 at 72. Survived by mother Sylvia; sister Sharon Berman. Malinow and Silverman

Herbert Kanofsky died March 9 at 89. Survived by son Myron (Carol), Gordon (Marcia); brother Francis; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lorraine Kaplan died April 3 at 80. Survived by daughter Sandy (Fred) Toye; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Brian Kaplon died March 18 at 32. Survived by wife Kristi; daughter Chloe; father, Joseph (Sara); brother, Jason; grandmother, Temma. Mount Sinai

Paulette Kelmanson died March 17 at 67. Survived by husband Larry; daughters Christine Egizi, Michelle Ludwick; sons Louis, Harry; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brothers Rudy and Roger Albrecht. Hillside

Irving Kemp died April 8 at 93. Survived by daughter Nadine Ann Dyke. Mount Sinai

Rosalind Robbins Kemper died March 23 at 81. Survived by daughter Andrea (Steven)  Cardey; stepson, David (Kim); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Phyllis Kern died April 1 at 92. Survived by daughter Margaret (Douglas) Fahnestock; son Alan (Jane); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mildred Kerstein died March 5 at 84. Survived by daughters Linda, Susan; son Robert; 2 grandchildren; sister Lillian Weiss. Malinow and Silverman

Estelle Klipp died April 12 at 89. Survived by sons Charles (Margo), Philip (Ellen); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leo Korn died March 20 at 92. Survived by wife Harriet; daughter Adrienne (Barry) Resnick. Sholom Chapels

Robert Kraus died March 18 at 79. Survived by daughter Gigi. Hillside

Jenny Lederer died April 6 at 95. Survived by daughter Deborah Lederer (Paul) Sagues; son Les; daughter-in-law Cyndy; former daughter-in-law Joyce; 3 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jeannine Lee died March 26 at 46. Survived by husband Darrell III; daughter Ariana; parents Bruce (Iris) Simen; brother Allen Simen. Sholom Chapels

Selma Lerner died March 15 at 84. Survived by son Geoffrey. Sholom Chapels

William W. Loebman  died April 6 at 63. Survived by wife Carla S.; daughter Dana; son Matthew; brother Joseph. Mount Sinai

Harriet Malloy died April 2 at 72. Survived by brother Sheldon Schreiner. Sholom Chapels

Jacques Mamann died April 12 at 72. Survived by wife Bente; daughters Suzy, Miriam (David), Elana, Tania (Danny); sons David (Shelley), Ruben; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rita Markowitz died April 3 at 78. Survived by husband Arnold; sons Bruce, Alan, Richard, Todd; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Evelyn Masard died March 8 at 85. Survived by daughter Phyllis (Chuck) Lindner.  Sholom Chapels

Edward Masket died March 4 at 88. Survived by daughters Kate (Evan) Smiley, Johanna (Hassen Bettaieb); son Joel (Kristin); sister Cynthia (Irv) Kaye; 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Annette Miller died April 6 at 78. Survived by daughter Linda (Larry) Brittain; sons Robert, Howard; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Norman Mirman died April 10 at 91. Survived by daughter Leslie A. (Haim) Geffen; son Alan (Nancy); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernard Mittelman died March 26 at 68. Survived by wife Amoi. Sholom Chapels

Anita Barbara Mittelman  died April 2 at 66. Survived by brother Alan (Kim); nephews Alex, Max. Mount Sinai

Colleen Jean Modig died April 3 at 63. Survived by husband Jim; son Eric; sisters Barbara (Ken) Harmell, Reyna Eskenazi. Mount Sinai

Allan Muskovsky died April 7 at 72. Survived by wife Gloria. Mount Sinai

Ivan Netter died March 13 at 84. Survived by sons Daniel (Carole), Rabbi Perry (Safi) Netter; sister Esther (Christopher) Cavanaugh; 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Mary Olinsky died March 31 at 94. Survived by daughters Kathi Silver, Wendy Bergman; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Arlyn J. Pomush died March 21 at 79. Survived by daughter Joni Jaffe; son Steven (Bonnie); 3 grandchildren; sisters Shirley Haskowitz, Darlene (Nathan) Schwartz; brother Sam (Janet). Mount Sinai

Marilyn Swartz Prezik died March 7 at 70. Survived by son Nicholas, brothers Richard (Michele), Ray (Julia) Swartz. Hillside

