Louis P Lowy Obituary (1940 - 2021)

Louis Polster Lowy died peacefully on April 7, 2021 at Altercare of Canal Winchester. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 14,1940 to Harold and Esther Polster Lowy. Louis was an alumnus of The Ohio State University where he earned a B.S. degree in Business. Furthering his education, he took courses in hotel management at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He was a life master in bridge, an avid skier, an enthusiastic gardener, an adventurer in his travels, and at one time, served in the Ohio National Guard. Louis will be well remembered for his sense of humor, his financial acumen, and his ability to tough things out. Special thanks to his life-long friends and immediate/extended family. One could find him full of joy at the morning minyan at Congregation Tifereth Israel. Following services, he would motor to the Louis R. Polster Company where he was a partner in the firm. For over sixty years, he enjoyed working there either part-time or full time. Preceding him in death were his three wives, Ina Garliner Lowy, Diane Handler Lowy, and Susan Covensky Lowy; his daughter, Denise Lowy; his brother, Marc Lowy; and his three dogs, Rex, Shayna, and Cassie. As Louis led a very full life, he is survived by numerous relatives and friends. Among Louis's survivors are his son, David Lowy (Marybeth DeFelice); his sister, Joyce Lowy Di Rienzi (Joseph); his son-in-law, Mark Haase; his stepdaughter, Rachel Botkin (Scott) and their children Ethan and Michael; his sister-in-law, Carol Lowy; his nieces, Lauren Lowy Miller (Brian) and Sara Di Rienzi (Jihwan Lee); his nephews, Steven Lowy (Jusilene Ferreira), David Di Rienzi (Rachel Ershler), and Jeff Lowy; his stepson, Samuel Levi (Shayna) and their children Noah and Zoe; and his stepdaughter, Lori (Salil) Dalvi and their son Lucas. Graveside services will be held at 2:30pm, Friday, April 9, 2021 at the new Tifereth Israel Cemetery, 2565 Performance Parkway, Columbus. In lieu of flowers, consider donations to Congregation Tifereth Israel (www.tiferethisrael.org) and the Parkinson’s Foundation (www.apdaparkinson.org). Email zoom1@epsteinmemorial.com for the link to graveside service. The family will be having a Zoom Shiva following Tifereth Israel's Mincha and Ma'ariv services on Sunday at 5:30pm after anyone who would like to stay and visit with the family is welcome: Join Zoom Meeting for Micha Ma'ariv followed by Shiva https://us02web.zoom.us/j/744444213?pwd=dW5zWjdhTDQ4ZUdiRFgzdHdXRk56dz09 Meeting ID: 744 444 213 Passcode: tifereth