Zollie Baratz Obituary (2008)

Zollie Baratz, age 84 of Minnetonka. Loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. Preceded in death by parents, Maurice L.& Ida Baratz, and sister, Lillian Burger. Survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Shirley; children, Nancy & Steven Schachtman, Melanie & Victor Greenstein, and Stanford & Amy Baratz; grandchildren, Amy & David Zaroff, Todd & Nicole Schachtman, Keri & Keith Greenwald, Blake Baratz & fiancée Sara Goldfine, Ross Greenstein, Justin Baratz & girl friend Rachel Liss, and Courtney Baratz; great grandchildren, Jordan and Noah Zaroff, , Sam, Oliver, and Louis Schachtman, Jacob and Lindsay Greenwald; brothers-in-laws and sisters-in-laws, Sidney & Molly Bader, Harry & Irene Bader; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Zollie was past president of the B'nai Emet Syn, past president of the Mpls. Jewish National Fund, general campaign chairman of the Mpls Jewish Federation where he received a Life Time Achievement Award, active member of Temple Emanu-El, Palm Beach FL and Board member of the Palm Beach Jewish National Fund. Zollie was a leader in the multi family development and property management industry, a member of the Mpls Monarchs, a Shriner, and he served as a gunner in the US Navy during WW II. Zollie lived an unselfish life helping many individuals and organizations. Funeral service SUNDAY (TODAY) 3 PM, B'NAI EMET SYNAGOGUE, 3115 Ottawa Ave. So. Memorials are preferred to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2626 E. 82nd St. Bloomington, 55425, Herzl Camp, or the Baratz Fund at the Mpls Jewish Day School, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd., St. Louis Pk., MN 55416 or the Shirley & Zollie Baratz Scholarship Fund at B'nai Emet Syn.. SHIVA West Oak's Community Room, 3531 Oakton Dr., Minnetonka (Sun, Mon, and Tues at 7 PM)