obituaries
Real Estate Leader Frank G.

Binswanger Jr. Dies at 94
BY HEATHER M. ROSS | STAFF WRITER
F rank G. Binswanger Jr., the for-
mer owner of an international
commercial real estate agency
founded in Philadelphia, died on July
6 at his beach house in Margate, New
Jersey. He was 94.

Binswanger, who was a member
of Reform Congregation Keneseth
Israel and later Congregation Rodeph
Shalom, grew up in Elkins Park. He
attended high school at Deerfield
Academy in Massachusetts and got
his bachelor’s degree in English at
Wesleyan University in Middletown,
Connecticut, according to his daugh-
ter, Jody Binswanger Snider.

He was best known for his lively
personality, strong work ethic and
devotion to his family — a work ethic
that he tried to teach to his children,
she said.

After serving in the Army for 3½
years, Binswanger returned home and
joined The Binswanger Cos. co-founded
by his father in 1931. He stayed with the
company for the rest of his career.

According to nephew David
Binswanger, Binswanger recognized,
“that corporations were making loca-
tion decisions based on strategic param-
eters rather than specific addresses.

He opened offices across the coun-
try employing a centralized structure
to make sure Binswanger viewed the
world as corporations did. Eventually,
that led to international expansion in
over 25 countries.”
Soon, Binswanger found himself
working with other large, international
Frank G. Binswanger Jr.
corporations, including Motorola,
Intel, Amgen, Kohler, Caterpillar
and IBM.

“He took a relatively local Penn-
sylvania real estate firm and turned
it into an international real estate
mega-company with offices around the
world,” Binswanger Snider said.

However, his business acumen wasn’t
his most notable feature, she said. It
was his devotion to family and friends
that set Binswanger apart.

“Family was the most import-
ant aspect of his life, and he was so
proud of his children and grandchil-
dren,” David Binswanger said in the
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Courtesy of Jody Binswanger Snider
eulogy he wrote.

In Philadelphia, Binswanger was
known as a strong supporter of the
Philadelphia community, serving on
the board of the Fox Chase Cancer
Center and as the Philadelphia
Chapter chair of the Young President’s
Organization. Binswanger met his wife, Suzanne,
in Philadelphia, and they married in
1950. She was with him when he died.

Binswanger Snider remembered her
parents’ relationship fondly.

“They really did have a fairy tale rela-
tionship to the very end,” she said. “I
don’t remember them fighting.”



Binswanger strived to keep fam-
ily traditions alive, including holiday
cards and grand gatherings around
Thanksgiving. “He went to all my brothers’ sports
games ... We went skiing every year. We
went from Philly to Stratton Mountain,
which is a 5- to 6-hour car ride,”
Binswanger Snider said.

Binswanger Snider recounted one
of her fondest memories of her father
from her childhood. One summer
when she and her sister were at camp,
her father decided he would visit — by
renting a helicopter. He threw Mars
BERGELSON ROBERT J. on July 17, 2022. Lov-
ing brother of Jeffrey Bergelson
(Linda Finkelstein); Devoted un-
cle of Louis (Maggie) and Sophie;
Adoring great uncle of Lyra and
Ronan. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
EISS SYLVIA (nee Sandler)-On July 14,
2022. Beloved wife of the late
Bernard Eiss. Loving mother of
Michael D. Eiss, Esq (Adrienne),
Cheryl Gross (Steven), Karla
Goldstein (Edward), and the late
Roxanne Werl (George).

Dear Grandmother of Matthew Werl, Re-
becca Kozak (Chris), Victoria Glass
(Adam), Brian Gross (Lauren), Ra-
chel Tedeschi (Drew), Alex Gold-
stein, and Tyler Goldstein. Lov-
ing great grandmother of Conner,
Charlotte, Logan, Ari, Eli, Kaiya,
and Miles. Sister of Beatrice Fried-
man. Contributions in her memory
may be made to the American Can-
cer Society.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
GINSBURG HELEN (nee Alper)-July 18, 2022,
of Ambler, PA, formerly of Phila.;
beloved wife of the late Sigmund;
loving mother of Phyllis Slutsky
(Donald), Barry Ginsburg (Rona)
and Meryl Uranga; devoted sister of
Stanley Alper; also cherished by 10
grandchildren and 9 great-grand-
children. Funeral services were
held on Wed., July 20, 2022, at Jo-
seph Levine & Sons, Trevose, PA.

