Sanford "Sandy" Bloomberg Obituary (1933 - 2011)

Sanford “Sandy” Bloomberg was born July 30, 1933 in Youngstown, OH to Goldie (Lerner) and Joseph Bloomberg and passed away on February 17, 2011. Sandy married Lois (Lawrence) Bloomberg in 1957 and had 3 sons, Neil (Tricia) Bloomberg, Stuart Bloomberg, and Jeffrey (Robin) Bloomberg; grandchildren, Sarah, Melissa, Daniel and Deborah; brothers, Allen (Cathy) Bloomberg, Jerry (Joanne) Bloomberg; sister, Jane (Gary) Hochstein. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dr. Leroy (Caryn) Bloomberg. Sandy married Linda Long in 1985, together they raised Linda’s adopted daughter Paige and have two grandchildren, Richard and Shelby. Sandy is a US Army Korean War Veteran. He spent twenty-seven years as a plumber in Youngstown, OH and Southfield, MI. He later worked as a Bloomberg Eye Center technician in Newark, OH. A loving brother, husband, father and grandfather, Sandy enjoyed Buckeye football and spending time with family and friends. Funeral service 11 AM on Sunday, February 20, 2011 at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main Street with Rabbi Benjy Bar-Lev officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery – Beth Tikvah section. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Sandy to either Riverside Methodist Hospital 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214 or to the National Parkinson Foundation Gift Processing Center, PO Box, 5018 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018. Shiva will be observed at Allen and Cathy Bloomberg’s residence.