Erwin "Erv" Reynold Rabin MD

Erwin (“Erv”) Rabin MD passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022, at the age of ninety-one. Erv was born on October 22, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Jacob and Minnie Rabin. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann (“Mickey”) Rabin who he met when he was twenty, while dancing in an Israeli dance troupe. They married in 1954. He graduated from Washington University in 1952 and then from Washington University School of Medicine in 1956. After his residency in New Haven, Connecticut (Yale University) Erv served in the Army Medical Corps in San Antonio, Texas. He was a Professor of Pathology in Baltimore, Maryland; Houston, Texas (Baylor College of Medicine) and St. Louis, Missouri (Washington University School of Medicine), before going into the private practice of pathology in Topeka, Kansas. Erv and Mickey settled in Cleveland in 1978, when Erv became the chief of pathology at Huron Road Hospital and later Hillcrest Hospital. He loved to play tennis and remained an active swimmer throughout his life. He and Mickey took years of dance lessons and enjoyed the many friendships formed through dancing. They attended Cleveland Orchestra concerts regularly for decades where Erv slept peacefully through many fine concerts. Erv loved to play cards and was a bridge Life Master who was always in demand as a partner. Even as his health declined, he was able to enjoy weekly bridge games with his daughter and grandson. He enjoyed photography as a hobby after he retired and for years took classes at Cuyahoga Community College.

He is survived by his daughter Julie Rabin Falck (Joel); his daughter Kathy Rabin; his son Michael Rabin (Barbara) and grandchildren Joshua (Stacie); Jacob (April); Nathaniel; Samuel and Rachel. Erv will be remembered as a wonderful husband, dad and grandfather.

Funeral Services will be held graveside at Mayfield Cemetery, 2749 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44106 on Friday May 6, 2022 at 10am. Family will receive friends Friday following the service until 4 PM and Sunday May 8, 2022 from 6-8PM at 2508 Cedarwood Rd., Pepper Pike, Ohio.

The family suggests contributions to Menorah Park or the charity of choice.