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February 26, 2020

Lorraine Abbott died Jan. 29 at 84. Survived by daughter Lisa Robles; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Robert Bramson died Jan. 24 at 98. Survived by daughter Bobbe (Martin) Bramson-Goodman; sons David, Tom (Stephanie), Danny (Julee); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alexander Dane died Jan. 15 at 82. Survived by wife Sharlene; daughter Julia (Locke) Eldridge; son Elliot (Jackie); 4 grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Wilma “Willy” Epstein died Jan. 19 at 85. Survived by daughter Jaimie; sons Todd, David.

Emily Feigenson died Jan. 23 at 65. Survived by husband Dennis H. Perluss; daughters Netanya Feigenson Perluss, Talia Feigenson Perluss; son Gabriel Feigenson Perluss. Mount Sinai

Larry Field died Jan. 28 at 89. Survived by daughters Lisa, Robyn (Anthony O’Carroll); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Freeman died Jan. 26 at 95. Survived by son Eugene (Gail) Lindenberg; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lorraine Ginsburg died Jan. 20 at 90. Survived by sons Eitan (Wendy Spears), Michael; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Glade died Jan. 27, at 93. Survived by wife Sandra; daughter Brenda (Craig) Polisky; son Roger (Evie); 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; stepchildren Amy,
Wend, Shari; 8 step-grandchildren; 2 step-great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Myron “Mike” Guss died Jan. 31 at 85. Survived by daughters Stephanie, Hillary, Allison (Ronald) Gehr; son Bill (Angie); 3 grandchildren; sister Rhoda Rawson. Mount Sinai

Marvin Jaffe died Jan. 27 at 86. Survived by sons Stuart (Fran), David (Tracy); 6 grandchildren.

Henry Klunower died Feb. 1 at 92. Survived by daughter Cheryl (Michael) Schulman; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister Rosie Penn. Mount Sinai 

Joseph Lassman died Jan. 20 at 89. Survived by wife Adrienne; daughter Mindy (David) Elkabetz; son Mark (Sue); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Celia Levitt died Jan. 31 at 103. Survived by daughter Beverly (Paul Goldsmith); sons Dennis (Jane Gordon), Reuven (Gila); 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Susan Lieberman died Jan. 25 at 73. Survived by husband Ira; daughter Jill (Ben) Super; son Neil (Alan); 2 grandchildren; brother-in-law Richard (Barbara). Mount Sinai

Victor Levy died Jan. 15 at 92. Survived by daughters Melinda Levy-Evans, Victoria; son Jeffrey; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Bernard “Buddy” Litten died Jan. 21 at 95. Survived by wife Judith; daughters Marcie (Ron) Glousman, Cindie (Scott) Page; sons Douglas (Victoria), Jeffrey (Allison) Mirkin, Mitchell (Susan) Mirkin; sister Connie (Stanley) Packman. Mount Sinai

Sandra Mainwarring died Jan. 24 at 81. Survived by daughter Lori Hermann; sons David Wolgin, Mark Wolgin; 2 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Ronald (Michele) Yoffe. Mount Sinai

Norma Morhar died Jan. 3 at 93. Survived by daughter Robin (Ann Lynch); son Lee; brother Philip Shalitt. Mount Sinai

Marlene Joan Morris died Jan. 26 at 79. Survived by daughter Melanie (Robert) Speiser; 3 grandchildren; brother Douglas (Kim) Goldsmith. Mount Sinai

Robert Oppenheimer died Jan. 22 at 77. Malinow and Silverman

Norman S. Paley died Jan. 25 at 93. Survived by wife Diane; sons Steven (Alicia), Bruce; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ceila Pollack died Jan. 30 at 90. Survived by daughters Roberta (Harvey Bronstein), Barbara (Robert) Gibson, Debra (James) Hagen, Sandy Dubin; 3 grandchildren; sister Pearl (Glenn) Jones; brothers Harry (Marsha) Tash, George (Debbie) Tash. Mount Sinai

Mildred Rose died Jan. 28 at 88. Survived by sons Kenneth, Douglas (Terry), Bradley, Eric (Marci); 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sharrie Silverman died Jan. 25 at 78. Survived by husband David; daughters Gina (Byron Rosenberg) Zuckerman, Marla (Don) Kindelspire; sons Gregg (Debbie) Zuckerman, Garry (Lori) Zuckerman, Jeff (Claudia); sister Gail Bach. Mount Sinai

Serene Skuro died Jan. 12 at 104. Survived by daughter Arlene (Robert) Feldman; son Steven (Marsha); 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman 

Rita Sorokina died Jan. 22 at 95. Survived by daughters Inna Zalevsky, Vera Elkin; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sydney Vender died Jan. 24 at 93. Survived by daughter Laurie (Stephen Halper); sons Steven, Rick; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Mickey N. Wapner died Jan. 22 at 94. Survived by sons Fred (Audrey Schlesinger), David (Edna); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brothers Bernard (Nancy) Nebenzahl, Harry (Marilyn ) Nebenzahl. Mount Sinai

Phala Ann Warner died Jan. 30 at 77. Survived by son Seth (Shayna); 2 grandchildren; brother David Fuller. Mount Sinai

Bernard Weinberg died Jan. 29 at 90. Mount Sinai

Stanley Weiner died Jan. 28, at 87. Survived by wife Rosalie; daughters Sheryl, Carrie (Mitchell) Macoves; sons Fred (Ellen Weinstein), Brad Golstein, Ron (Bonny); 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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