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Obituaries: November 25-December 1

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November 22, 2011

Harvey Alan Davis died Sept. 13 at 70. Survived by wife Linda; daughter Tamera (Bruce Wightman); son Adam (Oana); 3 grandchildren; sisters Helene Davis, Elaine (Kenneth) Wolfe. Mount Sinai

Joseph Gordon died Oct. 27 at 92. Survived by wife Jacqueline; daughter Melissa (Kim) Albertson; son Justin; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Carol Greer died Oct. 27 at 74. Survived by daughter Lisa.

Lola Lifton Heller died Aug. 23 at 86. Survived by husband Bert; daughter Libi; son Kenneth; daughter-in-law Amie; son-in-law Berel; 7 grandchildren.  Sholem 

Victor Helman died Oct. 23 at 86. Survived by wife Nancy; daughter Rozlyn.  Eden

Arthur Maler died Oct. 28 at 87. Survived by wife Helen; daughter Diane (Shon); daughter-in-law Kim Margolin; 2 grandchildren; sister Annette (Robert) Swetey. Mount Sinai

Janis Martynec died Oct. 26 at 59. Survived by companion Lance English; daughters Jennifer (Kevin) Posalski, Ashley; sister Dee Dee Biren. Hillside

Linda Mechanic died Oct. 29 at 50. Survived by partner Carolynn LaRocca; mother Billie; sisters Deborah Cunningham, Donna. Hillside

Arnold Nedelman died Oct. 26 at 74. Survived by wife Rebecca; daughter Kathryn (Dirk) Smits; son Jeffrey (Theresa); 5 grandchildren. Hillside

Esther Pariser died Oct. 26 at 97. Survived by daughter Sarah Woodruff; son Marc; 2 grandchildren.  Hillside

Harry Presser died Oct. 29 at 62. Survived by nephew Aaron Presser.  Mount Sinai

Freddi Beth Rapport died Oct. 27 at 60. Survived by father Allan; brother Jeff (Abbie). Mount Sinai

Joseph Renkow died Oct. 28 at 89. Survived by wife Marjorie; daughter Nancy (Sonny) Hagy; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Hillside

Blanche M. Samuels died Oct. 28 at 96. Survived by sons Zachary (Elana), Nardy (Wendy), Sandy (Claudia); 8 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren. Chevra Kadisha

Rachel Silber died Oct. 27 at 97.  Survived by sons Walter, Jeffrey, Herbert.

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