BERNER, Leo

LEO BERNER Word was received here of the death in New York on July 26 of Leo Berner, 2215 E. Edison, age 41. He had an heart attack about a week before, had been rushed to the hospital and appeared to be making a good recovery. Mr. Berner was on his annual summer visit to New York to visit relatives. He was a resident of Tucson for about 14 years. Survivors in addition to his wife, Bee Berner, are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Berner and two brothers, Emanuel and David, of New York. Funeral services and burial took place in New York on July 27. Tucsonians present included Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kagan and their daughter, Mrs. Lee Starr. Mr. Kagan is Mrs. Berner’s brother. Others were Ethel Canfield and Mr. and Mrs. Saul Greenman who were in New York at the time. Mr. Berner carried on only limited activity because of his health though his interests in the Jewish community were deep. He was a member of Congregation Anshei Israel and of B’nai B’rith. He was part owner with his wife of the Town Shop, a chain of women’s ready-to-wear shops in Tucson and California. The Arizona Post August 19, 1949