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Piermont, NY
Dr. Usha Somasundaran, wife of Padmashree Ponisseril Somasundaran (Piermont, New York) passed away on July 21st at Hackensack Hospital in New Jersey after a prolonged illness. Graduated with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Usha completed MD and was trained as a geriatrician. The last rites will be conducted at Rosedale Cemetery (408 Orange Road, Montclair, New Jersey) on Saturday, July 27th from 10 am to 12 Noon.
Usha is survived by Prof. Somasundaran, La von Duddleson Professor in Earth, Environmental Engineering at Columbia University and daughter Tamara Somasundaran from Harvard Linguistics.
