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Thelma Bernard died April 4 at 85. Survived by son Mitchell (Linda) Tendler; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Anita Blumenfeld died April 3 at 86. Survived by sons Vince (Tina), Michael; 3 grandchildren; sister Joyce Palbaum. Mount Sinai

Jordan Bradley Da Mauer died March 31 at 63. Survived by sister Starr. Mount Sinai

Joseph Byers died April 4 at 96. Survived by sons Robert (Marsha), Larry (Mallory); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Estelle Feinstein died March 3 at 92. Survived by husband Samuel; daughter Susan (Paul) Schlichting; son Charles (Victoria); 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Louis W. Feld died April 7 at 90. Survived by daughter Debra (David) Goldfarb; son  Mitchell; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert “Bob” Feldner died April 5 at 84. Survived by wife Adrienne; daughter Lynn (Joe) Benzoni; son Howard (Lindy Cohen); 4 grandchildren; sister Rosalie (Don) Davidson; brother Norman (Joanne). Mount Sinai

Edwin Fields died April 9 at 85. Survived by wife Cynthia; son Brian (Diana); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lance Geringer died March 22 at 53. Survived by mother Anita; sister Kim Federgreen. Mount Sinai

Rheta Goldman died April 7 at 84. Survived by daughter Barbara (Craig) Sobel; sons Nell (Wendy Steinberg), Gary (Susie); 6 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Heltzer died April 6 at 94. Survived by son Alan (Monique) Zaentz. Mount Sinai

Jerome Hollander died April 3 at 95. Survived by wife Sonya; daughter Melanie Sue (James Stuart) Winetrobe; sons Mitchell (Michael J. Mooney), Roger Steven; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ethel B. Kanne died April 4 at 79. Survived by stepdaughter Debbie Ferdman; son Bruce A. Berman; stepson, Larry; 7 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sherry Katz died April 9 at 74. Survived by daughter Kim (Jordan Cohen) Susser; son Andrew Stern. Mount Sinai

Anita Kurland died April 12 at 95. Survived by husband Jonas; daughters Sharon, Susan; 4 grandchildren. Hillside

Eleanor F. Lamm died April 10 at 99. Survived by daughters Robin Lamm-Rosales, Debra (Donal) McConville; sons Chuck (Jennifer), Ken; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; brother Sam (Patty) Sanders. Mount Sinai

Heidi Pamela Lauer, died April 8 at 50. Survived by husband Scott; daughters Eden Glazer, Kara Glazer; sons Jason, Blake; sister Jody Milburn. Mount Sinai

Alexander Litvak died April 4 at 71. Survived by wife Jody; daughter Audrey; son David (McKinley); sister Beverly Horton; brother William Litvak. Mount Sinai

Bertram Mayer died April 2 at 95. Survived by sister Sondra. Hillside

Julie Myers died March 30 at 60. Survived by husband Wayne; daughter Taryn (Jacob) Dubin; son Brandon Colton; mother Adrienne Stock; father Nate Stock; brother Lawrence (Georgienne Bradley) Stock. Mount Sinai

Eva Newman died April 10 at 94. Survived by daughter Francine Markow; son Joel; 4 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Joseph Notrica died April 6 at 94. Survived by wife Thelma; daughters Lisa (William), Diane; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Esther. Hillside

Jesse Peterssen died March 31 at 43. Survived by daughters Amelia, Natalie; grandmother Dorothy Gottlieb; aunt Eileen Gottlieb. Mount Sinai

Vladimir Petukhov died April 16 at 85. Survived by wife Bella; daughter Alexandria (Michael); 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Robert Reifel died April 14 at 80. Survived by wife Marlene; daughter Lyse (Alvin) Rose; son Evan; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Stephanie L. Rose died April 7 at 78. Survived by husband Stephen; daughters Wendy (Mark) Englander, Faryl (Daniel) Oschin, Stacy (Jeff) Feldman; brother Alan (Sisa) Feinberg. Mount Sinai

Harry Siegel died Feb. 24 at 100. Survived by daughters Marleene (Israel) Rubenstein, Deborah Siegel, Jeanette Stiles; son Sidney; 6 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brother Bertram. Chevra Kadisha

Zlata Stavchansky died April 4 at 96. Survived by daughter Inna Teplitskaya; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Saul Turteltaub died April 9 at 87. Survived by wife Shirley; sons Jon (Amy), Adam (Rhea); 5 grandchildren; sister Helena Koenig. Mount Sinai

Cathy Winterstern died April 8 at 58. Survived by husband Harry; daughter Jessica (John); sons Jamie, Ryan, Richard. Hillside

Barbara Terry Young died April 6 at 89. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Beth), Larry. Mount Sinai

Walter Zaslove died April 4 at 85. Survived by wife Marlene; daughters Tamara (Steven), Wendy; 3 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Gary (Sigrid). Mount Sinai

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