Manuel "Manny" Zaiac's Obituary
Manuel (Manny) Zaiac, 96 of Bay Harbor Islands, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Beloved husband of Hilda, loving father of Marcia (Daniel) Wasser, Martin (Cindy) Zaiac, Joanne Zaiac (Robert Coven) and Lisa (Ron) Kauffman; cherished grandfather of Madeline Wasser (Jesse Capell), Caryn Wasser (Jed Steiner), Melissa Wasser (Michael Allen), Olivia, Max and Andrew Zaiac, Samantha (Jason) Ehrlich, Josh Coven (Isabel Rubinstein), Erica Coven , Jacob, Matthew and Scott Kauffman (Artemis Siavelis); adored great-grandfather of Jones and Sasha Ehrlich. The family requests donations may be made in memory of Manny Zaiac to Temple Beth Sholom General Fund, https://tbs.shulcloud.com/form/donation-funds or Jewish National Fund, planting a tree in Israel, https://www.jnf.org. A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Mount Nebo Miami Memorial Gardens, 5505 NW 3rd St, Miami, FL 33126. Arrangements by Levitt-Weinstein Blasberg-Rubin-Zilbert Memorial Chapel (305) 932-2700.
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