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Buffalo NY Courier Express - 11/20/1954

Leonard E. Goldstein, 68, of
2035 Delaware Ave., assistant
manager of I. Miller Inc., which
operates the shoe department of
L. L. Berger Inc., died yesterday
at Buffalo General ^Hospital. He
suffered a heart attack Monday.
Born in Titusville, Pa., Mr.
Goldstein was brought to Buffalo
as a child. He had been connected
with the shoe department of the
Berger store for 27 years.
Previously he was for many
years with the K. W. Watters
Shoe Store, at Main and Mohawk.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Minnie Bluestein; a son,
Erwin of Rochester, and a sister,
Mrs. Belle White.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 tomorrow afternoon at the
Etkin Mortuary, 576 Linwood
Ave. Dr. Joseph L. Fink, rabbi
of Temple Beth Zion, will officiate.
Burial will be in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.

Leonard married BLUESTEIN, Minnie on 27 Feb 1922 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Minnie (daughter of BLUESTEIN, William and Augusta) was born in Jul 1886 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Courier - 3/5/1922

Mrs. William Bluestein of Delavan
avenue has issued announcement of
the marriage of her daughter Minnie
M.. to Leonard E. Goldstein, Monday,
February 27. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Bernard Cohn.

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Buffalo NY Courier - 3/23/1915

On the day planned for the wedding
of his daughter, Anna the funeral of
William Bluestein, for more than
t h i r t y years a Main street business
man, will be held from the family
residence at No 145 Mariner street.
Mr. Bluestein died Sunday while chat-
t i ng with friends.
When stricken Mr. Bluestein realized
he was about to die.
"I am not going to be with you
long," he said with difficulty. "Don't
let this interfere with Anna's marriage."
The wedding, which was to have
t a k e n place this evening, has been
postponed and I n v i t a t i o n s recalled.
Miss Bluestein with her fiance, Emil
Adler, No. 809 Gibson street, procured
t h e marriage license last Saturday.
Mr. Bluestein was fifty-two years
old. He had been in ill health for
months. It was because of his condition
he retired from active business
about a year ago. He was born in
Russia and came to this country when
a youth. He was a pioneer in the
ladies' tailoring business and occupied
t h e store at No. 670 Main street 'for
years.
Surviving Mr. Bluestein are his
wife, Augusta Bluestein; daughters.
Mrs. Max Levy and Minnie, Anna and
Lillian Bluestein, and sons, Abraham
H., Myron, Louis and Harry.
Rabbi Max Grob will officiate at the
services.

William married Augusta about 1881. Augusta was born in Apr 1862 in Russia; died on 17 Dec 1943 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Courier Express - 12/19/1943

BLUESTEIN - Augusta Bluesteln of 36
Crestwood Ave., December 17, 1943. beloved
wife of the late William Bluestein;
mother of Mrs. Max Levy, Harry A.,
Mrs. Leonard Goldstein. Mrs. Emil Adler,
Myron, Louis, Mrs. Harold Zeldenrust;
sister of Mrs. Simon Fox. Private funeral
services Sunday afternoon. Please
omit flowers.