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Marilyn L. Bachner died March 23 at 86. Survived by sons Evan (Lisa), Robert; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jewel Brager died March 23 at 93. Survived by daughter Sandra (Gordon) Santee; son Jeffrey; 2 grandchildren; sister Jeanette Zimmerman. Mount Sinai

Shirley Kekst Cohen died March 31 at 93. Survived by husband Marshall Cohen; daughters Thelma (Eliot) Samulon, Linda (George) Jennings, Sara (Stephen) Wessells; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Arthur Friedman died March 27 at 92. Survived by daughter Lauri (David) Carey; son David (Ellen); 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Sidney Freund died March 30 at 94. Survived by daughter Sharon Eichner; son Richard (Deborah Morris); 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren Mount Sinai

 Ehud S. Giladi died March 22 at 61. Survived by son Oren. Mount Sinai

Arthur Alan Gillis died March 21 at 73. Survived by wife Linda; sons Brian, Joshua, Daniel. Mount Sinai

Ann Grossman died March 29 at 93. Survived by daughters  Lora (Igor) Kesler, Bella (Fefim) Lurye; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lusia Gushansky died March 20 at 84. Survived by son Felix (Larissa) Gushansky; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Horn died March 21 at 92. Survived by husband Irving; daughter Tamar (Bruce) Raff; son Stuart (Pearl) Horn; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bettijune Kruse died March 25 at 96. Survived by daughter Liane Enkelis; son Steven (Penny). Mount Sinai

Ethel Leder died March 23 at 97. Survived by daughters Geraldine (George Beckerman), Mimi (Gary Wernez); son Ruben (Foyne Mahaffey); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Lynn Leo died March 23 at 86. Survived by daughter Pamela (Patrick) Porter; son Randal (Esther) Hauck; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Martin Lutin died March 27 at 89. Survived by wife Evelyn; daughter Robin; son-in-law, Michael Scott; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Leonard Malin died March 16 at 70. Survived by wife Sherry; sisters Joan Sherman, Merna Buylink. Mount Sinai

Shaoul Moshi died March 10 at 94. Survived by wife Gracia Doris; daughters Orna (David), Lily (Allan); sons Allen (Sandra), Elias (Ronit), Daniel; 11 grandchildren; 5  great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Jerry Muchin died March 21 at 75. Survived by wife Carol; sons Neal (Andrea), Michael (Emma), Jonathan (Jackie) Mates-Muchin; 10 grandchildren; sister Nadine (David) Prosperi; brother Daniel (Natalie). Mount Sinai

Tsiliya Nisman died March 20 at 87.  Survived by her daughter Marina (Arkadiy); son Yevgeniy (Nina); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Gail Packer died March 24 at 84. Survived by sons David (Lori), Alan (Margaret), Richard (Laura), Andrew (Roberta); 10 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Frida Reich died March 21 at 96. Survived by daughter Miriam (Joav) Gersten; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

George J. Rembaum died March 23 at 94. Survived by wife Eleanor; daughter Michelle (Robert) Fox; sons Stewart (James Post), Mathew; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Albert Morris Rosenblatt died March 19 at 90. Survived by wife Linda; daughters Elisa (Mark) Pomerantz, Shira; son Ira (Helene). Mount Sinai

Rosalyn Sanders died March 24 at 90. Survived by daughter Sheri; son Steven (Elise); 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paula Savett died March 22 at 85. Survived by daughters Alison Fishman, Andrea Fishman; stepdaughter Deborah (Stacey) Savett Olliff; stepson Bruce (Susan) Savett; 2 grandchildren; 4 step-grandchildren; sister Judy Garry; brother Ivan (Barbara) Garry. Mount Sinai

Arlene Schlig died March 28 at 92. Survived by daughters Audrey (Bennett) Miller, Debbie (Bob) Wambach; son Mark (Katie); 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sidney Sicoff died March 27 at 79. Survived by wife Janet; daughter Julie (Mike) Hayek; son Brad (Chris); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sara Sion died March 11 at 90. Survived by daughter Joyce (Victor) Massarano; son Joe (Christina); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Mendel Vidergauz died March 25 at 99. Survived by daughters Bettina (Leonard) Brenner, Paulette (Richard) Kan; sons Mark (Sharon), Anthony (Lisa). Mount Sinai

George Welland died March 27 at 92. Survived by daughter Fay (Bill) Bevans; son Al (Marcy); 5 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Vladimir Yusin died March 21 at 77. Survived by wife Lily; daughter Jennifer; stepdaughter Ada (Daniel) Katz; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Levi Gregory Zlotin died March 22 at 27. Survived by mother Karen Pyudik; father  Gregory (Oksana). Mount Sinai

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