Alfred Waber

WABER
ALFRED 89, BUILDER AND FAMILY MAN

A retired real estate builder who lived in Center City, Phila., died peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2018, of natural causes.
Mr. Waber grew up in the Wynnefield section of West Phila. and was a graduate of Overbrook High School and the Wharton School of the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania. In 1955, Mr. Waber became interested in home building and began building homes and apartments in the Oak Lane and Northeast sections of Phila. In 1977, he renovated a historic factory at 23rd and Arch Streets and converted the property into a residential apartment building. Mr. Waber continued to manage that building, the Westminster Arch Apartments, up until a few years ago.
But Mr. Waber's greatest accomplishment was his love of his family and friends, immedi-ate and extended. Mr. Waber was the son of Russian and Eastern European Jewish immigrants and was raised as part of an extremely close-knit family, all of whom lived within blocks of each other in Wynne-field. Mr. Waber stayed very close to that extended family throughout his life and, to-gether with his beloved wife of 53 years, June Waber, passed that love and commitment to family down to the next genera-tion. "My father was an old-fashioned gentleman. He was soft-spoken, a wonderful listener, and deeply committed to his family and close friends. His greatest joy in life was his love for my mother, June, and his beloved family, particularly his two granddaughters, Lily Ann and Katie," said his daughter, Lizabeth Raynes.
Mr. Waber had an amazing passion for the Phillies and was a life-long Phillies fan. He either listened to the radio or watched on television almost every Phillies game for more than 80 years.
He is survived by his wife June (nee Langley) Waber, daughter and son-in-law, Lizabeth and Stephen Raynes, granddaughters Lily Ann and Katie, sister, Judy Ackerman, 1 niece and 4 nephews.
The Funeral will be private for immediate family. Relatives and friends are welcome to observe shiva at the home of his daughter and son-in-law on Monday, July, 30, from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the charity of the contributor's choice.

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