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Herbert Feinstein
31 août 1929 - 14 décembre 2023
31 août 1929 - 14 décembre 2023
Herbert Feinstein (n. Aaronoff), 94, of Pompton Plains, New Jersey, passed away on December 14, 2023 having lived, what he called, a “charmed life”. A family man with a friendly smile, a skip in his step, and an abundance of common sense, he often quipped “it's terrible…ley good”.
Herb was born on August 31, 1929 in The Bronx, New York. He was adopted by Benjamin and Yetta Feinstein on March 20, 1951. After graduating Alexander Hamilton Vocational High School in 1948, he went on to become an Electrician.
During the Korean War, Herb served in the Navy traveling on the USS Wisconsin to many ports (Guantanamo Bay, Edinburgh, Cuba, Panama, Pearl Harbor, Yokosuka, Guam, Greenland, Newfoundland, St. Johns, Labrador, Oslo) as Electrician’s Mate from 1950 to 1954 . Recognizing his athleticism, the Navy sent him to play softball for their team when the ship was in dry dock.
While serving, Herb married his sweetheart Bertha (n. Persky) in 1952. They recently celebrated their 71st anniversary on October 26. Together, they started a family in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Parsippany, New Jersey in 1968.
The Rescue Squad was an important part of Herb's daily life in Parsippany. He was a certified rescue SCUBA diver and volunteered with the squad in many roles over 30 years. After retiring from a 40 plus year career as an electrician, Herb took up tap dancing and enjoyed traveling across the United States with Bertha, as well as spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Herb was predeceased by his brother Fred Feinstein and his daughter in law Kathy Feinstein. He is survived by his wife Bertha, and their three children Steve Feinstein, Faye Kalmbach, and Jeff Feinstein; their spouses Arnold Kalmbach and Monica Marchaterre; grandchildren Bethany Walker, Hillary Romero, Ilan Kalmwood, Arnold Kalmbach, Madeline Feinstein and Robert Feinstein; and, great grandchildren Elia Romero, Roth Romero, and Lennox Walker.
There will be a funeral service / celebration of life held at 10am December 18, 2023 at Jewish Memorial Chapel, 841 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ. The service will also be live streamed https://www.njstreaming.com/feinstein
Sympathy cards may be sent to: Bertha Feinstein, ℅ Jeff Feinstein, 15 Aspen Way, Oakland, NJ 07436.
In lieu of flowers, donate what you can, to The Kidney Foundation serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey https://www.kidney.org/offices/nkf-serving-eastern-pennsylvania-new-jersey .
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Rafael Ortiz
Hello, my name is Rafael and I'm currently the secretary of Parsippany Rescue. I wanted to post two pictures of Herb that are displayed in our hall. This is 1 of 2
Faye Kalmbach
A Short Story of Dad’s Early Life (as best we know it and as it was told to us) aka, The Adoption Story: Dad was born on August 31st 1929, as Herbert Aronoff. His birth certificate only has his biological mother’s name on it. He was immediately put in the “New York Home for Hebrew Infants” and in 1933 was transferred to the “Hebrew Orphan Asylum”. The only indication of his biological father is that the 1930 census lists him as “from Austria”. Beginning around age 4, Dad was fostered by Lillian Steuerman. He remembers her fondly. He actually thought she was his mother until she died suddenly when he was still a boy (1942). At that point he was shuffled to Steuerman family members, bounced in and out of foster homes and back to the orphanage. Eventually he ended up with a family that had a boy about his age. That boy’s name was Fred, and Fred wanted his mom to have a foster child so he could have a playmate. Fred had a much much older brother who had also had a foster brother, so Fred convinced his mom to tske a foster child his age as well. Fred and Herbie got along well. Fred wanted to be the big brother, though dad was older than Fred by exactly two months. Dad agreed saying he would be the younger brother since he came to the family last. Dad stayed with them until joining the Navy at the age of 20. While in the Navy dad received an unexpected summons to show up in court in Brooklyn on March 20, 1951. He didn’t know why. When he showed up, what he found was that Fred had convinced his mom to adopt our Dad. Dad was more than happy to take the Feinstein name. Fred and Dad were truly brothers for the rest of their lives. In fact Dad crossed his birth name out on his high school yearbook and Navy Handbook and replaced it with Feinstein. Adoptions are happy times, and the judge at Dad’s adoption always handed out a lollipop to the little children being adopted. Even though Dad was 21 at the time, the judge still gave dad a lollipop. Dad put that lollipop and the adoption papers in a green glass jar. He kept that jar with him every place he lived and we now have that jar.
David Persky
Uncle Herbie was a great guy. Always kind hearted and such a steady, solid, dependable and devoted person. Loved going to Aunt Bert and Uncle Herb's house in Parsippany for Thanksgiving, which was always a lively and fun time filled with talk, laughter and lots of food. I remember that my dad kept a gift from Herb from his travels in the Navy, which was a decently sized hunting knife in a leather sheaf that came with a smaller throwing knife (very cool). I loved holding it and taking it out as a kid where my dad kept it in the tool room in our basement- fortunately never cut myself or anyone else for that matter. Remember my dad saying that Uncle Herb always went to visit Grandma Dora in the nursing home in Brooklyn after work. I will always admire his passion and love for the things that mattered to him- his love for Aunt Bert and his family, his pride and excellence in being a superb electrician (thanks for the recessed lighting in my first home!), and his love for the rescue squad (still remember hearing those emergency calls coming into the house in Parsippany). He will be missed!!
Rafael Ortiz
Hello, my name is Rafael and I'm currently the secretary of Parsippany Rescue. I wanted to post two pictures of Herb that are displayed in our hall. This is 2 of 2
Karen Boswell
It is said that what we remember most is how someone makes you feel, more than anything they say or do. That is certainly true for me about my uncle Herb. Being with him was like being wrapped in a warm blanket, bundled in his love. Herb was the happiest, most positive person I have ever known. His love for family was palpable. In our early years when our families would spend time together, what I remember most were all the hugs he would give. He called my cousin Faye "Fayegala" with a loving twinkle in his eye. I agree with my cousin Jeff that Herb was the ultimate "family guy." His was a life well-lived, and I will treasure his memory always.
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Is it supposed to say adopted in 1931?
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