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October 23, 2008

Samuel Baseman died June 6 at 88. He is survived by wife, Dora; daughter, Sarah Perlis (Morris); four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Ben (Naomi); niece; and three nephews.

Meyer Blank died Oct. 12 at 89. He is survived by his children, Sandra Goldstein and Janice; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brother, Harry (Joyce) Blank. Mount Sinai

Richard Bookman died Oct. 5 at 58. He is survived by his daughter, Devon; and mother, Maxine. Malinow and Silverman

Beverly Brandwein died Oct. 7 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Bernice Bell. Malinow and Silverman

Frank Brufner died Oct. 14 at 87. He is survived by his wife, May; daughter, Barbara (Darryl Gordon); and three grandchildren. Mount Sinai

William Bryan died Oct. 8 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Phoebe; daughters, Margot (Peter) Friend and Dena (Michael) Suverkrubbe; four grandchildren; and sister, Florence (Herbert) Williams. Malinow and Silverman

Roslyn Cellucci died Oct. 14 at 98. She is survived by her friends. Groman

Pearl Cohen died Oct. 7 at 77. She is survived by her sons, Michael (Jeanne), Robert (Bonnie) and Barry (Laura); fourgrandchildren; brother, Ronald (Johanna) Friedman; and friend, Amelia. Mount Sinai

Simon Collins died Oct. 16 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Shirlee; sons, James, Jonathan (Melissa), Jeffrey (Roxanna) and Ted; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alan Davidson died Oct. 12 at 73. He is survived by his friends. Malinow and Silverman

Marvyn Davidson died Oct. 17 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Muriel; son, Dr Ronald; daughter, Judy; and grandchildren, Rachel and Julia. Mount Sinai

Earl Draimin died Oct. 15 at 91. He is survived by his wife, Marcia; son, Sheldon; daughters, Andrea (Lannie) Sandak, Sheryl (Donald) Acosta and Michele (Bernard) Ryding; stepchildren, Rheeta and Marc Zell; grandsons, Brett and Dereck; and stepgranddaughter, Codie Zell. Mount Sinai

Allan Franklin died Oct. 13 at 70. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; son, Eric (Jennifer); daughter, Diane Letulier; three grandchildren; brother, Frederic (Dedee); and sister, Linda (Woody) Cole. Mount Sinai

Marilyn Glaser died Oct. 12 at 76. She is survived by her husband, Harold; and daughter, Dr. Linda. Malinow and Silverman

Bert Gold died Oct. 11 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Hertha; nieces; and nephews. Malinow and Silverman

Gladys Brounstein Gutell died Oct. 11 at 86. She is survived by her husband, Sidney; sons, Dennis (Sharon) and Howard (Ingrid) Brounstein; and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Morrie Henkin died Oct. 2 at 85. He is survived by his son, Douglas; daughters, Hilary and Melaine; and three grandchildren. Groman

Leonid Itkin died Oct. 7 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Alla Dozorets; son, Michael (Tatyna); daughter Natalya Koroleva; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Albert Kass died Oct. 11 at 95. He is survived by his wife Toby; daughters, Diane (Norman) Glasser and Esther (Milford) Maron; son, Danny (Susan); 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Miriam Wetzman and Harriet Lieberman. Mount Sinai

Rose Kaye died Oct. 15 at 87. She is survived by her son, Howard; daughters, Shelley Friedman and Jill (Peter) Greenhood; grandson, Michael Margolies; and sister, Shirley (Bud) Jaffe. Mount Sinai

Elaine Krofft died Oct. 10 at 79. She is survived by her husband, Harry; daughter, Patti; son, Kenneth; and grandchild, Samatha Nussbaum.Mount Sinai

Michael Neiman died Oct. 8 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Ehteram; sons, Parviz, and Bijan; daughters, Nasrin and Susan; and seven grandchildren. Groman

Dennis Oberman died Oct. 8 at of 67. He is survived by his wife, Edith; sons, Mark (Judith), David (Susan) and Steven; seven grandchildren; and sisters, Lynn (Richard) Kravitz and Judy (Barry) Wechsler. Mount Sinai

Reuben Resnikoff died Oct. 2 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Nicki (Richard Perea); sons, Gary (Lori) and Greg (Shara); four grandchildren; and brother, Eugene (Frances). Malinow and Silverman

Leon Amson Rosenfield Jr. died Sept. 11 at 96. He is survived by his wife, Faye; stepdaughters, Roberta Green and Gail Davidson; grandchildren; brother, David; sisters, Nancy Lund, Adele Cannon and Mary Johnson; nephews; and nieces

Harry David Rubin died Oct. 9 at 86. He is survived by his sons, Mark and Dean; and two grandchildren. Groman

Vera Sacks died Oct. 15 at 81. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Tami) and Larry (Linda); daughter, Janice (Jerry) Wilks; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Louis Sean died Oct. 9 at 94. He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Johnson; son, William; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Malinow and Silverman

Lenore Stearn died Oct. 16 at 82. She is survived by her sons, David, Michael and Gary; and three grandchildren. Groman

Pearl Taubman died Oct. 8 at 85.She is survived by her sons, Mitchell and Lon (Terry); six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Tessie Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Jeny Tesler died Oct. 10 at 87. She is survived by her daughters, Rody (Jacob) Castroll and Judith Wurmbrand; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brother, Jacob Frucht. Mount Sinai

Marc Wittlin died Oct. 3 at 85. He is survived by his sons, Peter and Roger (Janice); and two grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Ida Wolfson died Oct. 10 at 92. She is survived by her son, Daniel; daughter, Sonya Franklin; four grandchildren; and brother, Melvin (Gloria) Sheftel. Mount Sinai

Rose Yeschin died Oct. 12 at 97. She is survived by her son, Neil. Malinow and Silverman

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