Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameBessie KNURMAN [2288], [2293]
Birthabt 1880, Russia
Emigration8 Nov 1922, Bremen, Germany [191] Age: 42
Immigration17 Nov 1922, New York, NY [2294] Age: 42
MemoSS President Harding
Death4 Jun 1960, 5960 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL [2287], [2295] Age: 80
Burial6 Jun 1960, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [2287], [2295]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery
OccupationHome Housework (1940) [2296]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
Obituaries
From Jun 05, 1960, page 32 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com: [2287]

Mrs. Bessie Lewitz

Mrs. Bessie Lewitz, 80, of 2717 Peterson Ave, died Saturday in a convalescent home at 5960 Sheridan Rd. She was the widow of Alex, a furrier. Surviving are four sons, Sam, Abe, Jerry, and Sol, and four daughters, Mrs. Mary Lubin, Mrs. Florence Collender, Mrs. Evelyn Gutter, and Mrs. Esther Kagan. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 1300 Devon Ave.
Spouses
Birth20 Jan 1872, Narowlya, Belarus [716], [2289]
MemoRussian Empire (Before WWI)
Immigration1915 [2290] Age: 42
Death2 May 1945, Chicago, IL [2291], [716] Age: 73
Burial4 May 1945, 1400 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL [2291], [716]
MemoJewish Waldheim Cemetery, Mazyr (Belarus) Congregration, Gate 121
OccupationFurrier (1945) [2287], [716]
OccupationUnable to Work (1940) [2289]
OccupationStretcher in a Fur Factor (1930) [2292]
OccupationLadies’ Tailor (1920) [2290]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
ChildrenJacob Azra (1894-1951)
 Solomon (1895-1968)
 Abraham (1903-1977)
 Esther (1904-1986)
 Evelyn (1905-1983)
 Florence (1909-1994)
 Mary (~1913-)
 Samuel (~1915->1960)
 Jerome (~1918->1960)
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