2012-03-29 / Obituaries

Myles Israel

PALM BEACH GARDEN, Fla. — Myles L. Israel, 79, of 51 Somerset Lane and formerly of Laconia, N.H., died in Bend, Ore. He was the widower of Helen A. (Rosen) Israel who died in 2009.

Mr. Israel was born Jan. 31, 1933, in Boston, Mass., the son of Samuel and Pearl (Cohen) Israel.

Mr. Israel was a pharmacist and was coowner of the Meredith Pharmacy for many years and had also been the owner of DAMY Realty. He was a member of Temple B’Nai Israel in Laconia, N.H.

Survivors include a son, Paul Israel, and his wife, Stephanie, of Bend, Ore.; a daughter, Bonnie Olinto and her husband, Louis, of Winter Springs, Fla.; three grandchildren, Jonathan Olinto, Samantha Olinto and Theo Israel; a brother, Allen Israel; a sister, Jane Israel Delathouwer; and nieces and nephews, Elizabeth Berkowitz, Joel Israel, Michael Israel, Nicole Mercurio and Danielle McCusker.

In addition to his wife and his parents, Mr. Israel was predeceased by two nephews, Samuel Walters and Peter Israel.

There will be no calling hours.

A funeral service will take place on Friday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at Temple B’Nai Israel, 210 Court St., Laconia, N.H.

Burial will follow in the family lot in the Temple B’Nai Israel Section in Union Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.

After the burial, there will be a reception at 1 p.m. (directly after the service) at O Steaks and Seafood, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia, N.H.

For those who wish, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, N.H. Office, Five Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 201, Bedford NH 03110.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial, go to www.wilkinsonbeane.com.

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