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Obituaries: Week of November 20, 2015

Anne Berns died Oct. 5 at 92. Survived by daughter Tracy Oseran. Hillside
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November 18, 2015

Anne Berns died Oct. 5 at 92. Survived by daughter Tracy Oseran. Hillside

Eli Brent died Oct. 1 at 89. Survived by wife Charlotte; son Stephen (Mila); daughter Louise (Craig) Taubman; 5 grandchildren; sisters Selma Stokols, Dorothy Watenmaker, Ida Sondheimer. Mount Sinai

Harold Bresler died Oct. 7 at 86. Survived by wife Monette. Groman Eden

Sam Burjoski died Oct. 2 at 91. Survived by son Alan (Patti); daughter Diane (Tom) Fulkerson; stepdaughter Sharon (Les) Meredith; 6 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Cathy Cherbosque died Sept. 29 at 55. Survived by husband Jorge; daughters Carina, Tiana; mother Sandy Bloome; father Chester Bloome; sisters Deena Asher, Bonnie; brother Jeff (Lindsey). Hillside

Edward Cohen died Oct. 10 at 87. Survived by wife Betty Post-Cohen; sons Bruce (Sissy), Bob (Vicki); daughter Jacki (Abby Hendengran) Freeman; stepson Ken (Karen) Post; stepdaughter Janice Post; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Jeanne Silverstein. Mount Sinai

Herbert Irving Cohen died Oct. 9 at 74. Survived by wife Eileen; daughters Sheri McBroom, Pam; son Eric; 4 grandchildren; sister Mollie Ann Diverman. Mount Sinai

Sandra Renee Craig died Oct. 2 at 72. Survived by husband Caryl; sister Gail (Lee) Rosental; 1 uncle. Mount Sinai

Adele Rosalyn Davidson died Oct. 8 at 89. Survived by daughter Sherry (Michael) Raber; son Donald (Bette); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Dunner died Sept. 30 at 91. Survived by wife Betty; son Ron (Francine); daughter Debby; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Groman Eden

Samuel Egar died Oct. 10 at 77. Survived by daughters Randi, Hilari. Mount Sinai

Calvin Ezrin died Oct. 4 at 89. Survived by sons Bob, Brian, Ronald; daughters Cheryl Waters, Joanna Schauer, Judith Gamboa, Renana; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Roslyn Herst. Groman Eden

Maksim Felton died Oct. 10 at 90. Survived by son Alex (Ilana); 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai

Marlene Friedman died Sept. 29 at 81. Survived by husband Robert; daughter Lisa-Beth (Jonathan) Bloch; son Mark (Kim); 4 grandchildren; brother Murray Saitz. Hillside

Arthur Millard Garson died Oct. 8 at 92. Survived by wife Shirley; daughter Terry Ann (Ira) Wiedman; sons Lee (Cory), Russell (Carole); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Alan Goldman died July 11 at 54.  Survived by mother Marilyn; sister Nancy, brother-in-law David Shur, niece Lauryn Shur, cousins. Hillside

Jack Gumbiner died Sept. 3 at 93. Survived by wife Patricia; son Barry; daughters Judy (Corey) Gumbiner-Cramin, Francie (Edward) Gumbiner-Bernstein; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Helen Hecht died Sept. 25 at 94. Survived by daughter Michelle (Michael) Fisher; son Michael; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Rose Howard. Malinow and Silverman 

Stanley Holtzer died Oct. 5 at 80. Survived by daughter Jena; son Loren; 3 grandchildren; sister Ina (Jerry) Zorn; 2 nieces. Mount Sinai

Norman Klaparda died Oct. 5 at 77.  Survived by wife Samm; daughter Karen; son Joseph (Julie Russell); 2 grandchildren; brothers Sam (Sandy), Larry, Jimmy (Susie). Mount Sinai

Oliver Keese died Sept. 24 at 88. Survived by wife Beverly; son David. Malinow and Silverman 

Lyubov Lankpey died Oct. 1 at 70. Survived by sisters Marina, Emma (Alex) Shepyer. Mount Sinai

Arthur Laub died Oct. 11 at 97. Survived by wife Helene; daughters Deborah (Edward), Julie (Robert); son Randolph (Genevieve); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Mario Magat died Oct. 6 at 87. Survived by wife Gloria; daughter Gloria Lynn Bennett; 1 grandson; brother Arthur. Mount Sinai

Marian Mandel died Oct. 10 at 88. Survived by husband Melvin; daughter Fran Sheets. Malinow and Silverman 

Kurished Naami died Oct. 4 at 95. Survived by daughters Mahbobeh Solemani, Mali (Mousef) Rafi; son Max (Mina). Groman Eden

Helen Reckon died Sept. 27 at 90. Survived by sons Steven (Julie London), Jeffrey (Edith); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman  

George Roback died Oct. 10 at 93. Survived by wife Rosemary; daughters Diane Roth; sons David, Steven; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brothers Don, Robert. Malinow and Silverman  

Roberta “Bobbie” Ross died April 29 at 79. Survived by sons Arnold (Atara), Gary (Nancy); daughter Linda (Tyler) Draa; 8 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Beatrice Sedell died Oct. 9 at 94. Survived by son Michael; daughter Melodee; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Hillside

Belle Sorotskin died Sept. 30 at 99. Survived by sons Jeffrey Bloomfield, Matthew Bloomfield; daughter Lisa (Rod) Bloomfield. Mount Sinai

Rochelle “Shelly” Vener died Oct. 2 at 88. Survived by daughter Yardena (Allan); son David. Mount Sinai

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