Yefim Borisovich Perel of Overland Park, Kansas, died on Nov. 1.
A graveside service was held on Nov. 5 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Overland Park.
Yefim was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on Feb. 8, 1939, to the late Boris Perel and Rivka Ryhlya Korostoshevskaya. As a young child, he fled from the Nazi-occupied Odessa to Uzbekistan with his family to escape World War II. They returned after the end of the war to Odessa.
He married Raisa Beider on March 11, 1967. Together they raised two sons, Oleg and Igor Perel. The family immigrated to Overland Park in October of 1991.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Musia and Polya. He is survived by his wife, Raisa; sons, Oleg and Igor (Greta); grandchildren, Alex (Justin) Spellman, Alan Perel and David Perel; and great-grandchildren, Katarina and Benjamin.
Online condolences for the family may be left at louismemorialchapel.com.
