Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameLeopold LAPAT
Birth1 Oct 1877, Tallinn, Estonia363,23
Immigration1891706,363 Age: 13
Death25 Mar 1944, 194 Vreeland Ave, Paterson, NJ371 Age: 66
Burial27 Mar 1944, 12 Market St, Saddle Brook, NJ363,371
MemoRiverside Cemetery
OccupationTin Oxide (1942)60
OccupationUnemployed (1942)23
OccupationMechanical Engineer (1940)707
OccupationMechanical Engineer in Metal Wholesale (1930)706
OccupationMetallurgist (1927)60
FlagsMITTMAN-1
Obituaries
From 27 Mar 1944, 4 - The Herald-News at Newspapers.com:708

Leopold Lapat

Leopold Lapat, 66, husband of Mrs. Eva Wiseman Lapat, 194 Vreeland Avenue, Paterson, died Saturday after a month's illness. Mr. Lapat, a mechanical engineer, originated a process for reducing tin from dyestuff wastes. He was born in Esthonia and settled in this country as a youth. Mr. Lapat was a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken. In addition to his wife, survivors are a son, Philip, two brothers, and two sisters.

From Mar 27, 1944, page 13 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com:363

Leopold Lapat

Leopold Lapat, husband of Eva Wiseman Lapat of 194 Vreeland Avenue, died on Saturday at noon at the age of 66 years. He had been ill for about a month.

Born in Esthonia, Mr. Lapat came to this country when he was 13. He lived in Paterson for over 50 years.

Mr. Lapat graduated from Stevens College of Technology in 1906 with an M.E. degree. He was the originator of a process for reducing tin from dyestuff wastes.

Funeral services will be held from his home at 2 o’clock this afternoon, with Rabbi Reuben Kaufman of Temple Emanuel officiating. The interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rochelle Park.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Lapat is survived by one son, Phillip; two brothers, Oscar, and Phillip Lapat; and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Edelstein of New York City and Mrs. Lillian Yudelson of Chicago.
Spouses
Birth8 Jan 1888, New York, NY365
Death23 Sep 1978, Danbury, CT365,366 Age: 90
MemoGranddaughter lived in Danbury, CT at this time.
FatherPhilip WEISSMAN (1866-1926)
MotherFannie SILVERMAN (1863-1948)
Marriage24 Dec 1922, Manhattan, New York, NY372
ChildrenPhilip E (1928-)
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