Dr Jerome Kaplan Obituary (1922 - 2009)

Dr. Jerome Kaplan, age 87 of Mansfield, Ohio, a native of Mpls he attended the Univ. of Minn. were he earned his Ph.D.. He served as a Lt. in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was Captain of the Rocket Ship LCI (R)-707 which took part in the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war he served as an aide to Hubert H. Humphrey the Mayor of Mpls and as Special Assistant on Aging to MN. Gov. Orville L. Freeman. Dr. Kaplan moved to Mansfield to become the Exec. Dir. of Mansfield Memorial Homes, retiring in 1988. He was an internationally renowned Gerontologist, who served his nation, state and community. Dr. Kaplan was President of the Gerontological Soc. of Amer., Vice President of the World Congress of Gerontology. He was a delegate to three White House Conferences on Aging, and had published over 300 professional articles, chapters and books, and served as Editor-In-Chief of the The Gerontologist, a leading journal in the field. Preceded in death by parents Barnet & Sarah Kaplan and brother, Leonard Kaplan. Survived by wife June; daughters, Stephanie Barnet Kaplan, Tamis Kaplan (William Wright), Kimberly Kaplan, and Becky Kaplan; grandchildren, Jason (Anna) Eagleston, Callie Kaplan-Wright and Aidan Kaplan-Wright; great-grandchildren, Jason and Andrew Eagleston. Jerome will be remembered for his leadership, dedication to service, humor and charisma in all areas of his extraordinary life. Funeral service WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH AT 12 NOON, HODROFF-EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 126 East Franklin Ave., Mpls. No flowers contributions can be made in Dr. Kaplan's name to The Amer. Parkinson Disease Assoc., the Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology at the Un. of Akron, or Mansfield Memorial Homes.