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Obituaries: Week of March 11, 2016

Myra H. Abramson died Feb. 5 at 90. Survived by daughters Nancy (Steven Weinstock) Schwartz-Weinstock, Susan Soffer; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Frances Young. Mount Sinai
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March 9, 2016

Myra H. Abramson died Feb. 5 at 90. Survived by daughters Nancy (Steven Weinstock) Schwartz-Weinstock, Susan Soffer; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Frances Young. Mount Sinai

Margot Bamberger died Jan. 30 at 94. Survived by sons Mark (Polly), John; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Debbie Bluestein died Feb. 6 at 84. Survived by sons Neil Mandelberg, Bruce; daughters Kathy Mandelberg, Julie; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; nieces and nephews.  Groman Eden

Lucrecia Burger died Feb. 5 at 90. Survived by sons Bernard, Ronald; daughter Dagmar Andries; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Melvin Cooper died Feb. 6 at 84. Survived by wife Molly; son Larry (Tami Lykens); 1 grandson. Mount Sinai

Barry Evans died Jan. 25 at 89. Survived by wife Harriet; son Neil (Jody); daughter Joan (Michael) Fay; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

Alan Fine died Jan. 27 at 86. Survived by son Howard (Arlene Bernstein); daughter Hillary. Hillside

Gertrude Freeman died Feb. 2 at 93. Survived by daughters Sheree (Richard) Colvin, Judy (Mark) Wasserman; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Kenneth Friedenthal died Feb. 6 at 87. Survived by son Sanford “Sandy” (Linda); daughters Judith “Judi” (Ron Rosen) Lawenda, Cheryl (Dean) Gehr; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paulette Harolde died Jan. 27 at 76. Survived by son Michael; daughters Julie Sender, Rikki Sender; 1 grandchild. Hillside

David Kavner died Feb. 1 at 98. Survived by daughters Julie (David Davis), Nora; 2 grandchildren; brother George. Hillside   

Ronald Kohn died Jan. 25 at 61. Survived by daughters Annie, Rosie. Hillside

Marshall Oseas died Feb. 3 at 75. Survived by wife Penny; son Steven; daughter Debbie Oseas-Kreger; 5 grandchildren; sister Sheila Zison; brother Allan. Hillside

Margaret Pollack died Feb. 2 at 90. Survived by husband Myron; daughters Susanne (Marty) Shallon, Martha; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Saul Resnick died Feb. 5 at 84. Survived by wife Deborah; daughter Jody (Terry); sons Andrew (Jodi), Peter (Karin); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Hillside

Michael Rotberg died Jan. 28 at 64. Survived by wife Michelle; sons Ben, Daniel; brother Jack. Hillside

Lillian Roth died Feb. 2 at 92. Survived by husband Harry; daughter Sheilah (Donald) Miller; son Michael (Sharon); 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Sabino Shabtay died Jan. 28 at 86. Survived by daughter Ariela (Bruce) Applebaum; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Ben (Lily). Hillside

Adele Steinberg died Jan. 28 at 95. Survived by daughter Jane Starkman; son John; sister Gayle Friedman. Hillside

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