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Obituaries

Bernard Brown died March 25 at 89. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Wendy (Zack) Gugenheim, Darlene (Paul) Solotkin, Pamela (Daniel) Vancott; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai
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May 8, 2013

Bernard Brown died March 25 at 89. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughters Wendy (Zack) Gugenheim, Darlene (Paul) Solotkin, Pamela (Daniel) Vancott; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Cooper died March 22 at 97. Survived by daughter Pamela Cooper; sons Jeffrey (Dee Jay), Martin; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Helen Elson died March 21 at 98. Survived by daughters Marcia (Craig) McKenzie, Vicki (Richard); son David (Barbara); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jason Erlichman died March 25 at 77. Survived by daughters Sheryl (Michael) Dade, Helene (Glenn) Phillip; son Darrin; 7 grandchildren; ex-wife Sondra. Mount Sinai

Joe Fialkoff died March 25 at 86. Survived by daughter Staci; son Scott; 2 grandchildren; brother Maurice. Mount Sinai

Josie Gardner died March 23 at 74. Survived by cousin Steven Ehrlich; friend Margarita (Gerber) Barrios. Hillside

Sarah Glasser died March 23 at 100. Survived by sons Bernard (Susan), Martin (Shelly); 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; sister Eleanor Schwartz. Hillside

Agnes Goodman died March 23 at 92. Survived by daughter Cynthia (Todd) Kesselman; sons Barry (Tessie), Victor (Janice); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harriett Heller died March 23 at 85. Survived by daughter Judy Quinn; son Mark (Monika); 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Lorraine Holtz died March 21 at 83. Survived by daughters Janet (Mike) Brisson, Jill (Joe) Feldman, Joni (Chris Clarke) Micals, Jeanne (Diamond) Shamji; son Jim (Yumi); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Arline Isaacs died March 18 at 85. Survived by husband Abraham; daughter Ellen (Larry) Rappaport; son Dean (Andrea); 4 grandchildren; sister Marilyn (Cliff) Hauck. Hillside

Deena Katz died March 21 at 48. Survived by husband David; daughter Serena; son Skyler; mother Sylvia Garner; father Lester Garner; sister Mitzi (Bill) Fiero; brother Gary (Lauren) Garner; mother-in-law Frances; brothers-in-law Barry (Debbe), Norm (Robin). Mount Sinai

Esther Ketzlach died March 18 at 92. Survived by daughters Marcia (Jerry) Gale, Karen Schneider; son Kalman (Regina); 7 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Noah Langholz died March 19 at 21. Survived by mother Susan Auerbach; father Bryan; brother Benjamin; grandmother Fay; grandfather Isak. Malinow and Silverman

Lucille Levin died March 22 at 91. Survived by son Dennis (Susan); 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Jane Rifkin. Mount Sinai

Lester Lewis died March 19 at 45. Survived by wife Tracy; sons Casey, Charles; mother Sherry. Hillside

Jane Lipstone died March 25 at 82. Survived by husband Howard; sons Greg (Meg), Louis (Shirley); 3 grandchildren; brother Ira Norris. Hillside

Gertrude Maier died March 19 at 101. Survived by daughters Linda (Daniel) Rosenson, Sue Elmore; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brother Bay Kaplan. Hillside

Herman Neuman died March 17 at 66. Survived by fiancée Heidi Rubin; daughter Sarah; son Ryan (Suzanne); stepson Brett (Christine Wilson) Rubin; stepdaughter Jessica Rubin, Jami (Joncarlo) Mark; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Louis Piltz died March 20 at 91. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughter Janice (Robin) Keith; son Fred (Kathryn); 5 grandchildren; brother Sandy Raad. Hillside

Constance Schoenfeld died March 24 at 80. Survived by husband Arnold; sons Mark, Richard; 4 grandchildren; sisters Pearl Liff, Dottie Sealfon. Mount Sinai

Florence Silverman died March 18 at 84. Survived by daughter Linda Pony; son Jeffrey (Mollie); 3 grandchildren; brother Donald (Rocky) Brown. Hillside

Helen Sirott died March 24 at 82. Survived by daughters Robin (Jeffrey) Reid, Adrienne (Owen) Rooney, Laura; 6 grandchildren; brother Raymond (Judy) Nakelsky. Mount Sinai

Stanley Straus died March 24 at 88. Survived by wife Zelda; daughter Nan (Ron) Falk; sons Mark, Neal (Laura). Malinow and Silverman 

Evelyn Wagner died March 23 at 87. Survived by daughter Janet (Mark); son Richard. Mount Sinai

Henry Weiss died March 17 at 91. Survived by wife Anita; daughters Rochelle (William) Handy, Donna (Cantor Nathan) Lam; son Jeffrey (Rita); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman  

Kristen Whitmer died March 22 at 39. Survived by mother Diana Long; father Fred (Diana) Long; brother Brian (Kathy) Long. Hillside

Joel Zneimer died March 23 at 83. Survived by companion Betty Fink; daughters Carol (Rami) Rosenthal, Susan (Martin Chetlen); son Alan (Ann); 10 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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