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11411 N. Michigan Road
Zionsville, IN 46077
1925
Marvin
2018
Marvin Bercovitz
October 24, 1925 — August 19, 2018
Marvin Bercovitz
Formerly of Lafayette, Indiana; passed away at the age of 89 in Indianapolis.
Marvin was born in Louisville, KY on October 24, 1928 to Nathan and Bessie Bercovitz. He moved to Lafayette, IN in March 1937 following the Ohio River flood of '36-'37.
Marvin was a boy scout in Troop #5 and became one of the youngest Eagle scouts in the Harrison Trails District. He served as mayor of Lafayette for a day and as a junior staff member of Cary Camp. He was a cubmaster and junior assistant scoutmaster.
He attended Jefferson High School where he was a member of the band and won a first-place blue ribbon as a freshman in a state solo and ensemble contest as a member of the saxophone quartet, and again during his junior year as a soloist. Marvin was a member of the Purdue campus dance band and a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He was a graduate of Indiana University in 1949 and a 1953 graduate of Butler University School of Pharmacy. Marvin was a partner, along with Leo Fang and Phil Bercovitz, in B and F Drugs for many years, retiring in 1983.
He is survived by his wife, Joan; son, Alan (Janine); step-daughters, Suzie and Ellyn (Harold); son-in-law, Terry (Fran); and grandchildren, Elizabeth (Patrick), Amy, Nathan, Brian, Bryan (Brittany), Jennifer (Ryan), Jeffrey, Brittany and Sabrina. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Deb; sister, Sharon; and brother-in-law, Stan.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 10 AM in Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary, 11411 N. Michigan Road, Zionsville, IN 46077. He will be laid to rest in Lafayette Jewish Cemetery, Lafayette, IN immediately following chapel service.
The family will be observing shiva on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, from 5-7:00 PM, at the home of Alan and Janine Bercovitz: 530 West 83rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Sons of Abraham Congregation or to a favorite charity.
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