Dr. Victor I. Markson

Dr. Victor I. Markson, 100, of New York City, formerly of Beaver Falls, died peacefully on Aug. 15, 2012.
Born July 12, 1912, he was the son of the late Harry and Alice Markson. Dr. Markson was a dedicated and skilled practitioner who devoted his working life to the welfare of his patients and their families. Dr. Markson was on staff at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia where he worked on preliminary studies of the anticoagulant drug, Warfarin (Coumadin) Sodium, and collaborated on several papers. Dr. Markson is a past president of the staff of the former Providence Hospital in Beaver Falls, Beaver County Medical Society, Beaver County Heart Association, and the Beaver County Cancer Society. At the United Hospitals, he served in several capacities, including Chief of Internal Medicine, Chief of Coronary Care, and Chief of the Medical Staff. Dr. Markson enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as the Surgeon of the 1897th Aviation Engineer Battalion. He saw action in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Okinawa. He was awarded the Bronze Star and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Major. He was an ardent supporter of B'Nai B'rith, the Jewish National Fund, and the State of Israel Bonds organization. Dr. Markson was a congregant at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Marie Markson, Jonathan and Gaye Markson, and a grandson Daniel Markson.
Friends will be received Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801-4th Ave., (Rt. 18), Beaver Falls, with Rabbi Martin Shorr officiating.