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Obituaries: Oct. 21-Dec.12, 2012

Salamon Alaton died Nov. 25 at 98. Survived by daughter Sara (Isaac) Avigdor; sons Kalev (Maria), Saul (Sara); 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha
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Salamon Alaton died Nov. 25 at 98. Survived by daughter Sara (Isaac) Avigdor; sons Kalev (Maria), Saul (Sara); 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Evelyn Alpert died Dec. 5 at 96. Survived by daughter Michelle Urcis. Malinow and Silverman

Yuri Feldman died Dec. 11 at 64. Survived by wife Galina; daughters Alla (Alex Makh), Irene (Igor) Lapsin; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Geller died Dec. 7 at 98. Survived by daughters Laura, Miria, Irene, Rochelle; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Makhlyusa Gershkovich died Dec. 10 at 87. Survived by daughter Nataly Gersh; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Enayat Ghodsian died Dec. 3 at 87. Survived by wife Akhtar Gabbay Ghodsian; daughters Edna (Sammy) Kahen, Jilla (Steve) Carpey, Fariba (Nathan) Fischel, Neli (Ramin) Roofian; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Irwin Bernard Goldstein died Dec. 9 at 83. Survived by wife Judith; sons Stephen (Jennifer), David Miles (Michelle), Kenneth (Leslie Sands); 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Norman (Gigi); sister Dorothy Krieger. Mount Sinai

Milton Gornbein died Nov. 22 at 81. Survived by wife Judy; daughters Sharon, Cindy; sons Howard, Hershel; 13 grandchildren; sister Sarah Horowitz; brother Louis.

Bala Isaacs died Dec. 12 at 94. Survived by daughter Joan; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Mildred Blossom Karpman died Dec. 10 at 90. Survived by daughter Ilene; son Alan (Rochelle); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild Eva; brother-in-law Harold. Mount Sinai

Ephraim Aaron Lazaroff died Dec. 9 at 90. Survived by daughter Sharon (Richard) Tauber; son David; sister Edith Tannenbaum; nieces; nephews. Mount Sinai

Louis Levine died Dec. 11 at 47. Survived by mother Patsy; sister Jul Vann. Mount Sinai

Louis Lunsky died Dec. 8 at 89.  Survived by wife Eugenie; daughters Ann, Laurie; son Benjamin (Maggie); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Harry Marks died Dec. 12 at 85. Survived by wife Harriett; daughters Donna (Tom) Bonar, Shelly Chandler; son Jerry (Chamuntal); 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Florence Markson died Dec. 9 at 84. Survived by husband Leland; daughter Laurie; sons Brett (Rosemary), Bill (Robin); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sidney Morhar died Dec. 12 at 97. Survived by daughters Barbara “Bobi” (Jeff Zarrus) Harberson, Marilyn “Mickey” Alper; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rhea Reta Parker died Dec. 12 at 96.  Survived by son Keenan; daughter Joi; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Rose Marie Pauker died Dec. 12 at 90. Survived by daughter Gabrielle (Tony) Nassaney; son Avram; brother Al; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jeffrey Phelps died Dec. 7 at 53. Survived by daughter Sarah (Josh) Ariza; son Lucas; mother Lyn; brother Steven; aunt Rochelle Abrams. Mount Sinai

Michael Robbins died Dec. 12 at 72. Survived by wife Louise; sons Scott (Shannon), Andrew (Kate); 4 grandchildren; brother Jeff (Nancy); sister Judy (Henry) Wollman. Hillside

David Sokol died Oct. 21 at 91. Survived by daughter Claudine Unterman; son Aaron; 7 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

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