American war hero Morton A. Sernovitz died April 8 at his home in Northbrook, Ill., at the age of 80.
After surviving the Battle of the Bulge with the U.S. Army’s 78th “Lighting” Division during World War II, Sgt. Sernovitz captured 1,500 German soldiers single-handedly. He received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other military awards.
He was born in Milwaukee and graduated from Washington High School. He left Milwaukee in 1959 for Chicago, where for 40 years he was an executive to companies supplying products to the supermarket industry. He was a pioneer in innovative products for that industry and the automotive safety industry, and held patents for motor vehicle safety products.
According to his family, he was known for his kind ways, love of family, unique humor, generosity and insight.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Sernovitz; daughter Susan (David) Henigan of Batavia, Ill.; son Dennis (the late Mary) Sernovitz of northern Wisconsin; brothers Burton (Fran) Serney of Philadelphia and Ted (Blanche) Sernovitz of Milwaukee; sisters Mabel Pizer, Evelyn Youdovitz and Edith Gross of Milwaukee, Helen Weber of Seattle, Ruth (Micky) Pardo of Skokie, and Elaine (George) Zimbel of Montreal; and five grandchildren.
He was buried with full military honors on April 11 at Shalom Cemetery. Also, a memorial service was held at Chicago Jewish Funerals in Buffalo Grove, Ill.
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