Edward N. Du Bey Obituary (1921 - 2014)

Edward N. Du Bey, age 92, passed away on March 18, 2014. Preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Ruth Du Bey; wife, Berenice and sister, Blossom. He is survived by his wife, Debra Du Bey; sons, Richard (Lynn) Du Bey, Ken (Anna) Du Bey and Ira (Renee) Du Bey; sister, Freddie Genova; grandchildren, Jesse (Sonja) Du Bey, Margot (Travis) Keany, Joseph Du Bey, Jason (Laura) Du Bey, Laura (Craig) Peura, Michael Du Bey and David Du Bey; great grandchildren, Nolan and Farah Keany and Ella and Lily Du Bey. Edward served in the United States Army during WWII as a Platoon Sergeant in North Africa and Italy and was awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and two Purple Hearts. He was selected to serve as personal body guard of General Mark Clark, Commander of the Allied Fifth Army. Edward was past Commander of the Jewish War Veterans of Long Beach, NY and longtime volunteer with various Veterans Organizations. Funeral services will be held at 12:00pm on Thursday, March 20th at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Yosef Zylberberg officiating. Burial will follow at Dayton National Cemetery at 3:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to the United Services Organization to benefit active military and their families, P.O. Box 96322, Washington, DC 20090-6322 or www.uso.org