| Obituary |
WAGMAN, Sam Peacefully at his home in Toronto, on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the age of eighty, with his family by his side. Husband and best friend of Lydia Cytrynbaum for fifty-two loving years. Devoted father and father-in-law of Jeff, David and Bonnie, Richard and Jane. Cherished Zayde of Zachary, Madison, Dylan, Alexa, Anna, and Mabel. Son of the late Helen Grunfeld-Wagman and the late Jacob Grunfeld. Born in Borislaw, Poland in 1934, Sam survived the Holocaust by being hidden in a Catholic Nursery School basement for 22 months. Sincere gratitude to Dr. Berry and the doctors, nurses and staff of Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, and to Dr. Goldman of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Much appreciation to CCAC and VHA of Toronto. Funeral service from Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean Talon St. W., on Friday, October 24 at 12:00 noon. Burial at the Adath Israel Poale Zedek Congregation Cemetery, de la Savane. Shiva private in Montreal. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sam's memory may be made to the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, (888) 494-7999, or to Beit Halochem – Aid to Disabled Veterans of Israel, (800) 355-1648. |
