Tepper, Leonard Albert 1a

Birth Name Tepper, Leonard Albert
Gender male
Age at Death 81 years, 1 month, 11 days

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Tepper, Jules Edward1895-06-041972-12-18
Mother Schonbrun, Lillian Mildred1898-06-041984-01-23
    Sister     Tepper, Shirlee T. 1921-04-07 2011-09-16
         Tepper, Leonard Albert 1924-10-12 2005-11-23
    Sister     Tepper, Rita 1929-04-27 2019-02-24

Source References

  1. Asheville Citizen-Times
      • Date: 2005-11-27
      • Page: Page B.4
      • Source text:

        Leonard Albert Tepper, 81, of Asheville, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at John F. Keever Solace Center, Asheville.

        Mr. Tepper was born Oct. 12, 1924 in Newark, N.J., the son of the late Lillian (Schoenbrun) and Jules Tepper. He moved to North Carolina from Hackensack, N.J. in 1986. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He graduated in 1947 from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and attended Columbia Law School. He retired from Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. as a financial planner with over 30 yrs. of service.

        He enjoyed community theater and was a member of Studio Players of Montclair, N.J. In his later years he also enjoyed writing poetry and gardening and was an active volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Buncombe Co. and Pathways-Life After Cancer in Asheville.

        He is survived by his wife, Peggy Franc of the home; sons, James Tepper of Boonton Twp, N.J., David Tepper of Livingston, N.J., Daniel Tepper of Easton, Md., and Jonathan Tepper of Plainfield, N.J.; sisters Shirlee Sarasohn of West Orange, N.J., and Rita Horowitz of Millburn, N.J.; and 5 grandchildren.

        A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St., Asheville.

        In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Pathways-Life After Cancer, 121 Sherwood Road, Asheville 28803

        Sensible Alternatives of WNC, 828-298-6212, is assisting with cremation arrangements.

         

  2. Jewish Chronicle
      • Page: Fete Leonard Tepper on His Recent Bar Mitzvah
      • Fete Leonard Tepper on his Recent Bar Mitzvah