Obituary of Leonard Pomerantz

Vero Beach, FL - Formerly of New City, NY & Kerhonkson, NY

Leonard (Len) Pomerantz, a resident of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of New City, NY and Kerhonkson, NY passed away peacefully on April 11, 2024, at the Visiting Nurse Associates Hospice House.  He was 91 years old.  The son of the late Ethel (Spellman) Pomerantz and the late David Pomerantz, Len was born on July 27, 1932 in the Bronx, NY.  He graduated from Kerhonkson High School in 1949.  In 1954, Len married his beautiful wife, Carol. He then served in the United States Army, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant, and served in Korea.  After returning home, in 1956 Len joined the New York Life Insurance Company and had a successful career in sales, management, and senior management.  He retired from New York Life in 1986.  He then joined Companion Life, the New York subsidiary of Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance where he continued his professional career until retiring again in 1996.

Throughout his adult life Len was a student of American history, specifically military history and spent years amassing a collection of American military weapons.  He often made presentations to schools and other civic groups about the shoulder arms carried by the American infantryman during the United States’ various military engagements.  For over forty years Len participated in gun shows throughout the Northeastern US.  He was a proud member and Fellow of the Company of Military Historians (West Point Chapter) and held a variety of positions including as its president.  He was also an active member in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and spent time visiting returning wounded veterans at local VA hospitals in the Rockland County area.

Len was a devoted family man, who enjoyed nothing more than having his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren around him as he puttered in the basement among his historic relics.

Len is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Carol, his three children Eric (Karen), Leah (Jan) and Jay (Karen) as well as six grandchildren, Jeremy (Jenna), Lauren (Fred), Daniel, Rachel, Rebecca, and David, and four great-grandchildren Ari, Madelyn, Eli, Ramani.  His brother Aaron and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive him. Len was predeceased by his brothers Martin and Howard.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 12pm at Congregation Teferet Yedudah Ve Yisroel, (Kerhonkson Synagogue), Kopp Center, 26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 to be followed by burial at the Kerhonkson Jewish Cemetery, Boice Mill Road, Kerhonkson, NY.

Memorial contributions in the name of Leonard Pomerantz may be made to the Kerhonkson Synagogue at the above address as well as The Company of Military Historians, P.O. Box 910, Rutland, MA 01543-0910.

Arrangements are honorably entrusted to the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home - 845-794-7474 or www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com