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October 24, 2018

Priscilla Jean Berke died Oct. 3 at 84. Survived by sons David, Kenneth (Amy Kent), Jonathan (Elke); 6 grandchildren; sister Sharon (Joe) Fineman. Mount Sinai

Ruth Litt Berke died Oct. 7 at 88. Survived by sons David (Teresa) Litt, Jeff Litt, Robert Litt; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Jack David Fox died Oct. 3 at 89. Survived by wife Carolyn; daughter Susan (Gene) Fox Turnbow; son John A. Fox. Mount Sinai 

Ellis Gillman died Oct. 5 at 72. Survived by wife Janine Chevallard; brother Stuart. Mount Sinai 

Jacqueline Goldberg died Oct. 3 at 95. Survived by daughter Deborah (Curtis); sons Richard, Jeffrey; 1 grandchild; brother Royal. Hillside

Albert Jared Gould died Oct. 2 at 39. Survived by daughters Willow, Arianna; mother Bonnie; father Steven; sister Alissa (Jason) Vos. Mount Sinai

Justin M. “Josh” Groshan died Sept. 30 at 83. Survived by wife Janet; son Andrew; stepdaughter Lyndie Benson; stepson Sky (Sonya Burrett) Benson. Mount Sinai

Henry Kaperl died Oct. 9 at 82. Survived by wife Pearl; daughter Tracy (Steven); son Bradley; 3 grandchildren; sister Louise. Hillside 

Hyman Kesden died Oct. 8 at 96. Survived by wife Mary; daughter Abby Joyce (Jim); son Bradley; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside 

Arnold George Kopelson died Oct. 8 at 83. Survived by wife Anne; daughter Stephanie (Chris Jackson); sons Peter, Evan. Mount Sinai 

Marvin Lang died Oct. 1 at 100. Survived by daughter Jackie; son Perry (Julie); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Lena Lee Levinson died Oct. 10 at 101. Survived by son Steven. Mount Sinai

Leslie R. Mackson died Oct. 12 at 71. Survived by husband Lawrence; daughters Dara, Tori (Andy) Cohen; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

 Herbert R. Mayer died Oct. 6 at 97. Survived by daughter Connie Kalter; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph Ostrow died Oct. 7 at 92. Survived by wife Georgina; daughter Lynn Stuart; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Jerald A. Otchis died Oct. 9 at 79. Survived by wife Marsha; daughter Rochelle (Eric) Holden; son Brian (Nicole); 6 grandchildren; brother Wayne (Linda). Mount Sinai 

Deborah Rappoport died Oct. 5 at 80. Survived by daughter Michele (Howard); sons Fred (Michelle), Albert; 6 grandchildren. Hillside

Theodore Rich died Sept. 30 at 88. Survived by son Steve (Cindy); 2 grandchildren. Hillside 

George A. Roegler died Oct. 11 at 76. Survived by wife Patricia Bunin; daughters Amy (Octavio), Jessica (Paul) Ellwood; stepdaughter Sara Fletcher; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Esther Rosenfeld died Oct. 9 at 94. Survived by sons Mark (Cynthia), Robert (Beth); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Lucian Leo Seifert died Oct. 1 at 87. Survived by wife Susan; son Marc (Roanna) Mostman; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arnold Sperling died Oct. 2 at 74. Survived by wife Lynn; sister-in-law Robyn. Hillside

Dina Stone died Oct. 3 at 88. Survived by daughter Helen (Harry) Moskowitz; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Darilyn Suber died Oct. 3 at 85. Survived by daughter Gail; sons Michael, David (Janet), Adam; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Estelle Tenenbaum died Sept. 26 at 87. Survived by daughter Carolyn Katz; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Turkel died Oct. 5 at 81. Survived by wife Sandra; sons Doug (Mark Gamez) Silverstone, Dan (Jesse) Silverstone, Jeff (Annette) Silverstone; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Harriet Warnick died Oct. 1 at 73. Survived by husband Richard; daughters Karen (Derreck) Bernard, Cindy (Bruce) Albert; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Weisberg died Oct. 3 at 79. Survived by daughter Roz; brother Seymour (Tony). Mount Sinai 

Shirley B. Wintrob died Oct. 1 at 88. Survived by sons Jay (Wendy), Richard; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin “Marty” Zabel died Sept. 10 at 87. Survived by wife Helen; daughter, Tammy Kottenbach; son Steven (Susan); 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

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