Allan M. Weintraub

July 25, 2016, 3:57 pm 0 Edit

WEINTRAUB: Allan M. Weintraub, 85, of Lima, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Allan was born on June 4, 1931, in Pittsburgh to the late Max and Della (Hirsch) Weintraub. On June 21, 1959, he married Etta Savage Weintraub, who survives in Lima. Allan was a member of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. He retired after 35 years as the head of accounting at the Lima Ford Engine plant. He was a member of Temple Beth Israel-Shaare Zedek. Allan’s greatest love was time spent with family and friends. He was an avid tennis player, enjoyed chess, raising Labrador retrievers, reading and traveling. In addition to his wife, survivors include three children, Sharon (Robert) Kovalsky, Wendy (Bruce) Platt and Todd (Dorit) Weintraub; eight grandchildren; a sister, Dr. Marcia Turner; a sister-in-law, Cookie Simon; and several nieces and nephews. Allan was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Rosen, and three brothers-in-law, Alfred Rosen, Ronald Turner and William Simon. There will be a funeral service held at Chiles-Laman Shawnee Chapel on Sunday, July 24 at 11 a.m. with one hour of visitation prior to services. Officiating the service will be Rabbi Yosef Zylberberg. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Beth Israel-Shaare Zedek, P.O. Box 814, Lima, OH 45802 or to the World Jewish Congress at worldjewishcongress.org.