Riverside Memorial Chapel Explained

Hq Location City:Manhattan, New York, New York
Hq Location Country:United States
Parent:Service Corporation International (1971–present)
Founder:Louis Meyers
Type:Subsidiary

The Riverside Memorial Chapel is an American Jewish funeral home chain with their main facility at 180 West 76th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.[1] The company has been owned by Service Corporation International since 1971.

History

Riverside Memorial Chapel was founded as Meyers Livery Stable[2] in 1897 by Louis Meyers on Norfolk Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In 1905, the business was relocated to 54 East 109th Street and the name was changed to Meyers Undertakers. In 1916, the business was relocated to 228 Lenox Avenue (at 122nd Street) in Harlem and the name changed to Meyers & Company. In 1926, they moved to 180 West 76th Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side and built a large four story chapel. In 1933, they divided into two separate companies, Riverside Memorial Chapel and Parkwest Chapels. The funeral company was headed by Charles Rosenthal.[3] [4] They expanded thereafter to Miami, Florida (1935); Brooklyn (1938); the Bronx (1940); and Westchester County, New York (1950). The company, then owned by the founder's grandson, Edward Rosenthal, expanded via acquisitions acquiring the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel (1948), the Universal Funeral Chapel (1955); and the Walter B. Cooke Chapel (1957) to become the largest funeral company in the United States.[5] In 1958, Rosenthal retired and ceded control to his son-in-law Steve Ross.[6] In 1961, the company was merged with the Kinney Parking Company (then, renamed as Kinney Service Corporation) and taken public. In June 1971, Riverside Memorial Chapel was purchased by Service Corporation International.

Notable funerals

Notes and References

  1. http://www.riversidememorialchapel.com/about-us/history/ Riverside Memorial Chapel: "History"
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/570832844/?terms=Meyers%20Livery%20Stable&match=1 Sellers of Cotton
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/30/archives/charles-rosenthal-89-is-dead-began-riverside-funeral-homes.html Charles Rosenthal, 89, Is Dead; Began Riverside Funeral Homes
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/623179478/?terms=Riverside%2BMemorial%2BChapel%2BService%2BCorporation%2BInternational 14 Feb 1971, 56 – The Miami Herald at Newspaper.com
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/25/obituaries/edward-rosenthal-87-executive-at-warner-from-1972-until-1983.html New York Times: "Edward Rosenthal, 87, Executive at Warner From 1972 Until 1983" By Alfonzo Narvaez
  6. Book: Bruck, Connie. Master of the Game. Simon & Schuster. 2013. 978-1476737706.
  7. News: Alvin Achenbaum Obituary . The New York Times. January 28, 2016 .
  8. News: Neil. Graves . More Laughs Than Tears at His Funeral . New York Daily News. December 7, 1999 .
  9. News: Paid Notice: Deaths Brandt, Grace Borgenicht . The New York Times. July 21, 2001 .
  10. News: Dr. Julie Braun‐Vogelstein Dies; German Party Leader's Widow . The New York Times. February 9, 1971.
  11. News: Noreen. O'Leary. Agency Founder David Deutsch Dies at 84; After retirement, he became an artist . . June 14, 2013 . 2013-06-14.
  12. Web site: Nat Lefkowitz, a former co-chairman of the William Morris Agency, the theatrical talent agency with which he was associated for 56 years, died Sunday in New York University Medical Center, where he had undergone heart surgery. He was 78 years old. . The New York Times. September 6, 1983 .
  13. Web site: Merenstein-Lewis. October 23, 1934 – September 6, 2016. American recording engineer, record producer, and independent record company executive . The New York Times. September 25, 2016 .
  14. News: Burt A. . Folkart . Henry G. Plitt; Developed National Chain of Movie Theaters . The Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1993 .
  15. Web site: Richard Ross Obituary – Mount Vernon, NY | New York Times . Legacy.com . 2019-06-29.
  16. News: Memorial Service Today For Eric Siday, Composer . The New York Times. March 28, 1986 .
  17. (23 January 1984) Jerome Toobin, 64, Channel13's Chief of News Programs, The New York Times, Retrieved November 16, 2010

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