Interment followed at King David
Memorial Park. Contributions in
Helen’s name may be made to the
Bow Foundation (gna01.org).

JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com chocolate bars down at the flagpole
area of the camp for Snider and her
friends from above.

“He was definitely the life of the
party,” Snider said.

Binswanger loved dressing up,
entertaining at parties and listening
to as well as playing jazz music. He
enjoyed the music of Lou Rawls, Grover
Washington, Jr. and Frank Sinatra. His
favorite costumes were his admiral
outfit and an ape costume, which occa-
sionally made appearances at family
weddings. He could also, according to
Binswanger Snider, dance well with a
glass on his head.

Binswanger was remembered by
friends as a passionate man who lived
life to the fullest.

“He was tenacious as anybody I
ever met. When he believed in some-
thing, he would go to the net with
it,” said Bud Newman, former board
chair of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Philadelphia. Binswanger and
Newman were friends for more than 55
years after meeting through a neighbor.

“[We had] a genuine love for each
other that inspired me to do all I can,”
Newman said.

GREMMINGER STACY (nee Siegel) of Holland, PA.

Beloved wife of Eric “Rick” Grem-
minger; loving mother of Frank
(Latanya) Young, Jonathan (Sarah)
Gremminger, and Lyssa (James)
Murphy; adoring grandmother of
Morgan and Sloane; devoted sister
of Susan (the late Kenneth) Etkin
and Nancy (Anthony Pino) Siegel;
treasured aunt of many nieces and
nephews. Services were held July
22 with interment at Roosevelt Me-
morial Park. In lieu of flowers, con-
tributions in her memory may be
made to Penn Medicine directed to
the Penn Home Cares Fund (pen-
nmedicine.org). JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS
www.levinefuneral.com KAPUSTIN
DENNIS EDWARD, 83, on July 15,
2022. Beloved husband of Bren-
da; Loving father of Susan Bruce
(Gary), Wendy Wright (Jon), and
Marcia Kerrigan (Tim); Adoring
grandfather of Sam, Jordan, Miran-
da, and Gabriella. A Philadelphia
attorney specializing in estate plan-
ning and tax law. Dennis graduat-
ed from Central High School, The
Wharton School at the Universi-
ty of Pennsylvania, obtained his
law degree from the University of
Pennsylvania, and his LLM in grad-
uate tax from New York University.

Dennis was president of his local
B’nai Brith Chapter. He was an avid
sports fan and took joy in coaching
his daughters’ sports teams. Den-
nis and his wife of 60 years trav-
eled the world together exploring
different lands, culture, and foods.

Dennis loved trivia and history and
enjoyed speaking with his family
and friends about current events. In
lieu of flowers, charitable donations
in Dennis’ honor may be made to
The Dementia Society of America
- https://www.dementiasociety.org/
donate. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
Time with his family showed the
importance of things like education,
travel and understanding different cul-
tures, Binswanger Snider said.

“He demonstrated the best of Jewish
values, the Jewish values of truthful-
ness, philanthropy and showing kind-
ness,” she said.

Binswanger is survived by his wife of
72 years, Suzanne Hirsch Binswanger;
his brother, John Binswanger (Gay);
his children, Eve Wildrick, Jody
Snider (Andy) and Jeff Binswanger
(Shauna); six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. JE
memo line of the check. Gifts may
also be made online at http://www.

chop.edu/give GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
LEVIN KURLAND
EDWARD NATHAN, 83, of Phila-
delphia, passed away peacefully
at home after a lengthy illness on
Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sur-
vived by his wife, Patrice M. Mey-
ers, and son, Shawn P. Kurland.

Predeceased by his parents Sam-
uel and Frances (Edelstein) Kur-
land and sister, Bonnie Sue Price.

