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Obituaries: June 3-June 9, 2011

Obituaries
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June 1, 2011

Lillian Adams died May 25 at 89. Survived by daughter Rima Sappington; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters Evelyn Akerman, Sylvia (Jirka) Juhn. Mount Sinai

Harry D. Blank died May 23 at 87. Survived by wife Joy; daughter Sharon; son Mitchell (Shari); 5 grandchildren; son-in-law Sean Conrad. Mount Sinai

Herbert Brown died May 22 at 86. Survived by wife Betty; daughters Debra Jean (John) Edelston, Janet Lynn (Howard) Lutwak; son David Allen; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Ralph Feldfeber died May 22 at 74. Survived by wife Ofelia; daughter Grisel (Jeffrey) Rusheen; son Edward; 5 grandchildren; brother Abraham. Mount Sinai

Michelle Forman died May 27 at 59. Survived by husband Donald; son Joshua. Mount Sinai

Audrey Fredgant died May 12 at 77. Survived by husband William; sons Gary (Andrea), Randy (Melody), Brian (Shaunhow) Gleckman; 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Ron Goldberg died May 24 at 79. Survived by wife Arline; daughter Karyn (Michael) Goldberg-Boltz; son Robert (Jan); 4 grandchildren; sister Joy (Marty) Navin. Mount Sinai

Fay L. Greenseid died April 29 at 93. Survived by daughter, Toby (Vincent) Chiurazzi; son David S. (Dolores Gould); 2 grandchildren; sister Ethel Felder. Chevra Kadisha

Lily Gries died May 19 at 88. Survived by husband Tuliusz; son Harry A. (Joyce); 2 grandchildren; sister Erica (Hugo) Hochberg. Mount Sinai

Henry Gross died May 15 at 89. Survived by wife Lore; son Mark (Roberta); 2 grandchildren. Hollywood Forever

Walter J. Heumann died May 18 at 97. Survived by stepsons Ron Karlsberg, Michael Karlsberg; 3 step-grandchildren; sister Lisa Hirschfelder. Mount Sinai

Gilbert G. Kovelman died May 20 at 74. Survived by wife Joyce; daughter Gabrielle; sons Paul (Noreen), Robert (Angela), Bruce (Clarisse); 4 grandchildren; sisters Miriam Rodels, Bess (Herman) Liebenson. Mount Sinai

Ruth Laska died May 24 at 94. Survived by sons Mick, Steve; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Theodore Lookholder died May 21 at 87. Survived by daughter Lori (Ilon) Justh; sons Dale (Lauren), Scott (Juliana); 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Florence Markell died May 17 at 93. Survived by sons Jeffrey (Julie), Richard (Harriett); 2 grandchildren. Hillside

Sydelle Zelda Menashe died May 19 at 83. Survived by her husband David; daughters Susan (Stephen) Weisbaum, Carole (Bill) Gewant-Spiegelhalter, Donna (Frank) Mazzulo, Diane; sons Howard, Jay; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Bernice Raifaisen died May 23 at 80. Survived by husband Irving; sons Howard Sokol, Andrew (Angela) Sokol; 8 grandchildren; sister Marilyn (Aaron) Sugar. Mount Sinai

Joel Mark Rogozenski died May 22 at 55. Survived by wife Paula; daughters Laura, Felicia; mother Jean; sisters Sharon Berger, Linda House, Renee Twersky; brother Eddie. Hillside

Alan Rowe died May 19 at 87. Survived by daughters Nadine (Murdoch) Heideman, Andrea (Avi) Tzadik; son Clifford (Pamela); 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister-in-law Beverly Barnett. Hillside

Helen Rowe died May 13 at 81. Survived by husband Alan; daughters Nadine (Murdoch) Heideman, Andrea (Avi) Tzadik; son Clifford (Pamela); 10 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; sister Beverly Barnett. Hillside

Elsie Schiowitz died May 28 at 85. Survived by daughter Ilene (Jim) Harker. Mount Sinai

Harold Swerdlow died May 19 at 87. Survived by daughter Jo-Ann (Marshall) Kahn; son Neal (Deborah); 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Frances Teller died May 24 at 93. Survived by son Stephen (Richard V. Hotson Jr). Mount Sinai

Herman Weissberger died May 17 at 97. Survived by wife Rose; daughters Betty Wolf, Mae; son Jerry; 4 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Mount Sinai

Margie Wesley-Beil died May 22 at 94. Survived by daughter Susan (Barry) Goodman; son Lewis (Sandra); 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Richard Wimmer died May 18 at 74. Survived by sons Geordie (Nicole), Ceo (Amy); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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