Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameHyman William MITTMAN
Birth13 Oct 1918, New York, USA [8], [99], [6]
Death30 Apr 2006, Flushing, Queens, NY [7], [8], [6] Age: 87
Burialaft 30 Apr 2006, 1500 Wellwood Ave, West Babylon, NY
MemoWellwood Cemetery; Memorial ID, 253483121
OccupationChecker (1940) [3187]
FlagsMITTMAN-19
FatherJoseph MITTMAN (1891-1949)
MotherRebecca J SEMEL (1894-1989)
Narrative
From May 1, 2006, page 32 - Daily News at Newspapers.com: [3188]

Lit cigarette kills sleeping Queens senior - FDNY.

An elderly man died in a fire at a Queens retirement home yesterday after he fell asleep in a chair smoking a cigarette, authorities said.

Hyman Mittman, 88, was found dead by firefighters just before 5 a.m. after they burst into his smoke-filled apartment at the Flushing House Senior Retirement Residence, police and fire officials said.

About 60 firefighters got the fire under control by 5:20 a.m. Officials said the flames were confined to Mittman’s seventh-floor apartment.

Authorities said Mittman was discovered sitting in a chair where he was smoking, which is what fire marshals believe sparked the two-alarm blaze. Officials noted that Mittman lived at the 12-story building on Bowne St. for the past two years.

The Flushing House, owned by a group of Presbyterian churches, is a 310-unit independent living facility for seniors.

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Spouses
Marriage24 May 1941, The Bronx, NY [114]
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