Dr. Harold Wasserman

Dr. Harold Wasserman
Loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.


Harold Wasserman passed peacefully on Monday, September 25, at the age of 89.

Funeral Services will be held at Temple Emanu-el in Westfield on Wednesday, September 27, at 12:00 pm. A graveside ceremony for family and close friends will follow the service.

Harold was born in in 1928 in Newark, N.J. He was a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark, Washington University in St. Louis (MO), and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Medical School. He has lived, and practiced Internal Medicine, in Westfield for over 50 years. Harold was a renaissance man, who loved art, music, literature, history, politics, Judaism, museums, tennis, baseball, travelling, and the New York Yankees. But, most of all, he was a devoted family man. He will be sorely missed.

Harold is survived by his loving wife Selma of 65 years. He was predeceased by his daughter Donna Beth, and his sisters Elaine Rothenberg and Joan Geltman. He is survived by his sister Ina Giardina, and her husband, Richard, his daughters Lauren Wasserman, Claudia Wasserman and her husband Ernie Olin, and son Jonathan and his wife Susan Wasserman and four grandchildren, Aaron Wasserman-Olin, Rebecca Wasserman-Olin, Ben Wasserman and Jack Wasserman.

Those who wish to honor Harold's memory may donate to the Lifelong Learning Fund at Temple Emanu-el, 756 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090 or the Harold Wasserman Scholarship Fund c/o Washington University, Campus Box 1082, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130-4899.