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Obituaries Nov. 23-29

Zafira Abravanel died Oct. 1 at 73. Survived by husband Sylvin; sons Isidore, Mario; brothers Dario (Sara), Isaac Cabon; sister Anita (Beto) Nachmias; 2 grandchildren. Hillside
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November 20, 2012

Zafira Abravanel died Oct. 1 at 73. Survived by husband Sylvin; sons Isidore, Mario; brothers Dario (Sara), Isaac Cabon; sister Anita (Beto) Nachmias; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Marion Appleby died Sept. 30 at 78. Survived by daughters Sherry, Janice Lewis; sons Gary, Lee (Victoria); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Selma Auerbach died Oct. 7 at 95. Survived by daughter Janet Stein; son Steve; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ruth Cobb died Sept. 30 at 89.  Survived by son Eric (Josephine); son-in-law Robert Marcus; 2 grandchildren. Hillside 

Marian L. Cutler died Oct. 6 at 95. Survived by son Les (Terry); daughter Francine (Henry) Talbert; 4 grandsons; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Ruth Berkowitz. Mount Sinai

Selma J. Feinmel died Sept. 30 at 74. Survived by husband Jerry; daughters Melissa, Mona (Jeff) Reznicki, Allison (Larry) Delgado; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edna Jean Fellows died Oct. 4 at 90.  Survived by son Walt (Ilona); daughter Deborah (Mike) Underwood; brother David (Margaret) Carlberg; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Harold Gelfand died Oct. 2 at 88. Survived by wife Arline; daughters Sharon (Ira) Braverman, Denise, Ellen; sons Nelson (Nancy), Bryan (Ilene); 11 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul Gethner died Oct. 4 at 88. Survived by daughters Bonnie (Judi) Grey, Michelle (Brett) Wagner; 5 grandchildren; sister Rita Kleinerman. Mount Sinai

Davida “Dee” Glaser died Sept. 30 at 79. Survived by husband Frank; daughter Michelle (John Wiener); son Steven (Ann Towne); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Beatrice Granoff died Aug. 31 at 80. Survived by son Ted; brother Edward Kabler; sister Simma Kuznitz. Schlosberg Memorial

Allison Grossman died Oct. 1 at 54.  Survived by husband Jonathan; daughter Jordan. Hillside

Harold Hankin died Oct. 6 at 87. Survived by wife Nadine; daughter Suzanne (Steven) Goldstein; son Michael; sister Reva Carini; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Murray Heller died Oct. 5 at 92. Survived by daughter Vicki (Donald) Harris; son Jeff (Mary); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Fran Jacobs died Oct. 7 at 88. Survived by sons Donald (Linda), Alan (Robbie), Mark (Gia); 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law Ron; sister-in-law Rae. Mount Sinai

Stuart Allen Karger died Oct. 1 at 74. Survived by friend Darlene (Joe) Lokey-Anderson. Mount Sinai

Irma “Bunny” Krolek died Oct. 7 at 91. Survived by sons Robert, Richard (Debbie) Roof; 4 grandchildren; sister Davidine Le Boyer. Mount Sinai

Sydelle Lerner died Sept. 30 at 79. Survived by daughters Fritzi (Michael) Calloway, Dani (Leonard) Steinberg; 4 grandchildren; brother Edward (Inez) Markowitz. Mount Sinai

Leo Miller died Oct. 6 at 87.  Survived by wife Bernice; daughter Judy (Fred) Zolan; sons Daniel (Alexandra), Richard Miller; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Sofiya Milman died Oct. 6 at 85. Survived by husband Mikhael; 1 nephew; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Sally More died Sept. 30 at 81.  Survived by daughter Wendy (Dennis) Poore; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Rebecca Catherine Nichols died Oct. 5 at 29. Survived by mother Merle N. Stern; father James H. Nichols Jr.; brother David Andrew; uncle Mark (Lynn Barker) Stern; aunt Martha (Alan Rosenberg) Simon; great-uncle Peter (Sidi) Gluck. Mount Sinai

Fay Reisner died Oct. 1 at 93.  Survived by son Newton Kricun; son-in-law Hal Klein; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Stanley Rosen died Oct. 3 at 85. Survived by wife Glenda; daughter Sharon; sons Mitchell, Phillip; stepdaughters Susan, Julie; sister Francine Kritchek; 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman  

Neddy Rubin died Oct. 1 at 94. Survived by son Donald; daughter Judith; brothers Marvin Needleman, Harry (Rose) Nedlan; sister Dorothy Gerwin. Hillside

Nina Saul died Oct. 7 at 88. Survived by daughter Monique (John) Saul-Egli; son Victory; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eddie Schmulewitz died Oct. 2 at 91. Survived by son Aaron; 2 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Edward Silverman died on Oct. 8 at 90. Survived by son David (Gayle); 2 granddaughters; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robin Andrea Stein-Kohl died Oct. 3 at 54. Survived by husband Dietmar Kohl; sister Paula Stein; mother Rita Stein. Chevra Kadisha

Jack Urman died Oct. 8 at 87. Survived by daughters Lynne, Reisa (Earl) Schoettlin. Mount Sinai

Maurice Weiner died Sept. 30 at 82. Survived by brother Herbert; sister Elaine (Cruz) Reynoso. Mount Sinai

Warren Wolfe died Oct. 2 at 74. Survived by wife Beatrice; daughter Nicole (Andrew) Gumpert; son Robert; sister Carole Kent; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Anna Wynne died Sept. 30 at 96.  Survived by son Kenneth (Diane); 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lillian Zev died Oct. 1 at 78. Survived by sons Bob, Ari (Bonnie); brother Bernard Katz. Mount Sinai

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