Allen B. WISSER
1928 - 2008 (~ 80 years)-
Name Allen B. WISSER Born c 1928 Brooklyn, New York, USA 
Gender Male Obituary 2 Aug 2008 Westport, CT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2008
Allen B. Wisser, 80
Allen B. Wisser, a longtime Westport resident, died Saturday, Aug. 2, at Norwalk Hospital. He was 80.
Mr. Wisser was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Meir and Bess Wisser, and was a longtime member of Temple Israel of Westport.
Mr. Wisser attended The Juilliard School in New York, and was a member of the Rogers and Hammerstein cast of ?Showboat.? He graduated from New York University in 1951, and Brooklyn School of Law in 1956.
Mr. Wisser served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954 as a legal adviser to Gen. Bean, head of the U.S. Army Finance Division at Fort Harrison in Indianapolis.
Mr. Wisser worked in the legal field in Long Island for a short time, and moved to Connecticut in 1960.
He began his career in real estate development, and was affiliated with Carol Construction, Associated Builders, Pace Builders, and then formed his own real estate development company, Allen Builders. These companies developed a substantial portion of the Westport community.
Mr. Wisser was a Brooklyn City Handball champion, an active Little League coach in Westport, an avid tennis and racquetball player, and an active member of the YMCA.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Ellen Borenstein Wisser; his children, R. Ilise Gold and her partner, Fritz Heilbron, of Weston, Jamie Wisser and his wife, Natalie, of Plainsboro, N.J., Kerry M. Wisser and his wife, Debbie, of Simsbury; his sister, Gladys Floch and her husband, Marty, of Westport; and his grandchildren, Alanna Gold and Davin Gold, and Evan, Caitlyn, Ryan, Tyler and Leah Wisser.
Funeral services were Tuesday Aug. 5, at Temple Israel. Interment followed at Temple Israel Cemetery in Norwalk.
Memorial contributions may be made to Live, Love and Laugh, a Melanoma research funding foundation, c/o Jonathan Penn, 45 Sutton Place South, New York, N.Y., 10022.
Shiva will be observed at the home of Gladys and Marty Floch in Westport.
Posted 08/06 at 10:31 PMDied 2 Aug 2008 Westport, Connecticut, USA Buried 5 Aug 2008 Temple Israel Cemetery in Norwalk Person ID I671 Wisser and Bryant 2013 Last Modified 28 Nov 2015
Father Meir WISSER, b. c1900 Mother Bess, b. c1900 Family ID F533 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen BORENSTEIN, b. c1930 Children 1. R. Ilise WISSER 2. J. WISSER 3. K.M. WISSER Last Modified 28 Nov 2015 Family ID F534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - c 1928 - Brooklyn, New York, USA 
Obituary - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2008 Allen B. Wisser, 80 Allen B. Wisser, a longtime Westport resident, died Saturday, Aug. 2, at Norwalk Hospital. He was 80. Mr. Wisser was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Meir and Bess Wisser, and was a longtime member of Temple Israel of Westport. Mr. Wisser attended The Juilliard School in New York, and was a member of the Rogers and Hammerstein cast of ?Showboat.? He graduated from New York University in 1951, and Brooklyn School of Law in 1956. Mr. Wisser served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954 as a legal adviser to Gen. Bean, head of the U.S. Army Finance Division at Fort Harrison in Indianapolis. Mr. Wisser worked in the legal field in Long Island for a short time, and moved to Connecticut in 1960. He began his career in real estate development, and was affiliated with Carol Construction, Associated Builders, Pace Builders, and then formed his own real estate development company, Allen Builders. These companies developed a substantial portion of the Westport community. Mr. Wisser was a Brooklyn City Handball champion, an active Little League coach in Westport, an avid tennis and racquetball player, and an active member of the YMCA. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Ellen Borenstein Wisser; his children, R. Ilise Gold and her partner, Fritz Heilbron, of Weston, Jamie Wisser and his wife, Natalie, of Plainsboro, N.J., Kerry M. Wisser and his wife, Debbie, of Simsbury; his sister, Gladys Floch and her husband, Marty, of Westport; and his grandchildren, Alanna Gold and Davin Gold, and Evan, Caitlyn, Ryan, Tyler and Leah Wisser. Funeral services were Tuesday Aug. 5, at Temple Israel. Interment followed at Temple Israel Cemetery in Norwalk. Memorial contributions may be made to Live, Love and Laugh, a Melanoma research funding foundation, c/o Jonathan Penn, 45 Sutton Place South, New York, N.Y., 10022. Shiva will be observed at the home of Gladys and Marty Floch in Westport. Posted 08/06 at 10:31 PM - 2 Aug 2008 - Westport, CT 
Died - 2 Aug 2008 - Westport, Connecticut, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Mr. Wisser served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954 as a legal adviser to Gen. Bean, head of the U.S. Army Finance Division at Fort Harrison in Indianapolis.