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Obituaries: Week of January 15, 2016

Donald August died Dec. 14 at 98. Survived by nieces and nephews. Hillside
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January 13, 2016

Donald August died Dec. 14 at 98. Survived by nieces and nephews. Hillside

Norman Gerald Bernstein died Dec. 15 at 82. Survived by son Craig (Nathalie); daughter Lisa Bernstein Brant; 5 grandchildren; brother Donald. Mount Sinai

Miriam Brucker died Dec. 2 at 108. Groman Eden

Jeanette Coffman died Dec. 6 at 91. Survived by cousins Jordan (Nicola O’Shea) Kerner, Jerry (Bobby), Shirley Smerrin, Larry (Judy) Albert. Hillside

Barbara Corlin died Dec. 13 at 74. Survived by daughters Juliette (Noam) Maor, Randi (Dave); son David; 3 grandchildren; sister Karen Scopp. Hillside

Alan Eisner died Dec. 12 at 77. Survived by wife Rhonda; daughters Victoria, Rachel (Jacob Margolis). Hillside

Gerald Engel died Dec. 16 at 78. Survived by son Jonathan (Faydra); daughters Robyn, Dawn; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Laurene Feldan died Dec. 17 at 64. Survived by brother Richard; sister Kareen. Hillside

Leonard Fields died Dec. 17 at 96. Survived by son Alan (Nancy); daughter Dale Handtman. Hillside

Bernard Frank died Dec. 7 at 89. Survived wife Lee; daughters Staci (Mark) Magged, Tobi (Scott) Martin; son Mitchell (Charra Cook), 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Yakov Gonchar died Dec. 6 at 69. Survived by wife Irina; sons Boris (Irinia Pedyash), Leonid (Marina). Hillside

Sandra Gordon died Dec. 14 at 68. Survived by father Milton Slotkin; daughters Saree (Sidi Solanki) Gordon-Solanki, Stacy (Steve Walpert); 1 grandchild; brother Steve. Hillside

Bernard D. Gross died Dec. 17 at 94. Survived by wife Peggy; son Kenneth (Sharon Rowe); daughter Susan Gerard; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Hoffman died Dec. 13 at 93. Survived by daughter Judith (Michael) Rosen; son Harlan; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Edward H. Isaacs died Dec. 17 at 72. Survived by wife Jeannine; son Carey (Alisha Peterson); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Monroe Jasper died Dec. 12 at 93. Survived by wife Ardythe; daughters Diane Isaacson, Kim (John) Jasper-Burger; son Neil (Shirley); 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Robert “Bud” Kanne died Dec. 14 at 82. Survived by wife Ethel; sons Larry (Deb), Bruce (Lori) Berman; daughter Debbie Ferd-man; 7 grandchildren; sister Lois Warshaw. Mount Sinai

Rose Kaplan died Dec. 7 at 102. Survived by sons Michael (Terri), Steven; daughter Bonnie (Ronald) Fein; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Gail Kleinbard-Gordon died Dec. 16 at 99. Survived by daughters Cheryl (Evan) Medow, Carol Connors; son Marshall Kleinbard; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Olga Lanet died Dec. 17 at 79. Survived by sons Lester (Leah), Richard (Joan Williamson); daughter Ellen; 7 grandchildren; brother Jaime Graber. Mount Sinai

Tillie Markman died Dec. 10 at 92. Survived by grandson Brian; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lois Elizabeth Pepperman died Dec. 15 at 93. Survived by daughter Joy (Wayne) Smith; sons Paul (Jacalyn), Don (Melodee); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Michele Janis Rauch died Dec. 14 at 55. Survived by daughter Amanda Feldman; sister Rhonda (Mike) Rauch Miller; 1 nephew; 1 niece. Mount Sinai

Esther Robin died Dec. 18 at 92. Survived by nephew Myron; niece Sandra (Ed) Bishop. Hillside

Rita Rogers died Dec. 14 at 90. Survived by daughters Sheila (Hal Willner), Judy; son David; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Deena B. Ross died Dec. 13 at 49. Survived by father Martin; mother Lorraine; brother Richard (Nattawak Uoppanan); sister Sherry (Peggy Gutierrez). Mount Sinai

Louise Scohnberg died Dec. 13 at 97. Survived by nephews David, Alex, Steve. Hillside

Bertha Segal died Nov. 12 at 101. Survived by son Edmund; daughters Judith, Barbara; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Irvin Sobel died Dec. 18 at 97. Survived by wife Marilyn; daughter Stacey; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Harold Stearn died Dec. 6 at 90. Survived by wife Rita; son Harlan Jon; daughter Tina Rachel; brother Marshall; 2 grandchildren; 1 niece. Hillside

Sonia Stitch died Dec. 11 at 86. Hillside

Vivian Toplitzky died Dec. 8 at 100. Survived by sons Myron, Ronald (Holly), Alan; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lois Uttal died Dec. 8 at 90. Survived by son David; daughters Judith, Nancy Dolin, Debra Leifer; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Judith Wagerman died Dec. 18 at 76. Survived by husband Gerald; son Kent (Kimberly); daughter Laura; 1 grandson. Hillside

Dubie Wohlberg died Dec. 15 at 96. Survived by son David (Terry); daughter Judith; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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