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Obituaries

Sheldon Abrams died July 15 at 74. Survived by wife Tanya; sons Jeffrey (Michelle Breslauer), Steven (Natalia); 3 grandchildren; sister Beverly Manekofsky; brother Marvin. Hillside
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September 3, 2013

Sheldon Abrams died July 15 at 74. Survived by wife Tanya; sons Jeffrey (Michelle Breslauer), Steven (Natalia); 3 grandchildren; sister Beverly Manekofsky; brother Marvin. Hillside

Karen Berman-Riddle died July 14 at 51. Survived by husband John; daughter Marie; mother Helen Berman; sisters Freda Berman, Debby (Scott) Carlson. Mount Sinai

Sam Boris died July 10 at 98. Survived by son Michael; niece Joanne Rolston-Martin. Hillside

Sandra Clayman died July 14 at 69. Survived by husband Robert Bloom; daughters Rachel (David) Chalk, Heidi (Robert) Goldfobel; 3 grandchildren; sister Karen Levine; brother Joel Geller. Mount Sinai

Faye Farber died July 7 at 93. Survived by daughter Linda (Dana) Fadler; daughter-in-law MaryAnn; son-in-law James Gillespie; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian Gefter died July 10 at 103. Survived by daughter Joan Stern; 8 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Dorothy Grumet died July 13 at 85. Survived by sons David, Jack (Victoria), Matthew; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jeanne Hopp died July 10 at 90. Survived by daughters Vivian (Michael) Gordon, Marlin (Mark) Killen; sons David, Lawrence (Anne), Martin (Randy); 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jakir Kalev died July 9 at 77. Survived by wife Rina; daughter Dorit; sister Violet Gurfinkle. Hillside

Ruth Kay died July 14 at 94. Survived by brother Bernard (Teri). Mount Sinai

Doris King Perlstein died July 17 at 88. Survived by husband Ray; daughter Charlotte (Michael) Stone; son Martin Novom; 2 grandchildren. Hollywood Forever

Florence Koplin died July 10 at 95. Survived by daughter Megan; son Larry; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Stella Kornberg died July 13 at 96. Survived by sons Jacob (Peg), Steven (Cheryl); 5 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Marlene Koshinsky died July 10 at 81. Survived by daughter Susan (Al) Moreno; son Steve; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Walter Levi died July 15 at 87. Survived by wife Jerri; daughter Gina (Lisa Bone); 1 grandchild; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sanford Levy died July 17 at 76. Survived by wife Susan; sons Alan (Sheree), Danny and David (Cristina); stepson Danny Stepner; 11 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brother Edward (Sunnie); sister Helene Marcatoris. Mount Sinai

Roberta Madison died July 13 at 81. Survived by son Jerry (Nancy) Solomon; daughter Susan Vann; 6 grandchildren; brother Mickey. Hillside

Samuel Manson died July 7 at 94. Survived by daughters Margaret (Elliot) Entis, Hilary (Ethan) Stone, Carolyn (David),  JoAnn (Chris); son Richard; 11 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harold Marcus died July 8 at 80. Survived by wife Eve; daughters Beth (Jeff Ring), Elaine, Madeline (Glenn Simpson); 2 grandchildren; sister Myra (Amnon) Feffer; brother Gerald (Ann). Mount Sinai

Estelle Nelson died July 11 at 104. Survived by daughter Norma (Gene) Berman; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Rosen died July 13 at 89. Survived by wife Bella; son Steven (Charlotte). Mount Sinai

Eunice Rosenberg died July 14 at 89. Survived by son Alan; daughter-in-law Dariea; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ary Shapiro died July 15 at 74. Survived by wife Zhanna Radinsky; daughters Shelly (Jorge) Radinsky-Varela, Yevlana (Boris) Zukovski; son Kirill (Osha); 5 grandchildren; brother Henry (Marina) Zhitnitsky; sister-in-law Anna (Marik) Balyasmy. Mount Sinai

Lev Sokol died July 12 at 75. Survived by wife Lisa; daughter Angela Rosenberg; sons Gene, Robert (Olga), Vitaly (Danielle); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Mark Stern died July 16 at 56. Survived by father Roger; sister Ilene Procida; brother Frank. Malinow and Silverman

Rosalie Stillman died July 13 at 60. Survived by husband Stephan; daughter Rachel (Joey) Rifkin; son Aaron (Sabrina); mother Ruthie; sister Susan Cutler; brother Lawrence Goldstein. Hillside

Gladys Watenmaker died July 8 at 96. Survived by husband William; daughter Julia; sons Alan, Eric; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Jack Wax died July 7 at 82. Survived by wife Lenore; daughter Eva; son William; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Arlene Weger died July 12 at 88. Survived by daughters Roberta (Bob) Knox, Elsa; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Marjorie Jacobson Wesler died July 17 at 95. Survived by daughters Laurie (Robert Marmor) Wesler, Sanda Wesler Warner; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Rhoda Nason. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Westen died July 11 at 91. Survived by daughter Susan (Robert) Gilson; son Steven (Marlee); 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

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