ALEXANDER W. BLUMBERG III OF 206 SHAW ROAD, WILLIAMSPORT, PA DIED FEBRUARY 28, 2023 AT HAVEN HOME, LOCK HAVEN PA.

BORN MARCH 27, 1947, IN WILLIAMSPORT, ALEX WAS THE SON OF HE LATE DR ALEXANDER W BLUMBERG AND RUTH H. TIETBOHL.

ALEX WAS A 1965 GRADUATE OF WILLIAMSPORT HIGH SCHOOL.  HE SOON FOUND HIS NITCH IN FOOD SERVICE AND ENJOYED A VARIED CAREER.  HE WORKED FOR THE HILLSIDE RESTAURANT AS A LINE COOK AND IN THE BANQUET AND CATERING DEPARTMENT.  ALEX'S NEXT ENDEVOR WAS CO-OWNER / OPERATOR OF THE FANCY FOOD SHOP & LUNCHEONETTE IN THE LL STEARNS & SONS BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSPORT UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT STORE CLOSED.  HE LATER WAS EMPLOYED BY THE HOTEL MAGEE AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR MENU PREPARATION, RECIPES, FOOD PURCHASING AND KITCHEN CLEANLINESS IN THE MAGEE PUBLICK HOUSE RESTAURANT.  ALEX ALSO WORKED FOR THE GENETTI HOTELS & CONVENTION CENTER AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR.

ALEX ENJOYED COOKING, GARDENING AND SEARCHING FOR WILD MUSHROOMS ALONG WITH OTHER KNOWN HERBS.  HE LOVED HIS DOGS, A BASSET HOUND AND AN AFRICAN RIDGE BACK HOUND.  HIS FAVORITE PASS TIME WAS DAY TRADING IN THE STOCK MARKET.

ALEX WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS AND A BROTHER DANIEL WITH NO OTHER KNOWN CLOSE RELATIVES.  ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY CROUSE FUNERAL HOME.  BURIAL WILL BE PRIVATE.  AS A REMEMBRANCE DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN ALEX'S NAME TO SOJOURNER TRUTH MINISTRIES, 501 HIGH ST., WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701