Nathan Levinsohn, a 40-year resident of Pacific Palisades, died on September 4 at the age of 98. Born on December 1, 1908, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Levinsohn was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he graduated from Humboldt High School. He attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in metallurgical engineering. Following his graduation, Levinsohn was commissioned in the U.S. Army in the Coast Artillery. During World War II, he rose to the rank of captain and became an executive officer in the 352nd AAA Searchlight Battalion. He was credited with the development of a new plotting board that conserved manpower while tracking enemy aircraft using searchlights. After retiring from the army in 1945, Levinsohn rejoined the Minneapolis Moline Tractor Company in its Minneapolis plant, later becoming foundry superintendent of all three Moline foundry operations in Minneapolis and Iowa. He retired in 1966 as a plant manager. Levinsohn’s many interests included writing, financial management and education. Following his move to California, he taught courses in financial planning at Los Angeles Valley College and wrote a book on financial planning to be used by his students. He was the husband of Lillian Bergman, who died in 1960, and father of two daughters, Judy Waite, who died in 1992, and Tammy Redhead, who died in 2007. He is survived by his son, Steven Levinsohn (wife Patricia) of Fredericksburg, Virginia; four granddaughters, Shari Oshry, Veronica Waite, Lillian Waite and Tonya Levinsohn Fey; two grandsons, Jeffrey Levinsohn and Matthew Redhead, and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held on Tuesday at Groman Mortuaries in Los Angeles. Burial will be at the Sons of Jacob Cemetery in St. Paul.
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