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Koven, Leo J.   
KOVEN-Leo J. Beloved husband for 55 years of Joan Cummings Koven, devoted
father of David and Diane, Richard and Melinda, and Suzanne and Carlo, and
adored grandfather of Julia, Rachel, Sophie, Lily, Tony, Giancarlo, and Sam,
and loving brother of Jean K. Miller. Dr. Koven passed away on June 24th,
2004; he was 86. A resident of Boca Raton, FL, who summered in Bridgewater,
CT, Dr. Koven was a native of Brooklyn. He was graduated cum laude from Yale
University in 1939 and from New York University Medical School in 1943. He
served in the United States Army and was stationed in Europe as Battalion
Surgeon and Regimental Surgeon for the 102nd Infantry Division, 2nd Cavalry
Regiment between 1944 and 1946. He achieved the rank of Major and earned three
Battle Stars and two Bronze Stars. Following his military service, Dr. Koven
completed training in orthopedic surgery at the University of Iowa and then
established a medical practice in Brooklyn, which he maintained from 1949 to
1989. He was on staff at the JewishHospital of Brooklyn until 1978, serving as
Departmental Director and Chief of Residency Training and then as the Director
of the Department of Surgery. From 1978 until 1988, Dr. Koven was Departmental
Director and Chief of Residency Training at Long Island College Hospital in
Brooklyn. He served with CARE-MEDICO training surgeons in South Vietnam in
1962 and in Afghanistan in 1965. He was an active member of the Brooklyn
Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, American Jewish Congress,
Federation of Jewish Charities, and the Board of Regents of Long Island
College Hospital. He served as a delegate for Senator Eugene McCarthy at the
1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Dr. Koven's interests included
painting and sculpting, James Joyce, Arctic journals, American primitive art,
Asian art and Judaica. He is remembered for his keen wit and intellect and for
his love of the cultural bounty of New York, but above all for his devotion to
his family. Funeral service will be held 11:15 AM on Sunday, June 27th, 2004
at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 76th Street & Amsterdam Avenue. Donations in Dr.
Koven's memory may be made to The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
County, 9901 Donna Klein Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33428 or The Greater Washington
Coalition for Jewish Life, 124 New Milford Turnpike, New Preston, CT 06777.
Published in the New York Times from 6/26/2004 - 6/27/2004.

Kratovil, Emil Arthur   
KRATOVIL-Emil Arthur, on June 17, 2004, in Stamford, CT. Memorial service at
Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT, 3 PM, Wednesday, June 30,
2004.
Published in the New York Times from 6/25/2004 - 6/27/2004.

Roudiez, Leon S.   
ROUDIEZ-Leon S., 86, of Stevensville, MD, formerly of Bronxville, NY, on
Friday, June 18, 2004 at his residence. Surviving him are his son Francis H.
Roudiez of Stevensville, MD, daughter Genevieve Roudiez of Nantucket, MA, five
grandchildren, Sean MacSheehy (Ruth) and Nicole, Justin and Christopher
Roudiez of Stevensville, MD, and daughter-in-law Cecelia Roudiez, Annapolis,
MD. His wife, Jacqueline Strich Roudiez, predeceased him on April 23, 2004.
The family will receive relatives and friends at the Fellows, Helfenbein and
Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Chester, MD on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 from
57PM. Interment services will be held on Wednesday, August 25th, 2004 at 3PM
in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. The family requests
contributions to be made to: Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department's Ambulance
Division, PO Box 27, Stevensville, MD 21666.
Published in the New York Times from 6/23/2004 - 6/27/2004.

Seidman, Bert   
SEIDMAN-Bert. At his home in Falls Church, VA, on Thursday, June 24, 2004.
Beloved father of Margaret Seidman of Fairfax, VA, Joan Seidman Welsh of
Arlington, VA, and Elizabeth Seidman Garaufis of Queens, NY. His wife, Annabel
Seidman, preceded him in death. He is also survived by two brothers, Lloyd G.
Seidman and Benedict S. Seidman, two sons-in-law, Robert W. Welsh Jr. and
Nicholas G. Garaufis, as well as five grandchildren, Alice Welsh Hendricks,
Kathleen Rebecca Welsh, Robert W. Welsh III, James A. Garaufis and Matthew G.
Garaufis, and two great-grandchildren, Galen and Clea Hendricks. A memorial
service will be held at the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 12, at
4:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions are encouraged to the Jewish Labor
Committee, the International Rescue Committee, the Northern Virginia Training
Center and the John Kerry for President campaign.
Published in the New York Times on 6/26/2004.