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Obituaries: Week of May 8–14

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May 7, 2015

Rose Adler died April 11 at 84. Survived by nephew Aaron Leider. Hillside

Ruth Blumenkron died April 15 at 87. Survived by daughters Deni (Joey) Dimmett, Barbara (Gary) Jackson, Susan (James) North, Karen (Ron) Wimpee; 7 grandchildren; sister Jess (Al) Judis. Mount Sinai

Beatrice Cohen died April 10 at 97. Survived by sons Michael (Leah), Barry (Mary); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gertrude Dubowe died April 13 at 90. Survived by son Jeffrey; daughters Stacy (Ronald Signorotti), Beth (Stewart Lawrence) Dubowe-Lawrence. Hillside

Jack Eisenberg died April 14 at 97. Survived by son Howard (Lori); daughter Barbara (David) Stevenson; stepsons Joel Perlson, Bennet Perlson; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Harold Exler died April 15 at 86. Survived by wife Gertrude; daughter Sherri (Robert) Schreiber; sons Steven (Holly), Mark; 8 grandchildren; sister Dorothy Brown. Mount Sinai

Carol Feeder died April 14 at 74. Survived by daughter Cathy Neal; sons Steven, Barry, Michael. Mount Sinai

Betty Feldmar died April 13 at 92. Survived by sons Thomas (Janet), Barton (Vicki); daughter Toni (Don) Goldstein; 9 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Murray Gordon died April 12 at 92. Survived by wife Ruth; son Ronald (Fran); daughter Trisha (Jeff) Gordon-Bear; 6 grandchildren; 1 niece. Groman Eden

Eva Ruth Heifetz died April 14 at 75.  Survived by daughter Rona; son Danny (Stacey); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Isenberg died April 11 at 75. Survived by husband Eli; daughter Amy Bryman; son Ron (Andrea) Bryman; son-in-law David Tamler; 5 grandchildren; brother David Lubaroff; sister Rhoda Fox. Hillside

Edna Ruth Joss died April 10 at 89. Survived by daughter Sheila (Jim) Fricchione; son Alan (Natalie); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jack Kosoy died April 13 at 82. Survived by wife Ina; sons Mark (Maria), Steven (Jennifer); 4 grandchildren; brother Morty (Rhonda). Groman Eden

Inez Lawrence died April 13 at 93. Survived by daughter Jo Ann; son Robert; sister Sandra Herz; brother Melvin Marshall. Hillside

Roslyn Lutin Levy died April 15 at 87. Survived by daughter Barbara (Bruce) Albert; son Jeffrey; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Steven Ira Masarsky died April 10 at 59. Survived by son Joseph. Groman Eden

Leon Moussafir died April 12 at 85.  Survived by son Lenny; 1 granddaughter; sister Millie Remin. Mount Sinai

Bernard Portnoy died April 13 at 86. Survived by wife Roslyn; daughter Deborah (Ronald) Brown; son Daniel; 5 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Mount Sinai

Elaine Rose died April 10 at 76. Survived by cousins Marlene (Neal) Brostoff, Gayle Venet, Phyllis Gitterman, Alan Gitterman. Mount Sinai

Ruby Sculnick died April 15 at 94. Survived by daughters Leona Gardner, Geri Woolls; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Harold Gottlieb; nieces and nephews. Groman Eden

Sheldon Shallon died April 11 at 89. Survived by wife Sylvia; son Martin; daughter Caroline Abraham; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Ursula Taus died April 12 at 89. Survived by daughter Vivian Larner; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Seymour Jack Weiner died March 31 at 87. Survived by son David (Maureen) Eliot; daughters Diane Schwartz, Deborah (Mark) Hersh, Donna (Craig) Horowitz; sister Freddie (Len) Klein; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Chevra Kadisha

Frank Wolf died April 11 at 87. Survived by wife Judy; daughters Madeline “Mady” (Larry Goldberg), Phyllis; son Arthur “Art” (Nancy); 7 grandchildren. Hillside

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