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Obituaries

Steven Akana died Dec. 23 at 63. Survived by sons Alex, Matt (Brooke); mother Patricia; sister Christine; brother Patrick. Groman Eden
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January 15, 2014

Steven Akana died Dec. 23 at 63. Survived by sons Alex, Matt (Brooke); mother Patricia; sister Christine; brother Patrick. Groman Eden 

Arlene Beller died Dec. 23 at 90. Survived by husband Carl; sons James (Barbara), Richard (Kim); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Selma Brown died Dec. 26 at 86. Survived by daughter Donna Agins; son Wayne; 2 grandchildren; sister Judy Pike. Mount Sinai

Victor Cohen died Dec. 23 at 92. Survived by daughter-in-law Evie Quinn; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Sam (Renee). Groman Eden 

Winfield Cook died Dec. 23 at 86. Survived by 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 2 nieces; friend Dee Dee (Martin) Schneider. Mount Sinai

Robert Evans died Dec. 21 at 91. Survived by wife Dorothy; daughter Nancy (Steve) Backer. Hillside

Tillie Flapan died Dec. 26 at 96. Survived by daughter Judy (Michael) Baskin. Mount Sinai

Theodore Flier died Dec. 18 at 86. Survived by wife Madeline; sons Andrew, Anthony, Nicholas (Stacy); sister Myrna Engler; companion Sonia Orellana. Groman Eden

Jack Flower died Dec. 22 at 95. Survived by daughter Bobby (Christopher Kinsey) Diamond; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Barry Friedman died Dec. 23 at 74. Survived by wife Enid; sons Eric, Gregory, Justin; 3 grandchildren; sister Sally (Billy) Larson. Mount Sinai

Lorrayne Gross died Dec. 18 at 86. Survived by daughter Sherrie (Richard) Stevens; 4 grandchildren; nephew Brad (Nicola Wood) Yarbrow. Mount Sinai

Annabelle Heiman died Dec. 21 at 81. Survived by husband Peter; daughters Deborah (Jeromy) Ketelsen, Roberta; son Bruce (Diane); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Hersch died Dec. 22 at 94. Survived by daughters Pamela Harmell, Judith (Thomas) Welch; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Mark Janis died Dec. 18 at 68. Survived by daughter Stephanie (Phil) Gonshak, Ashley; son Jamie (Debra Davidson); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Jacqueline Jubas died Dec. 19 at 70. Survived by husband Marvin; stepdaughter Andrea (Kurt) Heisser; stepson Kirk; brother Phillip Wexler. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Kahan died Dec. 18 at 91. Survived by daughter Lynn Leatart; son Jeff. Hillside

Cyrus Karubian died Dec. 24 at 97. Survived by wife Houri; daughter Mitra (Robert) Esensten; son Frederick (Cherie); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Motek Kleiman died Dec. 20 at 96. Survived by sons Alan (Rochelle), Harry (Patricia); 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Korman died Dec. 22 at 92. Survived by daughter Sherrie; brother Ray. Mount Sinai

Simon Korn died Dec. 22 at 90. Survived by wife Michelle; daughter Lisa (Neal) Rutta; son Joseph (Tamira); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sam Kras died Dec. 27 at 75. Survived by daughter Eva; son Alexander (Annie) Krasilshchik; 1 grandchild; brother Sam (Lisa) Krasilshchik. Mount Sinai

Audrey LeNoble died Dec. 26 at 81. Survived by daughter Lori Chevalier; sons Howard (Elizabeth), Steven; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Belle Marcus died Dec. 19 at 103. Survived by daughters Geraldine Moscowitz, Marsha (Howard) Turow; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Groman Eden 

Steven Mittleman died Dec. 24 at 54. Survived by mother Sandra; father Sheldon; sister Susan (John) Moredock; brother David (Lisa); niece Lauren; nephew Andrea. Groman Eden

Beverly Moore died Dec. 27 at 82. Survived by daughter Debra (John); son Mitchell (Allissa); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters Florence (Sidney) Venet, Bernice Werner. Mount Sinai

Inna Morris died Dec. 22 at 90. Survived by daughter Marianne Blanc; sons Michael (Dennie), Richard; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jeffrey Pollak died Dec. 23 at 54. Survived by daughter Lael; son Logan; ex-wife Solange. Hillside

Robert Pregler died Dec. 24 at 91. Survived by daughters Ilene Lee, Laura (Marvin) Levy, Heidi (Marshall) Toplanski; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn Rosen died Dec. 21 at 87. Survived by daughters Diedre, Gisele, Heidi, Shelley; sons Jonathen (Julie), Moss; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dessa Ross died Dec. 21 at 92. Survived by daughters Sheila Haarmann, Michelle; son Robert (Lisa); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eleanor Sandler died Dec. 18 at 98. Survived by 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sister Dessa Ross. Mount Sinai

Betty Schuster died Dec. 18 at 92. Survived by daughters Diane (David) Pugsley, Carol (Jeff) Secord; son Edward (Steve Edmans); 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Viola Siegel died Dec. 23 at 84. Survived by daughters Helene Dutra, Cindy (Alan) Spector; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edith Silver died Dec. 24 at 93. Survived by daughter Florence; son Charles (Kathi); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Guta Wolke; friend Ruth (Bernard) Priceman. Mount Sinai

Doris Sporkin died Dec. 25 at 85. Survived by daughters Meryl, Terri (Tim Morrison); sons David (Grace), Jeffrey (Nicki); 7 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Selma Stevens died Dec. 22 at 94. Survived by daughter Iris (Ron) Rudnick; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden 

Mary Urdank died Dec. 23 at 100. Survived by son Herbert (Joan) Royal; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Molly Goosen. Mount Sinai

Jerome Vallens died Dec. 19 at 87. Survived by daughter Nancy (Lee Schramling); son Brent (Carol); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Ida Mays; brothers Bernard (Shirley), David (Harriet). Mount Sinai

Solomon Vinnik died Dec. 24 at 97. Survived by son Arkadiy Kocherzhenko; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Sherry Weinberg died Dec. 20 at 86. Survived by husband Jack; daughters Adeena (Matt) Atilano, Michelle Serry; sons Sandy (Beth) Schron, Richard (Michelle) Weinberg; 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Weisz died Dec. 22 at 102. Survived by daughters Judith Carroll, Catherine Ireland; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Ethel Wizenberg died Dec. 21 at 92. Survived by sons Howard, Larry; 5 grandchildren; sister Rose (Leon) Ingber. Hillside

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