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Faye Amass died Feb. 9 at 85. Survived by daughters Stacey, Leslie; 1 grandchild. Hillside

Bernard Austin died Feb. 12 at 96. Survived by sister Lena Golenzer. Mount Sinai   

Todd Bird died Feb. 7 at 47. Survived by mother Nancy Robbins; sisters Cass, Robbin Reingold, Mindy Saichik. Mount Sinai

Joseph Codron died Feb. 9 at 84. Survived by son Art (Ann); 4 grandchildren; daughter-in-law Sherrie; brother Steve. Mount Sinai

Frances Flumenbaum died Feb. 9 at 95. Survived by son Bill (Patricia); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harriet Frailich died Feb. 9 at 89. Survived by daughters Shari (Paul) Cohen, Linda (Jeff) Nerenberg; 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Roberta Sigel. Mount Sinai   

Robert Gemider died Jan. 27 at 83. Survived by daughters Mindy, Ellen; son Shia. Mount Sinai   

Michael Gerber died Feb. 8 at 61. Survived by wife Gail; daughter Jenica (Jason) Visenberg; son Adam (Abby Lane); 1 grandchild; sister Sharon Dellimagine; brother Howard. Mount Sinai

Gerald Granof died Feb. 20 at 92. Survived by wife Leah; daughters Victoria, Elisa, Judith (Larry), Deborah (Steven); sister Elaine; 7 grandchildren. Hillside

John Gruber died Jan. 25 at 76. Survived by wife Drina Fried; daughter Daniella Orihuela Gruber; sister Phyllis (Don Farkas) Kupferstein; brother Ron (Merri) Kupferstein. Mount Sinai

David Habif died Feb. 11 at 89. Survived by wife Linda; daughter Stephanie Sordini; stepsons Scott (Katie) Meyers, Jason Myers; 2 grandchildren; 4 stepgrandchildren. Mount Sinai   

Shirley Kahn died Feb. 20 at 93. Survived by niece Tanya; nephew Jason. Hillside

Stanley Kassap died Feb. 19 at 79. Survived by wife Suzanne; sons Scott, Todd; 1 grandchild; brother Marty. Hillside 

Michael Keston died Feb. 9 at 79. Survived by wife Linda; sons Daniel (Amanda), James (Lisa); 4 grandchildren; brother Stanley. Hillside

Cipora Kronen died Feb. 17 at 87. Survived by daughters Jordana, Leeora, Eva “Chava”; 3 grandchildren. Hillside 

Valerie Kronsburg died Jan. 26 at 49. Survived by husband Michael; son Noah; mother Marie Abijmil; father Raphael Abijmil; sisters Oryle (Mark) Stephansen, Joelle (Jay) Perlmutter, Sandra (Mark) Gamson; brother Simon (Laurence) Abijmil.  Mount Sinai 

Ester Leitman died Feb. 16 at 82. Survived by daughters Lena, Andrea; son Max (Jillian); 5 grandchildren; sister Ethyl. Hillside

Rene Levary died Jan. 22 at 74. Survived by daughter Amanda (Andrew) Miller; son Stefan Miller; 2 grandchildren; 2 sisters; 2 brothers. Mount Sinai 

Evelyn Lipka died Feb. 8 at 101. Survived by daughter Beverly (Stanley) Malamed; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai   

June Rohrlick Miller died Feb. 11 at 94. Survived by daughters Karen (Dave) Lewis, Pam (Poochie) Bennish; son Richard (Bobbi) Rohrlick; 18 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Hillside

Michael Orlikoff died Jan. 25 at 79. Survived by daughters Dana (Nelson) McCormick, Kimberly Salevin; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai   

Ruth Pollack Scott died Feb. 14 at 95.  Survived by daughters Carol, J.C. (Robert) Scott Klane; son Michael; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai  

Rhonda Purwin died Feb. 3 at 64. Survived by sister Janice Decker; brother Perry.

Robert Ross died Jan. 28 at 77. Survived by wife Joan; daughter Rochelle; sons Noah Franklyn, Randy; brother Oliver. Mount Sinai

Barbara Sacks died Feb. 7 at 90. Survived by sons Howard (Lee), Marc (Judith); 3 grandchildren; sister Myrna. Hillside

Don Shulman died Feb. 13 at 85. Survived by wife Tamar; daughter Debbie (Steve) Luce; son David; 4 grandchildren; brother Adley (Corinne). Mount Sinai   

Sidney Sturza died Jan. 29 at 94. Survived by wife Rhea; daughter Patricia (Kenneth) Boyd; son Mark (Rose). Mount Sinai

Doris E. Tabachnick died Feb. 9 at 91. Survived by sons Chuck (Judy), Robert; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai   

Michael Tabakov died Jan. 26 at 80. Survived by wife Celia Kach; son Alex; brother Alexander Bonder. Mount Sinai 

Harriet Trost died Feb. 5 at 83. Survived by husband David; daughters Michelle Dauphine, Renee Guenthner, Sheri (Bill) Hewes; son Lee (Stephanie); 13 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Samuel D. Wacht died Feb. 8 at 88. Survived by wife Jo Ann; daughters Julie (Jeff) Conway, Lisa (Rob) Szilagyi, Dori (Ed) Crofts; 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother Richard (Kathy). Mount Sinai   

Katz Ramona Wasserman-Resnikoff died Jan. 25. Survived by mother Lizz; father Isaac; brother Eli; grandparents Louis (Caren Connolly) Wasserman; grandmother Denise Resnikoff. Mount Sinai 

Adam Marques Wohlstattar died Feb. 6 at 42. Survived by wife Brinden; son Greyson; mother Shari; sister Laurie (Cathy) Gelardi; father-in-law Don (Penny) Asher; sister-in-law Kerin (Scott) Asher. Mount Sinai   

Margot Wynn died Jan. 24 at 83. Survived by stepdaughters Samantha (Steve Leon) Anobile, Linda “Lindy” (James) Walsh; stepson Steve (Linda); 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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