Elmer L. Steinbock

Elmer L. Steinbock Feb. 17, 1914 ~ Oct. 23, 2008 Former Resident of Concord Elmer L. Stein bock died of a heart attack on October 23, 2008 at Beacon Convalescent Hospital in Boston, MA. He would have been 95 on February 17, 2009. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law: Mimi Steinbock and her husband Dennis Rothhaar of Oakland, CA; Bonnie Steinbock of Albany, NY and Susan Anderson and her husband Jim of Newton, MA; and four grandchildren (Jessica Rothhaar, Nick Steinbock-Pratt, Sarah Steinbock-Pratt and San Steinbock-Pratt). A resident of Concord for 30 years, he had moved this past August to be near his daughter Susan. An Army veteran World War II, he was an attorney and the president of an insurance company in New York City for many years until he and his late wife, Natalie B. Steinbock, both retired and, after sailing along the Chesapeake waterway for several years, move to California. He obtained his B.S. from NYU and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. During his years in Concord he was an active member of the Gray Panthers, and served on the Concord Commission for Aging for a number of years. In addition, he donated his services to collaborating on a guide to obtaining insurance for non-profit organizations ("Am I Covered For...?") He was a grand master at bridge and a long-time and devoted bridge player at The Bridge Center in Pleasant Hill. A man of great decency and kindness, he had a lively sense of humor and dry wit, which he maintained right up to the day of his death. A family memorial gathering will be held in February on the East Coast.