Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
NameDr. Richard WELLMAN 382
Birth14 Jun 1926, New York, NY
Death3 Sep 1973, New York, NY348,412 Age: 47
Burial6 Sep 1973, 80 Commerce St, Hawthorne, NY412
MemoMt. Pleasant Cemetery
OccupationPsychiatrist382
FlagsMITTMAN-1, STUB-END
Obituaries
From Sep 6, 1973, page 28 - The Record at Newspapers.com:412

Richard Wellman, a psychiatrist, 47

NEW CITY — Funeral services were scheduled for today at 11:45 a.m. for psychiatrist Richard Wellman, who was found dead Monday in his office at 126 N. Main St.

Dr. Wellman, 47, was born in New York. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Cornell University and completed his internship at Rochester General Hospital. He also completed his psychiatric residency at Youth Institute Ossining and Gracie Square Hospital in New York City.

He joined the staff of Rockland County Community Mental Health Center in 1966 and was named head of the adult services division in November 1971. His failing health prompted his resignation in February 1972.

Dr. Wellman had given much of his time and experience to schools and community groups connected with drug abuse and dependency.

Survivors include his wife, Marion; daughter, Jennifer, and son, Mark, who live at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wellman; and brother, Harvey, all of New York.

Services were at Riverside Funeral Chapel, New York, with burial in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Valhalla.
Spouses
Birth26 Feb 1929, Brooklyn, NY348 Age: 96
FatherJoseph MANTELL (1896-1950)
MotherEthel RESNICK (1899-1981)
Marriage9 May 1965, New York, NY348,413
Misc. Notes
From Ancestry.com - Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003:

(New York Times, 1965)

Dr. Richard Wellman Weds Marion Mantell

Miss Marion Mantell, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Mantell of Elmhurst, Queens, and the late Mr. Mantell of Montreal was married to Dr. Richard Wellman in Temple Rodeph Sholom yesterday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wellman of New York. Rabbi Louis I. Newman performed the ceremony.

The bride, escorted by her brother, Dr. Gerald Mantell, had her sister-in-law, Dr. Harriet Mantell, as matron of honor. Richard Richardson was the best man.

Mrs. Wellman is a speech and hearing therapist in the Valley Stream, L. I. schools, graduated from McGill University and received an M. A. degree from Syracuse University. Her husband, a psychiatrist, is an alumnus of Cornell University, where he did graduate work.
ChildrenJennifer Anne (1969-)
 Mark Benjamin (1970-1990)
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