William "Bill" Zuckerman

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William Zuckerman Obituary

OLEAN - William "Bill" Zuckerman, of 528 York St., passed away Monday (June 29, 2015) at Olean General Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Bill was born May 2, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, and was a son of Gary A. and Dora Beyer Zuckerman. On Aug. 11, 1946, in Buffalo, he married his wife of almost 69 years, Lynn R. Williams, who survives.

Bill was a 1940 graduate of Olean High School.

He served in the U.S. Army from Oct. 13, 1942, to Dec. 27, 1945. He received the appointment as Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, awarded by France in June 2014.

Bill and his brother, Oscar, and owned and operated Zuckerman Brother Salvage/Scrap Metal. They also started Eastern Supplies in East Olean. He also was a partner in a jewelry store in Scottsdale, Ariz., for several years while he and his wife, Lynn, wintered there. Bill then started Southeastern Transmission.

He was involved in many entrepreneurial businesses, including metal stamp and plating, throughout his career.

Bill was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel and Portville Masonic Lodge 579 F&AM. He was also a member of the Bartlett Country Club, where he enjoyed golfing. Bill enjoyed staying busy, dabbling in the stock market and traveling.

Along with his loving wife, Bill is survived by three children, James A. (Judy) Zuckerman of Coral Spring, Fla., Craig H. (Kristine Kivari) Zuckerman of Olean and M. Michael (Jan Levine) Zuckerman of Narberth, Pa.; seven grandchildren, Jeff, Scott, Bree, Ian, Rachel, Joshua and Sydney Belle; three great-grandchildren, Rebekah, Benjamin and Bebo; and one sister, Evelyn Wachtel of Boca Raton, Fla.

Bill was predeceased by one brother, Oscar Zuckerman, in 1988.

Private services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday (July 1, 2015) at the B'Nai Israel Cemetery. Dr. David Shulman officiated.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple B'Nai Israel, 127 S. Barry St., Olean, NY 14760; or to the Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, NY 14701.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home Inc., 646 E. State St., Olean, NY 14760. Online condolences may be made at www.LetroMcIntoshSpinkFuneralHome.com.

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Published by Olean Times Herald on Jul. 2, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for William Zuckerman

10 Entries

Norman Lefkowitz

July 16, 2015

Since we moved to Olean in 1952. Willie and you have been the most wonderful friends to our family. He will be deeply missed. Love from all of us.

Frances Lieser

July 8, 2015

All my prayers and sympathy are with you Mrs. Zuckerman, sons and family. Mr. Zuckerman was always so kind and nice to me. When I was in Olean for a visit last December I came to see both of you and had a nice visit with both of you. May you have some comfort knowing Mr. Zuckerman is at rest in God.

Kevin Murrin

July 6, 2015

To Mrs. Zuckerman, Jim, Craig, and Michael, on behalf of the Murrin family I want to express our condolences to you and your family about your husband's and dad's passing. As kids we all knew Seneca Heights was a great place to live, the reason for that was the families who lived there!
I remember going out to Eastern Supply many times with my dad to find a part or a tool to fix something, and between Bill and Oscar they would always come up with just the right part or tool that would do the job! RIP Mr. Zuckerman!

sally wakeland

July 3, 2015

I met the Zuckermans at Jim's college graduation. They were such lovely people. Although I haven't seen them since 1970, I have kept in touch with them via Jim, my long-time college friend. I watched that documentary about WWII, and I thought about my own son who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how difficult it is for vets to speak about their experiences.
I know this is a huge loss to your family, Jim and Judy (and all the grands around the country)...I'm thinking of you this week, and I hope your mother, Lynn, is doing okay. Best to you all....Sally

Jan Swartz

July 3, 2015

I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your family. What wonderful memories you have which will last forever. He must have been a grand man because he has such a grand son.

