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Lilla Aftergood died Sept. 3 at 95. Survived by daughter Annette (Mel) Gottlieb; sons Steven (Kimberly), David (Sara); 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rachel Barzilai died Sept. 2 at 83. Survived by daughter Annette (Jeff); sons Elan (Cynthia), Steve, Michael; 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Barry Gilbert Binder died Aug. 29 at 78. Survived by sister-in-law Diane. Mount Sinai

Mark Castiel died July 28 at 86. Survived by his wife Monique; sons Henry, Daniel, Serge; brothers Maurice, Albert. Chevra Kadisha

Raphael Cohen died Sept. 5 at 97. Survived by daughter Caryn (Gary) Ezor; Jeffrey (Janet); 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother Clement (Esther). Malinow and Silverman

Robert Irving Fox died Sept. 2 at 83. Survived by wife Fay; daughters Sheri (Greg), Susan (JT); son Stephen (Laura); 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters Marilyn, Wendy, June; brothers Howard, Michael, Hal. Mount Sinai

Eugenia Gertz died Aug. 31 at 83. Survived by daughters Monique Yankofsky, Cynthia Chamie, Deborah Gertz-Rosenbaum; 6 grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Burton J. Gindler died Aug. 19 at 93. Survived by son David (Kiki). Mount Sinai

Irwin Jay Goldfarb died Sept. 4 at 87. Survived by wife Arlene; daughter Mercy (Jeff) Goldfarb-Paul; son David (Debra); 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; sister Helene. Mount Sinai

Joan Barbara Gottschalk died Sept. 3 at 86. Survived by son David (Kathy); 2 grandchildren; sister Marge. Hillside

Norman J. Granz died Sept. 4 at 82. Survived by sons Glen (Kristine), Adam (Alisa); 3 grandchildren; sister Gloria Granz Gornick. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Green died May 18 at 87. Survived by daughter Paula; sons Matthew, Robert; 1 grandchild. Mount Sinai

Rosemary Greener died Sept. 5 at 98. Survived by daughter Lynn; son Gary. Hillside

Lynn Kurz Jacobson died Aug. 30 at 77. Survived by husband George; daughter Wendy; sons Michael (Risa), Brian (Paget English); 4 grandchildren; sister Shirley Silverman. Mount Sinai

Julene Jenny died Aug. 27 at 94. Survived by husband Sanford; daughter Patricia (Bill) Crooks; son Ronald (Jane); stepsons Robert, David, Michael; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Florence Diana Levinson died Aug. 25 at 94. Survived by cousin Anita Baab. Mount Sinai

Gloria Theresa Miller died Aug. 5 at 94. Survived by daughter Ilana (Tom Heller); son Scott (Lisa); 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Jade Lee Minkin died Aug. 2 at 49. Survived by mother Susan; father Gary; sisters Stephanie (Jeffrey) Simon Block, Melissa (Shifra); brother David (Jessica). Mount Sinai

Brenda Offer died Sept. 5 at 82. Survived by husband Charles; sons Robert (Daryl), David (Leslie); 6 grandchildren; sister Lois. Hillside

Maud L. Pincus died Sept. 3 at 88. Survived by sons Glenn (Jill), Philip (Kathleen); 4 grandchildren; brothers Merrill (Shari), Howard (Ellen). Mount Sinai 

Amy Waitsman Ross died Aug. 23 at 71. Survived by mother Beatrice Ross; 1 grandchild; sister Anita (Paul) Herman. Mount Sinai

Dove Angelique Rudman died Aug. 21 at 46. Survived by husband Jeff; sons Wyatt, Cody; mother Diane Greenberg; father David Greenberg; sisters Julie Greenberg, Tricia (Daniel) Schoenbaum. Mount Sinai

Joan Z. Sales died Sept. 4 at 90. Survived by daughter Lisa (Mike) Miller; son Ron Speilman; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Betty Doris Shapira died Aug. 28 at 97. Survived by daughter Jill; sons Eric (Susan), Harvey (Carol). Hillside

Charlotte Sinay died Sept. 7 at 92. Survived by daughters Shelley (Michael) Blumenfeld, Lynne ; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Beverly Jean Ulis died Sept. 6 at 90. Survived by daughter Caryn (Robert) Pola; 3 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Betty J. Vigdor died Aug. 30 at 89. Survived by sons, James, Edward, William (Julie); 3 grandchildren; brother Simon Wolkenbrod. Mount Sinai

Judith C. Wachtel died Sept. 2 at 82. Survived by husband Stephen; daughter Robyn (Scott) Warren; son Douglas (Sydney) Wachtel-Lagier; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Irving P. Warsaw died Sept. 2 at 83. Survived by daughter Linda Gazzola; 1 grandchild; 1 great-grandchild. Riverside National Cemetery

Henry M. Wilf died Sept. 4 at 85. Survived by wife Leila; daughters Robin (Mark) Haas, Wendy (Glenn) Slater; son Richard; stepdaughter Halley (Daniel) Bise; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Oleg Zeltser died Sept. 3 at 73. Survived by wife Iraida; daughter Marianna; son Mikhail (Jenny); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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