| Event |
Date |
Details |
| Birth |
ABT 1920 |
- Source:
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Page: Record Number: 19901213OB9004130372
Quality: Secondary
Source Text: Meyer Cotton, 70, a manager for Berland Shoe Co. for more than 20 years a
nd a Chicago-area businessman, died Tuesday in Rush North Shore Medical C
enter, Skokie. A 23-year resident of Wilmette, Mr. Cotton was the manag
er of the Oak Park and Chicago stores for Berland from 1943 until 1963. A
fter leaving Berland, Mr. Cotton became a partner in Cook County Consol
idation, a Chicago firm that specialized in consolidating consumer debt
. He sold the company in 1980 and entered the emerging video rental bus
iness, becoming a partner in Video Plus, Clark Street and Wrightwood Av
enue. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cotton served in the Army Medical C
orps in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Alberta; and t
wo sons, Lee and Mark. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursd
ay at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge.
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| Death |
11 DEC 1990 |
Place: Skokie, Cook, Illinois
- Source:
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Page: Record Number: 19901213OB9004130372
Quality: Secondary
Source Text: Meyer Cotton, 70, a manager for Berland Shoe Co. for more than 20 years a
nd a Chicago-area businessman, died Tuesday in Rush North Shore Medical C
enter, Skokie. A 23-year resident of Wilmette, Mr. Cotton was the manag
er of the Oak Park and Chicago stores for Berland from 1943 until 1963. A
fter leaving Berland, Mr. Cotton became a partner in Cook County Consol
idation, a Chicago firm that specialized in consolidating consumer debt
. He sold the company in 1980 and entered the emerging video rental bus
iness, becoming a partner in Video Plus, Clark Street and Wrightwood Av
enue. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cotton served in the Army Medical C
orps in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Alberta; and t
wo sons, Lee and Mark. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursd
ay at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge.
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| Military |
ABT 1940 |
- Source:
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Page: Record Number: 19901213OB9004130372
Quality: Secondary
Source Text: Meyer Cotton, 70, a manager for Berland Shoe Co. for more than 20 years a
nd a Chicago-area businessman, died Tuesday in Rush North Shore Medical C
enter, Skokie. A 23-year resident of Wilmette, Mr. Cotton was the manag
er of the Oak Park and Chicago stores for Berland from 1943 until 1963. A
fter leaving Berland, Mr. Cotton became a partner in Cook County Consol
idation, a Chicago firm that specialized in consolidating consumer debt
. He sold the company in 1980 and entered the emerging video rental bus
iness, becoming a partner in Video Plus, Clark Street and Wrightwood Av
enue. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cotton served in the Army Medical C
orps in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Alberta; and t
wo sons, Lee and Mark. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursd
ay at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge.
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| Hebrew Name |
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| Interment |
13 DEC 1990 |
Place: Norridge, Cook, Illinois
- Source:
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Page: Record Number: 19901213OB9004130372
Quality: Secondary
Source Text: Meyer Cotton, 70, a manager for Berland Shoe Co. for more than 20 years a
nd a Chicago-area businessman, died Tuesday in Rush North Shore Medical C
enter, Skokie. A 23-year resident of Wilmette, Mr. Cotton was the manag
er of the Oak Park and Chicago stores for Berland from 1943 until 1963. A
fter leaving Berland, Mr. Cotton became a partner in Cook County Consol
idation, a Chicago firm that specialized in consolidating consumer debt
. He sold the company in 1980 and entered the emerging video rental bus
iness, becoming a partner in Video Plus, Clark Street and Wrightwood Av
enue. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cotton served in the Army Medical C
orps in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Alberta; and t
wo sons, Lee and Mark. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursd
ay at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge.
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| Obituary |
13 DEC 1990 |
Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
- Source:
- Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Page: Record Number: 19901213OB9004130372 13 Dec 1990
Quality: Secondary
Source Text: Meyer Cotton, 70, a manager for Berland Shoe Co. for more than 20 years a
nd a Chicago-area businessman, died Tuesday in Rush North Shore Medical C
enter, Skokie. A 23-year resident of Wilmette, Mr. Cotton was the manag
er of the Oak Park and Chicago stores for Berland from 1943 until 1963. A
fter leaving Berland, Mr. Cotton became a partner in Cook County Consol
idation, a Chicago firm that specialized in consolidating consumer debt
. He sold the company in 1980 and entered the emerging video rental bus
iness, becoming a partner in Video Plus, Clark Street and Wrightwood Av
enue. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Cotton served in the Army Medical C
orps in the Pacific Theater. He is survived by his wife, Alberta; and t
wo sons, Lee and Mark. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursd
ay at Westlawn Cemetery, 7801 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge.
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