Obituary of
Ira Arthur Kurtz






Time of Service:
Monday, November 5, 2012, 11:15 AM

Place of Service:
Riverside Memorial Chapel
Burial Location: Mount Holiness Cemetery,
Butler, New Jersey
11/05/2012


Kurtz, Ira Arthur of NYC and Belleair, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2012. Beloved Husband of LaReine Kurtz. Loving Father of Deborah and Carolyn. Devoted Grandfather of Jack. Dear Brother of Estelle Feine.

Ira served in the US Navy and spend some of his tour of duty aboard the USS Laffey as a DK2, (payroll clerk), 1960-63.  Ira was very proud of this ship and attended many volunteer work parties with the USS Laffey Association, helping maintain the condition of this ship, which is part of the maritime museum, Patriots Point, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.  He will certainly be miss by his shipmates.

Services for Ira will be Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, 11:15AM at �The Riverside� W. 76th St. & Amsterdam Avenue, New York City. Interment will be at Mount Holiness Cemetery in Butler, New Jersey.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Ira�s memory to: Suncoast Hospice Foundation, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760, www.thehospice.org/ or American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy Relief, 520 W. 49th St, New York, NY 10019,  www.redcross.org.

 

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