Funeral services were held yesterday for Harry Gorkin, thirtyfour, World War veteran and proprietor of Gorkin’s restaurant at 207 Second Avenue.
Mr. Gorkin, who served with the 40th Battalion of the British Expeditionary Forces in Palestine, became ill last Thursday while making preparations for a trip to Albany to oppose the economy bill on behalf of the East Side Parents Association.
Besides his widow, Mr. Gorkin leaves three children. The burial was held in Montefiore Cemetery.
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