Morton J. Blumenthal

1931 - 2022

Morton J. Blumenthal, 90, of Marlboro, NJ, loving husband to the late Joyce (Israel) Blumenthal, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022. Mort was born on October 14, 1931, in Putnam, CT., son to Nathan and Dora (Sternlieb) Blumenthal.

Mort graduated from Killingly (CT) High School and was a 1953 graduate of the University of Connecticut. Mort served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Tachakawa AFB (Tokyo), returning to Danielson, CT., where he was the proprietor of the Dandy Gas Co., an oil and propane co.

While raising his family, he returned to school where he earned a law degree from the University of Connecticut. In 1969 he was admitted as an attorney in Connecticut and, along with a private practice, served in the Connecticut State legislature. Among his issues of concern was affordable housing.

The family relocated to Manchester, New Hampshire, where Mort was the executive director of New England Non-Profit Housing Development Corp. (Concord NH). In more recent years, he was certified as a commercial real estate appraiser (CCIM).

He was an active member and board advisor for Temple Beth Israel and TBI Preservation Society, Danielson, CT., Temple Adath Yeshuran, Manchester, N.H., and most recently, Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro, N.J., where he served both on the board of directors and as building and grounds chairperson. He was the library director at Marlboro Greens.

Although Mort had many professional achievements, his family was his biggest accomplishment and source of pride. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, caring for his wife Joyce through a long illness.

Mort is survived by his three children, Dan Blumenthal and his wife Leslie of Long Beach, N.Y., Eric Blumenthal and his wife Pat of Portland, OR., and Juli Blumenthal of Morganville, N.J.; his seven grandchildren, Tovah Blumenthal and her spouse Andi, Alyssa Blumenthal, Max Blumenthal and his fiancé Azia Lewis, Eli Blumenthal, Ilana Blumenthal, Dillon Mercado and Tyler Mercado; his three siblings, Elsie Fetterman of Amherst, MA., Miriam Glinn of Simsbury, CT. and Meyer Blumenthal and his wife Joyce of Revere, MA., as well as his sister-in-law, Selma Lane of Coral Springs, FL., and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. In addition to his wife and parents, Mort was predeceased by two brothers, Harold and Bernie Blumenthal.

SERVICES: Funeral services for Mort will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor, CT. Burial will follow in the Young Friends Progressive Cemetery, Garden St., Hartford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society, c/o R. Goldblatt, Treasurer, 63 Sherwood Lane, Norwich, CT. 06360 or at www.templebethisraelct.org. Shiva minyan via Zoom will be held on Thursday, January 20 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, January 23 at 7 p.m. To leave an online message of condolence for his family, to view the live stream of the funeral service, or to join the Zoom Shiva, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.