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Barbara Akin died April 13 at 84. Survived by brother Richard (Margalit) Ellwood; sister Marcia (John) Rosenberg. Mount Sinai

Marvin Bernard Almeas died April 11 at 88. Survived by wife Karen Lynn Segel.

Shalom Mortuary, Riverside National Cemetery

Eleanore Bluestein died April 7 at 92. Survived by daughter Frayda; sons Joel, Evo, Jemmy; 6 grandchildren.

Paula Charlap-Hyman died April 27 at 95. Survived by daughter Jan Zussman; son Elliott Zussman (Meire); 2 grandchildren.

Morton A. Fallick died April 22 at 86. Survived by daughters Randi (Craig Steve) Denbesten, Allison (Alden) Mupas; son Larry (Laura) Jordan; 7 grandchildren; sister Barbara Marks. Mount Sinai

Laura Fineberg died April 21 at 90. Survived by daughters Sandy, Joyce (Lewis) Levy, Lynn Greenwald; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Andy (Flora) Bolin. Mount Sinai

Luba Finkel died April 25 at 86. Survived by daughters Alexandra (Vladimir) Kitover, Mila Faiman; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Bronya (Yosef) Geller; brother Semya (Bella) Greenberg. Mount Sinai

Marjorie Forman died April 26 at 89. Survived by husband Leslie; daughter Ellyn; son Tony. Mount Sinai

Betty Liptz died April 27 at 94. Survived by daughters Carol (Craig) Stern, Deborah Primo; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Louchheim died April 14 at 89. Survived by wife Marlene; daughters Terry, Deborah; sons Tom, Mark; 18 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Miriam Marion died April 15 at 100. Survived by daughters Virginia, Eloise; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Orrin Kabaker died April 19 at 90. Survived by wife Betty; sons Joel (Leah), Bill (Roberta), Alan; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Rae Fishman. Mount Sinai

Gloria Karns died April 17 at 84. Survived by son Gregory (Tobi); 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Nonna Khalfin died April 24 at 82. Survived by sons Steve (Inna), Lev (Julia); 4 grandchildren; brother Boris Moreyn. Mount Sinai

Jakob Khorsandi died April 21 at 81. Survived by daughter Simone (Robert) Cooper;  sons Shaun (Gilat), Sasha (Brittney), Jay (Jean); 11 grandchildren; brother Abraham. Mount Sinai

Susan Klein died April 26 at 72. Survived by daughter Elyse; sons Jeffrey (Jaime), Brian (Vanessa); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Winifred Kreisler died April 14 at 103. Survived by sons David (Raelene), Marty (Kathi); 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Michael Hal Lee died April 5 at 62. Survived by stepsister Diane Dorin; stepbrother Douglas Neistat.

Arthur Nordon died April 23 at 95. Survived by wife Gizelle; daughter Michelle (Philip); son Arthur (Leslie); 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

John Owens died March 11 at 82. Survived by wife Janet; sons Bruce, Todd, Jeffrey Melnik, Choon-Seung Ham; 6 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Ross Pearlman died April 16 at 66. Survived by wife Mickie Jacobs; daughters Berrie (Ben) Goldman, A.J. (Lisa Mottet), Savannah; son Jared (Rachel Travolta); 3 grandchildren; brothers Barry (Catherine), Mitchell (Elizabeth). Mount Sinai

Barbara S. Richman died April 27 at 66. Survived by husband James; daughter Caroline Reves; son Elliot; sister Sharon Pergerson; brother Michael Skomer. Mount Sinai

Rochelle Robiner-Ardizzone died April 22 at 79. Survived by husband Joseph Ardizzone; sister Sandy Hawkins; brother Malcolm Katz. Mount Sinai

Dona Rodensky died April 1 at 97. Chevra Kadisha

Dolores Sarnoff died April 20 at 97. Survived by daughters Mellinda (John) Crues, Lenore (Bill) Fleck; son David Feinberg; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Schepps died April 25 at 91. Survived by daughters Roni, Beth. Mount Sinai

Saul Socoloske died April 24 at 89. Survived by wife Fanny; daughter Sharon (Vincinent); sons Jim, Maurice; 4 grandchildren; sister Sylvia (Edward) Gonzales. Mount Sinai

Robert Thaler died April 16 at 88. Survived by daughter Lisa (Bill); son Jeff (Sheryl). Hillside

Gail Towbin died April 20 at 77. Survived by daughter Hailey (Phillip) Chavarria; son  Gary Klein. Mount Sinai

Lawrence Warner died April 23 at 89. Survived by wife Dona; daughters Karen (Ron) Lepp, Lisa Barragan, Tracy (Mike) Swan; son Scott (Robin); 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother, Bernard (Wynne). Mount Sinai

Stanley Wecksler died April 14 at 81. Survived by wife Lucy Gomez; daughter Amy (Steve) Schoer; son Andrew (Danielle); stepdaughter Isamar; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Robert Weil died April 12 at 73. Survived by cousin Vicki Karant. Mount Sinai

Ronald Ziff died April 13 at 83. Survived by wife Ethel; sons Richard (Laura), Benjamin; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

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