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Gordon BLOOM Obituary
Gordon F. Bloom, of Palm Beach Gardens, formerly of Newton, MA on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Dear son of the late Mina and Hyman Bloom, formerly of Buffalo, NY. Beloved husband of Marjorie (Winer) for 65 years. Loving father of Martha Lindsay of Bryn Mawr, PA and her late husband Bob, Nancy Bloom and Alan Cohen of Rochester, NY and the late Barbara Ranson and her surviving husband Ed Ranson of Sebeka, MN. Adored grandfather of Matthew (Marianne) Ranson, John (Bertha) Ranson, Ben Ranson, Sarah (Scott) Goehringer, Rachel Lindsay, Saul Cohen and Sarita Cohen, and great-grandfather of Leo Cook Ranson. Dear brother of the late Florence (Harvey) Olenberg. Graduated with PhD in Economics and JD from Harvard. Former President of Elm Farm Foods and former Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Food Chains. Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Co-chaired MIT panel that developed the format for the Universal Product Code. Also headed a real estate development firm. Author of numerous books and articles on the food industry, labor relations and productivity. Fellow at Brandeis University, President of Belmont Country Club and active in CJP and MSPCC. Lieutenant Commander (Ret'd) U.S. Navy. Services to be held Thursday, April 10th at Temple Israel, Boston, MA. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston or a charity of your choice. Levine Chapels, Brookline, MA 617-277-8300 www.levinechapel.com
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Andy & Violet Ogiba
April 22, 2014
So sorry to hear of Gordon's passing.
April 17, 2014
Dear Marjorie, Nancy, and Alan,
I have been looking forward to being with all the family at Sarita's Bat Mitzvah in Rochester. How sad it is that her amazingly accomplished grandfather will not be with us for this wonderful simcha. My condolences to you and all your family on this enormous loss.
Sincerely, Alan's aunt Ruth Cohen
April 11, 2014
Old family friend of Nancy, Sorry for your loss.
Cindy Wolfson Sipkin and Harold Wolfson,
Patty Schwartz
April 8, 2014
An amazing friend to my family ALWAYS. My parents loved Gordon dearly, as did Faith and myself. Loving thoughts go out to the entire family.
The generation quickly fading into memory; McCall's photo of the family with Gordon Bloom, late 1950s
Jim Snider
April 8, 2014
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