Isadore Gurvis, age 82, of North Miami Beach, FL and Columbus, OH, died Oct. 12, 2000, following a lengthy illness. Survived by wife, Shirley; sons, Ronald (Sandra) of Columbus, David (Mickie) of Indianapolis, IN and Dale (Joan) of Greensboro, NC; daughter, Cathy Lynn of Chicago; brother, Henry (Marjorie) Gurvis of Granville, OH: grandchildren, Amy, Joshua, Jessica, Alexander, Zachary and Emily; cousins, nieces and nephews. Izzy was a WWII Veteran, having served with the 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armored Division in Africa, Sicily, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and was the recipient of the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Citation and E.T.O. Ribbon with 4 Invasion Stars. Isadore was a life member of the Jewish War Veterans, the Jewish Historical Society and the Disabled War Veterans and was a member of the American Legion and B’nai Brith. Izzy also belonged to Temple Israel and was a member of Agudas Achim Synagogue. He also supported Alyn, a home for children with disabilities in Israel, and was one of the charter members of the B’nai Brith Bowling League founded in 1933. Izzy and his brother Henry founded Garee’s Auto Glass Co. in 1935 and death has finally ended a brother to brother business relationship of 69 years. Funeral Service was held at The Epstein Memorial Chapel, 3232 E. Main St., Columbus, OH, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2000 at 1 p.m., with Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff officiating. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery, Temple Israel Section. Memorials preferred to the James Cancer Hospital or the American Heart Association.
