Obituaries
Gilbert T. Katz
November 15, 1918 - July 16, 2019
Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills - Mount Sinai Chapel
5950 Forest Lawn Drive
Los Angeles, California 90068
Gilbert Tobias Katz
Born: Nov. 15, 1918, Los Angeles, CA
Died: July 16, 2019, Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Gilbert T. Katz, a Los Angeles native, died peacefully of
Pneumonia, July 16, 2019, surrounded by family, sons, John M. Curtis and Robert E.
Curtis, daughter-in-law JCynthia McDermott, granddaughters,
Whitney and Morgan Curtis and grandson Joshua Curtis. He was also survived by
Grandson Austin J. Curtis and great granddaughter, Chloe R. Curtis. Dr. Katz
Graduated Los Angeles High School 1936, UCLA 1940 and USC
Dental School 1943. He was an Army captain in WWWII, married his
Wife Roselyn J. Abraham in 1944, returned to Los Angeles to practice Dentistry
for 66 year, retiring at age 94 as the oldest practicing dentist in
California. He taught at the USC Dental School for 50 years. Dr. Katz was an
avid sailor and charter member of Del Rey Yacht Club.
In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to USC Dental School.
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