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Ernie_TaubErnest Taub, former Northport High School teacher and Assistant Principal, passed away on May 23 at the age of 86 at his home in Huntington. His passion and expertise inspired generations of students and colleagues at Northport High School between the years of 1961 and 1996, as well as at Stony Brook University.

He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrant parents, and served in Intelligence in the United States Air Force.

He will be dearly missed for his joy in life, intelligence, humanity, and good humor. Ernest’s interests were very eclectic: he combined a deep love and knowledge of art history which he studied at Brooklyn College along with English Literature. He started to express himself in abstract paintings after age 70; he read voraciously, and he loved sports, playing tennis into his 80’s.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Montparker, his daughter, Bonnie , and her husband, David Gordon; Ernest’s son, Jon; his step-son Dennis Parker and his spouse, Jacqueline, his step-daughter, Kim, and her spouse, Felipe Porto, and five grandchildren, Rollie, Steven, Linda, Julia, and Zoe.

A private interment will be succeeded by a memorial service in early July.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Family Service League, Huntington, www.fsl-li.org

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Miriam Feinstein’s mother, Gertrude Coppersmith, passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the age of 105. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday May 5 at Schwartz Brothers – Jeffer Memorial Chapels, 114-03 Queens Boulevard, Forrest Hills, NY 11375. Burial at the  Old Montefiore Cemetery.

Following the burial, the family invites friends for a light meal on the roof top of 38-20 Bowne Street.

Beginning Friday, May 6, Miriam will be sitting Shiva at her home – 21 Perth Place, East Northport. The hours are:
Friday, May 6 at  2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 8 – Tuesday, May at 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.,  7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Minyan at 8:30 p.m. Sunday – Tuesday

Do you have memories of Fred Meyers to share?

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On Sunday, April 3rd, Ed Nostrand took part in a memorial service for his good friend Fred Meyer. In his eulogy he spoke of personal experiences he had with Fred and they were very much appreciated by his family. Since then Ginny Ayvazian has volunteered to make the family a scrap book of people’s personal memories of Fred. If you have any stories to share, please send them to Bobbi Scott at  utn-r@optonline.net. We are looking for specific memories and stories that describe personal experience that you and he shared.

The R-UTN is also seeking donations to support a scholarship for a Northport High School graduating senior  in Fred’s name. If you would like to donate, please send your contribution to Dave Hosie, 19 Jay Court, Northport 11768. Make checks payable to R-UTN and put “Fred Meyer” on the memo line.