Harold Rogovin

Harold Rogovin died June 30 after suffering a stroke last December. He was 81 years old. Graveside services were held at Old Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, NY. A memorial service in New Port Richie, Florida will take place at a later date. Prior to moving to Florida in 1987, he lived in New York City and Califon, NJ.

Mr. Rogovin was born March 5, 1926 in Bronx, NY to the late Mildred and Leo Rogovin. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1943 and, during World War II, served in the Navy, 1943 to 1945.

Later, Mr. Rogovin attended City College of New York , Brooklyn Polytechnic University, and the Craft Students League in New York City before starting his own business as a metalsmith. In 1964, Mr. Rogovin founded Brass Artisans, Inc. where he fabricated reproductions of antique chandeliers and brass beds. He was an accomplished master silversmith whose handraised hollowware was honored with an exhibition at the New Jersey State Museum. Among the works shown there were his three-piece coffee service, a variety of bowls and trays, candelabra, and a spectacular oval fluted punch bowl about two feet long. During this period, he was an interim silversmithing instructor at the Craft Students League, and an adjunct professor at Staten Island Community College. He was also part of the team that restored the Statue of Liberty and the domes of Ellis Island in the 1980s.

In addition to his wife, Katherine, Mr. Rogovin is survived by three children, Celia Weintrob of Brooklyn NY, Kate Rogovin of Beacon NY, and Alex Rogovin of Flemington NJ, as well as five grandchildren: Zosia Kruk; Paul, Rachel Leah, and Sara Weintrob; and Theresa Rogovin.