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Obituaries, Week of Oct. 20, 2017

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October 20, 2017

Sheila Anthony died Sept. 23 at 69. Survived by husband Lee; daughters Rachelle (Scott) Doorley, Miriam; sons Etan (Damaris) Zaid Arriola; 5 grandchildren; sister Nessa (Mike) Smith. Mount Sinai

Bernard Cohen died Oct. 2 at 85. Survived by wife Paula; daughters Jennifer (Hadar) Ziv, Phyllis (Steve) Rich; sons Scott (Lori), Stuart (Reeva); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jay Larry Cohen died Sept. 26 at 68. Survived by daughter Jennifer Lisa Slaughter. Mount Sinai

Bruce Davidson died Oct. 6 at 84. Survived by wife Phyllis; daughters Debra (David) Shapiro, Ann McClain; son Bret (Tammy); 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson. Mount Sinai

Judith Decker died Sept. 30 at 68. Survived by sons Eugene (Marlowe), Matthew (Tina); 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; mother Ann Signett; brother Daniel Signett. Mount Sinai

Robert Drabkin died Sept. 22 at 88. Survived by daughter Nina; sons Michael (Delta), Ron (Davina); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Jane Felixson died Sept. 28 at 95. Survived by nephew Michael Lurey; stepdaughters Carol, Nancy; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Pauli Friedmann died Sept. 25 at 82. Survived by daughter Pam (Ross) Hennen; sons Erik (Colleen) Jensen, Mark Jensen; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Gerald D. Gallop died Oct. 4 at 87. Survived by wife Lois; sons Michael (Laura), Greg, Bradley; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irene Goldner died Sept. 24 at 97. Survived by daughter Amy (Jerry) Guttman; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Fred J. Goldsmith died Sept. 26, at 81. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Michele), Michael (Lori); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonard L. Green died Oct. 1 at 96. Survived by daughter Nancy; stepdaughters Joan (Yossi) Ziff, Julie (Gilead) Nevo; son Norman (Rachel); stepson Michael Tannenbaum; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.

Mark Greenspan died Sept. 26 at 71. Survived by son Ivan (Denise); sister Linda Resnick. Mount Sinai

Nasrin Imani died Sept. 27 at 64. Survived by daughter Summer Sadigh; brother Ken; sister Mahvash Shayan. Mount Sinai

Ann Kates died Oct. 5 at 88. Survived by daughters Stephanie (Tony) Rende, Iris (Frost) Newton; 1 grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Ronald Katz died Oct. 2 at 81. Survived by wife Roberta; sons Mark (Michelle), Steven (Debbie), Bruce (Mary); 6 grandchildren; brother Larry (Toby). Mount Sinai

Rae Kipen died Sept. 25 at 93. Survived by sons Howard, David; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mina Kovnator died Sept. 28 at 86. Survived by daughters Lea (Tengiz Bibilashvili), Clara Tager; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Milton Linder died Sept. 30 at 94. Survived by son Eric (Tara); daughters Anna (Mark) Wolfstone, Karen, Robin; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Edwin Miller died Oct. 3 at 84. Survived by wife Lois; daughter Beth (Rob) Biberian; sons Scott (Marion), Mark (Sarah), Jeff, Neal (Lisa) Shapiro, Randy (Sue) Shapiro; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Fred (Linda). Mount Sinai

Soleiman Mizrahi died Sept. 29 at 97. Survived by daughter Zohreh (Mike Manesh); son Cyrus. Mount Sinai

Wendy Beth Oseas died Oct. 1 at 49. Survived by sons Zachary, Jeremy; mother Linda Raphael; sister Melissa (Vinnie) Sugar-Johnson; brother Jeff Citron; aunt Sandra (Robert) Mandell. Mount Sinai

George Peterseil died Oct. 6 at 91. Survived by wife Bernice; daughter Sharon (Jeff); son Gary (Maro); 4 grandchildren; sister Sally Solomon. Mount Sinai

Marion Pine died Sept. 30 at 92. Survived by daughter Pamela (Richard Scott); 1 step-grandchild; sister Dorothy. Mount Sinai

Sidney Howard Schwartz died Sept. 29 at 83. Survived by daughter Rina (Steven) Ramirez; son Alan (Diane); 6 grandchildren; brother Fred. Mount Sinai

Ruth Phillips Shakin died Sept. 28 at 88. Survived by daughters Diane (Nick Klein), Lisa Phillips; son Benjamin (Monica); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eyal David Sherman died Sept. 24 at 36. Survived by mother Leah; father Charles; sisters Nogah Marshall, Orah Barnett, Nitza; brother Erez (Nicole Guzik). Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa.

Joseph Spiegelman died Sept. 22 at 91. Survived by daughter Tamar Kern; son Josh; 1 grandchild; sister Teri (Ron) Ockander; sister-in-law Sanchon Silberstein. Hillside

Dorothy Woskow died Sept. 28 at 99. Survived by son Michael (Elizabeth Conlon); 3 grandchildren; son-in-law Ronald Chodorow. Mount Sinai

Lili Zagha died Sept. 17 at 96. Survived by daughter Nina; sons Maurice, Zack (Julie), Jack (Suzy); 9 grandchildren. Hillside 

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