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Obituaries

Deborah Baron died April 15 at 47. Survived by husband Douglas. Hillside
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May 21, 2014

Deborah Baron died April 15 at 47. Survived by husband Douglas. Hillside

Harris C. Cohen died April 22 at 89. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Ruth), Mark (Kathy), Paul, Daniel (Julie); 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Saul Cohen died April 23 at 95. Survived by daughter Margaret (Donald) Bierschbach; son Arlan (Jessica); 2 grandchildren; caretaker Mary Lagman. Groman Eden

Sigmund Cohen died April 20 at 81. Survived by daughters Beth Moore, Bonnie (Sidney Markowitz), Jennifer (Steve); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jennie Cohen died April 21 at 95. Survived by daughters Barbara (Robert) Levine, Linda Grasso; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stanley M. Droker died April 17 at 76. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughters Laura Davidow, Karen Riley; son David (Stephanie); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Stuart. Mount Sinai

Annetta Dubins died April 12 at 98. Survived by daughter Leslie (Richard) Hall; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Mel Elliot died April 14 at 88. Survived by sons Steven (Deborah), Gene (Patricia); 3 grandchildren; sister Joyce Share. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Feinberg died April 15 at 93. Survived by daughter Janice (Gilbert) Ross; son Allan (Nancy Miller); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Beatrice Gingold. Mount Sinai

Meira Fields died April 21 at 77. Survived by husband Philip; sons Jonathan (Kathy), Doron (Rose), Eran (Rachel); 5 grandchildren; sister Orna (Yossi) Jacoby. Mount Sinai

Abraham Fischler died April 23 at 89. Survived by wife Blanche; daughters Michelle (Brian) Tabachnick, Rosalind. Mount Sinai

Frieda Gilbert died April 20 at 102. Survived by sister Anne Rumack; 5 nieces; 6 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Groman Eden

Merle S. Glick died April 25 at 87. Survived by wife Pearl; daughters Leslie (Emily Moore), Nancy (Peter) Sheerin; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alan B. Goldman died April 25 at 57. Survived by wife Ingrid; mother Rose; sister Joyce (Laurence) Sachartoff; brother David (Michelle). Mount Sinai

Kay Goodman died April 20 at 93. Survived by daughter DeeBye Meyers. Mount Sinai

Eleanor Guthman died April 15 at 96. Survived by daughter Betty Schwartz; son David; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Yale M. Harlow died April 12 at 75. Survived by wife Michele; daughters Sari (Jason)  Ciment, Hetty (Gil) Melmed; son Brett (Ginger); brother Jules (Navah); mother-in-law Anne Bernstein; 7 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Seymour A. Hartman died April 19 at 93. Survived by wife Colleen; daughters Gail (Frank) Hughes, Jill; sons Daryl, Robert (Betty), Corky (C.J.); 13 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonard S. Heller died April 13 at 89. Survived by wife Doreen; daughter Cathy Uqdah; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

William Herman died April 19 at 90. Survived by cousin Norman Skurnick. Groman Eden

Ida Kaplan died April 24 at 97. Survived by daughter Harriet (David) Rabinek; sons Michael, Eduard; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Sidney (Claire) Ginsberg. Mount Sinai

Rosella Karanik died April 19 at 105.  Survived by daughters Susan (Bill) Burns, Joan Folinsky; son Richard; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-granddaughter; brother Edgar (Willy). Mount Sinai

Jack Kliger died April 22 at 89. Survived by wife Nanette; daughters Valerie (Steven Zvi) Lev, Lesley; son Jared (Renee Fried); 3 grandsons. Mount Sinai

George Levenback died April 15 at 91. Survived by wife Jeanne; daughters Paula (Allan) Rudnick, Kathy Day; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

M. Jerome Luckoff died April 17 at 83. Survived by wife Elenore; daughter Wendi (Max) Bahrynian; son Evan (Ruth); 2 granddaughters. Mount Sinai

Leonard M. Mandelbaum died April 12 at 92. Survived by son Ric; daughter-in-law Andrea Wayne; 2 grandsons; 2 great-grandsons; sisters Ruth Holtzgreen, Leona. Mount Sinai

Ruthann Markowitz died April 14 at 72. Survived by husband Robert Israel; son Alexander Israel. Hillside

Richard Lebell Morgan died April 23 at 65. Survived by sons Justin, Chase; brothers Keith (Alex), Jeffrey (Linda), Kevin; former wives Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero, Terry Steinbeck. Groman Eden

Norman Prager died April 23 at 83. Survived by wife Myra; daughters Rachelle, Juliane (Don) Prager-Nored; 2 grandchildren; sister Esther Rosen. Mount Sinai

Gerald “Jerry” Alan Richkind died April 25 at 72. Survived by wife Ilene; sons Heath (Charlene), Shawn (Rose); brother Melvyn; 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Harold Roth died April 16 at 97. Survived by daughter Sue (Bob) Grossman; son Frank (Robin); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Arlene Rubin died April 13 at 81. Survived by daughter Helen Adler; cousin Robin Dorfler. Hillside

Frieda Schwartz died April 16 at 99. Survived by sons Norman (Helaine) Fogel, Ken (Marcia) Fogel; sister Pearl Cutler; 6 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Manuel “Manny” Sibitt died April 14 at 96. Survived by daughters Linda (Robert) Raskin, Diane (Ed) Grant; stepson Jim (Gail) Davidson; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Henrietta Barron Siegel died April 23 at 89. Survived by daughter Gayle Cloud; son Glenn; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Eva Jane Simon died April 23 at 94. Survived by daughters Patricia, Barbara. Groman Eden

Norman Weinstein died April 23 at 87. Survived by wife Mildred; son Robert (Barbara Zeidman); daughter Melody (Mark) Gillingham; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Groman Eden

Albert Weintraub died April 19 at 91. Survived by wife Phyllis;  daughter Jana Salinger (Daniel Messer); son David (Jodi Harrison); 4 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Donna Weitzman died April 13 at 75. Survived by husband Gerald; daughter Angelia; sons Steven (Mira Wasserman), Mark (Maricris Papa); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sonja Zajac died April 18 at 89. Survived by daughter Nancy. Mount Sinai

Shelley Zeesman died April 15 at 62. Survived by husband Jeff. Hillside

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