Henry Usher

Henry Usher
Utica
Henry Usher, of Utica and Florida, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, in West Palm Beach, Florida, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Povembice, Poland, the son of the late Hertz-Kah and Pesah Rezel Rosenblum Uszerowicz, and was educated in Poland. Henry was a Holocaust Survivor of Auschwitz Concentration Camp during World War II. On August 5, 1945, he married the former Manya Mary Majtek in Germany. In June of 1949, Mr. and Mrs. Usher came to this country and settled in Utica, where they have been life long residents. Prior to his retirement, Henry was Head Baker at the New York Bakery in Utica for many years. He was a member of Congregation Zvi Jacob and its Mens Club, Jonathan Lodge #944 IOOF, Jewish Community Center and the Palm Beach Holocaust Survivor Organization. Henry is survived by his loving wife of sixty five years, Mary; his son and daughter-in-law, Howard Lee and Eileen Usher, of Parkland, FL; his daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Kenneth Douglass, of Williamsville, NY; his grandchildren and their spouses, Sheila and John Leitten, Scott and Tracey Yudess, Seth and Jamie Usher and Jason Usher; and his great-grandchildren, Marisa Leitten, Donnie Leitten and Tyler Yudess. He was predeceased by ten brothers and sisters, and family during the Holocaust. His funeral will be 12 noon, Friday (today), at Congregation Zvi Jacob, 110 Memorial Parkway East, Utica, with Rabbi Howard Matasar officiating. Interment will be in Tifereth Zvi Cemetery, Whitesboro. Shiva will be observed at the Usher family home in Utica on Saturday. Contributions, in Henrys memory, may be offered to Congregation Zvi Jacob. Funeral arrangements are with Jacobson-Pizer Funeral Chapel, Inc., Utica. Online condolences may be offered by visiting: www.jacobsonpizerchapel.com