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Obituaries

Henry Brown died Jan. 26 at 80. Survived by sister Charlotte (Irving) Kornfeld; nephews Joel, Alan (Aimee); niece Myra Kornfeld. Hillside
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March 5, 2014

Henry Brown died Jan. 26 at 80. Survived by sister Charlotte (Irving) Kornfeld; nephews Joel, Alan (Aimee); niece Myra Kornfeld. Hillside 

Betty Citrin died Jan. 27 at 96. Survived by daughter Molly (Marvin Bergman); son Mark (Lynn) Fish; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Bernice Gurtoff died Jan. 29 at 104. Survived by daughter Betty Krachman; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Robert Karatz died Jan. 27 at 93. Survived by wife Esther; son Bruce. Hillside

Trudi Levine died Jan. 27 at 89. Survived by daughters Joanne (Chris Lukather), Sharon; son David; 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Theodore Lipschultz died Jan. 27 at 87. Survived by wife Bernice; daughters Rena (Mark) Perez, Bonnie (Morrie) Goldman; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Melvin Lurie died Jan. 27 at 96.  Survived by wife Bernice; daughter Linda (Tony) Suarez; son Robert. Hillside

Shirley Schnee died Jan. 27 at 91. Survived by her daughters Joanne (Jerry) Levy, Anne; sons Charles (Dara), Howard (Karen), Andrew (Stephanie); 9 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Laurence Siegel died Jan. 28 at 72. Survived by wife Suzette; daughter Rochelle (Lynn Leoni Siegel); son Ronald (Mindy); 5 grandchidren. Malinow and Silverman

Goldine Weiss died Jan. 27 at 93. Survived by husband Henry; daughter Suzanne (Henry) Morgen. Hillside

Evelyn Zwick Goldsmith died Jan. 28 at 103. Survived by daughter Marcy; sons Gordon (Beth), Robert (Kathy), David (Eve), Steve (Carol); 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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