Stricken by a fatal heart attack in the midst of an address on health and employment insurance, Dr. Samuel Petersky, one of the founders of Temple Emanuel here and active in the B’nai B’rith and Zionist organizations, died this week.
A native of Winnipeg, he was 51 years old. He leaves a widow, two sisters and two brothers.
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