Irving Kaplan Obituary
July 23, 2010
Irving Kaplan, 100, formerly of West Norwegian Street, Pottsville, died July 23 in Livingston, N.J.
He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from City College of New York in 1933. He then moved to Allentown, and in 1937 to Pottsville.
He was the plant manager for Pottsville Shirt & Pajama Co., located in the Old Silk Mill at 12th Street and Laurel Boulevard. When he retired in 1977, he and his wife, Sarah, moved to Florida.
He was very active in volunteer work both in Pottsville and Florida. He was a 60-year member of B'nai B'rith, having served as an officer for many of those years. He was an officer of Oheb Zedek Synagogue in the 1940s and 1950s. He also served as chairman of the Schuylkill County Arthritis Foundation.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Sarah, in 2002; his daughter, Rina Fox, in 1992; a brother, Sydney, in 1993; a grandson, Jeffrey Fox, in 1995; a son-in-law, Maurie Fox, in 2007.
Survivors include his son, Marvin "Buzzy" and his wife, Phyllis, Westfield, N.J.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Burial was in Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Ed and Bev Schock
August 14, 2010
In 1974, we built a house and moved in next door to Irving and Sarah. They were the kindest, most helpful neighbors we have ever had. To this day, I remember him and his advice when I plant my vegetable garden.
And we often think about when he and Sarah retired and moved to Florida - At his retirement party, he arrived in a "Ricky Ricardo" shirt. He was ready for Florida! What a sense of humor! They are both missed.
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August 13, 2010
So sorry to read about Irving Kaplan's passing. I worked at the Pottsville Shirt and Pajama factory back in 1958 I was 18 years old then. I also knew his wife Sarah and his son worked there during the summer. My mother and sister also worked there. Irving would often ask me if there were anymore at my home like me. May he rest in peace.
Janet Demansky, Allentown, Pa.
Rev. William Seifert
August 13, 2010
My parents Walter & Lucy Seifert worked with Irving for many years at 12th Street and I am grateful for his management of the factory. May he be counted among the righteous.
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