Mr. Blaum was born in New Orleans on January 10, 1920 to August Jacob Blaum, Sr. and Bertha Maus Blaum.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Marie Trinchard Blaum, his parents, his sister Bertha Blaum Winstell, and his two brothers August Jacob Blaum, Jr. and Harold Sidney Blaum, Sr. Mr. Blaum was also preceded in death by his half-sister Teresa “T.C.” Caroline Blaum and his two half-brothers Valentine A. Blaum and infant brother John A. Blaum.
He is survived by his immediate family of his niece and Godchild, Joan W. Hornstein (Owen) and his nephews, Harold G. Winstell (Lisa), Owen M. (Chip) Hornstein, III (Hayley), and Henry L. Hornstein (Tiffany). He is also survived by other nieces and nephews.
Mr. Blaum was a very proud graduate of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, the Class of 1937. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed on Saipan for almost a year. He was retired from the GM&O Illinois Central Railroad. He was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church for the past 45 years.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 9:00am until 9:30am at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6666 Spanish Fort Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124. A Mass of Resurrection will immediately follow at the church at 9:30am. Burial will be in Metairie Cemetery. Masses preferred in lieu of flowers.
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