Sidney H. "Candyman" Kress

Sidney H. "Candyman" Kress

Sidney Kress Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 19 to Jan. 20, 2003.
KRESS, SIDNEY H. "Candyman"

On Friday, January 17, 2003, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of Sylvia Kress; loving father of Lynn (Steven) Phillips, Paul (Paula) Kress and Steven (Cathy) Kress; devoted brother of Lawrence Kress, Dr. Sheldon (Rose) Kress and Rose (Leon) Markowitz; loving grandfather of Alyssa and Neil Kress, Brett and Dale Phillips and Timothy Kress. Funeral service at TORCHINSKY HEBREW FUNERAL HOME, 254 Carroll St., N.W., Washington, DC, 202-541-1001 (endorsed by the Rabbinical Council of Washington) on Monday, January 20, 2003, 1 p.m. Interment Elesavetgrad Cemetery. Shiva at the residence of Paul Kress through Friday morning. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 11331 Amherst Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902.

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