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Obituaries: Nov. 2-8, 2012

David Azaria died Sept. 23 at 97. Survived by wife Camelia; daughters Cathryn, Marilyn Fleiss; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman
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November 1, 2012

David Azaria died Sept. 23 at 97. Survived by wife Camelia; daughters Cathryn, Marilyn Fleiss; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Natalie Bender died Sept. 28 at 87. Survived by daughters Nancy (Craig) Copeland, Jerilyn Spring; sons Bruce Walter; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild, Beau. Mount Sinai

Miriam Bransky died Sept. 27 at 88. Survived by daughter Sandra (Richard Adam); sons Samuel, Howard (Julia), Harlan (Theresa); 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bill Brusslan died Sept. 22 at 82. Survived by wife Dee; sons Mark (Jeannette), Richard (Chun), Howard Levin. Mount Sinai

Steven Lewis Cantrock died Sept. 26 at 59. Survived by wife Gayle; daughters Rachel (Howard) Rosenzweig, Lisa (Daniel) Elkins; sister Joan. Mount Sinai

Saul Dell died Sept. 26 at 87. Survived by wife Shirley; daughters Toby, Francene; sons Brian (Susie), Daren (Gloria); 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gisela Deutsch died Sept. 26 at 90. Survived by son Gabriel (Marsha); 1 grandchild; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Galina Feldman died Sept. 25 at 78. Survived by niece Aleksandra (Vladimir Borodaty) Rubinshteyn. Mount Sinai

Dolores Fox died Sept. 25 at 84. Survived by daughter Barbara; son Steve. Malinow and Silverman

Robert Ira Fruchtbaum died Oct. 1 at 63. Survived by wife Irene; sons Marc, Eric; sisters Rona (Stanley) Karmiol, Rena Grober, Phyllis Zemlak, Marsha (Fernando) Alvarez; mother-in-law Nina Sandler. Mount Sinai

Mildred Giesberg died Sept. 16 at 87.  Survived by husband Richard; daughter Susan (David Lappen); son Daniel (Carol Lifland); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

David Glazer died Sept. 22 at 94. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Carol (Guy Jackson), Ilene (Jim) Roper; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alfred Goldkorn died Sept. 25 at 85. Survived by wife Judith; daughter Carmella (Philip) Glezer; son Peter (Ruthee); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bluma Gryczman died Sept. 29 at 96. Survived by daughter Sharon (Abraham) Koresh; son Steven (Susan); 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bella Israel died Sept. 23 at 86. Survived by daughter Shirley (Robert) Myers; son Albert (Susan); 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Irving Kassman died Sept. 21 at 82. Survived by daughter Susan (Bob) Cockrell; sons Steven, Jeffrey; sister Harriet (Murray); brother Alan (Beth Ann); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Lorraine Kossoff died Sept. 24 at 88. Survived by husband Herbert; daughter Melinda (Cary) Rosenberg; sons Michael (Clarita), Roger; 1 grandchild; sister Beverly (Jack Waltman). Mount Sinai

Elsie Lazaroff died Sept. 29 at 86.  Survived by husband Irving; daughter Barbara (John Hanwel); sons Daniel, William (Irene); 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Annette Maltzman died Sept. 29 at 88. Survived by sons Warren (Kate), Hilton; 1 granddaughter; brothers Mac, Sam, Burt (Marilyn); nephews; nieces; cousins. Eden

Theodore Morris died Sept. 24 at 87. Survived by wife Mickey Sider-Morris; daughter Fran (Rich) Morris-Rosman; sister Gaile (Stan) Waco, 1 grandchild. Hillside

Ellen Norton died Sept. 27 at 97. Survived by daughter Vivian Ross; son Peter (Barbara); 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Orenstein died Sept. 22 at 73. Survived by wife Linda. Malinow and Silverman

Sofia Pechman died Sept. 25 at 89. Survived by daughter Diane; son David (Susan); 2 grandchildren; brother Hal Rosenblatt. Mount Sinai

Barry Posner died Sept. 28 at 64. Survived by wife Pam; daughter Laura; sister Jeri. Mount Sinai

Joe Ruderman died Sept. 28 at 83. Survived by wife Naomi; daughters Teri (Keith) Kidon, Cimi Morgan; son Barry (Kathy Schultz); 8 grandchildren; sister Edith Smart. Mount Sinai

Emma Schlesinger died Sept. 25 at 91. Survived by husband Julius; sons Lewis (Marcia), George (Paula), Joseph (Ramona); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Zachary Schwartz died Sept. 25 at 37. Survived by father James; sister Tracy Hughes. Malinow and Silverman

Paul Shapiro died Sept. 22 at 86. Survived by wife Irene; son Bruce (Merril Simon); 1 grandson; sister Marlene Gilbert. Mount Sinai

Hela Shapow died Sept. 12 at 86. Survived by husband Nathan; daughter Adena (Mike) Opos; son Mike (Estee); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Chevra Kadisha

Eva Singerman died Sept. 22 at 81. Survived by son Mitch; daughter Mindy. Hillside

Selma Stein died Sept. 29 at 87.  Survived by son Paul. Hillside

Valentin Veksler died Sept. 26 at 89. Survived by wife Esther; daughter Susan; son Alberto (Denise); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harold Waterman died Sept. 29 at 88. Survived by wife Harriett; sons Jeffrey (Muriel), Michael (Jacklyn); 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Ira Wdowinski died Sept. 24 at 54. Survived by mother Beverly; sister Sharlene (Nimrod) Blau; 1 nephew; 1 niece. Mount Sinai 

Gwendolyn Wunder died Sept. 24 at 82. Survived by son Matthew. Hillside

Robert Yudelson died Sept. 27 at 90.  Survived by daughter Ruth; son Arthur. Hillside

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