Irving Weinstein | Company owner, 88

Irving Weinstein, 88, formerly of Bala Cynwyd, a retired company owner and a decorated World War II bombardier, died of Alzheimer's disease Thursday at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westtown.

Mr. Weinstein graduated from South Philadelphia High School and then worked as a stevedore on the Delaware River. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Force in the South Pacific. He flew 30 combat missions aboard B-24s in the Marshall and Marianas Islands campaigns and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with an oak leaf cluster.

Mr. Weinstein shared memories with his family of spending 13 or 14 hours flying in cramped, cold planes but didn't think he had accomplished anything heroic. He was just doing his duty, his son Jay said.

After his discharge, Mr. Weinstein was a jobber selling rubber tires, scrap metal and other war surplus materials. In 1952 he established Corell Steel Co. in Philadelphia. The company grew to include seven steel processing and manufacturing plants in three states and an international sales and purchasing network. He retired in 1990.

Mr. Weinstein had been active with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and was a longtime member of Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley. In the late 1970s, he was president of Beth Jacob Hebrew School in Elkins Park.

In addition to his son, Mr. Weinstein is survived by a sister and a grandson. His wife of 61 years, Corinne, died in October

A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Roosevelt Memorial Park, 2701 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose.