BLUMBERG, Henry - Passed away peacefully, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at North York General Hospital.
Beloved husband of Marcia.
Loving father and father-in-law of Jonathan and Pam, Mark and Lisa, Kevin and Alisa, and the late Sean Blumberg.
Devoted grandfather of Ethan, Matthew, Theo, Kate, Mia, Evie, Julian, Bram, and the late Sasha Bella.
Henry was born in Hoopstad, South Africa, and studied law in Cape Town, where he met his partner for life, Marcia Sacks. They moved to Port Elizabeth, where their four sons were born.
The family immigrated to Canada in 1980. Henry was a lawyer in South Africa and Canada, a real estate developer, a genealogist and a writer of two powerful memoirs. His many passions included being a loving and generous father and grandfather, a Queen's Scout and educator.
Henry set an example of hard work, a principled life, kindness, community involvement, memorializing Holocaust victims, and was passionate about finding relatives. Funeral service at Temple Emanu-El, 120 Old Colony Road, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.
Interment to follow at Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Temple Emanu-El Section.
Memorial donations may be made to the North York General Hospital Foundation, www.nyghfoundation.ca).
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