Henry E. Gerstley

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Henry E. Gerstley

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Birthplace: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: March 02, 1990 (90)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Louis (Lazarus) Gerstley and Rosa Gerstley
Brother of Samuel Louis Gerstley and Ruth S. Hecht

Managed by: Omer Strassmann
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About Henry E. Gerstley

From the website "Find A Grave":

A graduate of Princeton University and former president of Wilkening Manufacturing Co, a maker of piston rings, Henry was an avid collector of opera scores, fine art and antiques. He was an accomplished piano player and once rented a house to Rudolph Serkin who, in lieu of paying rent, gave Henry piano lessons. Henry served as president of the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia from 1955 to 1972 when he became chairman of the school's board of directors. He served in that position until 1988. He was also very generous and in his will left his opera collection to the Free Library of Philadelphia, a Diago Rivera watercolor "The Lily Vendor" to the Philadelphia Art Museum and one million dollars to the Settlement Music School. He was the brother of the late Ruth Gerstly Hecht

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Henry E. Gerstley's Timeline

1899
June 11, 1899
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1990
March 2, 1990
Age 90
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mount Sinai Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States