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Selma Kramer Alderman died May 16 at 93. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Kahn; four grandchildren; and great grandchildren. Rose Hills

Carol Bardin died May 1 at 64. She is survived by her husband, Reuben Schainen; daughter, Andrea; son, Tony; sister, Diane Bulgatz; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Bonne Bearson died May 7 at 68. She is survived by her husband, Barrett; daughter, Sari Sherwood; sons, Adam and Todd; and three grandchildren. Hillside

Eugene Berger died May 2 at 90. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; sons, Richard and Michael; stepson, Jeff; and four grandchildren. Hillside

Richard Selig Brawerman died May 3 at 93.  He is survived by his wife, Geri; daughter, Barbara; son, Mark (Judy); and two grandchildren. Hillside

Burton Wallace Davidson died May 6 at 94. He is survived by his daughters, Nadine and Ellaine; son, Bradley; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Andrew Edelson died May 2 at 63. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; and his brother-in-law, Myles Simpson. Hillside

Richard K. Ehrlich died May 11 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Marcia; daughter Lisa (Mitchel) Chupack; son, Stephen (Anna); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Andrew Feldman died May 8 at 42. He is survived by his mother, Roberta; father, Howard; and brother, Dean. Hillside

Clark Feldman died May 2 at 59.  He is survived by his daughters, Tzipporah (David) Schneider and Jennifer (Alex) Altberg; son, Michael (Andrea); two grandchildren; mother, Doris; sister, Terri; and brother, James.

Simon Frumkin died May 15 at 78. He is survived by his wife, Ella Zousman-Frumkin; son, Michael (Shirley); stepson, Ilya (Elena) Zousman; and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Eleanor Funk died May 6 at 92. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Mary) and Gary (Rosemarie); four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillside

Roya Geiderman died May 10 at 46. She is survived by her husband, Joel; daughters, Camille, Ariana and Natalie; son, Abraham; mother, Lillian; father, Parviz Meghnot; and sisters, Jilla Ramerez and Neda Litvack. Hillside

Barbara Gerber died May 15 at 78. She is survived by her daughters, Allison (Sandy) Weisman, Teri (Rich) Horowitz and Lynne (Bill) Kontur; and six grandchildren. Hillside

Mervin N. Glow died May 14 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughter, Kathryn (Alan) Glow Kreida; son, Steven D. (Sally) Glow; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Miriam Guz died May 13 at 73. She is survived by her daughters, Matilda (Eli) Dahan, Lea (David) Siffri Karp and Ora (David) Siffri Ansellen; and six grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Esther Hakman died May 15 at 82. She is survived by her husband, Rachmil; daughter, Deborah; son, Gary; and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ira Jacoves died May 14 at 77. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; daughter, Carrie; sons, Mitchell, Richard (Debby) Alberts and Aaron; and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernard Jaffe died May 16 at 87. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; daughters, Harlene Susan (Matt) Velie and Terri (Don) Owcarz; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Mike Karubian died May 9 at 70. He is survived by his son, David (Juliet); daughters, Deborah June (John) West and Jenny Anna; stepson, David Scott (Susan) Bortnick; four grandchildren; and brother, Cyrus (Hovri). Mount Sinai

Gerald Kirschenbaum died May 8 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; daughters, Lisa and Debbie; and two grandchildren.

Albert Abe Kishineff died May 8 at 78. He is survived by his sisters, Elizabeth Canter and Dorothy Diller; brother, Harry; seven nieces and nephews; and one grand-niece. Chevra Kadisha

Donald L. Landesman died April 11 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Judith; daughter, Carrie; son, Brian; mother, Jean; sister, Sara Gerhart; and brother, Robert. Mount Sinai

Sharalyn Lederfine died May 2 at 89. She is survived by her daughters, Gayle Wieder and Jackie; son, Richard (Gwen); six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Adele Olodort died May 13 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Carol (Alan) Ostroff; son, Robert (Mary Ann); brothers, Edgar Powell and Dimitri Polonsky; and one grandchild. Hillside

Estelle Reuben died May 15 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Edward; daughter, Wendy; son, Robert (Lynda); and two grandchildren. Private services

Shirley Rich died May 12 at 85. She is survived by her daughter, Patti (Bill) Rich Loitz; son, Robert; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Jerry Ross died May 10 at 89. He is survived by his sons, Bradley (Barbara) and William (Helen); five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Zena Rudich died May 5. She is survived by her sons, Bruce (Lori) and Louis (Cheryl); sister, Shirley Stone; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillside

Evelyn Salz died May 12 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Pam; son, Neal; brothers, Norman, Eugene and Michael; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mildred Siegel died May 3 at 87 and is survived by many friends. Hillside

Sammy Siegel died May 9 at 89. She is survived by her husband, Oscar; sons, David (Linda), Paul (Phyllis) and William (Ellie); four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Naum Tabachnick died May 9 at 88. He is survived by his wife, Doris; sons, Chuck (Judy) and Robert; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Alexa Weiner died May 15 at 10. She is survived by her mother, Denise; father, Anthony; brother, Carson; and grandparents, Bernard and Paula Borenstein. Mount Sinai

Murray Windman died May 4 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; daughters, Karen and Gayle; and son, Jerry. Hillside

Aaron Wrubel died May 15 at 86. He is survived by his son, Steve (Janet); two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mildred and Rosie. Mount Sinai

Afarin Zargari died February 15 at 86. She is survived by her daughters, Pourandokht, Farokh, Mahrokh, Mahin and Mahnaz; sons, Daryoush and Siavash; sister, Mahbooba Molouk; brothers, Mosheh, Meir, Elias, Yehouda and Sion; sixteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

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