Samuel Jarson

January 8, 1914 - September 26, 2014

Samuel (Sam) Jarson died on September 26, 2014 at the age of 100. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 8, 1914 and at the age of 14 began working in the soft drink industry where he eventually became the Production Manager of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Cincinnati, a company founded and owned by his brother Isaac. He was highly regarded as a pioneer in the soft drink industry and for his expertise in the production process. He retired from Pepsi-Cola in 1980. In 1991 he and his wife Bess moved to San Bernardino. For the past few years he has been a resident of Leisure Pointe in San Bernardino. He is survived by his daughter Rita (Rabbi Hillel) Cohn of San Bernardino, his son Howard (Hannah) of Rancho Santa Fe and his grandchildren Elana (David) Cohn-Rozansky of Lake Oswego, OR, Marc (Rochelle) Cohn of Vista CA, Aaron (Mariaelena) Jarson of Morgan Hill CA, and Jennifer (Wayne Miller) Jarson of Mertztown PA. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren, Jeremy Rozansky (New York), Adam Rozansky (Lake Oswego, OR), Sarah and Leah Cohn (Vista CA), and Raquel, Isaac and Ari Jarson (Morgan Hill CA) and numerous nieces and nephews, but especially Jacqueline (Ted) Lindauer of Cincinnati OH. He was a member of Congregation Emanu El. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 30th at 1:00 pm at Mark B. Shaw Mortuary, 1525 N. Waterman Avenue, San Bernardino with interment to follow at Home of Eternity Cemetery, 8th and Sierra Way, San Bernardino. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Rabbi Hillel Cohn Scholarship Fund of Hebrew Union College, 3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90007 or to the charity of your choice.