Melvin Schoenfeld Obituary
Melvin Schoenfeld, 98, of Syosset, NY, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Syosset Hospital.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 3rd, 1923, Melvin was the son of the late Philip and Ida (Goodman) Schoenfeld. A 1941 graduate of the Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, NY, he retired in 2012 from the company he founded in 1962, Production Packaging Equipment. Earlier, Melvin traveled the world while working on new technologies for RCA. A corporal in the Army, he served from 1943 until 1946 in World War II. His active service included operations with the Signal Corp., as well as liberating slave labor camps and experimental baby farms in Germany.
Melvin was an active member in several Jewish synagogues, including Temple Israel of Great Neck in New York, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh in Florida, and the Plainview Jewish Center in New York.
Melvin is survived by his wife, Bela, of Syosset, NY, his stepson, Ralph and his wife Melissa of Plainview, NY; stepdaughter, Jeanette and her husband Willi of Santiago, Chile; his nephew Philip and his wife Geri of Huntington, NY; his nieces, Harriet of New York, NY; Paula and her husband Robert of Dallas, TX; Linda and her husband Peter, of Boca Raton, FL; 8 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.
Services were held in private.
Donations in Melvins name may be made to the Plainview Jewish Center, Plainview, NY, Temple Israel of Great Neck, Great Neck, NY, or Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, FL.
