Aaron Braeman, 100, of Overland Park, died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at Village Shalom.
Funeral services were to be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family suggests contributions be made to the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Museum at the Kansas City Jewish Community Center or the Braeman Family Educational Fund at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Mr. Braeman was born in Minneapolis on May 29, 1914, the son of Mary and Ezedor Braeman. The family lived on a farm near Rhame, N.D., until the age of 9 when they moved to Minneapolis. After serving in the Army Air Force during World War II, he moved with his wife Sophie Pincus Braeman to Kansas City, Mo. Over the 60 years that he lived in Kansas City, he was a past member of Congregation Beth Shalom and Kehilath Israel Synagogue, and was a current member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah for more than two decades.
Mr. Braeman was a true entrepreneur and during his business career he manufactured women’s clothing, owned and operated several local liquor/deli stores, built homes heated by solar panels and created and manufactured Zadies Seasonings, which is still sold in grocery stores and delis throughout the Kansas City area.
He was one of the organizers of the Missouri Retail Liquor Association, and was past present of that organization. An avid patriot and grateful for the opportunities afforded his family in the United States, and mindful of the personal commitments by men and women serving in the armed services, he was active in the Jewish War Veterans Association where he served as past present and state commander. He was a co-founder of the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Museum located at the Jewish Community Center. In celebration of his 100th birthday, the MoKan Post 605 honored him with a special award, “Veteran of the Year.”
Mr. Braeman was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Sophie Pincus Braeman, in 1990 and his wife of 10 years, Hope Copeland Braeman, in 2001.
He is survived by his sister, Ruth Braeman Marell Goldberg of Minneapolis; his brother Samuel Braeman of San Jose, Calif.; his daughters, Eileen Braeman of Long Beach, Calif., and Roslyn Braeman Payne of San Francisco; his grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be shared at www.louismemorialchapel.com.
Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel, 816-361-5211.