Louis Mietla, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 25,2014, at the Jewish Healthcare Center.His wife of 49 years, Shirley (Goldstein) Mietla died in 2010. He leaves a stepdaughter, Amy Yanover ,wife of David L. Matterville, of North Brookfield; a sister-in-law, Miriam Mietla, wife of the late Felix Mietla of Worcester, two grandsons, Aaron and Jacob, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins.During the Holocaust, he was interned in Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where his parents, aunts, uncles and cousins were murdered.He owned Roxy Cleaners for many years, retiring many years ago.He was born in Poland and was a son of Pinchos and Sarah Chaya (Levine) Mietla and had lived many years in Worcester, then 28 years in Aventura, FL before returning to Worcester 8 years ago.He was a member of Yeshiva Achei Timimim and Shaarai Torah Synagogue West. GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11:00AM ON SUNDAY, MARCH 2,2014, AT B’NAI BRITH CEMETERY, ST. JOHN’S RD., UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF BREZNIAK RODMAN CHAPELS OF NEWTON.
Memorial Observance will be announced at the funeral