Beatrice C. Pollack; Former Model, Designer

Ventura resident Beatrice Chernin Pollack, a former New York fashion model and designer, has died. She was 76.

Pollack, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., was first a runway model and then a clothing designer during her 30-year career. Before retiring in 1978, she designed clothes for such lines as Wentworth and Lady Bug, according to her daughter, Susan Pollack of Ventura.

“She was a very feisty, beautiful person who loved life,” Pollack said. “We will miss her greatly.”

Her husband of 51 years, Lawrence Pollack, died in 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Susan, and sons S. Thomas Pollack of Santa Monica and Michael Pollack of Bloomington, Ind. She is also survived by eight grandchildren.

Pollack died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer’s Assn. of Ventura County.

Memorial services will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Ted Mayr Funeral Home in Ventura.