AUBURN – Norman Izenstatt, 90, of 28 Wedgwood Road, Auburn, passed away on Oct. 17, at home, surrounded by family and friends.

Born in Lynn, Mass., on Aug. 11, 1916, he was the son of Jacob and Bessie Norman Izenstatt.

He grew up in Roxbury, Mass., attended Boston Latin School, and was a 1938 graduate of Harvard College.

He married Lydia Chase on July 7, 1946, and moved to Auburn in the fall of that year. At that time he became the president of B. E. Cole Company, a manufacturer of women’s shoes in Norway.

After the business closed down in the mid-70’s, he and Lydia traversed the globe, from Western Europe to Israel, Egypt, Japan and China.

Food was a passion for him, and he enjoyed preparing gourmet meals for many years in his expansive kitchen. He was also a member of Chaine des Rotisseurs, a select organization whose membership was usually reserved for only those in the food service industry.

Music was also large in his life, as he was a big fan of jazz, blues, and classical music.

He was very involved in the local Jewish community. From the beginning of the Lewiston-Auburn Jewish Community Center and Congregation Beth Jacob, to the birth and growth of Temple Shalom, he spent much of his time dedicated to the enrichment of those institutions. His handiwork was rewarded in the year 2000, when he was honored as Temple Shalom’s “Person of the Year.”

He is survived by a daughter, Judith Ann, and husband, Norman Wise, of Danvers, Mass.; a son, David Bruce Izenstatt of Portland; and a grandson, Jonathan Wise, of Danvers, Mass.

He is predeceased by his wife, Lydia, who passed in 2003.