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Morgan City realtor Leon Kahn dies; service on Tues. evening

LEON KAHN, a realtor from Morgan City, died yesterday, December 28, 2017. He was 87.

Born in Patterson, LA., Kahn owned his own real estate firm for a number of years.

He is survived by a son, Morris Kahn,...

Internist Dr. Irving Rosen memorial on Friday

IRVING ROSEN, M.D., an internist who practiced in both Orleans and Jefferson Parishes for more than a half-century, died on Tuesday, December 26. He was 89.   

A New Orleans native, Rosen was fondly known by his grandchildren as “Dr. Granddaddy” and...

CCJN joins in mourning passing of Anne Chauveau

ANNIE CHAUVEAU, the mother of Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation’s Rabbi Deborah Silver, expired in England after an extended illness.

The rabbi will be in England for the funeral and the start of the Shivah period. She is expected...

Businessman Gordon Klein Konrad services set for Tuesday morning

GORDON KLEIN KONRAD, a retired attorney and successful businessman whose firms include Konrad Properties and Belle Chasse Marine Transportation Company, died unexpectedly on Sun., December 17. He was 76.

A New Orleans native, Konrad attended Alcee Fortier High School, graduating in...

Mollye P. Smolkin services set for Tuesday, Dec. 19

MOLLYE PLOTKA SMOLKIN, a former office manager in a successful and nationally-recognized real estate consulting firm and a homemaker, died Thursday, December 14 at Woldenberg Village. She was 92.

A native of Mobile, Alabama, she married her childhood sweetheart at...

Memorial, private burial for teacher Harriet Moore on Friday

HARRIET MOORE, a longtime teacher at John Quincy Adams Middle School in Metairie, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 11. She was 59.

A New Orleans native and lifelong resident, Moore was a member of Temple Sinai.

She is survived by...

Terry Stein rites set for Dec. 6

TERRY MARTIN STEIN, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017. He was 79.   A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Stein spent most of his life in the Greater New Orleans area.   

Molly Aron Gordon funeral set for Dec. 4

MOLLY ARON GORDON,  an artist and homemaker, died on Friday, December 1, 2017 after an illness.  She was 97.

Gordon was a born artist. Her first place, award-winning work entitled her to a scholarship at the New York School of Applied...

Retired T-P circulation supervisor Richard Ross dies at 62

RICHARD ALAN ROSS, a longtime circulation supervisor for the Times-Picayune, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He was 62.

Ross was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin, Sr. High School and received a BA from a four-year school in Baton Rouge.

A...

Homemarker, community volunter Georga Reiss rites today at Hebrew Rest

GEORGA MAY YUSPEH REISS, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. She was 85.

A proud New Orleans native, Reiss was a volunteer for many community organizations including the Touro Sisterhood. She volunteered for the WYES-TV annual...