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Obituaries: Oct.7-Oct. 13

Obituaries
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October 5, 2011

Norman Eugene Agron died Aug. 25 at 80. Survived by wife Tonia; daughters Lori, Terri (Andre); sons Brad, Jeff (Rabia); 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Eden

Frances Bay died Sept. 15 at 92. Survived by cousin Esther Besbris. Mount Sinai

Doris Bresslow died Sept. 18 at 101. Survived by daughter Barbara (Bob) Schwartz; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Milton Brodsky died Sept. 18 at 87. Survived by wife Jacqueline; daughter Eileen; son Ronald; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Barnet Cooperman died Sept. 17 at 88. Survived by companion Shelley Gallenson; daughter Meredith (Jason) Abber; sons Bruce E. (Jaye), Daniel R. (Mary), William (David Hubley); Andrew W. (Christine); 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Allyson Cutler died Aug. 8 at 53. Survived by father Eli.

Edith Feinstein died Sept. 18 at 97. Survived by husband George; daughters Susan (Richard) Gurman, Margo (Peter) Connolly; 5 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Allen H. Fidler died Sept. 16 at 82. Survived by wife Geraldine; daughter Bracha (Shalom) Schwartz; sons Douglas (Michelle), Michael (Thea); 9 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai 

Eileen C. Freeman died Sept. 23 at 78. Survived by husband Gordon; daughter Cheryl Ann; sons Mitchell, Gary David (Hedvah); 7 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Seymour Fried died Sept. 18 at 87. Survived by wife Mina; daughters Suzy (Nathan) Adlen, Bernadine; son Anthony. Mount Sinai

Phyllis Joy Friedel died Sept. 19 at 82. Survived by daughters Lynne F. (Steven) Gellman, Randi F. Sherman; 4 grandchildren.

Irving Friedman died Sept. 9 at 84. Survived by wife Beverly; daughter Rachelle; sons Joseph (Diane), Gary (Chaviva); 6 grandchildren; sister Sally (Sam); brother Saul (Bella). Mount Sinai

Joyce Fynke died Aug. 25 at 91. Survived by daughters Cheri (Michael) Dekofsky, Cynthia (Jerry) Kagan, Judi; 5 grandchildren; sister Alma Leventhal. Chevra Kadisha

Irving Geldin died Sept. 16 at 97. Survived by wife Nellie; daughters Lorraine (Harris) Zeidler, Myrna Dubin, Susan; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother Ira. Mount Sinai

Arthur Getzin died Aug. 31 at 78. Survived by wife Benita; daughters Julia, Sarah. Sholom Chapels

Rosella Ginsburg died Sept. 20 at 95. Survived by daughters Adrienne (Bruce) Barack, Susan; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Ann Girard died Sept. 4 at 97. Survived by daughter Sandy (David Spunberg) Ashimine; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Ruth Gumbiner died Sept. 17 at 84. Survived by son Mark (Wendie) Schwab; 2 grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Beatrice Husman died Sept. 25 at 96. Survived by daughters Gwen (Howard) Pollyea, Joan; 9 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Dorothy Itzkowitz died Sept. 1 at 86. Survived by son Mark. Sholom Chapels

B. Robert Kane died Sept. 7 at 81. Survived by wife Elaine; daughter Stephanie (Yariv) Kirschner; son Brad (Anea); 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Stephen Litter died Aug. 29 at 69. Survived by wife MaryJane Hadley; daughters Wendi (Mark) Miller, Vicki. Sholom Chapels

Howard Miller died Sept. 13 at 86. Survived by wife Beverly; daughter Melissa (Harvey) Deutsch; son Judd (Lisa); 4 grandchildren. Sholom Chapels

Nathan “Nate” Mintz died Sept. 17 at 85. Survived by wife Charlotte H.; daughters Linda (Mitch Tenin), Ronda; 2 grandchildren; sister Mimi (Don) Krakowski; brothers Moe, Bernie (Joan). Mount Sinai

John Namson died Sept. 16 at 86. Survived by daughter Carrie (Ted) Twine; sons Jay, Jeff (Julie Prince); 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.  Mount Sinai

Clara Nelson died Sept. 17 at 92. Survived by daughters Gayle (Evan) Weiss, Marilyn; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Molly Miriam Novak died July 1 at 85. Survived by husband Joe; daughters Lisa (Jason) Reed, Jena (Fred) Denitz; 5 grandchildren. 

Ghita Reuben Olit died Sept. 15 at 98. Survived by daughter Selma Holo. Hillside

Maurice Pechman died Sept. 12 at 86. Survived by wife Sofia; daughter Diane; son David; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Ina Saltzman died Sept. 14 at 95. Survived by daughter Marcia Miglalser; son Stephen; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Rebecca Shaya died June 20 at 86. Survived by husband Jacob; 3 daughters; 1 son; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters; 2 brothers. Eden

Roger Sirota died Sept. 14 at 67. Survived by wife Louise A.; daughter Rabbi Sarah (Yuri) Hronsky; sons David (Jamie), Matthew (Jill). Mount Sinai

Bernice Small died Aug. 15 at 89. Survived by daughter Shelly; sons Fred, Russell; 2 grandchildren.  Groman

Thelma Solomon died Sept. 4 at 92. Survived by sons Steven, Jerry. Sholom Chapels

Morton Stone died Sept. 14 at 85. Survived by son Aaron (Olivia); 1 grandchild. Hillside

Abraham Tuler died Sept. 19 at 66. Survived by wife Inna; daughters Shahaf, Ori, Michelle Rose, Dana; son Offer; sister Shlomit Padua. Mount Sinai

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