John Hornburg

July 2, 2015

So many cherished memories of times with Bill. Much, much more than the best neighbor ever and great father to dear friend, Jim, and brothers Craig & Michael, he was a mentor to me when it came to auto mechanics. He gave me my first car long before I could drive - a 1954 Hudson Jet. Never put it on the road but learned a great deal tinkering with it. Jim will remember many the Saturdays we spent at the salvage yard - sometimes working, sometimes playing, and often getting stung by wasps residing in the old cars. I am so, so glad that I had a chance to visit with Lynn and Bill in late April, do some reminiscing, and had the opportunity to drive Bill to Mickey's. Sure never dreamed that week would be the last time I would see him. Bill will be greatly missed. He leaves behind wonderful memories. My deepest condolences to his family. Rest in peace, Bill.

Alan Zisser

July 2, 2015

I was just informed that Mr. Zuckerman has just passed away. My sympathies go to all the Zuckerman family, and especially Jim. I grew up in Olean until my family moved west when I was 14. My best friend was "Jimmy" Zuckerman. I lived down the block, across the street from School 9, where we were classmates. Jimmy and I spent nearly everyday together both in school and out. We hung out in the neighborhood, road our bicycles, hiked up Mt. Herman, climbed on the old farm equipment in a nearby field, and went to violin lessons, Hebrew school and Sunday school every week. I spent many happy times at the Zuckerman home,and Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman were always kind to me. As a small boy, Willie was one of those fathers who you didn't really get to know, but I did have the opportunity later in life to see him and Lynn when they visited us in Arizona. And also for one day in the mid-1990's when I briefly visited Olean with my two teenage sons to show them where I grew up. We went to the Zuckerman's home and "Willie" was there. We sat and talked for an hour or so. It was a special nostalgic moment. All my best. Alan

July 2, 2015

So sorry for your loss of your dad.
He sounds like a good man with many accomplishments.
Please accept our sympathies.
Sharon & Dick Wexler

Amy Wachsberger-Harvey

July 2, 2015

Please know how wonderful it was to have such great memories of such a wonderful father, grandfather, and great grandfather to keep in your hearts forever. My deepest condolences and thoughts are with you.

Jim Zuckerman

July 2, 2015

To my father, a special man, a special son, husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He also has been a father to my wife Judy for 45 years. I was so fortunate to remember him as a young strong athletic Dad who took me to watch him play baseball and to play golf with him. And listening to Friday Night Fights on the radio was a special time with just the two of us. Before we had TV, it was the big radio in the living room and that over stuffed chair he would sit in with me on his lap and listening to Don Dunphy call the Gillette Friday Night Fights. Hearing him call the fight with Rocky Marciano knocking out Ezra Charles to remain the undefeated heavy weight champion. All of the Bonaventure basketball games in the old Olean Armory. What memories those were. After I got married to Judy and gave him two wonderful grandsons, Jeff and Scott. How they loved going to Arizona with him on the 747 and eating cocktail onions from his Gibsons. That's where Jeff learned to crawl in the Sky Lounge of the 747 in 1972, going after those onions. Both boys loved when Poppa took them to Mickey's Safeway Market, where Mickey always had a treat for them. Then came his first Great Grandchildren, Rebekah who is 10 going on 16 and Big Ben who is 6 and loved to talk to Big Poppa and Great Grandma on the phone forever. Then came Bebo or Little "B", how they loved to see him smile and reach out to the IPad to touch them. Bree and Ian who he loved to help raise them and loved to be able to pick them up at school and in later years to Sydney, his youngest grandchild. Rachel and Josh who lived in Philadelphia would come to visit and really brighten their days. I always liked talking about the war with him, because he really did not like to remember the horrible years those where, but once I started going through the pictures of WWII, he would tell the stories and then fall silent at some point when we would talk about D-Day. It wasn't until many years later that grandson Josh would ask him questions, then he would open up and talk some more. The documentary that he just finished filming on May 30, 2015 is priceless.
May he rest in peace and he will always be with me and I was so glad to spend his last Father Day with him.
All my Love, Jim

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