Friend Edwin B. Siegel
Edwin B. Siegel, 83, on February 20, 2004, at his home in Carlisle, Pa. He was born on September 14, 1920, in New York City, the son of Morris and Beatrice Kahn Siegel, and was raised in the Jewish tradition. He worked in the garment industry, but his talents in architecture and art resulted in his advance to president and owner of the Bernheim-Siegel Corporation of Beverly, N.J., which designed and manufactured store fixtures. With clients that included most of the major department stores in the eastern United States, Ed received several citations for excellence in the course of his career. In the 1980s his firm contributed to an educational program for young people in the Burlington County Vocational and Technical Schools.
Ed’s first marriage, to Carolyn Bernheim, ended in divorce. In 1983, he married Margaret (Pegi) A. Field (nee Foyle), and the couple became members of Medford (N.J.) Meeting and were active in peace and justice concerns of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. After Ed closed his business, he and Pegi settled in Carlisle and became active in Carlisle Meeting, where Ed served on the property committee and organized rummage sales. The couple spent seven winters in Ormond Beach, Fla., where they were regular attenders at Halifax River Meeting. He is survived by his wife, Pegi; his son, Benjamin Siegel; his daughter, Susan Mogilefsky; four stepchildren, Caroline Field Dillon, David A. Field, R. Andrew Field, and Charles L. Field; and ten grandchildren.
