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Nelson Neuman, 86, owned Abbey Drum Co. - Baltimore Sun:
1571Nelson Neuman, 86, owned Abbey Drum Co.
THE BALTIMORE SUN
Nelson Neuman, who owned a metal drum company, died of heart failure Sunday at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital. The Pikesville resident was 86.
Born in Baltimore and raised on East Fayette Street, Mr. Neuman was a 1935 graduate of Polytechnic Institute. As a young man, he was an engineering technician at Aberdeen Proving Ground, checking the rifling and performance of 14-inch and 16-inch naval guns.
Mr. Nelson founded the Abbey Drum Co. in 1948. Family members said his containers were used to ship products such as orange juice and motor oil. In 1995, he supervised relocating his business from Curtis Bay to an Empowerment Zone in Fairfield in the former Victory Elementary School, where the children of Liberty ship workers were educated during World War II.
"My father regularly hired people who had just been released from jail," said son Ian H. Neuman of Baltimore. "He always took a chance. He saw the best in them."
Mr. Neuman was a founding member of the Novel Club, a men's social club.
He also was a member of Beth Tfiloh Congregation. His philanthropic interests included the Chesapeake Center for Youth Development on Patapsco Avenue in Brooklyn.
Services were held yesterday.
In addition to his son, Mr. Neuman is survived by his wife of 54 years, the former Phyllis Atkins, a retired Sinai Hospital nurse; another son, Jonathan W. Neuman of Baltimore; two daughters, Ricka E. Neuman of Baltimore and Roberta R. Neuman of Sydney, Australia; and two grandchildren.
From Sep 10, 2002, page B8 - The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com:1571
NEUMAN, Nelson
On September 8, 2002, NELSON NEUMAN, loving husband of Phls A. Neuman (nee Atkins); beloved father of lan H. Neuman of Baltimore, MD, Ricka E. Neuman of Baltimore, MD, Roberta R. Neuman of Sydney, Australia, and Jonathan W. Neuman of Baltimore, MD; devoted father-in-law of Heather D. Mannuel and Ted A. Niederman; beloved brother of the late Frieda Mandelberg, Jeannette Berg, Charles, Jaye, and Solomon Neuman; loving grandfather of Julia F. and Erik A. Niederman.
Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS. HOME., 8900 Reisterstown Rd. at Mt. Wilson Ln. on Monday, September 9, at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Shaarei Ttiloh Congregation Cemetery, 5800 Windsor Mill Rd. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be directed to The Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, c/o The Sub Acutee Care Center, 2434 W. Belvedere Ave. (21215) or the charity of your choice. In mourning at Annen Woods #1, Gristmill Ct. Apt. 509 (21208).