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Obituary of Carl F.W. Wolf

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Dr. Carl Fritz Walter Wolf, 84, son of Fritz C. and Bertha (Heidemann) Wolf, born Feb. 4, 1933 in New Hyde Park, N. Y., passed away suddenly on Jan. 17, 2018.

     He was most recently a resident of West Reading, PA and previously lived in Manhattan, NY, Wilmington, DL, and New Hyde Park, NY.

      Dr. Wolf graduated from MIT with a BS (1953) and an MS in chemical engineering. He was a 1st lieutenant in the US army. Then he worked for DuPont for eight years. He received an MD (1968) from Hahnmann Medical College (now Drexel University). He was board certified in pathology and blood banking and transfusion medicine and served as the Director of the Blood Bank and Transfusion Service at the New York – Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell campus from 1976-2005.  He was an emeritus Professor of Clinical Pathology at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University.  He was an Associate Investigator at the Lindsey Kimball Research Institute of the New York Blood Center (1969-1987).

     He was the author of many scientific papers, book chapters and patents.  He was a member of the AMA, ASCP, AABB, ASC, AICE and of the honor societies of medicine (AOA), engineering (PHU), and chemistry (TBP) and a fellow of the New York, Academy of Medicine.

     He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Stewart Manor, NY.

     He was a loving uncle to his survivors include Jean Cyganovich, Broken Arrow, OK; Carol Balshuweit, Louisville, TN; Diane Ryan, Bethel, Ct; Eleonore Weir, Newfoundland, NJ; Edward Halpin, VT; John C. Adamec, Carl F.W. Adamec, Gertrude Hudson all of Niskayuna, NY, and companion to Dr. Bonita L. Bachl, West Reading, PA.

          We would like to thank the staff of the Highlands Skilled Nursing for their compassionate care

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Sunday
21
January

Visitation

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Krauss Funeral Home
1097 Hempstead Tpke
Franklin Square, New York, United States
516-352-2080
Monday
22
January

Funeral Service

10:00 am
Monday, January 22, 2018
St James Community Lutheran
116 Elton Road
Stewart Manor, New York, United States
516-352-4099
Monday
22
January

Interment

11:45 am
Monday, January 22, 2018
Greenfield Cemetery
650 Nassau Road
Uniondale, New York, United States
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