Leon Zeibert

Zeibert, Leon ALBANY, N.Y. Leon Zeibert, age 95, of the Massry Residence on Washington Avenue Extension in Albany, died on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. Leon was born in Troy, N.Y. and graduated from Troy High School in 1931. He had been the proprietor of the former Cooper's Sporting Goods in downtown Albany for more than 35 years. He was a charter member of Temple Israel in Albany and a former member of the brotherhood at the Temple and served on the board of Temple Israel. He was a life member of Albany City Lodge #540 Knights of Pythias where he had been a member for 60 years and was also a member of the Dokies affiliated with the Knights of Pythias. He was a member of the Albany Jewish Community Center, the Senior Adult Group at the JCC and the Health Club. He was a former board member of the seniors department at the community center as well as a member of AARP. He was a Navy veteran and served in the Philippines Islands during World War II. He was a member of the Jewish War Veterans Post #105 and the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. Leon received the Jewish Theological Seminary Award for 1981. He is survived by his wife Lucille (Rudnick) Zeibert; a daughter, Sharlene Barron of Flushing, N.Y.; and a granddaughter, Marci (Barron) Hiller and her husband Nelson of Sutton, Mass. He also leaves a brother, Gilbert Zeibert of Fla.; a stepson, Peter Rudnick and his wife Linda; and step grandchildren, Lindsey and David Rudnick; as well as nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Adelaide (Schansky) Zeibert; a sister, Gertrude Sloane Baneth; a son, Martin Zeibert; as well as two brothers, Dan and Milton Zeibert. Services at Temple Israel, 600 New Scotland Avenue, Albany on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Temple Israel Cemetery in Guilderland, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205, the American Lung Association, 3 Winners Circle, Albany, NY 12205 or the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund at Temple Israel, Albany, NY.