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Benjamin Posner Obituary
Benjamin Posner, the former owner/operator of the Brickman Hotel in South Fallsburg, NY died on Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Boca Raton, FL with his family by his side. He was 93.
Ben and his brother Murray owned and operated the hotel from 1937 until it was sold in 1988.
Ben was born in New York, NY on October 18, 1914. The son of Joseph and Anna Brickman Posner, He grew up in South Fallsburg and lived there fulltime until 1986. After that, he spent his summers in Sullivan County and his winters in Tamarac, FL. Ben was a World War II Veteran and while serving in the Army, he was stationed in Europe and served as a translator and hotel manager in the Swiss Alps. During the late 1940's, he headed a committee responsible for creating a program to evacuate NYC in case of an attack, which took three years and involved hundreds of volunteers. Ben was a member of the Fallsburg Fire Department, a charter member of the Fallsburg Lions Club, a member and Past Local Chapter President of the B'nai Brith, and was the Chairman of the Greens Committee for Tarry Brae Golf Course.
From 1960-1977, Ben sat on the Fallsburg School Board where he held the position of Vice President for a term. In 1960 he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Board of Directors of Associated Mutual Insurance Cooperative, where he served as the President of the Board from 1970 to 2000, and remained active with the insurance company until his death. In addition, he sat on the Board for the Woodridge Credit Union. Ben's life truly spanned the history of the Catskills.
He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Posner Daboosh and her husband, Yossi of Boca Raton, FL; his sister, Bebe Toor of Flexburg, ME; his granddaughter, Jo Anna Rothman of Tarzana, CA, and his companion, Beatrice Schwartz of Florida, and several nieces and nephews.
Ben was predeceased by his wife, Rachel and his brother, Murray Posner.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 3 at 11 a.m. in the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, 388 Broadway, Monticello, NY with Rabbi Yakov Barros officiating. Burial will be held in the South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Cemetery on Marsh Road in Glen Wild, NY.
His family will be sitting Shiva at the Posner home in South Fallsburg, starting after Ben's funeral service, until Friday.
Funeral arrangements are by the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home of Monticello. For further service details including directions to the funeral home, or to send the family a condolence note, visit our website at www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com.
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Jeff
July 28, 2008
I too worked at the Brickman hotel during the last few years it was open. It was an absolute honor to work for such a fine person. He was loved and respected by everyone he dealt with. My sincere condolences to the family.
Shelly and Larry Strickler
July 6, 2008
For 22 years my husband, Larry Strickler, worked at the Brickman Hotel as Activities Director. Ben Posner was his boss. For those 22 years and the next 20, Ben remained a close and dear friend to both of us. He ran his hotel with fierce pride, and loved his family and friends the same way. His daughter, Patti's love for her dad and her devotion to his well-being is a testament to the kind of man and father he was. Ben was smart, he was kind, he was a gentleman and he was the personification of the word "mensch."
May Patti, Yossi, JoAnna, Bea and family and friends be comfroted by the memory of this great man.
Shelly and Larry Strickler
michael turner
July 6, 2008
It is with a great sense of personal loss that marks the passing of this good man. I knew him as a child, as a young adult, as a neighbor, and as a struggling teacher. I can only hope that his family know only naches from this time on.
Jules Posner
July 3, 2008
So sorry to hear about the passing of my cousin Ben Posner. He was my mentor in so many ways while I was growing up and working at Hotel Brickman. Always have fondest thoughts of Rae and Ben. Our condolences to family and especially sister Bebe. Julie & Leatrice Posner, Camarillo, California
Robert Speer
July 2, 2008
Ben Posner was a gentleman and a "mench". He was active in his community and was like a father to me. My condolence to his family
ALLAN FELDMAN
July 2, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Fred
July 2, 2008
Ben Posner was one of the fine men of
Sullivan County. He not only was a successful hotel man, but his contribution to the Fallsburgh School District while a member and chairman of the Board was
limitless.
Fred Madeo
July 2, 2008
Ben Posner was one of the fine men of
Sullivan County. He not only was a successful hotel man, but his contribution to the Fallsburgh School District while a member and chairman of the Board was
limitless.
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