{"id":90075,"date":"2025-10-17T17:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T22:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90075"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:41:23","slug":"owner-of-rug-and-carpet-center-harrell-zivitz-is-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/owner-of-rug-and-carpet-center-harrell-zivitz-is-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Owner of Rug and Carpet Center, Harrel Zivitz, is laid to rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HARREL A. ZIVITZ,&nbsp; asuccessful businessman and owner of Rug and Carpet Center, passed away peacefully at his Metairie home on&nbsp; Friday, October 10, 2025. He was 87.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_90078\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Harrel_Zivitz.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90078\" class=\"wp-image-90078 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Harrel_Zivitz-150x150.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90078\" class=\"wp-image-90078 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Harrel_Zivitz-150x150.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-90078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HARREL A. ZIVITZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A native of Mobile, AL, he was a true southern gentleman, both kind and dapper and moved to Metairie in 1965. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father, and proud grandfather and great grandfather.<\/p>\n<p>Zivitz was a member of Temple Sinai, owner of Rug and Carpet Center, and a long time, original Saints ticket holder. He enjoyed many years of socializing with friends from Temple Sinai and Bissonet Maned Downs Country Club. He was a big fan of Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Turner Classic Movies, Bear Bryant, and all things Alabama football.<\/p>\n<p>He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Betty, to whom he was married 54 years and by his oldest, beloved daughter, Ann Kimball Kientz in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his loving daughters Carol Zivitz Lange (Joey) and Lois Morgan-Vinson (Keith), six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>A graveside service was held at Hebrew Rest Cemetery on Monday, October 13, 2025. 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