Person:Eli Coleite (1)

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Elias 'Eli' Coleite, Retail Deli Professional
b.19 Jul 1917 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
d.15 Jan 1974 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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m. 6 Mar 1910
  1. Alexander Coliete1911 - 1971
  2. Elias 'Eli' Coleite, Retail Deli Professional1917 - 1974
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  • H.  Elias 'Eli' Coleite, Retail Deli Professional1917 - 1974
  • W.  Elaine Falkenstein1919 - 2003
  1. Gary Louis Coleite1942 - 2002
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Name Elias 'Eli' Coleite, Retail Deli Professional
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Jul 1917 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Marriage to Elaine Falkenstein
Death[1] 15 Jan 1974 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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About Eli Coleite

Elias "Eli" Coleite was born 19 July 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of Abraham Coliete (1886-1964) and Rosa "Rose" Grossman (b.1887), both immigrants to America from Russia. Eli started his career in the grocery industry as a school boy, working in Katz Bros. food Mart in Chicago, the firm his father was working for as Grocery Buyer and Merchandiser. In 1937, his family decided to move to California because of his mother's health, and Eli began work as a Deli Clerk at Steelman's Grocery at Santa Monica & Western in Los Angeles.

In the 1940 Census, Eli was listed at age 22, born in Illinois with his wife Elaine, age 20, born in Illinois. Eli is listed as a Clerk in the Grocery industry with an annual income of $1,300. With the passing of Mr. Steelman, Eli and the Butcher, Henry Glassman went into partnership and bought the business from Steelman's widow. Eli operated the Service Delicatessan, which had a flourishing business and was famous for its private brand of churned butter, imported fish and attracted customers from all over the west side of Los Angeles. In the early 1940's, Eli was bought out by his partner, and after serving his country in World War II in the United States Army infantry, went into the grocery business with his father. Two years later, they sold the grocery store, bought a liquor store, but it did not prove to be successful.
In 1949, Eli joined Southern California supermarket chain, Thriftimart, a 60-plus store chain [in 1960] created in 1930 by a group of former A&P managers headed by Roger Laverty, Sr. as a Deli and Liquor Clerk at their Ventura & Sepulveda Store.
Eli worked his way up to the position of Deli Buyer at Thriftimart and succeeded the previous Buyer, Earl Anderson. Eli provided early leadership with a local trade association, the Southern California Deli Council (now known as the Dairy/Deli/Bakery Council of Southern California (DDBC), and served as its ninth President in 1968, an organization which still exists in 2014.
Coleite was honored by the Deli Council in August 1965 with its "Big Cheese" Award for his service to the Council, while working at Thriftimart.

Eli lived in North Hollywood for many years and passed away on 15 January 1974 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. He has sons Stanley R. Coleite, who owns a large successful law firm in Los Angeles, and son Gary L. Coleite who passed away in 2002 at age 59.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

    California, Death Index, 1940-1997
    Name: Eli Coleite
    Social Security #: 322074931
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 19 Jul 1917
    Birth Place: Illinois
    Death Date: 15 Jan 1974
    Death Place: Los Angeles

  2.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
    Name: Eli Coleite
    SSN: 322-07-4931
    BORN: 19 Jul 1917
    Died: Jan 1974
    State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

  3.   Cook, Illinois, United States. Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    Name: Elias Coliete
    Birth Date: 19 Jul 1917
    Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Gender: Male
    Father Name: Abraham Coliete
    Father's Age: 32
    Mother Name: Rosa Grossmand
    Mother's Age: 30
    FHL Film Number: 1276323

  4.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    1920 United States Federal Census
    Name: Elias Coliete
    Age: 2 [2 5/12]
    Birth Year: abt 1918
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 15, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: Abraham Coliete
    Father's Birthplace: Russia
    Mother's name: Rose Coliete
    Mother's Birthplace: Russia
    Household Members: Name Age
    Abraham Coliete 33
    Rose Coliete 33
    Alexander Coliete 8
    Elias Coliete 2
    [2 5/12]
    Sarah Grossman 22
    Samuel Grossman 31

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