Albert "Buddy" Beim Obituary (1922 - 2014)

Albert "Buddy" Beim, age 91, passed away on January 12, 2014. Preceded in death by his parents, Morris and Anna Beim; brother, Albert Beim; sister, Yetta (Richard) Grundstein; son, Sanford Joseph Beim; daughter, Baby Beim. He is survived by his wife, Bettye Beim; son, Garold (Lainie) Beim; daughters, Judith Beim (Gene Costello) and Nancy (Chris) Price; grandchildren, Andy and Larry Beim and Aimee Allen; great grandchildren, Danielle and Alexandra Beim; sister-in-law, Phyllis Cohen; nieces, Barbara (Chip) Schaffer, Lynn (Dr. Mark) Groban, Beverly (Bruce) Klein, Sandra (Terry) Silver and Diane (Dr. Robert) Newman. Buddy was the owner of Beim-Grundstein Insurance for 68 years. Served in the Navy during WWII. Past Commander of Jewish War Veterans. Past President of Tifereth Israel Brotherhood and Columbus Checkers Hockey Team. He was a member of the Masonic Rickly Lodge Shrine 32 degree Mason and Fraternal Order of Police Assoc. Lodge 5. He volunteered for numerous B'nai Brith Activities. Funeral services will be held at 11:30am on Monday, January 13 at EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Michael Ungar officiating. Burial will follow at New Tifereth Israel Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at Garold and Lainie Beim's residence Monday - Thursday evenings. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society or Charity Newsies.