Bernard Erlich

Bernard Erlich, 90, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Menorah Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2:00pm Friday, June 18 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to The Temple,
Congregation B’nai Jehudah, American Cancer Society or Village Shalom. Mr. Erlich was President of Zenith Distributing Company of Kansas for whom he worked from 1958 until his
retirement in 1984. He also distributed Kitchen Aid, Amana and Corning Ware. He was born in Poland, came thru Ellis Island at age 7 with his two older brothers and mother, and then to St. Louis, MO where he grew up. After serving in the U.S. Army, joining after Pearl Harbor, he returned to St. Louis, then moved to Kansas City in 1958 to join Lee Wholesale, which became Zenith. Mr. Erlich married his wife, Ruth Uman, in 1943 while on a 3 day leave. He was a member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah since 1958,
a member of the Technion Society, the Marillac Center and was a Past President of the Meadowbrook Country Club. Golf and fishing were his passions and he was an avid reader. He loved to travel and split time between Kansas City and the Ft. Lauderdale area from 1978–1998. Mr. Erlich was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers: Jules
Erlich and Morris Erlich. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ruth Erlich; son: Gary D. Erlich and his partner Jeani Buchanan, San Diego, CA; daughter and son-in-law: Karyn and Jeffrey Weiner, Overland Park, KS; sister: Bertha Siegel, Chesterfield, MO; grandchildren: Cory D. Weiner and his wife Jaymie; Alyson M. Weiner;
great-granddaughter: Madison Blair Weiner. Six nieces and many great-nephews and nieces also survive.