Joseph Lewis Horowitz Obituary

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Father of Debby Horowitz

BALTIMORE – Joseph Lewis Horowitz, 94, formerly of Trumbull and Southbury, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Gilcrist Hospice Care Center. He was the husband of Sylvia (Fleischer) Eisenberg Horowitz.

Joe grew up in Bridgeport, the son of the late Abraham and Fannie (Narvis) Horowitz. He graduated from Harding High School and Yale University during the War, and then obtained his medical degree from New York Medical College through the GI bill. Joe was an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bridgeport for over 35 years, including time as the department chair at Park City Hospital. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Air Force during the Korean conflict.

A true Renaissance man, Joe’s passions included woodworking, sculpture, restoring Model A Fords, classical music, photography and researching figural tobacco jars (of which he became a world expert). He loved to run, bike and hike the Appalachian Trail. Over the last two decades, he wrote, designed, self-published and printed more than 20 books of original poetry, recipes, humor, his life and loves. Joe’s autobiography, “A Good Run,” was the metaphor of his life.

Joe is survived by his sons, Robert Horowitz and his wife, Catherine Nagel, of Pelham, Mass., and Justin Horowitz and his fiancée, Kristin Judd, of Ulster Park, NY; his daughters, Debby Horowitz and her husband, Jay Klemundt, of Middlebury and Ellen Horowitz and her husband, Frank Vitale, of Columbia Falls, Mont.; and his grandchildren, Caribeth and Jeremy Klemundt, and Adam, Sarah and Emily Horowitz. He was predeceased by his former wife and the mother of his four children, Margit Kirschblum Horowitz; his longtime companion, Charlotte Tarses; and his brother, Paul Horowitz.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 18, 2017, at 1 p.m. at the B’nai Torah Cemetery at 250 Reid St. in Fairfield. Shiva will be observed Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at the home of his daughter Debby at 99 Bronson Drive in Middlebury. Memorial contributions may be made to the Maryland Food Bank, 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, Baltimore, MD 21227 or the Connecticut Food Bank, 2 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492.

The Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Naugatuck is assisting with arrangements. For online condolences, to share a story or a photo, please visit www.fordfh.com.