Arthur Rosen died March 13 at 94. Survived by daughter Naomi; sons Norman, Jesse, Stanley; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Robert Beryl Rosen died March 21 at 89. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughters Gigi (Gisele), Shelley, diedre, Heidi; sons Moss, Jonathan (Julie); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ben Rotter died April 1 at 96. Survived by daughter Freida Jackson; 3 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Yudif Rozinova died March 19 at 94.  Survived by daughters Sima (Eugene) Sverdlova, Bell Stavchansky; 2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harriett Rubens died March 9 at 95. Survived by daughters Lois Orfuss, Judith Epstein, Joanna Pruess, Roberta Griendfield; son Harvey; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sophia “Teddy” Schneider died March 24 at 95. Survived by daughters Hillary (Stephen) Decesari, Lisa (Raymond) Stermer; 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frank E. Schochet died March 26 at 96. Survived by daughters Patricia R. Tal (Joseph), Barbara (Ira Moskatel); son Claude L. (Pesha Rivka); grandchildren; step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren.

Jane D. Selber died March 22 at 100. Survived by daughters Nancy (Alex) Koss, Susan Lerner; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shirley Sherr died March 25 at 102. Survived by daughters Susan R. (Michael) Dasaro, Debra Ostrow; son Joel “Bill” (Laurie); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rosalie P. Silberman died April 2 at 81. Survived by husband Orell; daughter Jeanne (Allen) Rothman; sons Steven (Mindy), Joey (Cindy); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen S. Sinderman died April 2 at 91. Survived by daughter Aviva D. (Rob) Maloney; stepson Michael. Mount Sinai

David Spivak died March 20 at 99. Survived by daughter Roberta (Paul) Rotondi; son Alan; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Gabriel Steinberg died March 16 at 98. Survived by daughters Brooke (Larry) Moreland, Bonnie, Beverlee (Chad Alexander), Barbara (Alan) Mc Clure; son Bert; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Stone died April 10 at 71. Survived by companion Anna Sobel; son Steven Stone; stepdaughter Marianna Shiman; sister Natalia (Roman) Raskin. Mount Sinai

Jim Swarzman died April 10 at 47. Survived by father Judd; mother Linda; sister, D’vorah; brother Ron Larson; fiancee Nicole Honda. Mount Sinai

Judith Swimmer died March 7 at 69. Survived by husband Milton; sons Steven, Darren; sisters Linda Shaevitz, Madeline Bynder; brother Ronald Marx. Hillside

Belle Thompson died March 26 at 97. Survived by son Michael (Geraldine); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Anita Shirley Trunk died April 9 at 85. Survived by daughters Linda Balbien, Barbara (Gaby) Nadjar; son Barry (Kimberly); 7 grandchildren; sister Ruth Zax. Mount Sinai

Gregory Varon died March 23 at 55. Survived by wife Menchi; daughters Amy, Rachel; son Brandon; 2 grandchildren; mother Bette; sister Michele; brother Bruce. Mount Sinai

Emil Vaysman died March 15 at 87. Survived by wife Emma Fraydlina; nephew Grigoriy Tsvik. Sholom Chapels

Shirley Vener died April 6 at 89. Survived by daughter Charlene. Sholom Chapels  

Warren A. Weiss died March 29 at 75. Survived by daughter Shari (Colin) Dyne; son Brian (Jennifer); 8 grandchildren; brother Norman Cohen. Mount Sinai

Rosalie Witt died April 4 at 97. Survived by daughters Marilyn (Joe) Zeff-Cahn, Stephanie (Fred Marcus) Glaessner; 4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Aghdas Yeshayaei died March 7 at 94. Survived by husband Nematollah Nassiri; daughters Bahie, Nahid; sons Fereidoun,  Hertzel; sister Mahin; brothers Nejat, Nasser, Parviz; 13 grandchildren;  14 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Edith H. Zernow died March 18 at 91. Survived by husband Louis; daughters Lenore (Lester) Rukasin, Elaine (David) Cherney; sons Melvin, Richard (Suzanne); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Alexander Zuckerbraun died March 22 at 86. Survived by wife Ruth; daughters Jodi (Alan) Melcher, Andrea (Yorick) Petchprom; sons Erik, Alan (Kathleen), Lance (Cristina), Mark (Iris), Eliezer (Yehudit); 14 grandchildren; brother Lionel (Joel); sister Debbie (Allen) Grossman; brother-in-law, Matthew Kanin. Mount Sinai