MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — Aaron H. Waldman, 95, formerly of Scranton, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Midlothian, Va. He is survived by his beloved wife, the former Doris Freedman.
Born in Pittston, a son of the late Harry and Bertha Waldman, he was the owner of Waldman's Women's Wear in Pittston. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary and then Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Pittston Rotary Club, Toastmasters International and Temple Israel in Scranton.
Surviving are two daughters, Wendy Barker and her husband, Jeffrey, Armonk, N.Y., and Nancy Chaney and her husband, Benson, Chesterfield, Va.; two grandchildren, Sara Robbin and Jordan Barker; and two great-grandchildren, Dylan and Chloe Robbin.
The funeral will be Wednesday from the Carlucci-Golden-DeSantis Funeral Home Inc., 318 E. Drinker St., Dunmore, with a service at 11 a.m. by Cantor Vladimir Aronzon. Friends may visit 10 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will be in Temple Israel Cemetery, Dunmore. There will be no local Shiva.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1101 Vine St., Scranton, PA 18510; or Congregation Brith Achim, P.O. Box 1507, Petersburg, VA 23805.
To leave an online condolence, please visit www.scrantonjewishfunerals.com.
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February 26, 2014
Dear Doris, Nancy and Wendy,
So very sorry to read of the loss of Mr. Waldman...he was a kind and wonderful man whom will surely be missed.
Lee Brune Murray
February 25, 2014
I knew Aaron all my life in Pittston. My Aunt, Charlotte Wolfe, worked for Waldman's and I shopped there since I was a little girl.
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