Fensterwald, Ralph Jr.

1923 - 2003  (79 years)

• Name	Fensterwald, Ralph  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	18 Feb 1923	Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  _MILT	24 Feb 1943	New Cumberland, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Age: 20
  Died	12 Feb 2003	Sarasota County, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 8, 10, 14, 16]
  Person ID	I20446	Our Family | Descendents of Hirsch Westheimer (I6684)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Fensterwald, Ralph,   b. 5 Feb 1879, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1945, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Westheimer, Myra,   b. 13 Jul 1890, Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1969, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1921  [1, 2, 17]
  Family ID	F7801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fisk, Suzanne Voris
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F7803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Knitel, Renee Louise,   b. 10 Apr 1919, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA ,   d. Jul 1977, New York, New York, New York, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1949	New York, New York, New York, USA   [18, 19]
  Divorced	1971  [2]
  Divorce	1971  [1, 2, 14]
  Children	1. Fensterwald, Miranda Louise   2. Blackwood, Robin Laurie
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F7804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Rosenfeld, Roberta Fay,   b. 30 Mar 1922, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1984, Sarasota County, Florida, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1970	New York, New York, New York, USA   [12, 20, 21, 22]
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F7805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ralph Fensterwald, 79, Sarasota, died Feb. 12, 2003. He was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Norfolk, Va. He retired as an insurance executive. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a past president of the Intercity Duplicate Bridge Club. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; daughters Robin Blackwood of New York City and Miranda Louise of Nashville, Tenn.; stepdaughters Martha Bryant of Phoenix and Cheryl Stracqualursi of Franklin, Mass.; sisters Alice Strouse of West Redding, Conn., and Myra Doherty of Delray Beach; and a stepgrandson. ---------------------- Ralph Fensterwald Dies in Auto Mishap. Ralph Fensterwald, Starling Drive, passed away February 12, at the scene of an auto accident at Landings Boulevard and Heron Way. He was 79. According to his wife, Suzanne, Ralph was most proud of work he undertook with the other members of the service club, Sertoma International. He and several others sponsored a Cambodian family to the United States following the war there. A Mother, Father and four children settled in Sarasota and were assisted in all aspects of their lives from housing and food, to getting the kids off to school. One of the boys graduated from college with an engineering degree, a fact in which Ralph took great pride. While the family has since moved to California to live in a community of other Cambodians, they kept in touch with him. Active and interested in his community, Fensterwald was an early moving force in setting up the Sarasota Community Foundation. He moved to the Landings in 1988 from Longboat and was best known here as a top bridge player and bridge instructor. He and Suzanne would frequently take cruises on which Ralph conducted classes in both duplicate and party bridge. He was a Life Master. He was born in Norfolk and spent most of his career in insurance and pension planning in New York City. He is survived by wife, Suzanne and daughters Robin Blackwood, who works for a non-profit organization in New York and Miranda Louise a professional blues singer in Nashville. Ralph Fensterwald, 79, Sarasota, died Feb. 12, 2003. He was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Norfolk, Va. He retired as an insurance executive. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a past president of the Intercity Duplicate Bridge Club. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; daughters Robin Blackwood of New York City and Miranda Louise of Nashville, Tenn.; stepdaughters Martha Bryant of Phoenix and Cheryl Stracqualursi of Franklin, Mass.; sisters Alice Strouse of West Redding, Conn., and Myra Doherty of Delray Beach; and a stepgrandson. ---------------------- Ralph Fensterwald Dies in Auto Mishap. Ralph Fensterwald, Starling Drive, passed away February 12, at the scene of an auto accident at Landings Boulevard and Heron Way. He was 79. According to his wife, Suzanne, Ralph was most proud of work he undertook with the other members of the service club, Sertoma International. He and several others sponsored a Cambodian family to the United States following the war there. A Mother, Father and four children settled in Sarasota and were assisted in all aspects of their lives from housing and food, to getting the kids off to school. One of the boys graduated from college with an engineering degree, a fact in which Ralph took great pride. While the family has since moved to California to live in a community of other Cambodians, they kept in touch with him. Active and interested in his community, Fensterwald was an early moving force in setting up the Sarasota Community Foundation. He moved to the Landings in 1988 from Longboat and was best known here as a top bridge player and bridge instructor. He and Suzanne would frequently take cruises on which Ralph conducted classes in both duplicate and party bridge. He was a Life Master. He was born in Norfolk and spent most of his career in insurance and pension planning in New York City. He is survived by wife, Suzanne and daughters Robin Blackwood, who works for a non-profit organization in New York and Miranda Louise a professional blues singer in Nashville.

  
  

• Sources

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