Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, died in Florida at age 92.
Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah, his son, Charles William Entenmann, told Newsday. He was laid to rest at a private funeral at Oakwood Cemetery.
William Entenmann family tree
Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded a bakery in Brooklyn in 1898, delivering baked goods door to door.
The business moved to Bay Shore, and the founder’s son, William Entenmann Jr., took over. William Jr.’s wife and three sons inherited the bakery after his death in 1951. Some of his descendants are Susan Nalewajk (Robert), Charles W. Entenmann (Wendy), seven grandchildren, including several great-grandchildren.