Ephraim (Freddie) Friedman

Transcription of Certificate of Death:

Certificate of Death-State of California – Department of Public Health – Registration District No. 3801 Registrar’s Number 6070

1a – Name of Deceased – First Name – Fred
1b – Middle name (NM1) 
1c Last Name Friedman (i and e handwritten over typed letters)
2A – Date of Death – 8-15-52 2B Hour – 1:30 AM
3. Sex – Male
4. Color or Race – White
5. specifiy Married, Never Married, widowed, Divorced – Never Married
6. Date of Birth – Dec 16 1932
7. Age at last Birthday – 19 years – if under 1 year and if under 24 hours {left blank}
8A. Usual Occupation – Student
8B. Kind of Business – {left blank}
9. Birthplace – San Francisco  10. Citizen of what Country – Cal USA
11. Name and Birthplace of Father – Morris Friedman – Russia
12 – Maiden Name and Birthplace of Mother – Clara Friedman – Russia
13. Name of Present Spouse if married – Never Married
14. Was Deceased Ever in US Armed Forces:  – No
15. Social Security Number – None
16. Informant – Samuel Friedman {most likely his half brother, rather than Clara’s brother Sam}
17A. County – San Francisco – 17B. City of Town – San Francisco – inside Corporate Limits
17C. Length of Stay in this City or Town – Life
17. D – Full Name of Hospital or Institution – Mount Zion Hospital  17E. Address of Institution – 1600 Divisadero St. SF
18A. State – Calif  18B. County- S F  18C. City or Town – San Francisco – inside corporate limits  18D. Street or Rural Address – 830 – 39th Ave
19A – Coroner – I hereby certify that death occurred at the Hour Date and Place Stated Above Fom the Causes Stated Below And That I Have Held  {blank} on the remains of deceased as required by law – {left blank}
19B. Physician – I hereby certify that death occurred at the hour date and place stated above from the causes stated below and that I attended the deceased from 8/14/52 to 8/15/52 and that I last saw the deceased alive on 8/15/52
19C. Signature – Albert Zipser M.D.  19D. Address – 1600 Divisadero St.  19E. Date Signed – 8/15/52
20A. Specify Burial Cremation or Removal – Burial  20B. Date – 8-17-52  20C. Eternal Home Cemetery
21. Signature of Embalmer if body embalmed – R.L. Sandusky License Number 3548
22. Funeral Director – Sinai Memorial Chapel
23 Date Received by local registrar – Aug 17 1952  24. Signature of Local Registrar {Ellis D. Sox, M.D.}
25. Disease or Condition directly leading to death (A) Acute bulbar encephelitis  
Antecedent Causes – Morbid conditions, if any, giving rise tot hte above cause (A) stating the underlying cause last 
due to (B) poliomyelitis
Aproximate time from a to b – 96hrs.
27 A. Date of Operation {left blank}  27 B. Major Finding of Operation {left bland} 
28 Autopsy – checked yes
29. Any Injury – {left blank}

This is to certify that if bearing the seal of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, this is a true copy of the document filed in this office

No. 19593

Dated: 10/7/53

San Francisco, California  – Ellis D. Sox, M.D. Director of Public Health and Local Registrar and by James A Kirby – Deputy Registrar – {a seal is present}