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April 24, 2019

Gavin Asherson died March 24 at 37. Survived by mother Susanne; father Neville (Anna Derbinian-Asherson); brothers Adam (Suzanne B), Alon Damian (Martha); half-brother Anthony Gordon. Mount Sinai

Martin S. Bakst died March 17 at 74. Survived by wife Pamela; daughter Kristin (Kip) Hatzold; stepdaughter Meredith (Yoni) Basiri; son Kelly (Pam); stepson Glenn (Jamie) Cagan; 5 grandchildren; sister Carol (Steve) Abrams. Mount Sinai

Yelena Barkon died March 22 at 91. Survived by daughter Svetlana (Michael) Grois; sons Victor (Ludmilla), Yakov (Angela); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; sister Ludmilla (Mark) Panich. Mount Sinai

Barry Bruk died March 25 at 88. Survived by daughters Carlin (John), Nadine; 5 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother Saul. Hillside

John Carl Buechler died March 17 at 66. Survived by wife Lynn; sons Spencer, Sydney, Skylar; sister-in-law, Ruth (Robert) Conboy. Mount Sinai 

Jean Charney died March 23 at 96. Survived by daughter Chris (Gary); son Kim; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Adrianne Cooper died March 27 at 84. Survived by daughters Linda (Allel) Ifri, Elaine (Mikal) Gilmore; son Richard (Jan); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Jake Farber died March 24 at 94. Survived by wife Janet; daughters Nadine, Rochelle (Freddy) Cohen; son Howard (Rebekah); 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Maxine Flader. Mount Sinai 

Ann Fernbacher died March 27 at 71. Survived by cousins Diane, Ellen. Hillside

Yaron Goldsmith died March 20 at 62. Survived by wife Papawee; mother Miryam; daughter Natalia; son Tomer; sister Hadara (Anoush) Issahl; brother Erez (Rita). Mount Sinai

Murray Goldstein died March 20 at 82. Survived by wife Marion; daughter Dara; son Ari; 2 grandchildren; sister Sheila Feldman; brother Mervyn. Mount Sinai 

Joan Groen died March 22 at 79. Survived by daughter Kamila Al-Najjar (Francesca); son Martin (Heather); 5 grandchildren; brother Lewis. Hillside

Leslie Joseph (Les) Guttman died March 27 at 70. Survived by sister Corinne; brother-in-law George Annarella. Bet Olam Cemetery, Beachwood, Ohio

Natalie Halloran died March 24 at 88. Survived by daughter Erin; son John; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Anita M. Horowitz died March 25 at 86. Survived by husband Charles; daughter Shanan (Glenn) Smith; son Louis. Mount Sinai 

Vilya Ira died March 24 at 83. Survived by son Alfred (Valentina); 3 grandchildren; sisters Mahya Rokach, Maryasya Golbom. Mount Sinai 

Joan Kaminow died March 27 at 77. Survived by husband Edward; daughter Nancy; sons David, Benjamin; 9 grandchildren. Hillside

Al Kleiner died March 24 at 91. Survived by wife Regina; daughters Janet (Leonard) Rosenblatt, Susie (Jeff) Perlman, Elaine (David) Maltzman; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Harriet Marks died March 28 at 90. Survived by daughters Donna (Tom), Shelley; son Jerry (Chamutal); 8 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Robert D. Mayer died March 26 at 79. Survived by wife Beverly; daughter Melissa (Gerald Sacks); son Steven (Michelle); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rosette Murdock died March 25 at 87. Survived by son Charles; brothers Albert Benamou, Charlie Benamou; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Shelton Samuel Pepper died Feb. 27 at 99. Survived by wife Doris; daughter Pam Fender; stepdaughter Pam Balton; sons Ken, Jon; stepson Jeff Verbin; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Rabins died March 17 at 91. Survived by daughter Karen (David) Lewis; son John (Nancy); 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Claire Reisman died March 22 at 79. Survived by husband Carl; son Jeff Gross; stepdaughter Aileen Ann Reisman; stepsons Lee (Heidi) Gross, Richard (Cathie); 4 grandchildren; sister-in-law Diane Wertheim. Mount Sinai

Etya Shlyakman died March 21 at 85. Survived by daughter Tatyana (Gagik Oganesyan) Roland; son Leonid (Irina Sverdlova); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Shmul (Manya) Leybovich. Mount Sinai

Pauline Shoel died March 23 at 85. Survived by sons Michael (Jay Christopher), Joseph; sister Maryland. Hillside

Beatrice Simon died March 28 at 95. Survived by daughter Marilyn (Steve); son Ralph (Emily); 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice Steinfeld died March 25 at 92. Survived by daughters Karen (David) Leff, Paula; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rafi Tehrani died March 22 at 81. Survived by wife Helen; sons Ram (Michelle), Tony (Rozalin); 5 grandchildren; sisters Parvadeh Shadgoo, Flour (Moise) Yadetar, Louise (Iraj) Somaya, Helen (Soleiman) Benafard; brother Hunry (Farideh). Mount Sinai 

Rosalie Turner died March 22 at 87. Survived by daughters Deborah “Debbie” Feinerman, Diane Schlesinger; sons Larry (Kim), Steven (Victoria); 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Agatha Szatmary died March 22 at 84. Survived by daughter Alla Plotnikova. Mount Sinai 

Norman Weinberg died March 24 at 79. Survived by son Scott; brothers Kenny, Stanley. Hillside

Moshe Zehavi died March 25 at 76. Survived by wife Eunice; daughter Hadara (Bryan) Mandel; son Eron; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Edith Zemechman died March 18 at 102. Survived by son Ed (Lauren); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai n

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