Emil Greif was born on June 27, 1916 in Manhattan, New York at 328 East 78th Street. He was the third child of Benjamin and Anna (nee Linder) Greif. The family moved to the Bronx in about 1920 where his father owned and operated a grocery store. He attended the public schools and graduated from high school in 1933. He married on November 8, 1936 to Edith Eisenberg and together they had two sons. He worked at his father's grocery store and later owned it until the late 1950's when he decided to study to become a stock broker. His change in careers led to a long and prosperous career in the stock market. The family moved to Flushing in the late 1950's and remained there until about 1977 when he and his wife moved to Floral Park on Long Island. His wife died in 1989 after fifty-two years of marriage. He found love again and married on June 20, 1992 to Natalie Carlin. He continued to commute to work in the city until he retired in 2004 at the age of eighty-eight. He was a loving father to his two boys, Stuart and Barry and father-in-law to Susan; as well as step father to Cheryl and Richard. He was a devoted grandfather to Kathie, Lauren, Amanda, Darren and Meredith, as well as step-grandfather to Joshua, Jennifer, Jordana, and Zachary. He was greatly beloved by his great-grandchildren, Rachel, Cameron, Matthew, David, and Shaina, as well as Daniel, Isabelle, Harper, Bailey and Logan. Also surviving are two nieces and two nephews and a great niece and four great nephews. He and his wife Natalie were blessed to share twenty-seven beautiful years together and were devoted to one another until the end. Besides his parents he is predeceased by two brothers and a sister and his granddaughter Amanda. He will forever be remembered as a kind and gentle man with a sense of humor and a beautiful smile. His presence in the lives of all those who knew him will continue to be a blessing and his memory will forever be in our hearts and minds.
Emil Greif was born on June 27, 1916 in Manhattan, New York at 328 East 78th Street. He was the third child of Benjamin and Anna (nee Linder) Greif. The family moved to the Bronx in about 1920 where his father owned and operated a grocery store. He attended the public schools and graduated from high school in 1933. He married on November 8, 1936 to Edith Eisenberg and together they had two sons. He worked at his father's grocery store and later owned it until the late 1950's when he decided to study to become a stock broker. His change in careers led to a long and prosperous career in the stock market. The family moved to Flushing in the late 1950's and remained there until about 1977 when he and his wife moved to Floral Park on Long Island. His wife died in 1989 after fifty-two years of marriage. He found love again and married on June 20, 1992 to Natalie Carlin. He continued to commute to work in the city until he retired in 2004 at the age of eighty-eight. He was a loving father to his two boys, Stuart and Barry and father-in-law to Susan; as well as step father to Cheryl and Richard. He was a devoted grandfather to Kathie, Lauren, Amanda, Darren and Meredith, as well as step-grandfather to Joshua, Jennifer, Jordana, and Zachary. He was greatly beloved by his great-grandchildren, Rachel, Cameron, Matthew, David, and Shaina, as well as Daniel, Isabelle, Harper, Bailey and Logan. Also surviving are two nieces and two nephews and a great niece and four great nephews. He and his wife Natalie were blessed to share twenty-seven beautiful years together and were devoted to one another until the end. Besides his parents he is predeceased by two brothers and a sister and his granddaughter Amanda. He will forever be remembered as a kind and gentle man with a sense of humor and a beautiful smile. His presence in the lives of all those who knew him will continue to be a blessing and his memory will forever be in our hearts and minds.
