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David Abrams died Oct. 28 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Estelle; daughter, Carol; son, Richard; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ronald Lee Applbaum died Nov. 16 at 62. He is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Lee (Jennifer); one grandson; sister, Denise; mother-in-law, Trudy Stone. Malinow and Silverman

Harold Barber died Nov. 19, at 87. He is survived by his son, Ira; daughter, Audrey Blackman; grandchildren, David and Lisa; sister, Frieda; and brother, Jackie (Roz). Mount Sinai

Ann Barnholtz died Nov. 12 at 91. She is survived by her daughter, Jerri; sons, Ron and Barry (Kate); 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Sylvia Blitz died Nov. 11 at 87. She is survived by her son, Ira (Ginny); daughter, Sandra (Peter) Levenberg; four grandchildren; and sister, Jeanne Cohen. Mount Sinai

Carolyn Blywise died Nov. 16 at 92. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Herman and Virginia; brother, Dr. James E. Kent; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Arthur Bodanoff died Nov. 14 at 84. He survived by his wife, Estaire; daughter, Paula (Tom). Mount Sinai.

Mollie Bovshow died Nov. 21 at 101. She is survived by her sons, Aaron (Herta) Gerson and Robert (Sondra); daughter, Marilynn (Alan) Fisch; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Matilda Cohen died Nov. 18 at 92. She is survived by her daughters, Anita (Jerry) Goldbaum and Shelli (Bill) Broder; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Ann Cooper died Nov. 12 at 92. She is survived by her children, Andy (Sheldon) Kahn, Marcia (Joel) Markowitz and Cary (Marsha); seven grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and sister, Rose Rosenbaum. Mount Sinai

Lucy Comfortes died Nov. 16 at 91. She is survived by her sons, Raphael and Isaac (Shirlene); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Anthony Dent died July 16 at 61. He is survived by his cousin, Eugene R. Fidell. Malinow and Silverman

Robert Eskin died Nov 11 at 61. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Ryan and Carly; and one grandchild; Hillside

Marianne Friedman died Nov. 11 at 75. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; sons, Joel (Nan) and Scott; and three grandsons. Mount Sinai

Lester Goodman died Nov. 15 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Dolores; son, William; daughter, Sheryl Modesti; and sister, Marian (Harold) Rosenbaum. Mount Sinai

Karen Beth Goodkind died Nov. 12 at 61. She is survived by her husband, Sheldon; children, Julie and Lesley; brother, Larry; cousins; nieces; and nephews; and friends. Hillside

Bernard Gross died Nov. 5 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Helga; and son Irvin. Chevra Kadisha

Jerome Heilbron died Nov. 7 at 88. He is survived by his daughter, Medora; and son, Louis. Malinow and Silverman

Victor Helford died Nov. 16 at 77. He is survived by his daughter, Elyce; son Reid; three grandsons; brothers, Norman and Irwin; and former wife, Helene. Hillside

Vera Hillinger died Nov. 20 at 74. She is survived by her husband, George; and brother, John (Klara) Kalman. Mount Sinai

Estelle Hoffman died Nov 13 at 84. She is survived by her children, Dorothea and Mark; and grandchildren Andrew and Landon; Hillside

Ethel Jacob died Nov. 17 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Judy; sons, J. Michael (Colleen) and Jerry (Susan); four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Julius Noga; sister; Mary Seaton. Malinow and Silverman

Leo Jacobs died Nov. 15 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Lydia; daughters, Hannah (Jeff) Kirschner and Cindy (David) Arana; son, Michael; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Morris Kaplanski died Nov 23 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Rena; daughter, Mary (John) Bermel; son, Lew; grandchildren, Julie and Steven; and brother, Jack (Zvia). Mount Sinai

David Lawrence died Nov. 19 at 89. He is survived by his friends. Malinow and Silverman

Mary Lee died Nov. 19 at 92. She is survived by her daughters, Judy (Jeffrey) Collens and Diane (Leland) Wieder; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Catherine (Lennox) Tieney and Sara Eisner. Mount Sinai

Wolf Leslau died Nov. 18 at 100. He is survived by his daughters, Dr. Elaine Silverman and Sylvia (John) Grotz; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Daniel Levey died Nov. 19 at 88. He is survived by his son, David; and daughter, Adrienne (Clay) Johnson. Mount Sinai

Ruth Mahler died Nov. 16 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Sol; sons, Craig and Bruce; daughter, Gail; and five grandchildren. Hillside

Rita Mann died Nov. 20 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Gary) Yates; grandson, Jason (Gabrielle) Yates; granddaughter, Erin Yates. Mount Sinai

Sidney Miller died Nov. 13 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Lynn Smith; son, Lee (Deborah); eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Bertha Parker died Nov 15 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Irwin; son Michael (Mitzie) Parker; two grandchildren; and sister, Frances Gehr. Hillside

Abraham Pasternak died Nov. 12 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; sons Ira, Ben and Dan; and brother Charle. Hillside

Terrie Robertson died Nov. 22 at 67. She is survived by her husband, Ronald; son, Richard (Kelly) Perris; grandchildren, Ethan, and Aaron; and brother, Randall (Julie) Fields. Mount Sinai

Cantor Joseph Rosenfeld died Nov. 21 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia. Malinow and Silverman

Geraldine Ross died Nov. 17 at 88. She is survived by her husband, Allan; son, Ron; daughter, Lynda (Rabbi Stan) Levy; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Sonny (Carol Nemoy) Golden. Mount Sinai

Emanuel Schear died Nov. 16 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Alice; son, Elliot (Judith); daughters, Illana (David) Katz and Sandy (Mark Delgado); nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dr. Stanley Schneider died Nov. 21 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Sally; daughters, Susan (Larry) Messenger, Elisa (Paul) Kleven and Carol (Donnelly); stepdaughters, Cathy (Noel) Davies, Dr. Merry (Sylvia Morales) Tetef; stepson, Herb (Sue) Tetef; and 12 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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