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Obituaries: Week of May 25, 2018

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May 24, 2018

Alvin Adelman died April 8 at 82. Survived by wife Sylvia; daughter Jill Bergman. Mount Sinai 

Rona A. Adler died April 19 at 90. Survived by nieces Lisa (Victor) Kohn, Toba Schwartz. Mount Sinai 

Barbara Ames died April 20 at 88. Survived by sons Brad, Paul Garrett; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Barbara Berci died April 23 at 75. Survived by husband George; daughters Liza Landsman Gold, Kitty DeFevere; sons Scott Landsman, Winton (Chery); son-in-law Matthew Gold; 4 grandchildren; brother Mark Weisfeld. Mount Sinai 

Gloria Brodie died April 16 at 93. Survived by daughters Betty (Ross) Winn, Karen Feinstein-Michiels; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Rochelle Davis died April 21 at 81. Survived by husband Harvey; sons Gregg (Beth), Marc; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Charles Edelsohn died April 19 at 91. Survived by wife Debby; son David. Hillside

Hilda Eisen died Nov. 22 at 100. Survived by daughters Frances Miller, Ruth, Mary Cramer; 8 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Ernest Feld died April 22 at 93. Survived by wife Ruth; daughter Lynn (Rock) McAlister; son Bruce; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Paul Feldman died April 14 at 91. Survived by daughter Suzanne (Brian) Greenberg; sons Jonathan (Jaci), Daniel (Shan), Joseph (Jennifer); 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Grace W. Frank died April 17 at 87. Survived by husband Melvin; daughter Karen (Mark) Kandel; son Dana (Donna); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Eugene Howard Galen died April 16 at 84. Survived by wife Suzanne; sons Douglas Marc (Jodi), Steven Scot; 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

LaVerne Gluck died April 21 at 96. Survived by son Wayne Provisor; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Evelyn Gladstone. Hillside

Bernice “Teedee” Greenstein died April 17 at 84. Survived by husband Carl; daughter Davina Greenstein-Anderson; sons Steven (Deanna), Barry (Joanne); 3 grandchildren; sister Ruth Banarer. Mount Sinai 

Rachel Hollander died April 22 at 91. Survived by son Jacob. Mount Sinai

Ann Kagen died April 19 at 90. Survived by daughter Joyce (Richard) Protco; son Michael (Patricia); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Richard Kaplan died April 17 at 79. Survived by daughter Hilary (Bret) Fausett; son David (Andrea); 4 grandchildren; sisters Judy House, Joan Stern. Mount Sinai 

Beatrice Ruth Karno died April 17 at 89. Survived by daughters Randee (Martin) Leffler, Vicki (Mark Cassidy); son Mark; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Barbara Ann Lopaty died April 13 at 83. Survived by husband Kenneth; daughters Susan Pechman, Ellyne Warsaw; son Keith (Judie); 10 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Arlene Mednick died April 16 at 75. Survived by husband Jeffrey; daughters Erin Rosen, Cynthia, Lauren (Ray) Crosby; stepdaughter Lissa (Mike) Solomon; son Kevin Rosen; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Francine Pflug died April 20 at 84. Survived by daughters Lisa (Avery) St. Clair-Simmons, Stephanie (John) Curry; son Paul (Tami); brother-in-law Howard (Marcia). Mount Sinai 

Leonard Portnoy died April 18 at 92. Survived by wife Diane; sons Mark (Rachel), David; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lenore Betty Rostow died April 17 at 87. Survived by daughters Catherine, Patricia Wiburg; 3 grandchildren; brothers Larry (Elaine) Kritzer, Marc (Deborah) Kritzer. Mount Sinai 

Alvin Rinkov died April 21 at 77. Survived by sons Jeff (Dorlee), Stephen (Cory); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Charles Edward Salovesh died April 20 at 82. Survived by wife Dorothy Lippman-Salovesh; daughter Lisa (Alan) Stern; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Sally Tetef Schneider died April 15 at age 83. Survived by son Herbert Tetef; daughters Cathy Davies, Merry Tetef; stepdaughters Carol, Susie, Elisa Kleven; 3 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; brother Charles (Louise) Silverberg. Mount Sinai

Paula Sheinwold died April 16 at 98. Survived by daughter Jean Revere; son Richard (Donna) Mann; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Simon Wagmaister died April 17 at 93. Survived by wife Zunilda; daughters Sylvia, Eva; son Claudio (Esther); brothers Fernando, Samuel; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Maurice Wilson died April 3 at 83. Survived by wife Mildred; daughters Davida (Jack), Cindy (Ilan); son Eric; 4 grandchildren; sisters Fern, Betsy (Mike), Sylvia. Chevra Kadisha

Harlene Zemming died April 14 at 80. Survived by husband Sherwin “Steve”; daughter Laurie; sons Jerry (Jill), Marty (Roseanne); 4 grandchildren; sisters Myrna Myers, Barbara Cooper; brother Louis Cooper. Mount Sinai

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