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ABRAHAM BERNARD KUPPERMAN, a small business owner and leader in the Jewish community, passed away on March 21, 2016 at the age of 96, only two days before his birthday.
A native New Orleanian and first generation American, Kupperman was born...
IAN ARNOF, the former president and CEO of First National Bank of Commerce, died in Carmel, CA, the community to which he had retired, on February 27, 2016. He was 76.
Arnof was a longtime resident of New Orleans and...
JEROME FOREMAN, a specialist in commercial loans in Metairie, died on Sunday evening, February 21, in Baton Rouge as a result of a multiple-car accident in which he was struck and killed as a pedestrian. He was 88.
A native...
FLORENCE LOHRMAN BRAUN, a housewife and mother, passed away on Saturday morning, Feb. 20, while surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was 104.
Braun, a native of Omaha, NE, was preceded in death by her husband...
MARVIN HERBERT SMITH, a native and former resident of New Orleans, died in a Tampa assisted-living facility after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on Monday, February 15. He was 73.
He attended Tulane University and the University of...
MARY ELAINE SALLEE, a member of the New Orleans community, died on January 21. She was 69.
Sallee was buried on Monday, January 25, at Jewish Burial Rites Cemetery, 4321 Frenchmen Street, at 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Family Services helped make...
FRANCES KAHN INSLER, who helped run the Kahn Department Store in Morgan City, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 in Pearl River. She was 80.
A native of Morgan City, she worked for many years at the department store...
ROBERT LOUIS YUSPEH, SR., a successful businessman, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family members on Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was 79.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Steinberg Yuspeh, daughters Staci Yuspeh Ferber (Doug), Jodi Yuspeh...
ALVIN K. HALPERN, a successful native New Orleans businessman died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 85.
Halpern founded his own New Orleans-based business, Halpern’s Fabrics, with as many as 52 stores located across the Southeast...
SAMSON “SAM” BREEN, 65, a lawyer who spent most of his career working for state government, died on January 13.
A native of Mandeville, Breen graduated from Mandeville High School as salutatorian and was selected by his classmates as “Most...
