Howard J Levine

Levine - Howard J. (1929-2023). Howard J. Levine of Englewood,NJ (most recently Brightview Senior Living, Tenafly, NJ), died on March 10th at the age of 93. Beloved husband of Rhoda Brody (d. 2021) for 69 extraordinary years, loving father of James, Deborah, Sandra, Stacy, and Brian, and son-in-law Andrew Brennet, daughter-in-law, Carolyn Belle, and future son-in-law, Todd Grosser. Grandfather of seven: Jarrod (Ally Boguhn) and Gabriela Brennet (Aaron Feldman), Jordan, Juliet, Darrin, Alexis, and Samatha Levine; and Great Grandfather of Emilia Rae; Younger brother of the late Roberta Kovar of Mercer Island, WA. He is also survived by a myriad of loving cousins, nephews, and nieces. He was the son of Morris and Florence Levine, descendants of Eastern European immigrants. Howard was Valedictorian of Cliffside Park High School in Cliffside Park, NJ, and a graduate of Yale College where he was a Calhoun College resident. He was a veteran and officer in the US Army. He dedicated his life to his family and providing a wonderful home to his wife and five independent and loving children. Howard was also a philanthropist, supporting various charities dear to him, the most noted being ORT, also known at the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, where he was a former ORT Jewelry Chapter Man of the Year Honoree. Howard was the President and owner of SKL Co., Inc., a 3rd generation major NY distributor for jewelry manufacturers including Seiko products where they had the exclusive metropolitan NYC distributorship. He was a long-term member of the 24 Karat Club but his favorite pasttime was his family and spending time in the garden around his home. Howard was a quiet, kind, gentle man of few words but his love for his family was always clear and you knew that he would walk through fire to protect you. Contributions in memory of Howard to ORT at ortamerica.org or the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers are welcome.

The funeral services will be web-casted live :

https://www.legacycelebrated.com/howard-j-levine/

Thursday 8:00 EDT Shivah link for Howard Levine:

beth-jacob.org/BJCShiva