Bertram Lipman

Bertram Eliot Lipman of Chicago, son of Rebecca (Abelson) and Morris Lipman, formally of Newton and Revere, passed away peacefully at age 87 in his apartment while on his vacation in Boca Raton, FL on Wednesday January 19th. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Malkah Fried Lipman. He will be forever missed by his children: Hanna (Bob Niemiec), Carol (Vazha Papson), Richard (Debbie Green), Andrea Lipman, his grandchildren: Allia Brickman, Mimi and Jonathan Lipman, and his late sister Ruth Lipman. He is also survived by his loving brothers-in-law and sisters-in law, Drs Seymour and Sylvia Fried, Celia and David Eysmann, the late Saundra Bonner,his many cousins, nieces and nephews, his devoted caregiver Stephen Abarilles, and his favorite dogs Rocco and Daisy. Bertram was born in the Boston in 1923. He graduated with honors from Boston English High and with an Engineering degree from Tufts University. Bert served as an officer in the Navy during World War II. After the Navy he started his own business, The Bell Provision Company in Chelsea,  MA. which he owned and operated for over 45 years. He was a past president of Temple Reyim, in Newton, MA and a member of Masonic Lodge in Newtonville, MA. He was also a board member of The St.George Condominium Association on Revere Beach and loved living by the ocean.  His love and wry sense of humor will be missed by all. Funeral services will be held at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street in West Newton on Sunday January 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm.Burial follows at Lindwood Memorial Park in Randolph.  Shiva will be held at the home of Kimm Bonner in West Roxbury, MA Sunday 9:00 pm and daily thru Wednesday evening  and at the home of Richard Lipman and Debbie Green in Chicago, IL.Thursday and Saturday evening. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Jewish War Veterans or Temple Reyim in Newton