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Eddie Green

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Eddie Green

Birth
Death
17 Apr 2020 (aged 100)
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Portage, Porter County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5743507, Longitude: -87.2028975
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Eddie Green
West Palm Beach, FL - Eddie Green, 100, of West Palm Beach, FL. formerly of Munster, IN, and Gary, IN, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020. In his youth in Gary, IN, Eddie was a band captain, baton twirler, and clarinet player, leading his marching band in parades and events, to the pride of his siblings Sylvia, Phil and Richard. His energy and good humor won him many friends throughout his life.

In 1947, Eddie met and married his bride Lillian Moskovitz. From the beginning, Eddie and Lillian expanded their immediate family to include Lillian's younger siblings Don and Eva, whom he treated like his own children, and mother Rose Moskovitz. Their family expanded again with the birth of Linda and Robert. Eddie and Lillian's marriage of 62 years was an inspiration to many, filled with respect, devotion and affection. Eddie was a true mensch who loved helping people and working on many philanthropic projects.

Eddie and Lillian started working in the grocery business side by side. From humble beginnings, they thrived in their work. Eddie and his partners Abe Roth, Sheldon Block, Nate Zweig and David Weiss found great satisfaction growing the grocery business including Buy Low Supermarkets and Parkview to sixteen stores.

Eddie is survived by his cherished family: daughter, Linda (Ken) Brown; sister, Sylvia Sherman; grandchildren: Laura (Daniel) Chrystal, Jeremiah (Kathy) Brown, Solomon Brown; great-grandchildren: Aliza, Jordan, Ben, Leah, Audrey and Alex; brother-in-law Don (Iris Moskovitz and sister-in-law Eva Kolten; devoted long-time caregiver, Pat Honeycutt; and nieces and nephews: Michele (Scott) Labow, Michael (Wendy) Moskovitz, Carol (Elliott) Segal, Eddie Feldman, Chuck (Honie) Green, Len (Ileene) Green, Vicky Tritsch Buka, Matt (Jenifer) Segal, Bobby (Rachel) Segal, Jake and Abby Labow, Owen and Lucas Moskovitz, Joshua Feldman.

Eddie joyfully celebrated his 100th birthday with family and other loves ones in February.

The family will hold a Zoom virtual shiva and celebration of Eddie's life. For more details please email [email protected]. For those who wish to honor his memory, memorial contributions may be sent to the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana or the charity of your choice.

Published by The Times on Apr. 20, 2020.
Eddie Green
West Palm Beach, FL - Eddie Green, 100, of West Palm Beach, FL. formerly of Munster, IN, and Gary, IN, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020. In his youth in Gary, IN, Eddie was a band captain, baton twirler, and clarinet player, leading his marching band in parades and events, to the pride of his siblings Sylvia, Phil and Richard. His energy and good humor won him many friends throughout his life.

In 1947, Eddie met and married his bride Lillian Moskovitz. From the beginning, Eddie and Lillian expanded their immediate family to include Lillian's younger siblings Don and Eva, whom he treated like his own children, and mother Rose Moskovitz. Their family expanded again with the birth of Linda and Robert. Eddie and Lillian's marriage of 62 years was an inspiration to many, filled with respect, devotion and affection. Eddie was a true mensch who loved helping people and working on many philanthropic projects.

Eddie and Lillian started working in the grocery business side by side. From humble beginnings, they thrived in their work. Eddie and his partners Abe Roth, Sheldon Block, Nate Zweig and David Weiss found great satisfaction growing the grocery business including Buy Low Supermarkets and Parkview to sixteen stores.

Eddie is survived by his cherished family: daughter, Linda (Ken) Brown; sister, Sylvia Sherman; grandchildren: Laura (Daniel) Chrystal, Jeremiah (Kathy) Brown, Solomon Brown; great-grandchildren: Aliza, Jordan, Ben, Leah, Audrey and Alex; brother-in-law Don (Iris Moskovitz and sister-in-law Eva Kolten; devoted long-time caregiver, Pat Honeycutt; and nieces and nephews: Michele (Scott) Labow, Michael (Wendy) Moskovitz, Carol (Elliott) Segal, Eddie Feldman, Chuck (Honie) Green, Len (Ileene) Green, Vicky Tritsch Buka, Matt (Jenifer) Segal, Bobby (Rachel) Segal, Jake and Abby Labow, Owen and Lucas Moskovitz, Joshua Feldman.

Eddie joyfully celebrated his 100th birthday with family and other loves ones in February.

The family will hold a Zoom virtual shiva and celebration of Eddie's life. For more details please email [email protected]. For those who wish to honor his memory, memorial contributions may be sent to the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana or the charity of your choice.

Published by The Times on Apr. 20, 2020.


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  • Created by: Leslie
  • Added: Jul 4, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229158234/eddie-green: accessed ), memorial page for Eddie Green (24 Feb 1920–17 Apr 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229158234, citing Temple Israel Cemetery, Portage, Porter County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Leslie (contributor 48388393).