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Services
In Florida, a gathering of friends and viewing will be held Wednesday, August 26 from 6 to 8pm in Quinn Shalz Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
In New Jersey, friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 29th from 11 AM to 12 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne. Entombment will follow at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum in Washington Township, NJ.
Steven William Schoenfeld, 91 of Ponte Vedra Beach passed away Friday, August 21, at Memorial Hospital- Jacksonville. The world lost a wonderful, philanthropic and charming man that night.
Mourning his loss are his son Robert “Bob” Schoenfeld (Susan Brubaker) of Ponte Vedra Beach, one brother, George Schoenfeld (Toby) of Cresskill, NJ and 2 grandchildren Robert and Claire Schoenfeld of Jax. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine, brother Miklos, and sister Shari Politzer.
Steven was born Sept. 26, 1923 to Andor and Maria Scheibel Schoenfeld in Budapest, Hungary. After he survived the Holocaust, being liberated from Dachau Concentration Camp, he came to the United States, first to Detroit where he worked for Nabisco, then to New York City. He became a jeweler and worked in the “Diamond District” of NYC until his retirement. He lived in Wayne, NJ where he raised his family.
He loved his family, his pets and his friends. Before and after his retirement, his passion to help others led him to volunteer with the Wayne Police Athletic League. For 25 years he coached the PAL Basketball Team, 8 to 10 yrs. old, winning championships 24 out of 25 years. He served the PAL in many other capacities, loving his ability to help. In his spare time he loved to play tennis. He was an avid NY Giants fan, NY Yankees fan and Duke Basketball fan.
We want to thank those medical professionals who gave us the last 12 wonderful years with Steven. The warm and compassionate care given by Pablo Pella, MD and Ahmad Kasraeian, MD went above and beyond the call to keep Steven with us. We also want to thank Dr. Peter Kuhlman, Dr. Michael Koren, Dr. Ana Jorquera and Dr. Dinesh Jayadevappa who all participated in working with us as a family, and not giving up, to help our dear loved one.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Steven’s name to the Jacksonville Humane Society.
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In Florida, a gathering of friends and viewing will be held Wednesday, August 26 from 6 to 8pm in Quinn Shalz Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
In New Jersey, friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 29th from 11 AM to 12 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne. Entombment will follow at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum in Washington Township, NJ.
Services
In Florida, a gathering of friends and viewing will be held Wednesday, August 26 from 6 to 8pm in Quinn Shalz Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
In New Jersey, friends may visit with the family on Saturday, August 29th from 11 AM to 12 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne. Entombment will follow at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum in Washington Township, NJ.
Steven William Schoenfeld, 91 of Ponte Vedra Beach passed away Friday, August 21, at Memorial Hospital- Jacksonville. The world lost a wonderful, philanthropic and charming man that night.
Mourning his loss are his son Robert “Bob” Schoenfeld (Susan Brubaker) of Ponte Vedra Beach, one brother, George Schoenfeld (Toby) of Cresskill, NJ and 2 grandchildren Robert and Claire Schoenfeld of Jax. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine, brother Miklos, and sister Shari Politzer.
Steven was born Sept. 26, 1923 to Andor and Maria Scheibel Schoenfeld in Budapest, Hungary. After he survived the Holocaust, being liberated from Dachau Concentration Camp, he came to the United States, first to Detroit where he worked for Nabisco, then to New York City. He became a jeweler and worked in the “Diamond District” of NYC until his retirement. He lived in Wayne, NJ where he raised his family.
He loved his family, his pets and his friends. Before and after his retirement, his passion to help others led him to volunteer with the Wayne Police Athletic League. For 25 years he coached the PAL Basketball Team, 8 to 10 yrs. old, winning championships 24 out of 25 years. He served the PAL in many other capacities, loving his ability to help. In his spare time he loved to play tennis. He was an avid NY Giants fan, NY Yankees fan and Duke Basketball fan.
We want to thank those medical professionals who gave us the last 12 wonderful years with Steven. The warm and compassionate care given by Pablo Pella, MD and Ahmad Kasraeian, MD went above and beyond the call to keep Steven with us. We also want to thank Dr. Peter Kuhlman, Dr. Michael Koren, Dr. Ana Jorquera and Dr. Dinesh Jayadevappa who all participated in working with us as a family, and not giving up, to help our dear loved one.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Steven’s name to the Jacksonville Humane Society.
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