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Obituaries: June 15-21, 2012

Barbara Billing died April 18 at 75. Survived by sister Joan Feifer. Hillside
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June 13, 2012

Barbara Billing died April 18 at 75. Survived by sister Joan Feifer. Hillside

Wilma Marine Braun died April 25 at 77. Survived by daughters Alison (Benjamin Malay); Stacey (Geoff); brother Irwin Marine. Mount Sinai

Robert Daryl Canfield died April 19 at 66. Survived by wife Susan. Sholom Chapels

Forrest “Woody” Cole died April 19 at 72. Survived by wife Linda; daughters Michelle (Randy) Godden, Marlene (Eron Ben-Yehuda); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Lillian C. Elman died April 22 at 93. Survived by daughter Jeri (Ron) Sobel; 1 grandson; brother Eli Catran. Mount Sinai

Nicolas Faigin died April 21 at 47. Survived by mother Anne; father Thomas; sister Cecelia. Mount Sinai

Murray Finebaum died April 28 at 70. Survived by wife Harriett; daughter Elizabeth; son Bruce; sister Lenore; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Lila Fink died April 20 at 81. Survived by husband Fred; daughter Patty; sons Larry, Steve; 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson.

Lenore Fenster died April 20 at 88. Survived by daughter Debra (Richard)Lebby; son Arthur Fleischer; brother Nate. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Marlene Fletcher died April 27 at 83. Survived by sons Arnold (Cynthia) Burke, Mark Irwin (Jerese) Burke; stepdaughters Eileen, Robin Johnson, Patti Maxine Zanghi; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ira Friedman died April 18 at 75. Survived by wife Judie Stein; daughters Nicole, Jessica; son Eric. Mount Sinai

Berta Gales died April 17 at 92. Survived by daughters Debbie Stern, Lili Rubin, Susan Hochstein; son Ron; grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Jean Gandel died April 22 at 91. Survived by daughters Judith Golden, Suzanne Hinman; son Robert; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Jeanette Goldberg died April 26 at 88. Survived by sons Neil (Carol), Ross (Susan); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Grossman died April 16 at 98. Survived by wife Millie; daughter Lynn Braitman; son R. David Stephens; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Eleanor “Alice” Howard died April 21 at 85. Survived by husband Leo J.; daughter Jane Howard Blitz; sons Alan, Scott (Marcie); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eunice Kagan Kleinfeld died April 21 at 86. Survived by husband Kenneth; daughter Nancy; son Alan; sister Dorothy Weinberger. Groman Eden

Ruth Kroll died April 18 at 97. Survived by husband Sol; daughters Judith, Elise; sons Jerry, Elliott; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Gerald Labgold died April 27 at 86. Survived by wife Ruth; daughters Robbin Velasco, Lori (Robin) Roques; son Richard; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Theodore Levine died April 24 at 90. Survived by wife Shirley; sons David, Jay, Mark; 4 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Zena Lewis died April 22 at 87. Survived by son Jeffrey (Cindy). Hillside

Ruth Morris died April 19 at 75. Survived by husband Percy; son Aaron (Andrea). Sholom Chapels

Irwin Nebron died April 22 at 84. Survived by wife Ruth; daughter Catherine; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Elaine Pasternack died April 16 at 76. Survived by sons Dan (Amy), Ben, Ira; 1 grandchild; sister Bobbie Teperman. Hillside

Marcia Pflug died April 24 at 84. Survived by husband Howard; daughter Andrea (Barry) Forman; son Robert (Renalee); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Robert Rippner died April 24 at 99. Survived by wife Carolyn; daughter Joan; sons James, David; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Ilona Ross died April 23 at 98. Survived by niece Gloria Caris. Mount Sinai 

Madrian “Mady” Schneider died April 28 at 75. Survived by husband Stanley; daughters Andrea (Patrick) Murray, Lisa (Eddie) Iannone, Lynn (John) Eissele, Lori (Dan) Gense; son Gary (Karen); 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Hal Stearns died April 20 at 98. Survived by sons Gary (Rachel), Steve (Janice); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren, sister Ray Gere; brother Sid. Hillside

Rose Wegner died April 20 at 99. Survived by daughter Felicity Johnson. Sholom Chapels

Phyllis Zeldin died April 23 at 85. Survived by sons Steward, Lloyd; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

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