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Obituaries: Week of July 31, 2015

Irving Arouh died June 29 at 89. Survived by wife Doris; son Marc; daughter Leslee (Tim) Ahsing; 3 grandchildren. Hillside
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July 29, 2015

Irving Arouh died June 29 at 89. Survived by wife Doris; son Marc; daughter Leslee (Tim) Ahsing; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Albert Berg died June 26 at 92. Survived by sons Ronald, Alan (Marie); daughter Susan (Robin) Richardson; 8 grandchildren. Hillside

Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman died on June 22 at 91. Survived by wife Bella; son Avi (Nancy); daughter Aviva; 1 granddaughter. Mount Sinai

Beulah Brent died June 23 at 92. Survived by sons Philip, Roger; daughter Jean (Richard) Freeling; son-in-law Bruce Moccia; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Cynthia Burkenheim died June 26 at 75. Survived by husband Kenneth; sons David Alan (Denise) Billings, Mark Raymond Whitling; 6 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters Sheree (Jay) Shafer, Elaine Pector. Mount Sinai

Marcia Dizenfeld died June 25 at 91. Survived by sons Bruce (Annette), David (Valerie); daughter Josie Benjamin; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Elaine Ellis. Hillside

Milton Frieman died on June 28 at 77. Survived by wife Vicki; son Craig (Therese); daughters Bonnie (Daryl) Matheson, Shayne (Steve) Chodo; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Geco died June 23 at 59. Survived by wife Sharon Woods-Geco; sisters Sandra, Judith (Jim) Harris, Marcie (David) Gordon; 1 aunt. Hillside

Rose Ginsburg died June 23 at 97. Survived by son Stan; daughter Gayla Ginsburg Manente. Groman Eden

Audrey Goetz died June 25 at 89. Survived by sons Stuart (Denise), Lindy (Cristin). Mount Sinai

Esther Goldman died June 25 at 85. Survived by daughters Trena (William Jack) Copeland, Marna (Steven) Peterson, Jodee (Jon Fortin) Hoffman; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Saul Gruber died June 23 at 82. Survived by brothers Abraham “Abe” (Linda), Sid (Ellen); 1 nephew. Mount Sinai

Janet Hadda died June 23 at 69. Survived by husband Allan Tobin; stepsons David Tobin, Adam Tobin; sisters Ceri, Katherine; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Augusta Herman died June 22 at 91. Survived by daughters Sharon (Marvin), Robin (Steven) Tina (Jim); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Beatrice Jacob died June 24 at 87. Survived by daughter Kathryn (David) Pollard; son Daniel (Mary); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Pearl Kaidin died June 27 at 90. Survived by daughter Linda (Charles Palmer); son Martin (Linda Marie); 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother Leonard (Darlene) Marks. Mount Sinai

Lowell G. Kaufmann died May 13 at 77. Survived by sister June Gibson; nephew Jeff Gibson; nieces Randi (David) Zasman, Kelly (Steve) Tobey; great-nieces and great-nephews. Mount Sinai 

Robert Koch died June 23 at 97. Survived by daughter Katherine; son Walter (Kathleen); brother Eric; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Gloria Leonard died June 21 at 91. Survived by daughters Holly, Debbie (Robert) Myman, Cindy (Jerry) Kay; 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Guta Peck died June 26 at 89. Survived by daughter Elyse (Jeffrey Sklan) Margolin; son Jeffrey (Juliet Margaret); 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 cousin. Hillside

Norma Cyril Prupis died June 25 at 87. Survived by husband Ben; daughter Terry (Clark) Perry; sons Gary (Vicki), Jeff, Marti (Lindsay) Wellman; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Annabelle Rappaport died June 24 at 99. Survived by daughter Joyce (Nate) Nahmias; son Neil (Susan); 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Samuel Rosen died June 30 at 93. Survived by daughters Nancy Spire, Barbara Neistat. Hillside

Dina Rosenberg died June 23 at 91. Survived by son Sergio (Fuma); daughter Gloria (Jack) Bitman; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Greg Brilovich. Mount Sinai

Sanford Shulman died June 21 at 78. Survived by son Leonard (Dodette); daughter Eileen Daley; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joan Spiwak died June 24 at 88. Survived by daughter Diane Moss; son Steven; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Janet Stradling died June 26 at 79. Survived by daughters Marcy (John) Oswald, Andra Brosh; son Michael Maler; 5 grandchildren; brother Jeff Goldwater. Mount Sinai

Stanley Strasberg died June 23 at 95. Survived by wife Jeanne; daughter Andrea Gerson. Hillside

Naomi Stuchinsky died June 22 at 77. Survived by husband Yoram Stav; sons Golan (Robin), Dori (Marivi); 6 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Evelyn Waterman died June 25 at 89.  Survived by daughters Cathy (Eddie Kislinger), Nancy (Rodney) Chiamulon; son Eric (Caitlin Blue); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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