Irving Asser, 70

NEW BEDFORD, MASS. – Irving M. Asser passed away Jan. 6 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in New Bedford, a son of the late Manny E. Asser and Ruth (Goldstein Asser) Gaffin, he was a lifelong resident of the New Bedford area. After growing up in New Bedford, Irving graduated from Hope High School in Providence. He earned an Associate’s degree in Journalism from Graham Junior College in Boston. Irv was a huge sports fan and the most loyal fan of the Red Sox and Celtics.

He is survived by his brother, Eliot Asyre and his wife Diane of Jacksonville Florida; three nieces: Jill Weintraub and her husband, Ben, Marlene and her husband, Joe Schlesinger, and Kate Tucker; three nephews: Benjamin, Mark and Manning Asyre; and two grandnephews: Nathan Weintraub and Zee Tucker. Irv was close to all his cousins – the Assers, Lipps, Blumbergs, Mazzas, Epsteins, Goldsteins and more and was an active member of Congregation Tifereth Israel.