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Joel Burstein Obituary

DR. JOEL BURSTEIN , 80, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009 in Litchfield Park, Arizona, from a massive stroke. He was born in Pittston, a son of Fay and Harry Burstein. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary and the Pennsylvania School of Optometry in Philadelphia. He practiced many years in Washington, D.C., before his retirement to Arizona. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marjorie Smith. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; two sons, Mark and Joel Jr.; two grandchildren, Lauren and Sophia Burstein; two nieces, Harriet Rabinowitz and Amy Smith; two grandnephews, Mark and Joshua Rabinowitz; brother-in-law, Marvin Smith and his wife, Ann Smith.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Thompson’s Valley West Funeral Chapel, Arizona.

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Published by Times Leader on Jan. 24, 2009.

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