Obituaries
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Read more: Jeri Bilus, 1945–2020
The Israel Cantor Family Society is sorry to report that our member, Jeri Ellen Bilus, died last week at age 74 due to complications caused by COVID-19. Jeri was born August 24, 1945 in Jersey City to Irving Bilus and Irene Cantor Bilus. Irene was the daughter of Dora Cantor, the second wife of Benjamin Cantor; and was the sister of Edith Cantor Brown. Irene was the half-sister to Norma Cantor Lang and Karl Cantor, who were children of Benjamin and his first wife. Jeri is survived by her brother Ben Bilus and her sister-in-law, Betsy. Jeri’s closest Cantor cousins…
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Read more: The Passing of Irwin Pomranz
I regret to inform you of the passing of our member Irwin (Pete) Pomranz, 92. The World War II veteran was buried this past Sunday, March 31, 2019 in the ICFS section of Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge, NJ, next to his wife, Ray (Stein) Pomranz who died in 2016. Family was extremely important to Pete. Even though he lived in St. Louis for most of his life, the father of Steven, Jeffrey, Jon, and Craig was a lifelong member and supporter of the Family Society. We extend condolences and our good thoughts to his family. The following obituary appeared in the…
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Read more: Florence Hornick 1923-2018
Florence Adele Hornick December 15, 1923 – May 27, 2018 Florence Hornick passed away on Sunday May 27, 2018 at the age of 94. Her life is remembered below by her son, Sandy, and granddaughter, Meredith. I recall sitting at a funeral with my dad where the rabbi told a story of a 70-year old man distraught at the funeral of his 90-something year old mother. His rabbi asked why he was so inconsolable. The rabbi noted that his mother had lived a very long and full life in good health to the end. The mourner replied, “Today I am an orphan.”…
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Read more: Arthur Liebersohn 1951-2012
Arthur Liebersohn February 9, 1951 – February 29, 2012 Eulogies Daniel Cantor, brother-in-law Joseph Liebersohn, brother Harry Liebersohn, cousin Bruce Duffy, boyhood friend Tess Liebersohn, daughter Max Liebersohn, son Dennis O’Donnell with a poem Philadelphia Inquirer obituary Family photos of Arthur Arthur Liebersohn was born in Washington DC on February 9, 1951. He was the youngest of David and Bertha Liebersohn’s four children, after the arrivals of Joe, Hope and Yona. He grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and after high school, he left for the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he studied economics. The indifferent high school student…
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Read more: Millie Cantor 1920-2008
Millie Cantor April 13, 1920 – May 12, 2008 The Funeral Service Eulogy by Daniel Cantor Poem by Madeline Cantor Millie the Muse by Phil Cantor A Few Words by Carrie Cantor Eulogy by Steve Cantor Listen to the entire service Photo album (requires Flash)
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Read more: Norma Cantor Wachtel 1915-2005
Norma Cantor Wachtel March 30, 1915 – December 13, 2005 Norma Wachtel’s autobiography as transcribed by her son, Ken Wachtel At this stage in my life I am being called upon to relate the “story of my life.” I approach this project with an ambivalence of feelings. I want my children to know that I, as well as they, are products of 4,000 years of history. But, memories can bring many sadnesses. However, facts must be related or we wonder “why?” at some future date, didn’t I ask my mother that? Therefore, for history’s sake, for the sake of my…
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Read more: Joseph Hornick 1918-2002
Joseph Hornick April 22, 1918 – November 9, 2002 Eulogy by Sandy Hornick I don’t really know how to eulogize my dad, and in talking to my brother and sister I’m aware of impressions and memories we share and others we hold uniquely. One way I remember dad uniquely is his teaching me that patience is a virtue, so I wanted to remember my father today by some of his traits, ones that would be high on anyone’s list of virtues: Perseverance, Family, Loyalty, Responsibility, and Faith. My father had to persevere almost from the beginning of his life. Early…
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Read more: Herb Cantor: A Biography
Growing Up Four score and seven years ago, Herb was born in Manhattan. His family moved often, and he grew up in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. By 1938, he was living with his mother and sister in a Lower East Side housing project called Knickerbocker Village; his upstairs neighbors were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. He graduated from Morris High School in 1931 and went to Brooklyn College at night. After college, he graduated from Fordham Law School, but the Depression intervened, and he took any job he could get until the start of the war.
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Read more: Herbert Cantor 1913-2000
Herbert Cantor July 20, 1913 – September 21, 2000 Herbert Cantor, 87, of Levittown, New York, died on September 21, 2000, following a brief illness. A good, kind man, smart and funny, he was much loved by Millie, his wife of 54 years, children Phil, Mady, and Danny, children-in-law Carrie, Arthur, and Laura, and grandchildren Max, Nate, Tess, Eli, Ethan, and Alice. A World War II veteran and lifelong Democrat, he owned Valley Stream Auto Parts for 30 years, and was a member of the Israel Cantor Family Society which was founded at his birth. A passionate follower of the…