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Obituaries: Week of November 6, 2015

Clara Abrahamson died Sept. 22 at 95. Survived by daughter Sondra Rae Schwartz; son Morris Harry Halperin; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden
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Clara Abrahamson died Sept. 22 at 95. Survived by daughter Sondra Rae Schwartz; son Morris Harry Halperin; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden

Patricia Asher died Sept. 14 at 92. Survived by daughter Sara (Richard Rae); son Michael (Susan Paradise); 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Mendel Asnin died Sept. 24 at 91. Survived by son Michael Ashnin. Mount Sinai

Cecile Bartman died Sept. 29 at 95. Survived by son John (Barbara); daughter Judy Fiskin (John Wiener); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Annette Blumner died Sept. 19 at 108. Survived by son Sidney (Helene); 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Malcolm Brook died Sept. 27 at 89. Survived by wife Joy; daughters Sheri (Michael) Abelson, Andi (Mark) Waks; son Jeff (Teri); 6 grandchildren; brother Melvin. Mount Sinai

Adam Lee Burstein died Sept. 27 at 39. Survived by wife Leah; son Sam; father Richard; mother Irene; brother Matthew (Athena Gavaris); grandmother Pearl Barocas. Groman Eden

Barry Guy Cameron died Sept. 12 at 85. Survived by wife Lois; sons Russell, Daniel, Clark (Marcy); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman  

Renee Asseo Copes died Sept. 24 at 84. Survived by husband James; daughter Leslie-Anne (Andrew Finke) Copes-Finke; son Steven (Ann Halvorson); 4 grandchildren; sister Diane Grilichs. Mount Sinai

Florence Fajerman died Sept. 26 at 84. Survived by husband Jacob; 1 niece; 1 great-nephew. Hillside

Anita Glickman died Sept. 23 at 84. Survived by daughters Judy (Gerald Zevin) Glickman Zevin, Beth (Ron Morris) Glickman Morris; 6 grandchildren; sister Fern Vivian Taylor. Mount Sinai

Edith Greenspan died Aug. 30 at 87. Survived by nephew Michael (Paula) Berezin; niece Sharon Holman. Mount Sinai

Scott Russell Kassap died Sept. 18 at 55. Survived by daughters Shoshana Kassap, Alyssa Kassap; sister Paula Kassap; mother Eileen Kassap; uncle Paul Kassap. Mount Sinai

H. George Lodwick died Sept. 23 at 72. Survived by wife Lynne Simon-Lodwick; daughter Kim; stepdaughters Ila (James) Davis, Devra (Burton) Busse. Mount Sinai

Helen Lulow died Sept. 22 at 95. Survived by son Jeffrey (Carol); daughters Shelly (Alan), Sandy; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Diana Miller. Hillside

Abraham Milchiker died Sept. 1 at 94. Survived by sons Michael (Rachelle), Benjamin (Marcia); 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Stanley Mishook died Sept. 18 at 76. Survived by wife Anita; sons Jacob (Megan), David (Meg); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Daisy Nemzer died Sept. 12 at 98. Survived by daughter Eileen; sons Sidney (Susana), Kenneth (Marilyn), Daniel (Ani); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Leatrice Osofsky died Sept. 16 at 89. Survived by daughter Susan; son Samuel; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Leona Raymond died Sept. 24 at 88. Survived by son Paul (Christine); daughters Susan, Pat; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Theodore Rosenbaum died Sept. 15 at 97. Survived by wife Beth; daughters Lisa, Amy; 3 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

David Rothfeder died Sept. 14 at 30. Survived by father Howard (Suzy); mother Joyce Birnkrant; 1 grandmother. Malinow and Silverman 

Sheila C. Ruby died Sept. 29 at 104. Survived by cousins Yehuda (Candi) Riess, Sam (Erika) Maizel, Tia (John) Girrard. Mount Sinai

Ai Shay died Sept. 23 at 92. Survived by sons Allen (Kirsten Hansen), Jun Oizumi; daughter Anna; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Frances Scherr died Sept. 21 at 97. Survived by daughters Marilyn (Martin) Kirschen, Carolyn (Louis) Friedkin, Annette; 5 grandchildren; brother Michael (Sandy) Laks. Mount Sinai

Zita Shatzberg died Sept. 28 at 100. Survived by daughters Janet (Michael) Kadin, Susan (Martin) Washton; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Allan Sheinin died Sept. 30 at 73. Survived by wife Helene; daughters Marshii (Tim) Degrasse, Emi (Brady) Krueges, Erin (Graham) Higton; son Joshua (Ammecy) Smalar; stepdaughter Erin Coull; stepson Greg (Tiffani) Coull; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marjorie Spector died Sept. 26 at 92. Survived by daughters Marybeth Lawson, Nancy (William) Cormack; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edith Steelman died Sept. 23 at 98. Survived by niece Mady Holmes; nephew Andrew Jamison. Hillside

Hilda Stein died Sept. 25 at 97. Survived by sons Ronald (Ellen), Gary; 3 grandchildren. Groman Eden

Sergee Summer died Sept. 4 at 96. Survived by daughters Alison (Larry Scheindlin) Mayersohn, Nicki (Mark Hallert) Scully; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Jim (Jamie) Fellows. Malinow and Silverman 

David Swerdlow died Sept. 28 at 94. Survived by daughters Marsha (Steve) Senft, Cathy (Ken) Unthank; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Joan Tassopulos died Sept. 16 at 81. Survived by daughter Andrea. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Weiner died Sept. 21 at 79. Survived by sons Scott, Glenn; brother Jack Britel; sister Rita Duda. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Young died Sept. 12 at 95. Survived by daughter Marsha; son Steven (Trudi); 2 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman  

Sander Zuckerman died Sept. 27 at 94. Survived by daughter Karey (Godfrey Rowland); sons Joseph, Daniel; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Robert (Carol). Hillside

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