Obituaries
102-Year-Old Cantor David Brandhandler Dies
A service will take place Sunday for the well-respected Evanston resident who died just shy of his 103rd birthday.
Cantor David Brandhandler, a longtime cantor at the former Ner Tamid Congregation in Chicago and the Niles Township Jewish Congregation in Skokie, has died just weeks before his 103rd birthday.
The following obituary is courtesy of Chicago Jewish Funerals.
Cantor David Brandhandler, age 102 and 352 days.
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Cherished son of the late Rabbi Samuel and the late Deborah Brandhandler of Trondheim, Norway.
Beloved husband for 69 years and 10 months of Goldie Brandhandler nee Dolnick.
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Loving father of Stuart (Naomi Bayer) Brandhandler and the late Michelle Brandhandler.
Proud grandfather of Mara Senescu, Justin (Meg) Bluth, Micah, Jonah and Shira Brandhandler.
Cherished great grandfather of Matthew, Jacob, Ezri and Aliza.
The Cantor was the youngest of 9 children.
Service Sunday 9:30 AM at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd., (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. Interment Shalom. Memorials to the Cantor David Brandhandler Scholarship Fund, c/o 55 South Miller Road, Suite 201, Fairlawn, OH 44333, www.cantors.org would be appreciated.
Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
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