Ed will be fondly remembered by
extended family and friends as a
loving husband and father, distin-
guished attorney, real estate devel-
oper, avid enthusiast for fast cars
and motorcycles, fishing, travel,
and as a proud patriot and US Air
Force veteran. Memorial donations
may be made to the Michael J. Fox
Foundation for Parkinson’s Re-
search or a charity of your choice.

GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
LAYTON MILDRED (nee Abrams)-On July
17, 2022. Beloved wife of the late
Irving Layton. Devoted mother of
Steven Layton and Ruth Holzman
(Rich). Dear sister of Arthur
Abrams. Loving Gammy of Marisa
Schulz (Chris), Dana Sypolt (Dan),
and Jessica Holzman.

Great grandmother of Avery, Norah, and
Duke. In lieu of flowers, the fam-
ily requests that donations in her
memory be made to Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia, PO Box
781352, Philadelphia, PA 19178-
1352. Please remember to write in
memory of Mildred Layton on the
HENRY on July 17, 2022. Loving
son of the late Tema (nee Green-
wald) and Albert; Dear brother of
James Levin (Lisa Tucker) and
Raymond Levin (Lori); Devoted
uncle of Danielle (Jonathan) and
Michael. Contributions in his mem-
ory may be made to Jewish Family
and Children’s Service, 2100 Arch
St., 5th FL, Phila., PA 19103, www.

jfcsphilly.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
LEVINE JAY H., of Ventnor, NJ, formerly of
Cherry Hill, NJ died July 6, 2022 in
Atlantic City, NJ. He was the hus-
band of Marsha Levine (nee Wat-
tenmaker), father of Ilene (Steven)
Berman and Ellen Northrup, grand-
father of Lee (Karly), Holly (Ben),
Nina, Kyle and Karli, and great
grandfather of Ryder, Van, Ashton,
Ryan and Lexi. Services and burial
took place at Roosevelt Memorial
Park in Trevose, PA. In lieu of flow-
ers, the family requests that dona-
tions be made in memory of Jay to
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Checks made out to Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
can be mailed to P.O. Box 781352,
Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352.

Please remember to write in mem-
ory of Jay Levine on the memo line
of the check. Gifts may also be
made online at http://www.chop.

edu/give. PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS
www.plattmemorial.com NEWMAN
Sandra Newman (nee Levowitz),
passed away on July 20, 2022.

Wife of the late Herbert Newman.

Mother of Rod (Robin) Schwartz
and Michele (Benjamin) Mittelman.

Grandmother of Evan and Tay-
lor Schwartz. Contributions in her
memory may be made to the Alz-
heimer’s Association, www.alz.org/
delval. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
SAILOR DONNA SAILOR (nee Weinstein)
on July 16, 2022. Wife of the late Ir-
win. Mother of Todd (Debra) Sailor,
Mark (Kathleen) Sailor and Mindy
(Jules) Shamberg. Grandmother
of Ryan Sailor, Jessica (Ryan)
McLean, Erica (Eugene) Slason,
Stephen Shamberg and Jonathan
Shamberg (Lily Kull). Great grand-
mother of Maximilian, Lucy and
Cora. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
YAMPOLSKY RENEE JOAN-It is with great sad-
ness that the family of Renee Joan
Yampolsky (nee Zeben) announces
her passing on Thursday, July 21,
2022, at the age of 85, peacefully
in her home with family by her side.

Survived by her daughters Marci
Yampolsky Bare (David) and Faith
Yampolsky, grandson Bryan Yam-
polsky (Marisa), and sister Fern
Shankin. She was predeceased by
her husband of 47 years, Frederick
Robert and her parents Zelda (nee
Berkowitz) and Jack Zeben. Born
to Jack and Zelda in Philadelphia
in 1937, Renee graduated from
West Philadelphia High School in
1955. She met her husband, Fred,
on a blind date and they married
in 1956. The couple lived in Phil-
adelphia where they raised their
two daughters. Contributions in her
memory may be made to any ani-
mal “no kill” shelter.

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