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Obituaries: March 9-15, 2012

Obituaries
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March 8, 2012

Michael Agate died Jan. 11 at 88.  Survived by companion Barbara Sterling; daughter Jory; son James; brother Peter.  Hillside

Sanford Allinson died Jan. 11 at 88.  Survived by wife Mildred; daughter Robin (Jeff) Smalley; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Arthur Bassin died Jan. 4 at 69. Survived by wife Daniela; 2 daughters; grandchildren; brother Ned. Sholom Chapels

Robert “Bob” Bloch died Jan. 9 at 83.  Survived by wife Bunny; daughter Debi Bloch-Jawitz; sons Ron, Steve, Rick; stepdaughters Jill Van Zeebroeck, Sue Lansing; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Fran Shuster.

Stephen Book died Jan. 10 at 70. Survived by wife Ruth. Sholom Chapels

Anna Dishal died Jan. 5 at 95. Survived by daughter Irene Tishkoff; 1 grandchild.  Sholom Chapels

Benita Getzkin died Jan. 2 at 71. Survived by daughters Sara, Julia. Sholom Chapels

Herbert Goldstein died Jan. 13 at 76.  Survived by daughter Lauren; son Guy (Bobbi); sisters Arlene (Jerry) Newman, Victoria Gale; brother Arnold (Homeria); 3 grandchildren.  Hillside

Rosalyn Groman died Jan. 9 at 100.  Survived by daughter Cheryl (Ken) Spring; son Barry; 2 grandchildren.  Hillside

William Hurwitz died Jan. 10 at 97.  Survived by wife Helen; sons Ronald, Stephen, Scott (Reyna), Jeffrey; 2 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

William Morris Knapp died Jan. 4 at 90.  Survived by daughter Cathy (Cedric) Sarkin; sons David (Susan), Michael; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.  Hillside

Ilda Kofler died Jan. 4 at 91. Survived by sons Mark, Steven; 2 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Florence Kohn died Jan. 11 at 92.  Survived by daughter Irene (John) Doyal;  son William (Allison P); 1 grandchild.  Hillside

Svetlana Kaufman Levinson died Jan. 14 at 73.  Survived by daughter Elena (Alex).  Mount Sinai

Stanley Rothstein died Jan. 7 at 86.  Survived by wife Phyllis; daughters Robin Sinclair, Lisa Finkelstein; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Elsie Griller Schlossman died Jan. 12 at 94.  Survived by son Marc. Hillside

Martha Schneider died Jan. 13 at 88.  Survived by husband Gerald; sons Gary (Michele), Richard (Delana); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Lillian Schwartz died Jan. 6 at 91.  Survived by sons Bruce, Mitchell (Jan); 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Nick Statman died Jan. 11 at 59.  Survived by wife Jeanette; Anna; brother Jay. Hillside

Jay Streit died Jan. 9 at 58.  Survived by wife Barbara; mother Bernice (Erwin) Seiler; sister Linda Hinton. Hillside

Dora Tannenbaum died Jan. 13 at 87. Survived by daughter Nelly (Jerry) Katsell; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Charles Thomashow died Jan. 12 at 85. Survived by sons Lew, Glenn; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels .

Chana Tyrangiel died Jan. 14 at 95.  Survived by husband Leon; daughter Ruth; sons Jerry, Henry (Debbie); 3 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Sylvia E. Wasserman died Jan. 4 at 92.  Survived by husband Henry; daughter Marian Polinsky.  Hillside

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