Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameAbraham LEWITZ [2215]
Birth18 Feb 1903, Narowlya, Belarus [2216], [2593], [2594], [2595], [99], [6], [2596]
MemoRussian Empire (Before WWI)
Emigration8 Nov 1922, Bremen, Germany [182] Age: 19
Immigration17 Nov 1922, New York, NY [2593], [2222] Age: 19
MemoSS President Harding
Declared Intent24 Apr 1926, 4351 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL [2593] Age: 23
MemoGrand Blvd (1926)
Naturalization21 May 1928, 1509 S Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL [2597] Age: 25
MemoTurner Ave (Before 1936)
Death17 Aug 1977, Seattle, WA [2216], [2594], [2595], [122] Age: 74
Burial22 Aug 1977, 1413 169th St, Hammond, IN [2594], [2595], [2598]
MemoElmwood Cemetery; Plot: Section 1
OccupationPiano Technician, Board of Education (1950) [2599]
OccupationPiano Tuner for the Board of Education (1940) [2596]
OccupationPiano Tuner in Own Business (1930) [2600]
OccupationPiano Tuner (1926) [2593]
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
FatherAlexander LEWITZ (1872-1945)
MotherBessie KNURMAN (~1880-1960)
Narrative
Abraham LEWITZ entered the United States in 1922 under the name Abraham AZRILEWICZ. [2587]
Obituaries
From 21 Aug 1977, 66 - The Times at Newspapers.com: [2595]

ABRAHAM LEWITZ


ABRAHAM LEWITZ, age 74, formerly of Chicago and Hammond, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 1977, in Seattle, Washington. Survivors: wife, Beatrice (nee Dobson); two brothers, Sam Lewitz of Santa Monica, California, and Jerome Lewitz of Highland Park, Illinois; four sisters, Mrs. Esther Kagan, Mrs. Evelyn Gutter, Mrs. Mary Lubin, all of Chicago, Mrs. Florence Collender of Des Plaines, Illinois.

Graveside services will be held Monday, August 22, at 1 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, with Rabbi Raphael Ostrovsky officiating. No visitation. Burns-Kish Funeral Home, 5840 Hohman Avenue, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Lewitz was a former member of Temple Bethel.

From Aug 21, 1977, page 72 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com: [2582]

LEWITZ

Abraham Lewitz, age 74, formerly of Chicago and Hammond, Ind., passed away Aug. 17. 1977 In Seattle, Washington, beloved husband of Beatrice, fond brother of Sam and Jerome, Mrs. Kagan, Mss. Evelyn Gutter, Mrs. Mary Lubin, and Mrs. Fiorence Collender. Graveside services Monday 1 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery Hammond. No visitations. For Information, Burns-Kish Funeral Home, Hammond, Ind. 219-932-0260.
Spouses
Marriage5 Aug 1958, Cook County, IL [127]
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