Obituary of Robert Altshul

Robert Altshul, age 88 of Roanoke, Virginia, former longtime Albany resident died on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Runk and Pratt Nursing Home in Hardy, Virginia. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Mr. Altshul was an Army Veteran of World War II. He had been employed as a pharmacist for many years in the Capital District and had He attended Albany College of Pharmacy and graduated in 1960. He had been employed as a pharmacist for the Troy Drug Company from 1960-1976. He was later employed by the NYS Dept of Social Services and retired from there in 1988, He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and had been a member of Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany for 50 years where he served as a former board He had also served as a board member of the Ohav Shalom Apartments in Albany Robert was married to Mildred Dunn Altshul until her passing in 1997. Father of Larry Altshul and his wife Donna of Hawaii and Eileen Sherman and her husband Gregory of Moneta, Virginia. Grandfather of Ciara Morse,( Dustin Morse) Amber Sherman, Meghan Monroe (Paul Syrell), Trevor Monroe, Serena Tromans (Travis Tromans) , Great grandfather of Shayna Morse,.Braydon Syrell, Kinslee Syrell, Sadie Tromans and Allie Tromans. Services at the Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Avenue Albany on Sunday October 25, 2015 at 3:00pm. Interment will follow in the Ohav Shalom Cemetery on Church Road in Guilderland, NY. Those wishing to remember Robert in a special way may make a memorial contribution to Congregation Ohav Shalom, 113 New Krumkill Road, Albany, NY 12208