Charles B. Ramenofsky

Charles B. Ramenofsky 4/3/23 – 9/18/18 Charles B. (Bud) Ramenofsky passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Bud was born in La Salle, Illinois, to Hyman and Minnie Ramenofsky where he lived for almost fifty years until moving to El Paso, Texas, in 1973. He graduated from La Salle – Peru Township High School in 1940 and attended LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College until enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1943. After completing officer candidate school, he was sent as a supply officer to Europe and served in Scotland before ending up in Bremerhaven, Germany, after the war. He eventually returned to the USA, where he married his high school sweetheart, Charlotte Krasne, on June 30, 1946. Bud and Charlotte went on to receive their college degrees from the University of Illinois in 1947. After graduation, Bud and Charlotte settled in their hometown of La Salle and later moved to the neighboring town of Peru, Illinois. Bud worked in the family business, M. Ramenofsky and Son, a scrap metal business, and in the 1960s became a Holiday Inn Franchise Owner with his cousin, Abner Klein. Bud was a member and past president of Kiwanis as well as a Shriner. He was a lifetime member of the synagogue, Temple B’nai Moshe, in La Salle, Illinois, which was founded by both of his grandfathers. In 1973, Bud and Charlotte moved to El Paso and began a new life of activities and friendships. Bud served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Mount Sinai, was active in the Jewish Federation of El Paso, and was a founding member of the Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso on whose board he served for many years. Bud was preceded in death by his loving wife of 68 years, Charlotte, in 2014 as well as his parents and sister, Grace Rosman. He is survived by his three children and their spouses: Marcia Dahlberg (Bill), Jim Ramenofsky (Lauren), and Jane Brenner (Matt), six grandchildren: Brian Schwartz, Amy Schwartz (Courtney), David Ramenofsky (Becky Taylor), Beth Boshart (Matt), Jeffrey Brenner, and Emily Aschbrenner (Ricky), and five greatgrandchildren: Pearl Schwartz, Molly and Abby Boshart, Noah Ramenofsky, and Simon Bud Schwartz. The family extend their love and thanks to Bud and Charlotte’s wonderful caregivers: Irene, Jackie, Sandra, Vanessa, and Pauline. Thanks also to Dr. Dwayne Aboud and staff as well as Amin, Daniel, Sylvia, and Germaine, and the staff of CIMA Hospice, all of whom took wonderful care of Bud in his last years. Donations in Bud’s memory may be made to Temple Mount Sinai, the Jewish Community Foundation, or a charity of your choice. Funeral service will be held at Temple Mount Sinai Cemetery at 11:00 am on Friday, September 21, with Rabbi Ben Zeidman officiating. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.