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Obituaries: Sept. 20-26

Gordon Boroditsky died July 23 at 76. Survived by wife Maureen; sons Leon, Marc (Sophie); stepdaughter Tamara Murphy; stepson Joseph Murphy; 2 grandchildren; 4 stepgrandchildren; sisters Gayla Pius, Lynn Ludwig. Mount Sinai
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September 18, 2013

Gordon Boroditsky died July 23 at 76. Survived by wife Maureen; sons Leon, Marc (Sophie); stepdaughter Tamara Murphy; stepson Joseph Murphy; 2 grandchildren; 4 stepgrandchildren; sisters Gayla Pius, Lynn Ludwig. Mount Sinai

Pauline Chroman died July 23 at 77. Survived by sons Laurence (Nicole) Sutton, Randall Sutton; sister Burley Hoskins. Mount Sinai

Marion Cohen died July 20 at 89. Survived by daughter Lynne (Bob) Grigg; son Ronald (Irene) Allan; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Birdie Collins died July 24 at 98. Survived by daughter Marilyn Lewis; son William (Linda); 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Sylvia Dyck died July 25 at 73. Survived by husband Victor; daughter Jennifer Brown; sons Matthew Brown, Christopher (Lisa), Michael (Jaime), Robert (Jennifer); 10 grandchildren; brother Eugene (Marsha) Nadel. Mount Sinai

Johny Elbaz-Deckel died July 23 at 72. Survived by wife Bonnie; sons David, Lonnie; sisters Diana Bastide, Fortunee Cohen, Sylvia Touboul; brothers Jacques Deckel, Ami.

Milton Farber died July 23 at 96. Survived by wife Constance; daughter Kathleen (Jerry Matthews); sons Richard (Cindy), Robert (Anna Lee); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Beverly Geffner died July 24 at 84. Survived by husband Leo; daughter Meryl (Mark); sons David (Devon), Michael (Lily); 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jack Gersuk died July 24 at 84. Survived by wife Helene; sons David (Marilyn), Geoffrey (Vivian), Matthew (Wendy); 6 grandchildren; brother Marvin. Mount Sinai

Alice Gluck died June 24 at 89. Survived by daughters Linda (Rodney) Fingleson, Michelle (Harry) Peck, Lisa (Cary) Richman, Sharon Ross; son Dennis (Estella); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers Emerick (Brina) Schwartz, Joe (Eleanor) Schwarz, Mickey Schwarz. Mount Sinai 

Estelle Hankin died July 20 at 81. Survived by son Robert (Peggy); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Shirley Rich. Hillside

Edward Helfen died July 26 at 86. Survived by wife Betty; sons Alan (Jane), Mark (Vicki Schifferli), Spencer; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

David Honick died July 27 at 96. Survived by wife Ruth; stepsons Alan (Melissa), Jerry (Nancy), Richard (Allison); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Adeline (Lothar) Laub; brother Al. Adath Jeshurun Cemetery

Abraham Kaplan died July 26 at 87. Survived by daughter Judith Barbara (Harold) Hupe; son Randy (David McMaster); 3 grandchildren; brother Irving. Mount Sinai

Jack Lebovitz died July 22 at 90. Survived by daughter Susan (Moishe) Fuchs; son Sam (Catherine); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Margaret Maimes died July 17 at 82. Survived by daughter Suzanne (Michael) Gassler; sons John (Kevin Honaker), Michael (Amy), Frank (Carolyn); 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Mildred Margolis died July 24 at 82. Survived by daughter Gail; son Richard (Lisa); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Carl Moore died July 26 at 72. Survived by wife Emily; daughter Monica Boykoff; sons Aaron, Hunter, Sterling; 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Lawrence Moss died July 20 at 67. Survived by mother Lillian; cousins Ken Furth, Gerry Furth. Hillside

Hope Newman died July 25 at 89. Survived by husband Jerry; son Steven (Sharon Bakondy) Lerman; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Charles Peskin died July 21 at 86. Survived by daughter Holly; son-in-law Sam Rozay. Groman Eden

Zachary Petrus died July 23 at 44. Survived by wife Gina; stepdaughter Jennifer Ash; mother Marcylee; father Earl; brother Jonathan. Hillside

Bernard Romanoff died July 23 at 90. Survived by daughter Anita (Marty) Kaplan; son Richard (Karen) Kaplan; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bina Rosenberg died June 1 at 66. Survived by daughter Aviva (Norman); sister Rina. Chevra Kadisha

Howard Rosenberg died July 22 at 81. Survived by wife Gayle; daughters Susan (Michael) Battat, Molla; son Steven (Rebecca); stepsons Marc (Sharon) Grossman, Scott (JoEllen) Grossman; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Judy Salamon died July 24 at 66. Survived by sister Esther Gyurik. Malinow and Silverman

Shirley Samson died July 17 at 90. Survived by daughters Judith (Robert) Haut, Loren; sons Andrew (Bonnie), David (Karen); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lenore Schaeffer died July 19 at 71. Survived by husband Irwin; daughter Julianne Abbott; son Darren; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Scott died July 22 at 76. Survived by wife Karen; daughters Kathleen (Keith) Wilson, Jennifer; sons Bob (Suzanne), David, Tom, William; 8 grandchildren; sister Margaret McFeely. Mount Sinai

Kate Serber died July 21 at 96. Survived by daughter Lorraine Barth; son Jerald (Sylvia); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Julius Shanker died July 21 at 100.  Survived by daughters Suzanne (Lawrence) Shanker Schwartz, Rita; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Silverman died July 22 at 64. Survived by sons Josh (Loretta), Matthew (Misty); 2 grandchildren; sisters Jean Dodson, Marilyn Rehberger. Mount Sinai

Doris Slomann died July 25 at 83. Survived by daughters Jan Caplan, Judy Caplan, Jeannie (Doug) Cross, Julie (Chris) Mitsos, Joyce (Lenny) Ross; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Shirley Stone died July 21 at 90. Survived by sons Bruce (Susan), Hal (Lynda), Michael (Charlotte); 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sheila West died July 17 at 69. Survived by husband Barry; daughter Karen Levine; son Steve; mother Mildred Blank. Mount Sinai

George Wikler died July 24 at 82. Survived by wife Nettie; daughter Betsy Lynn Sands; son Michael (Lori); 7 grandchildren; sister Marlene Brounstein. Mount Sinai

Grace Winnik died July 20 at 99. Survived by daughters Lynne (Neil) Rosenstein, Laurel (Lauren) Wasserman; son Larry (Elli). Mount Sinai

Renee Wisztreich died July 22 at 78. Survived by husband George; sons Edward, Phillip. Hillside

Celia Ziff died July 24 at 96. Survived by sons Barry (Leslie), Stephen (Lillian); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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