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Obituaries

Raymond Alpert died June 11 at 87. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Nancy, Teri (Phil Waldman); son Alan (Sophie); sister Janet (Jake) Farber; 7 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman
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July 9, 2014

Raymond Alpert died June 11 at 87. Survived by wife Barbara; daughters Nancy, Teri (Phil Waldman); son Alan (Sophie); sister Janet (Jake) Farber; 7 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Rhoda Goldstein died June 2 at 83. Survived by husband Edward; daughters Linda (John) Havard, Ellen (Gary) Brennglass, Ruth (Mark) Smith; son Michael (Renee); 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Wilma Kaner died June 2 at 87. Survived by daughter Linda; sons Cem (Becky Fiedler), Sam (Shelly Woodman); 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Pearl Klein died June 5 at 90. Survived by daughter Betsy; son Ross (Janine); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Dennis Kroll died June 6 at 74. Survived by daughter Pamela (David) Rima; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Gunther Jerry Plotke died May 16 at 90. Survived by wife Margaret; sons Robert (Susan), Leonard (Susan), Richard (Carol); daughter Linda (Lawrence) Kelemen; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 4 nephews; 6 nieces. Chevra Kadisha 

Shirley Vescera died June 1 at 92. Survived by daughters Vida, Candace; son Mark. Malinow and Silverman 

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