Howard Bloom

1933 - 2024

Howard Bloom
08/06/1933 - 11/08/2024
Howard Allen Bloom, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on November 8, 2024. Howard was born in St. Paul, MN, on August 6, 1933. He attended UC Berkeley, graduating in 1955. While there, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, forming many lifelong friendships.
Howard attended the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. After graduating in 1961, Howard served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Dental Corps. He met Joan Ruby in San Francisco on a blind date on Valentine's Day 1962, and they married on June 30, just before Howard's year-long deployment to the South Pacific on the USS Markab. In 1972, he co-founded the Serramonte Dental Group, a general dentistry practice, where he worked until 1982. He then served as a Clinic Director and Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Dentistry until his retirement in 1995. After retiring, Howard stayed active as a consultant with the California Dental Service and with a private firm evaluating group practices until 2016.
A true California Golden Bears fan, Howard never missed a game in 50+ years, and since 1959 was always hoping for Cal to return to the Rose Bowl – Go Bears! He also followed the Oakland A's, loved active travel, and enjoyed spending time with his friends and family.
Howard is survived by Joan, his loving wife of 62 years; his daughters, Amy Bloom Lieberman (David) and Nena Bloom (Egbert Schwartz); his sister, Shirley Dreiman; his brother, Mervyn Bloom; and his five grandchildren, Alexander, Avery, and Sam Lieberman, and Ari and Will Schwartz. He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Shapiro. Howard's legacy of kindness, dedication, friendship and love will be remembered by all who knew him.
A memorial service was held at Congregation Rodef Shalom on Tuesday, November 12. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alameda County Community Food Bank.