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DR. ASHLEY SHOCKET, O.D., who was a practicing optometrist till the age of 93, died on Saturday, February 15, 2020. He was 98 years old.
a gentle, kind, brilliant man who was devoted to his late wife Helen Pailet Shocket and daughter Sandi Jo, as well as to the Jewish...
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GLORIA TELES PUSHKER SALTZ, whose “Toby Belfer” series of books established her as a major Jewish children’s book author, died on February 9, 2020 in Encinitas, California. She was age 93.
A longtime resident of New Orleans, she was a valued member of the sales teams at Kreeger and Maison...
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CYNTHIA S. SUTTON, a longtime resident of New Orleans, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. She was 96.
Sutton was a joie de vivre and particularly loved beautiful things and sharing them with friends. She was the consummate entertainer, who enjoyed a life of...
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SANDRA COTLAR KANTER, a homemaker, mother and community volunteer, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 3, at her residence. She was 85.
A native New Orleanian, she was a longtime member of Congregation Beth Israel and involved as a volunteer with Beth Israel’s Sisterhood. Kanter was...
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MARJORIE FELDMAN.COWEN, the First Lady Emerita of Tulane University and a longtime university administrator at Case Western Reserve University, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Originally from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, she settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where she pursued her education, receiving an undergraduate degree from...
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PAULINE GREENSPAN ZELDEN, a former longtime executive assistant, died on November 22, 2019 in Chicago, the city where she had resided for the last six year years. She was 93.
A New Orleans native, she attended Sophie B. Wright School and enrolled at Newcomb College when she was only 16...
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ALLEN A. WEINER, a financial planner and analyst who founded his own accounting and financial planning firm, died at his Metairie home on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was 76.
A native of New York, Weiner grew up in Oklahoma and moved to New Orleans for his senior year of...
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JOSEPH “JOE” GURIEVSKY, a retired businessman, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 17, 2019 at the age of 92.
A native of New Orleans, he graduated from Fortier High School and attended Loyola University in New Orleans for two years on a basketball scholarship. While at Loyola, his team won...
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ROBYN GERSON BAROCAS, an executive assistant at Monterey Wealth in Sandy Springs, GA., succumbed to cancer on November 8, 2019. She was 48.
A native of New Orleans, she graduated from Metairie Park Country Day High School before attending the University of Georgia. While in...
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DAVID WILLIAM HARSHA, Ph.D., passed away peacefully on November 11, 2019. He was 70.
Harsha earned his undergraduate degree at Kansas University and his doctorate in Physical Anthropology from Tulane University.
He was a leading researcher for the Bogalusa Heart Study, helping to understand how proper diet and exercise can...
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