Yakov Tsveybak's Obituary
Yakov Tsveybak of Fort Myers, Florida passed away peacefully on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Lee Memorial Hospital with his loving family by his side following some recent health challenges. He was 99 years old.Yakov was born on August 17, 1918 in Odessa, Russia, the proud son of Rosa (Fingerud) and Israel Tsveybak. He was a teacher of economics and was the loving husband to Aleksandra (Gurevich) Tsveybak. He leaves behing his wife, son Ilya Zwieback and daughter Olga Freeman (Doug).A Graveside Memorial Service and Committal for Yakov will be celebrated by Rabbi Bruce Diamond at 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 9, 2017 inside the Gan Shalom Section at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 1589 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33907, (239) 936-0555.Arrangements for Yakov’s final care have been entrusted to Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.To share a story, leave a tribute or to offer condolences to the family at this difficult time please visit Yakov’s memorial webpage at www.fortmyersmemorial.com and sign his guestbook.
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