Yury Urshanskiy Obituary (1939 - 2012)

The Russian-American community mourns the passing of a prominent family patriarch. Yury Urshanskiy, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2012 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. Born along with his brother Yakov to their parents Israel and Pasha Urshanskiy in Konotop, Ukraine his life was full and rich with love. Yury fathered two children Igor and Marina with his wife Sophia Entina. Sophia Entina was lost from this earth too early in her life at the age of 57, but Yury was lucky enough to find love a second time and marry Galina Ivanova of Kamchatka, Russia. Yury was also blessed with two Grandchildren Sophia and James through his daughter Marina and Son-In-Law Tom Eller. Being born in the Soviet union just prior World War II, Yury was introduced to work at a young age. He first worked as an engineer at a local military aircraft manufacturing facility in Konotop and then later followed the opportunity of a better life for his family to work as a commercial Fishing Boat Engineer on the other side of the asian continent in Kamchatka, Russia. Yury immigrated to the United States in 2000 and spent the years since dotting on his grandchildren who he loved greatly, helping anyone close to him in any way possible, or tinkering with any number of items he would rescue from an impending trip to the junkyard. Anyone who has been present at one of the family dinner parties will remember his voice booming out a welcome, the table groaning under the weight of all the amazing food, and an incredible evening of singing, drinking, eating and true friendship. Yury will be remembered by his surviving family; Wife Galina Ivanova, Son Igor, Daughter Marina, Grandchildren Sophia and James, God Daughter Natalia Pletnyova, Son-In-Law Tom Eller, Brother-in-law Simon Berezanskiy, Sisters-in-law Esfira Urshanskaya and Ludmila Dvodnenko, and innumerable friends around the world. Funeral service will be held at 10 am on Thursday, September 19th at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Yosef Zylberberg officiating. Burial will follow at Lithopolis Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at the Eeastern Palace Restaurant, 6078 E. Livingston Ave. Columbus, Ohio immediately following the burial. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Nationwide Children's Hospital PICU.