{"id":22553,"date":"2015-03-14T19:20:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T01:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=22553"},"modified":"2015-03-15T10:04:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T16:04:14","slug":"businessman-albert-j-daube-dies-at-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/businessman-albert-j-daube-dies-at-94\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman Albert J. Daube dies at 94; funeral Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALBERT J. DAUBE, a retired local businessman, died peacefully in his sleep at his residence on Saturday, March 14, 2015. He was 94.<\/p>\n

A German-born, Jewish refugee from the Nazi era, Daube became a naturalized American citizen and served in the U.S. Army as a World War II G.I fighting the Nazis from whom he had fled as a staff sergeant assigned to an engineers unit.<\/p>\n

While stationed in England, he met and soon married his wife, Pearl Jacobs Daube. She joined him in New Orleans after boarding a special “warbrides” transit ship.<\/p>\n

Upon his return to New Orleans, he founded Sun Finance Company, which he ran until his retirement.<\/p>\n

Daube was pre-deceased by his wife after 68 years of marriage, and lost a daughter, Faye Miller, this past November.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his son David Daube (Susan), his son-in-law Herbert Miller, \u00a0four grandchildren and \u00a0six great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in Hebrew Rest Cemetery No. III, 2100 Pelopidas at Frenchmen Street. Rabbi Ed Paul Cohn will officiate.<\/p>\n

Memorials are suggested to Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118 or Hadassah, c\/o Chen Berkovich, 4840 Hwy. 22, Apt 6-28, Mandeville, LA 70471.<\/p>\n

Arrangements by Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home <\/a>of Metairie. Information, 504-835-2341.<\/p>\n

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