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Obituaries

Bertha Barnett died April 9 at 96. Survived by daughters Radell (David) Norman, Leona (John) Novak; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside
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Bertha Barnett died April 9 at 96. Survived by daughters Radell (David) Norman, Leona (John) Novak; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Joseph Benudiz died April 10 at 92. Survived by brothers Leon, Ambrosio. Chevra Kadisha

Bernard Bergman died April 3 at 80. Survived by wife Linda. Hillside

John Bernstein died April 2 at 84. Survived by wife Joanne; daughter Rhonda; sons Bruce (Andrew), Eric. Hillside

Margaret H. Brown died April 8 at 85. Survived by son Charles (Cameron); stepdaughter Elaine (Hyman) Chase; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Pamela Caldwell died April 5 at 62. Survived by husband Charles; brother Lawrence Emanuel. Hillside

Mini Chain died April 11 at 88. Survived by daughters Vicki (Mark) Shenkman, Susan Bershtein; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sally Cohen died April 6 at 87. Survived by husband Robert; daughter Jackie Crogh. Hillside

Chris Dokas died April 9 at 84. Survived by daughter Karen Balban; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Marshall Gluchow died April 6 at 76. Survived by wife Martha; daughter Cynthia Cohen; son Lawrence (Sandra); stepsons Dan (Nancy) Pardo, Ron (Julie) Pardo; sister Linda (Hershel) Gordon; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Sylvia Goldman died April 6 at 91. Survived by husband Sam; daughter Kaye (Steve Johnson) Goldman Clarke; son David (Myra Lurie); sister Berte Rosenfeld; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Janice Goldstein died April 8 at 84. Survived by daughter Francie; sister Anita Godkin. Mount Sinai

Morry Gordon died April 2 at 93. Survived by wife Gail; son K.C.; sons-in-law Evan, Zachary Medow; stepdaughters Cheryl Medow and Carol Conner. Hillside

Blanche Groskopf died April 7 at 93. Survived by daughters Ruth (Robert) Akutagawa, Etta (Yitzhak) Herber; son Michael; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lewis “Toby” Hill died April 12 at 82. Survived by son Michael; friend Joan Hersch. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Honowitz  died April 12 at 93. Survived by sons Melvin (Elizabeth Colton), Edward (Ellen), Barry (Susan); 6 grandchildren; sister Beatrice Davis. Mount Sinai

Estelle Jacobs died April 9 at 88. Survived by husband Lee; sons David (Mary), Harry; sister Rachel Ereshefsky; 2 granddaughters; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Russell Kalvin died April 7 at 71. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughter Anita (Larry) Osa; son Jeff (Naomi); 5 grandchildren; sisters Karol Spaccarelli, Sarah; brother Mike. Shalom Memorial Park

Martin Stewart Klein died April 9 at 70. Survived by sons Tim, Thomas (Susan); sisters Marilyn (Mark) Weiss, Judy (Dr. Robert) Jackson; 4 grandchildren; 4 nieces; 3 nephews; 2 great-nephews. Groman Eden

Sylvia Lander died April 10 at 93. Survived by daughters Barbara Herman, Andrea (Richard) Kealer; son Mel (Jeanne) Knowlton; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Sevita Livshits died April 6 at 89. Survived by daughter Marina Stolyar. Hillside

Linda Lowitz died April 12 at 70. Survived by husband Barry; daughter Arianna Sasson; son Adam; 1 granddaughter; sister Diane Sommelet. Mount Sinai

Arthur H. Malkin died April 9 at 77. Survived by daughters Sabrina (Patrick) Smith, Lizabeth (Bill) Church; son Scott; 5 grandchildren; sister Norma (Phillip) Sierota. Mount Sinai

Robert Morrison died April 7 at 61. Survived by sons Alexander, Cody, Max; sisters Leslie Faerstein, Amy Morrison; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Israel Chaim Orevi died April 11 at 64. Survived by wife Leora; daughters Diklah, Ellah (Brad) Orevi-Greenberg, Oraneet, Maytal; son Tameer; 2 grandchildren; brother Shimon (Gabby). Mount Sinai

Lillian Reich died April 9 at 87. Survived by husband Fred Greenhut; daughter Leslie (William) Webber; sons Jonathan (Karen), Peter (Alysa), Donald; 18 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Jack Rein died April 3 at 100. Survived by son Neil (Toni); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Helen Reitik died April 12 at 93. Survived by stepsons Joel (Karol) Blumenthal, Terry (Mary); 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Raymond Rothschild died April 3 at 86. Survived by wife Linda; daughters Randee (Stephen) Bourgeois, Lori, Arlynn Hendler; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Albert Schrut died April 8 at 90. Survived by wife Sherry; daughters Amy (Larry) Contardi, Judy; 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Gertrude “Trudie” Seldes died April 11 at 92. Survived by brother Harold Berger; nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. Mount Sinai

Marguerite “Marge” Sokolow died April 8 at 93. Survived by daughters Marlen (Scott) Hill, Debra; son Loren (Rhonda); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Moluk Tabibzadeh died April 4 at 93. Survived by daughter Freda (Fereyboon) Tabib; sons Fariborz (Shirin), Bijan; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Anne Urfig died April 9 at 99. Survived by daughter Wendy (James Michael) Temple; son Donald (Carole Ann); sister Naomi Krauss; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Golda Weisbrot died April 13 at 97. Survived by daughters Esther Morrison, Fenei Greenwald; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Louis Wilk died April 6 at 97. Survived by daughter Joyce (Dave) Snyder; son Sanford (Marlene); 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Alfred Winter died April 1 at 95. Survived by wife Norma; daughters Dayna, Janna Kennedy; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Doris Zelon died April 10 at 84. Survived by husband William; daughters Esther (David) Taylor, Martha; 2 grandsons. Mount Sinai

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