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Obituaries: Week of February 19, 2016

Harold Sidney Barach died Jan. 20 at 88. Survived by wife Fran; daughter Debra (Steve) Barach Schaffer; sons David (Ronit), Paul (Julie); 8 grandchildren; sisters Yehudit Levy, Buni Cooper. Groman Eden
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Harold Sidney Barach died Jan. 20 at 88.  Survived by wife Fran; daughter Debra (Steve) Barach Schaffer; sons David (Ronit), Paul (Julie); 8 grandchildren; sisters Yehudit Levy, Buni Cooper. Groman Eden

Jerome Carl Bender died Jan. 24 at 99. Survived by son Harvey; daughter Beverley; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Naomi Elizabeth Brill died Jan. 23 at 89.  Survived by daughters Carol (Steve) Burton, Patrice (David) Ekstrom; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rita D. Cooperman died Jan. 23 at 84. Survived by husband Gilbert; son Steve (Adele); daughters Sheryl (Mark) Stiefel, Audrey (John) Thacker; 6 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; brother Herbert (Carole) Zimmerman. Mount Sinai

Helene Davidson died Jan. 21 at 87. Survived by sons Matthew, Andrew (Mary Patton); daughter Howie; brother Joe Nissen; Burt Weinberg.

Allen D. Emmerich died Jan. 17 at 63. Survived by wife Helen; daughters Rebecca (Joseph) Johnson, Elizabeth (Bryan) Bachrad; son Phillip; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Vera Fridkin died Jan. 22 at 93. Survived by sons Howard, Gary Wallach, Larry Wallach. Mount Sinai

Esther Garfield died Jan. 17 at 103. Survived by son Jesse; daughter Rosemary Lande; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Elsie Gelber died Jan. 14 at 105. Hillside

Barbara Kaplan died Jan. 20 at 92. Survived by husband Leo; daughter Judy Richtel; sons Jerry (Wendy Graf), Jeff (Tracy); 12 grandchildren. Hillside

Soleiman Khakshour died Dec. 8, 2015 at 88. Survived by wife Moones Mesian; daughters Parviz, Farahnaz, Fariba; 9 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brothers Rahmaolah, Norolah; sister Manzal; 14 nephews and nieces. Chevra Kadisha

Bernard Levins died Jan. 16. Survived by wife Harriet; daughters Mindi (Robert) Pfeifer, Jennifer; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Henry H. Lipman died Jan. 19 at 95. Survived by daughter Lisa; sister Eleanor Jacobs; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Chic Lippman died Nov. 26, 2015 at 74. Survived by sons Bill (Orit), Andrew (Tally); daughter Tamara (Robert); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Jonathan Losk died Jan. 20 at 57. Survived by wife Jill Halper; son Adam; daughter Abby; mother Elynor; 1 uncle; 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Raymond E. Marks died Jan. 23 at 94. Survived by wife Ruth; daughter Joann (Jeff) Katz; son Brian; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Shlomo Murad died Jan. 16 at 85. Survived by brother Howard; sisters Mary Nissan, Leonie (Raymond) Rahmin. Hillside

Bernard (Bernie) Nichols died Jan. 5 at 85. Survived by daughters Elaine, Melinda. Eden Memorial

Bernard Pflug died Jan. 20 at 85. Survived by wife Francine; son Paul (Tami); daughters Lisa (Avery) Simmons, Stephanie (John) Curry; 5 grandchildren; brother Howard (Marcia). Mount Sinai

Monica Ida Pink died Jan. 23 at 72. Survived by husband Lester; daughters Laurie (Robert) Macias, Barrie (Mike), Jessica (Ben); 6 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Frances B. Rub died Jan. 13 at 95. Survived by daughters Sharon (Bruce) Friedman, Rochelle (Donald) Brown, Debbie (Mark) Levine, Resa (Richard) Firestone; sons Barry (Shelley), Marty; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother Bernard (Sydell) Bubman. Mount Sinai

Rolla Ruben died Jan. 19 at 81. Survived by son Howard (Debby Jacoby); daughter Gayle (Johnny) Javanifard; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Judith (Michael) Robins. Hillside

Barney Rubnitz died Dec. 30, 2015 at 99. Survived by son Ira; 4 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Mansour Sinai died Jan. 18 at 88. Survived by wife Mehri; sons Cameron (Souad), Mark (Julie); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Soski died Jan. 18 at 91. Survived by daughters Heddy Steinman, Renee Cooperman; son Norbert (Sharon); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lee E. Stark died Jan. 21 at 88. Survived by wife Mariana; daughter Melissa (Israel) Koch; sons Mitchell (Ann), Bernard (Patricia); stepsons Greg (Lisa) Strumwasser, Mark (Trudie) Strumwasser and Dana (Marni) Strum; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Norma Kapp. Mount Sinai

Peter K. Studner died Jan. 17 at 84. Survived by wife Rhonda; son Scott; stepdaughter Jade Sherburn; stepson Ray Sherburn. Mount Sinai

Alice Sylvester died Jan. 19 at 92. Survived by son Larry (Mimi Strauss) Gross. Hillside

Ciwia Szlomowicz died Jan. 18 at 88. Survived by son Izzie (Ettie) Chlomovitz; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ralph R. Turner died Jan. 18 at 88. Survived by wife Rosalie; sons Larry (Kim), Steven (Victoria); daughters Deborah “Debbie” Feinerman, Diane Schlesinger; 8 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barbara Warner died Jan. 19 at 88. Survived by daughters Debbie (Jay) Walch, Elizabeth; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Henry Richman. Hillside

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