Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
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MemoB'nai Jacob Cemetery; Memorial ID, 69287077
OccupationProprietor, Fruit Store (1942) [19]
OccupationManager, Retail Grocery (1940) [3608]
OccupationPeddler, Produce (1930) [3609]
OccupationHuckster (1928) [50]
OccupationDriver, Produce Company (1920) [3610]
FatherLouis MITTMAN
MotherRose NAGELBUSH
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Samuel S. Mittman was born on May 5, 1892, in Cisna, Poland, to Louis Mittman and Rose Nagelbush. His early life in partitioned Poland, a region often marked by social and economic pressures, likely influenced his family's eventual emigration to the United States. On August 13, 1916, at the age of 24, he married Belle Pechter in Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Belle, too, had been born in Poland in 1895. Their marriage took place amid a burgeoning industrial landscape in Ohio, where many immigrants were establishing new lives. Samuel began his career in the produce trade, working as a peddler in 1916, a driver for a produce company by 1920, a huckster in 1928, and a produce peddler in 1930, demonstrating a consistent engagement with the food supply chain in a growing urban environment.
Samuel and Belle established their family in Ohio. They had two children: Robert, born around 1918 in Ohio, and Jeanette, born around 1923, also in Ohio. While Samuel worked in various capacities within the produce industry, Belle managed their household. By 1937, Samuel and his family had settled in Mansfield, Ohio, where he would live for over two decades. In Mansfield, he transitioned from managing a retail grocery in 1940 to becoming the proprietor of his own fruit store at 362 Bowman Street by 1942. This period saw Samuel become a member of the B’nai Jacob Congregation, reflecting his adherence to Judaism within the local community.
Belle Mittman passed away in Mansfield on August 20, 1955, at the age of 60, and was buried in B’nai Jacob Cemetery in Ontario, Ohio. Samuel continued to reside in Mansfield until 1963, after which he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he lived at 1745 West 25th Street. On May 30, 1966, Samuel S. Mittman died in Cleveland at the age of 74 from a heart attack, his body discovered by his son, Robert Mittman, then of Cleveland Heights. Samuel was buried on June 1, 1966, alongside his wife in B’nai Jacob Cemetery. His life, moving from a peddler to a fruit store proprietor, marked a journey of self-reliance and enterprise within the American immigrant experience.
Samuel S. Mittman was born on May 5, 1892, in Cisna, Poland, to Louis Mittman and Rose Nagelbush. His early life in partitioned Poland, a region often marked by social and economic pressures, likely influenced his family's eventual emigration to the United States. On August 13, 1916, at the age of 24, he married Belle Pechter in Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Belle, too, had been born in Poland in 1895. Their marriage took place amid a burgeoning industrial landscape in Ohio, where many immigrants were establishing new lives. Samuel began his career in the produce trade, working as a peddler in 1916, a driver for a produce company by 1920, a huckster in 1928, and a produce peddler in 1930, demonstrating a consistent engagement with the food supply chain in a growing urban environment.
Samuel and Belle established their family in Ohio. They had two children: Robert, born around 1918 in Ohio, and Jeanette, born around 1923, also in Ohio. While Samuel worked in various capacities within the produce industry, Belle managed their household. By 1937, Samuel and his family had settled in Mansfield, Ohio, where he would live for over two decades. In Mansfield, he transitioned from managing a retail grocery in 1940 to becoming the proprietor of his own fruit store at 362 Bowman Street by 1942. This period saw Samuel become a member of the B’nai Jacob Congregation, reflecting his adherence to Judaism within the local community.
Belle Mittman passed away in Mansfield on August 20, 1955, at the age of 60, and was buried in B’nai Jacob Cemetery in Ontario, Ohio. Samuel continued to reside in Mansfield until 1963, after which he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he lived at 1745 West 25th Street. On May 30, 1966, Samuel S. Mittman died in Cleveland at the age of 74 from a heart attack, his body discovered by his son, Robert Mittman, then of Cleveland Heights. Samuel was buried on June 1, 1966, alongside his wife in B’nai Jacob Cemetery. His life, moving from a peddler to a fruit store proprietor, marked a journey of self-reliance and enterprise within the American immigrant experience.
Obituaries
From May 31, 1966, page 9 - News Journal at Newspapers.com: [3004]
Samuel Mittman
Graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the B’nai Jacob Cemetery in Ontario for Samuel Mittman, 74, a former well-known Mansfield fruit dealer.
Mr. Mittman had lived in Mansfield from 1937 until 1963 and operated a fruit market at 362 Bowman St. for many years, and lived at that address. He was born in Poland.
His body had been found in his apartment at 1745 West 25th St., Cleveland, on Monday by his son, Robert
Mittman of Cleveland Heights. The former Mansfielder, who lived alone, was said to have died Friday of a heart attack.
Surviving are his son in Cleveland, and one daughter, Jean Mittman Bennett in Spokane, Wash. His wife died in 1955.
Funeral services for Mr. Mittman, a member of the B’nai Jacob Congregation here, will be conducted on Wednesday at 11 a. m. (DST), at the Berkowitz-Kumin Funeral Home on Taylor Rd. in Cleveland Heights.
Samuel Mittman
Graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the B’nai Jacob Cemetery in Ontario for Samuel Mittman, 74, a former well-known Mansfield fruit dealer.
Mr. Mittman had lived in Mansfield from 1937 until 1963 and operated a fruit market at 362 Bowman St. for many years, and lived at that address. He was born in Poland.
His body had been found in his apartment at 1745 West 25th St., Cleveland, on Monday by his son, Robert
Mittman of Cleveland Heights. The former Mansfielder, who lived alone, was said to have died Friday of a heart attack.
Surviving are his son in Cleveland, and one daughter, Jean Mittman Bennett in Spokane, Wash. His wife died in 1955.
Funeral services for Mr. Mittman, a member of the B’nai Jacob Congregation here, will be conducted on Wednesday at 11 a. m. (DST), at the Berkowitz-Kumin Funeral Home on Taylor Rd. in Cleveland Heights.