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MORTIMER FURTSCH Obituary

Mortimer Furtsch, 93 of Rye Brook died on April 26, 2001. Husband of Dorothy Appel Furtsch. Father of Carol Vaz and Donald Furtsch (deceased). In addition to his wife and daughter he is survived by his son in law Anthony Vaz, his daughter in law Stephanie Brouda Furtsch his grandchildren; Catherine Lebeaux, Michael Geier, Andrew Furtsch, Lawrence Furtsch, Pamela McNeley and 8 great grandchildren. Mr. Furtsch graduated from Columbia University and had retired from the real estate firm of M&D Furtsch in White Plains, NY. He will be mourned for the time he gave to others and for his many very generous charitable contributions. Donations to be made to Joslin Diabetes Center, 1 Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215. Memorial Services will be held Sunday April 29th at his home on 40 Lincoln Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573 commencing at 11:30AM.

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Published by The Journal News on Apr. 27, 2001.

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