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Obituaries: November 13-19, 2009

Obituaries ranging from June 27-Sept. 14, 2009
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November 11, 2009

Shari Brown died Sept. 12 at 44. She is survived by her daughters, Lindsay, Madison and Micaela; father, Lou (Freya) Ryave; mother, Adele (Larry) Chambers; sister, Alisha (Joel) Wilson; and former spouse, David Brown. Mount Sinai

Salar Farahmand died Sept. 14 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughter, Soujan; son, Farzaz; brother-in-law, Jacob Saleh; and one nephew. Mount Sinai

Milton Goldberg died Sept. 11 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; daughter, Jeryl Metz (Richard) Woitach; son, Bert A. (Marla); five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sylvia Goldberg died Sept. 13 at 89. She is survived by her son, Randy (Ira Rosenthal); daughters-in-law, Donna and Cheri; and grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Joyce Hightower (née Flaxman) died Sept. 3 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Robert and Richard; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and sister, Beverly Schreiber.

Lester Klein died Sept. 14 at 93. He is survived by his wife, Eva; daughter, Eva Klein Hain; son, Robi; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Rabbi Ernest G. Michel died Sept. 13 at 89. He is survived by his daughter, Shelly (Ronald) Sanders; son, Alan; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and sister, Gabrielle Gartner. Mount Sinai

Sol Rothstein died Aug. 20 at 82. He is survived by his daughter, Gail (Rick) Ream; and sons, Glen and Ken. Sholom Chapel

Brian Wess died June 27 at 51. He is survived by his wife, Deborah; son, Matthew; father, Harold; and brother, Jeff. Eternal Valley

Reuben Wilderman died Sept. 10 at 93. He is survived by his daughter, Sharon (Bernard) Adamson. Mount Sinai

William Zohn died Sept. 5 at 95. He is survived by his daughter, Andrea Rochman Nerigon; son, Martin (Carol); and four grandchildren. Hillside

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