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Nasser Banayan died April 14 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Maliheh; sons, Koorosh and Kambiz; daughter, Lida; brother, Masoud (Parviz); sister, Pari; and five grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Helen Rose Breier died June 6 at 98. She is survived by her daughters, Marlene and Audrey; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Home of Peace

Michael Alan Cohen died June 12 at 49. He is survived by his parents, Terry and Arthur; sisters, Jodi and Lori; and four nieces and nephews. Sholom Chapels

Joshua Dybnis died June 5 at 30. He is survived by his parents, Bunni and Sacha; and two brothers. Sholom Chapels

Mary Eisenberg died June 10 at 93. She is survived by her son, Harvey (Sharon). Mount Sinai

Esther Gad died June 10 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Peter; and sons, David and Dennis. Mount Sinai

David Gola died June 9 at 82. He is survived by his daughter, Candace; sons, Jeffrey Jake (Rachange) and Michael Steven; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Evelyn Adele Greenspan died June 10 at 94. She is survived by her sons, Arthur (Gloria), Bob and James (Deanne); nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Adele Heller died May 30 at 97. She is survived by her sisters, Ethel Regan and Bettie (Mel) Lichtman;  brother, Alvin (Elaine); eight nieces; four nephews; 10 grandnieces; 12 grandnephews; three great-grand nieces; and three great-grandnephews.

John T. Kalman died June 9 at 82. He is survived by his daughter, Iris (Moses) Nadir Ekaireb; and stepson, Allan (Amy Rosenbaum) Nadir. Mount Sinai

Jeffrey Ira Lampke died June 11 at 62. He is survived by his sister, Geraldine Bass. Sholom Chapels

Sara Maldonado died June 8 at 74. She is survived by her husband, Lizardo; daughter, Sandra; and grandson, Damian Rodriguez. Chevra Kadisha

Donald Nachman died June 9 at 52. He is survived by his father, Victor; and brothers, Mark (Angel) and Roy. Mount Sinai

Miriam Phillips died June 9 at 84. She is survived by her daughter, Chris Tenzer; sons, Eric (Sandra) and Jeffrey; five grandchildren; sister-in-law, Kathryn Ciment; and nephew, Jack Ciment. Mount Sinai

Molly K. Ray died June 7 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Ray Finegood; son, Jeffrey (Julie); two grandchildren; and sister, Doris Kaplan. Mount Sinai

Jerry Rogoway died May 31 at 76. He is survived by his wife, Janice; daughters, Sheri (Paul Robbins), Cindy (Joe Goldberg) and Tami; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brothers, Bert (Jessica) and Paul (Debbie). A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. at Congregation Kehillat Ma’arav, 1715 21st St., Santa Monica.

Robert W. “Bob” Somers died June 12 at 85. He is survived by his wife, Carol S.; daughter, Janet; son, Bruce; three grandchildren; and brother, David. Mount Sinai

Jane Beth Wasserman died June 8 at 58. She is survived by her brother, Ira. Sholom Chapels

Soll Yanover died June 5 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; and nephew, Neill (Margaret) Sachs. Mount Sinai

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