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Marlene Sherman Altman died Oct. 19 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Harvey; son, Jason; daughter, Sharon; and two grandchildren. Groman
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November 9, 2006

Marlene Sherman Altman died Oct. 19 at 70. She is survived by her husband, Harvey; son, Jason; daughter, Sharon; and two grandchildren. Groman

Shelma Cherie Angel died Oct. 22 at 82. She is survived by her daughters, Naomi and Rabbi Camille; three granddaughters; brother, Fred Greenberg; and sister, Laenu Karp. Malinow and Silverman

Ilene Atkinson died Oct. 21 at 74. She is survived by her husband, Carl; brother, Dr. Harvey (Peggy) Gutman; and sister, Florence Gutman. Mount Sinai

Leah Basch died Oct. 20 at 51. She is survived by her husband, Alex; son, Ariel; daughters, Sharon and Shirley; parents, Benjamin and Rosalia Katzenelenbogen; and brother, Moshe Katzenelenbogen. Groman

Arthur Bernstein died Oct. 20 at 91. He is survived by his daughter, Linda (Robert) Axel; son, Barry (Monique); nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rose Dell Dulsky died Oct. 21 at 93. She is survived by her brother; Sam (Lucille) Gordon; three grandchildren; one great granddaughter; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Stephen David Fine died Oct. 17 at 66. He is survived by his wife, Babette; son, Michael; daughter, Melanie Fish; sister, Eleanor Levine; and one grandchild. Groman

Leah Duchowny died Oct. 18 at 98. She is survived by her son, Roger; daughter, Phyllis Samuels; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Groman

Louis Friermor died Oct. 24 at 91. He is survived by his son, Jeff (Renee); daughter, Elissa (Larry) Carow; grandson, David; and step-grandchildren, Tylor and Adam Abugov. Mount Sinai

Maurice Graw died Oct. 26 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; stepdaughter, Peggy Carroll; stepson, Douglas (Rita) Hopking; five stepgrandchildren; eight stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rosalyn Kaufman Griffin died Oct. 19 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Julius; daughter, Dr. Jeanne (Dr. Michael) Decker; and one granddaughter. Malinow and Silverman

Dr. Sydney Jordan died Oct. 18 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; sons, Michael and Harvey; daughter, Maryland; and one grandchild. Groman

Ken Kohlen died Oct. 22 at 63. He is survived by his wife, Patti; daughter, Corinne; sister, Judy Lipton; niece, Megan; and nephew, Noah.

Victor Liebman died Oct. 24 at 95. He is survived by his daughers, Judith (George McKee) August and Marsha Schneider; son, Michael (Becky); three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Libby Kaplan; sister-in-law, Annabelle Gidlow; and companion, Ruth Hamburger. Mount Sinai

Ruth Mendelson died Oct. 22 at 100. She is survived by her son, Donald. Groman

Ermiene Mallinger died Oct. 22 at 76. She is survived by her son, Lev; daughter, Mollie Helfand; and seven grandchildren. Groman

Elaine Nart died Oct. 20 at 85. She is survived by her daughters, Carole (Jerry) Brooks and Sharon (Stanley) Garbus; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; cousin, Eileen Schechter; sister-in-law, Anne Lipman; and cousins, Lonnie Frey, Andy Barnes and Mindy Herman. Mount Sinai

Helen Olshan died Oct. 21 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Jacqui (Barry) Judenfriend; and grandsons, Justin and Jordan Judenfriend. Mount Sinai

Lillian Popkoff died Oct. 21 at 87. She is survived by her son, Burton; brother, Martin Schneider; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Groman

Jerome Roman died Oct. 24 at 71. He is survived by his son, Hal A. (Carrie). Mount Sinai

Jason Savage died Oct. 26 at 80. He is survived by his daughter, Roberta (Marty) Shindler; and grandchildren, Michael and Perri Ann Shindler. Mount Sinai

Alfred Silverton died Oct. 20 at 92. He is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Kane; niece, Brenda Schwartz; and two grandchildren. Groman

Murray Slayton died Oct. 25 at 95. He is survived by his friends. Malinow and Silverman

Albert Sniderman died Oct. 18 at 89. He is survived by his sons, Louis and Joseph; daughters, Evelyn Pless and Roberta Sniderman; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Groman

Morton Steinberg died Oct. 24 at 74. He is survived by his nephew, David Blank. Groman

Estelle Suskin died Oct. 26 at 96. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia (Dr Robert) Barrett; granddaughters, Cynthia Martin, and Linda (Russell) Jones; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irene Syatt died Oct. 22 at 89. She is survived by her children, Linda Pope, Judith Levye and Steve; and five grandchildren.

William Tene died Oct. 22 at 70. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; sons, Scott and Wilie; daughter, Danielle Tene; sisters, Mary Stanley and Lola; and brother, Walter. Malinow and Silverman

Paulina Trupp died Oct. 20 at 73. She is survived by her daughters, Diana Atlas and Mirta Dreiman; and five grandchildren. Groman

Keith Tuber died Oct. 25 at 53. He is survived by his children, Kevin and Ivy; mother, Iris; brothers, Rick and Douglas; and extended family.

Rose Elaine Weise died Oct. 20 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Philip; sons, Howard, Donn (Adrienne) and Richard (Cathy); and five grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Molly Wykoff died Oct. 27 at 95. She is survived by her son, Alan (Lisa); grandson, Mathew; sisters, Fritzi Shapiro and Lee Jacobs; four nieces; and one nephew. Mount Sinai

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