Egon Stadelman

STADELMAN--Egon, P. A native of Berlin, Germany, adored husband of Marian (nee Stern) passed away peacefully in his home in Riverdale at age 96 on May 27, 2007 after suffering a stroke four and a half years ago. He was the son of Ferdinand and Margarete Stadelman. His father died in WWI. His mother was a victim of the Holocaust. During WWII, Egon proudly served in the US 76th Infantry Division. After the war, he worked as Special Events Officer for German Affairs with the NBC International Division until 1968. From then on, he worked in the same capacity for the Voice of America. In 1968, he joined the German Language Newspaper, New York Staats-zeitung as drama and music critic. He became Managing Editor of the newspaper until 1995. Stadelman was awarded the Great Cross of Germany and Austria for being instrumental in furthering the cultural relations between these countries and the U.S. In 1999 his autobiography Ein Leben lang Journalist was published. The cremation at Ferncliff Cemetery was private.