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2013
Nogah Bethlahmy Obituary
Apr 13, 1920 - Apr 7, 2013
Resident of Los Gatos
Nogah Bethlahmy, a resident of Los Gatos for 54 years and former Town Treasurer, passed away on April 7, 2013.
He grew up in Philadelphia and Israel and served as an officer in the 8th Army Air Corp in England, supporting the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He settled in California, marrying his wife, Rhoda in 1947. He flew for the new State of Israel in the War of Independence, navigating a convoy of planes from Panama to Czechoslovakia and leading the ground school for the first Israeli Air Force class.
The Bethlahmys settled in Los Gatos in 1959. Nogah worked for IBM for 25 years, participating in the dawn of Silicon Valley. He served two terms as Los Gatos Town Treasurer and on the Los Gatos-Saratoga High School and Recreation District Boards.
Nogah was predeceased by his wife, Rhoda and is survived by his two children, Joanne and Dan; and two grandchildren, Anna and Jessica.
A memorial service will be held at the Los Gatos JCC on April 13 at 6:00 pm. Donations can be made to the Jewish National Fund.
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