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Obituaries: Aug. 17-23, 2012

Leon Aberle died July 3 at 81. Survived by wife Petrina; daughter Carla (Steven) Lenhoff; son Matthew; 3 grandchildren; brother Charles (Saron). Hillside Jeffrey Allyn died July 8 at 75. Survived by wife Harriett; sons Russell (Romel Valerio), Hal (Chantal); 3 grandchildren; sister Flo Barker. Hillside
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August 14, 2012

Leon Aberle died July 3 at 81. Survived by wife Petrina; daughter Carla (Steven) Lenhoff; son Matthew; 3 grandchildren; brother Charles (Saron). Hillside

Jeffrey Allyn died July 8 at 75. Survived by wife Harriett; sons Russell (Romel Valerio), Hal (Chantal); 3 grandchildren; sister Flo Barker. Hillside

Norman Beck died July 7 at 89. Survived by wife Harriett; daughter Marilee (Andrew Safir); sons Dennis (Pamela), Ronald (Cynthia); sister Evelyn Goldberg; 11 grandchildren. Hillside

Susan Bender died June 17 at 67. Survived by husband Richard; daughter Stephanie (Allan) Bernstein; son Andrew (Andrea); 3 grandchildren; brother David Praver; sister Marcia Praver-Cole. Hillside

Cary Brooks died July 1 at 54. Survived by wife Chonticha; mother Rosalind; sisters Marcie, Sandi Shively, Laurie Dulson; brother Ron. Malinow and Silverman

Roger Dee died June 18 at 81. Survived by daughters Vicki (David) Dee-Rock, Lisa; 3 grandchildren; brother Chuck Buchanon. Hillside

Joseph Einberg died July 3 at 91. Survived by daughters Myra, Barbara; son Howard; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Barbara Felman died June 20 at 66. Survived by husband Mark; daughter Shari Lambrinos; son David; father Milton Golden; sister JoAnne Golden. Hillside

Roberta Jean Firestone died July 6 at 78. Survived by husband William; sons Randall S. (Ying), Jeffrey (Wantana), Gary (Lamai); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harry Fradkin died June 22 at 89. Survived by daughters Laurie (Harvey) Robinson¸ Shelly (Tom) Helberg; son David (Andi) Korshak; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Abe. Hillside

Michael Friedman died June 17 at 66. Survived by companion Tanya Nord; son Eugene; mother Khaya; brother Yuri (Zhenya). Hillside

Alice Hemar died June 19 at 92. Survived by sons Peter, Richard (Lynn); sister Sophie; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Bernice Klein died July 3 at 92. Survived by daughter Carol Mark; sons Ron, Louis. Hillside

Michael Levine died July 2 at 67. Survived by sons Ryan, Blake (Sydney); father Bill; sister Geri Levine Loe; brother Robert (Seethamma). Hillside

Mindy Limardi died July 4 at 61. Survived by mother Alice Oran. Mount Sinai

Alexander Meshekow died June 23 at 97.  Survived by wife Beatrice; daughter Paula; son Marc; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Shirley Miller died July 2 at 90. Survived by nephews Fred (Karen DeMott) Lowe, Greg Lowe. Mount Sinai

Semyon Minkov died July 4 at 84. Survived by wife Ida; son Mikhail (Irina); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ida Minkova died July 7 at 81. Survived by son Mikhail “Mike” (Irina) Minkov; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alice Sarah Olins died July 5 at 99. Survived by sons Jay, Evan; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister June (Milton) Torn. Mount Sinai

Steven Platt died July 5 at 64. Survived by wife Carolyn “Lulu”; daughters Jackie, Felicia; brother Larry (Karen). Mount Sinai

Lillian Popkin died July 5 at 87. Survived by sons Stuart, Bruce (Barbara), Marty; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Gloria Rose died July 4 at 90.  Survived by sons Clark (Patricia), Larry (Jane); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Carl Roseman died July 2 at 74. Survived by wife Paula; daughter Jenna Sobelman; son Marc; 1 grandson; sister Betty Abramson. Mount Sinai

James Robert Rosen died July 2 at 69. Survived by daughter Cindy; son Ricci; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Adelyne Ross died July 6 at 86. Survived by daughter Diane (Michael) Ross-Glazer; sons Richard (Robyn), Robert (Cathie); 8 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Sol Rubin died July 5 at 94. Survived by wife Neddy; daughter Judith; son Donald. Hillside

Helen N. Salz died July 6 at 93. Survived by husband Moritz; daughter Judy (Mel) Grossman; son Rubin (Susan); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jack Sanow died June 18 at 81.  Survived by nephew Warren (Joan) Kessler. Hillside

Elaine Simon died July 1 at 89. Survived by sons Alan (Lisa), Gary (Betty Ann), Mittchell (JoAnn); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rebecca Spector died July 4 at 38. Survived by mother Benita; father Michael. Hillside

Martin Stolzoff died July 5 at 88. Survived by wife Barbara; son Gary (Suzi Alexander); stepsons Steven (Jennifer) Jacob, Richard Jacob, Robert (Carolyn) Jacob; 4 grandchildren; sister Irene Geller. Mount Sinai

Betty Sulkin died June 22 at 90.  Survived by husband Maurice; son Jeffrey (Ajah-Denise Fambo); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Sandra Vrono died July 2 at 78. Survived by sister Jacqueline Steingold; close friends Linda Turetsky, Basha Pierce. Mount Sinai

Elaine Widawer died July 6 at 69. Survived by daughter Allison (Michael) Weiss; son David (Lisa) Stiles; 4 grandchildren; mother Gertrude Perlick; sister Pamela Dixon Frost. Mount Sinai

Marian Edith Wolfson died July 2 at 93. Survived by daughters Lisa (Richard) Goldstein, Marta (Richard) Meyers, Roberta Cox; 4 grandchildren; sister Zelda. Mount Sinai

Barbara Alice Yellen died July 7 at 95.  Survived by daughter Francine (Jeffrey) Light; son Robert (Judy); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

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