William "Bill" B. Lowenstein

William “Bill” B. Lowenstein, 97, of Leawood, KS passed away July 30, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 9:00am Friday, August 2, 2024 at Congregation Beth Torah, 6100 W. 127th Street, Overland Park, KS 66209. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. You may attend the service via livestream at: https://beth-torah.org/virtual-sanctuary?sapurl=LytzNWg0L2xiL2xpLytoNnFkazN2P2JyYW5kaW5nPXRydWUmZW1iZWQ9dHJ1ZSZyZWNlbnRSb3V0ZT1hcHAud2ViLWFwcC5saWJyYXJ5Lmxpc3QmcmVjZW50Um91dGVTbHVnPSUyQmg2cWRrM3Y= or visit Congregation Beth Torah’s website.

Bill held a deep belief in the value of the Jewish camping experience for children throughout the Jewish community. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to:
Camp Gucci - https://guci.org/
Camp OSRUI - https://osrui.org/donate/
Camp Sabra - https://www.campsabra.com/support/
Guardian Society Scholarship Fund- https://www.jewishkansascity.org/get-involved/young-adults/scholarships-incentives/jewish-camp-grants/guardian-society-fund

Bill was born August 13, 1926 in Kansas City, MO to Louis & Gladys (Bobrecker) Lowenstein. He attended Border Star School, Southwest High School and the University of Kansas.

He wanted to get some college before enlisting so he attended summer school at KU. He enlisted in 1943 and while in the Navy, he was stationed in Chicago where he was enrolled in an electronics program dealing with radar & sonar on naval vessels. He was also stationed in California, Guam, and the Eniwetok Atoll.

After the War, Bill returned to the University of Kansas where he majored in Business and Accounting, graduating in 1948. He went to work for Arthur Young & Co. Later, he worked in the family businesses including the King Lumber Company.

He served as President of the Jewish Community Foundation from 1991 - 1994. He was an honorary member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, a lifetime member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, and a founding member of Congregation Beth Torah. He also served as Chairman/Trustee of the Tranin Fund, a Trustee for the Lowenstein Brothers Foundation, as well as, a Trustee of the Lowenstein Family Supporting Foundation.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Louis Lowenstein, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Epstein Lowenstein; his sons, Lon & Suzy (Overland Park), Glenn & Nicole (Houston), John & Amy (Skokie), and Reed & Melanie (Brooklyn); and Jenny and John Isenberg, Lynn & Joe Poskin, Andy & Anne Epstein, his sister, Marjorie Kaplan (Minneapolis) as well as his 25 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren.