Air Force Conducts Rites for Orensteins
Crushed by the tragedy that took the lives of Air Force Capt. Stephen Orenstein, his wife and two small sons Saturday, relatives yesterday attended memorial services for the victims in the small brick Stewart Air Force Base chapel.
Capt. Orenstein, 35, his wife, Roberta, 32, and their sons, Bryan, 8, and Scott, 5, were killed when their small plane crashed on Cragsmoor Mountain, four miles east of Ellenville in Ulster County. The Orensteins were en route to Syracuse.
About 200 persons attended the services conducted in the chapel which overlooks the base. They included friends and officers and men of Headquarters, 1st Air Force. Maj. Gen. J. C. Jensen, 1st Air Force commander, also attended. Capt. Orenstein was the son of Onondaga County Court Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein.
Officiating at the memorial services were Lt. Col. Floyd Armstrong, senior installation chaplain of the base, and Rabbi Norman Kahan of Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh, who offered the meditation. Capt. Orenstein had attended the temple. "We could have been spared the sorrow of death if there had been no loved ones, but then the parents would have never had the joy of a child and the grandparents the enjoyment of grandchildren," Rabbi Kahan said. "Man's immortality is held in the memories of the ones who loved him." Rabbi Kahan concluded with a quote from Ecclesiastes 12:7: "And the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it" Col. Armstrong read from the Old Testament quoting from the Psalms and the Book of Job. From the Psalms he read, "For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindess shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord tha t hath mercy on thee."
At the conclusion of the service, three delta-winged fighters from the 9th Intercepter Squadron, now based at Dover AFB, Md., flew over the chapeL The right wing man swept back to leave a place for an extra plane between his and the lead ship. The space represented, symbolically, Capt. Orenstein. who was once a member of the squadron. The 4603 Air Base Group of Stewart AFB provided a color guard and honor guard for the ceremonies. Capt. Orenstein, a fighter interceptor pilot was assigned to the tactical Evaluation Office of the 1st Air Force at Stewart AFB at the time of his death.
Capt. Orenstein is survived by his parents, Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein; a brother, Gary Orenstein and a sister, Mrs. David Feldman of Rochester. Mrs. Orenstein is survived by her parents, Navy Capt. Murlin Alley (ret.) and Mrs. Alley of Fairfield, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Jerry Brown of New York City and Mrs. Harvey Collins, Bel Air, Md. and a brother, Mark Alley of New York City.
Services for Capt. Orenstein, his wife and sons will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Temple Society of Concord, Rabbis Benjamin Friedman and Theodore Levy officiating. Graveside military honors will be conducted for Capt. Orenstein. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the home of Judge and Mrs. Orenstein 109 Bradford Pkwy. Contributions may be made to the Syracuse Boys Club.
The Syracuse POST-STANDARD, Thursday July 6, 1967
Crushed by the tragedy that took the lives of Air Force Capt. Stephen Orenstein, his wife and two small sons Saturday, relatives yesterday attended memorial services for the victims in the small brick Stewart Air Force Base chapel.
Capt. Orenstein, 35, his wife, Roberta, 32, and their sons, Bryan, 8, and Scott, 5, were killed when their small plane crashed on Cragsmoor Mountain, four miles east of Ellenville in Ulster County. The Orensteins were en route to Syracuse.
About 200 persons attended the services conducted in the chapel which overlooks the base. They included friends and officers and men of Headquarters, 1st Air Force. Maj. Gen. J. C. Jensen, 1st Air Force commander, also attended. Capt. Orenstein was the son of Onondaga County Court Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein.
Officiating at the memorial services were Lt. Col. Floyd Armstrong, senior installation chaplain of the base, and Rabbi Norman Kahan of Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh, who offered the meditation. Capt. Orenstein had attended the temple. "We could have been spared the sorrow of death if there had been no loved ones, but then the parents would have never had the joy of a child and the grandparents the enjoyment of grandchildren," Rabbi Kahan said. "Man's immortality is held in the memories of the ones who loved him." Rabbi Kahan concluded with a quote from Ecclesiastes 12:7: "And the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it" Col. Armstrong read from the Old Testament quoting from the Psalms and the Book of Job. From the Psalms he read, "For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindess shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord tha t hath mercy on thee."
At the conclusion of the service, three delta-winged fighters from the 9th Intercepter Squadron, now based at Dover AFB, Md., flew over the chapeL The right wing man swept back to leave a place for an extra plane between his and the lead ship. The space represented, symbolically, Capt. Orenstein. who was once a member of the squadron. The 4603 Air Base Group of Stewart AFB provided a color guard and honor guard for the ceremonies. Capt. Orenstein, a fighter interceptor pilot was assigned to the tactical Evaluation Office of the 1st Air Force at Stewart AFB at the time of his death.
Capt. Orenstein is survived by his parents, Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein; a brother, Gary Orenstein and a sister, Mrs. David Feldman of Rochester. Mrs. Orenstein is survived by her parents, Navy Capt. Murlin Alley (ret.) and Mrs. Alley of Fairfield, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Jerry Brown of New York City and Mrs. Harvey Collins, Bel Air, Md. and a brother, Mark Alley of New York City.
Services for Capt. Orenstein, his wife and sons will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Temple Society of Concord, Rabbis Benjamin Friedman and Theodore Levy officiating. Graveside military honors will be conducted for Capt. Orenstein. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the home of Judge and Mrs. Orenstein 109 Bradford Pkwy. Contributions may be made to the Syracuse Boys Club.
The Syracuse POST-STANDARD, Thursday July 6, 1967
Air Force Conducts Rites for Orensteins
Crushed by the tragedy that took the lives of Air Force Capt. Stephen Orenstein, his wife and two small sons Saturday, relatives yesterday attended memorial services for the victims in the small brick Stewart Air Force Base chapel.
Capt. Orenstein, 35, his wife, Roberta, 32, and their sons, Bryan, 8, and Scott, 5, were killed when their small plane crashed on Cragsmoor Mountain, four miles east of Ellenville in Ulster County. The Orensteins were en route to Syracuse.
About 200 persons attended the services conducted in the chapel which overlooks the base. They included friends and officers and men of Headquarters, 1st Air Force. Maj. Gen. J. C. Jensen, 1st Air Force commander, also attended. Capt. Orenstein was the son of Onondaga County Court Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein.
Officiating at the memorial services were Lt. Col. Floyd Armstrong, senior installation chaplain of the base, and Rabbi Norman Kahan of Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh, who offered the meditation. Capt. Orenstein had attended the temple. "We could have been spared the sorrow of death if there had been no loved ones, but then the parents would have never had the joy of a child and the grandparents the enjoyment of grandchildren," Rabbi Kahan said. "Man's immortality is held in the memories of the ones who loved him." Rabbi Kahan concluded with a quote from Ecclesiastes 12:7: "And the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it" Col. Armstrong read from the Old Testament quoting from the Psalms and the Book of Job. From the Psalms he read, "For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindess shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord tha t hath mercy on thee."
At the conclusion of the service, three delta-winged fighters from the 9th Intercepter Squadron, now based at Dover AFB, Md., flew over the chapeL The right wing man swept back to leave a place for an extra plane between his and the lead ship. The space represented, symbolically, Capt. Orenstein. who was once a member of the squadron. The 4603 Air Base Group of Stewart AFB provided a color guard and honor guard for the ceremonies. Capt. Orenstein, a fighter interceptor pilot was assigned to the tactical Evaluation Office of the 1st Air Force at Stewart AFB at the time of his death.
Capt. Orenstein is survived by his parents, Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein; a brother, Gary Orenstein and a sister, Mrs. David Feldman of Rochester. Mrs. Orenstein is survived by her parents, Navy Capt. Murlin Alley (ret.) and Mrs. Alley of Fairfield, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Jerry Brown of New York City and Mrs. Harvey Collins, Bel Air, Md. and a brother, Mark Alley of New York City.
Services for Capt. Orenstein, his wife and sons will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Temple Society of Concord, Rabbis Benjamin Friedman and Theodore Levy officiating. Graveside military honors will be conducted for Capt. Orenstein. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the home of Judge and Mrs. Orenstein 109 Bradford Pkwy. Contributions may be made to the Syracuse Boys Club.
The Syracuse POST-STANDARD, Thursday July 6, 1967
Crushed by the tragedy that took the lives of Air Force Capt. Stephen Orenstein, his wife and two small sons Saturday, relatives yesterday attended memorial services for the victims in the small brick Stewart Air Force Base chapel.
Capt. Orenstein, 35, his wife, Roberta, 32, and their sons, Bryan, 8, and Scott, 5, were killed when their small plane crashed on Cragsmoor Mountain, four miles east of Ellenville in Ulster County. The Orensteins were en route to Syracuse.
About 200 persons attended the services conducted in the chapel which overlooks the base. They included friends and officers and men of Headquarters, 1st Air Force. Maj. Gen. J. C. Jensen, 1st Air Force commander, also attended. Capt. Orenstein was the son of Onondaga County Court Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein.
Officiating at the memorial services were Lt. Col. Floyd Armstrong, senior installation chaplain of the base, and Rabbi Norman Kahan of Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh, who offered the meditation. Capt. Orenstein had attended the temple. "We could have been spared the sorrow of death if there had been no loved ones, but then the parents would have never had the joy of a child and the grandparents the enjoyment of grandchildren," Rabbi Kahan said. "Man's immortality is held in the memories of the ones who loved him." Rabbi Kahan concluded with a quote from Ecclesiastes 12:7: "And the dust returns to the earth as it was and the spirit returns to God who gave it" Col. Armstrong read from the Old Testament quoting from the Psalms and the Book of Job. From the Psalms he read, "For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindess shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord tha t hath mercy on thee."
At the conclusion of the service, three delta-winged fighters from the 9th Intercepter Squadron, now based at Dover AFB, Md., flew over the chapeL The right wing man swept back to leave a place for an extra plane between his and the lead ship. The space represented, symbolically, Capt. Orenstein. who was once a member of the squadron. The 4603 Air Base Group of Stewart AFB provided a color guard and honor guard for the ceremonies. Capt. Orenstein, a fighter interceptor pilot was assigned to the tactical Evaluation Office of the 1st Air Force at Stewart AFB at the time of his death.
Capt. Orenstein is survived by his parents, Judge and Mrs. Albert Orenstein; a brother, Gary Orenstein and a sister, Mrs. David Feldman of Rochester. Mrs. Orenstein is survived by her parents, Navy Capt. Murlin Alley (ret.) and Mrs. Alley of Fairfield, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Jerry Brown of New York City and Mrs. Harvey Collins, Bel Air, Md. and a brother, Mark Alley of New York City.
Services for Capt. Orenstein, his wife and sons will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Temple Society of Concord, Rabbis Benjamin Friedman and Theodore Levy officiating. Graveside military honors will be conducted for Capt. Orenstein. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at their convenience at the home of Judge and Mrs. Orenstein 109 Bradford Pkwy. Contributions may be made to the Syracuse Boys Club.
The Syracuse POST-STANDARD, Thursday July 6, 1967
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