Obituaries: Week of December 8, 2017

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December 7, 2017

Peter F. Bank died Nov. 2 at 100. Survived by daughters Eileen (Ian) Skone-Rees, Lorita (Eric) Bank Morgenthaler; 4 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Sophie Gusewitch died Nov. 9 at 91. Survived by daughter Merle (Arthur) Mertzel; son Gary (Rebecca Powers); 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Celia Abrams. Mount Sinai

Zelda Klein died Nov. 10 at 95. Survived by sons Richard (Debbie), Martin (Carol), Paul (Elayne); 8 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Groman Eden Mortuary

Mark Leef died Nov. 10 at 95. Survived by wife Clara; daughters Maureen (Troy) Giancanelli, Veronica (Tom) Edwards; 2 grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Richard David 鈥淒ick鈥� Moore died Nov. 11 at 79. Survived by wife Lezlie; sister Kimberly Harris. Mount Sinai

Shlima Rabinovich聽died聽Aug. 10聽at 92. Sur颅vived by聽daughters Lena Levin, Irina Baksht; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Chevra Kadisha

Evan David Smiley died Oct. 23 at 50. Survived by wife Kate Masket Smiley; daughters Meghan, Jordan; brother Brent (Mary); stepsisters Marcy (James Richards) Levine; Sharon (Greg Kendall) Levine. Pacific View Mortuary

Adrienna Claire Zahler died Oct. 29 at 79. Survived by niece Rachel; nephews Aaron, David. Mount Sinai聽

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