BRUCE-AXLER-Obituary

BRUCE H. AXLER

New York, New York

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AXLER--Bruce H, age 69, died at NYPH on November 7. A food service expert, consultant and author. He began his career at 16 working in the basement kitchens of the Waldorf Astoria. Oscar, chef of the Waldorf, told him if he was serious about food to go live in Paris, which he did, for ten years....

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Remembering Bruce and his family with great fondness. It has been such a long time............my parenta and the Axlers were friends over eighty years ago. My mom and Toby were friends before she was married and then they were dear friends after they both married. Both my dad and Bernie had incredible senses of humor and fed off each other until everyone in the room were hysterically laughing. Toby, who was affectionately called Tillie, was so bright and delightful. Bruce and I were...

I was so sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. All those years ago at Stormville, he remains one of my favorite people. Very sad news

From the LeRoy family...may Bruce's light always be remembered.

Bruce, the few hours I recently spent with you and Amy helped me understand the depth of your love for your son Abraham; there's nothing more notable about the character of a man than how he speaks of those he loves. Thank you.

It was with shock that i saw the obit in the NT Times today, for Bruce. I just left living in NY my entire life to be near my daughter in San Francisco, but could not leave the Times. My parents, Ruth and Lester Luria, were such great friends with Bernie and Toby Axler. My grandparents and Bruce's were also friends. I grew up knowing Bruce as a brilliant, funny and rugged individualist, just like his parents. His dad had a killer sense of humor and his ladylike mom was brilliant and they...

Abraham, I was a high school friend of your father whom I used to run into over the years. He was an original and I'm very sorry to hear of his death. My condolences.