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Joseph Lewi

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Joseph Lewi

Birth
Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Death
25 Oct 1949 (aged 53–54)
Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA
Burial
Cranesville, Montgomery County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.9181482, Longitude: -74.1355176
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Joseph Lewi, 54. Schenectady women's clothing merchant and formerly of Amsterdam, died suddenly
at his home at 1059 Brierwood
boulevard, in the former city
yesterday morning. He was a vice
president of the Carl Co. in Schenectady,
until he founded his own
Lewi Co. a decade ago.
Funeral services will be at 1
P. M. tomorrow at Baxter's
funeral home in Schenectady, with
Rabbi Gerald Klein of Temple
Gates of Heaven Congregation officiating.
Burial will be In the
Temple Sons of Israel Cemetery
at Cranesville.
Mr. Lewi went to Carl's in
Schenectady, In 1919 after naval
service in World War I. He had
worked for A. Mark's Sons here.
He leaves his widow, the former
Sadie Fowl, his son, Edward J
Lewi, Schenectady; a brother.
Mark, of Houston, Texas, and two
nephews.
Mr. Lewi was a 32nd -degree
Mason and a member of Welcome
Lodge, 829, Amsterdam, and the
Oriental Shrine of Troy. He was
also a member of the Schenectady
Chamber of Commerce, the American
Legion. Amsterdam Lodge
101, B. P. O. Elks, and the Temple
Gates of Heaven Congregation in
Schenectady.
Joseph Lewi, 54. Schenectady women's clothing merchant and formerly of Amsterdam, died suddenly
at his home at 1059 Brierwood
boulevard, in the former city
yesterday morning. He was a vice
president of the Carl Co. in Schenectady,
until he founded his own
Lewi Co. a decade ago.
Funeral services will be at 1
P. M. tomorrow at Baxter's
funeral home in Schenectady, with
Rabbi Gerald Klein of Temple
Gates of Heaven Congregation officiating.
Burial will be In the
Temple Sons of Israel Cemetery
at Cranesville.
Mr. Lewi went to Carl's in
Schenectady, In 1919 after naval
service in World War I. He had
worked for A. Mark's Sons here.
He leaves his widow, the former
Sadie Fowl, his son, Edward J
Lewi, Schenectady; a brother.
Mark, of Houston, Texas, and two
nephews.
Mr. Lewi was a 32nd -degree
Mason and a member of Welcome
Lodge, 829, Amsterdam, and the
Oriental Shrine of Troy. He was
also a member of the Schenectady
Chamber of Commerce, the American
Legion. Amsterdam Lodge
101, B. P. O. Elks, and the Temple
Gates of Heaven Congregation in
Schenectady.


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  • Created by: Mark Bushong
  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102371211/joseph-lewi: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Lewi (1895–25 Oct 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102371211, citing Temple of Israel Cemetery, Cranesville, Montgomery County, New York, USA; Maintained by Mark Bushong (contributor 47843684).