Charles Entenmann Wife: Was Charles Entenmann Married? Who Was Charles Entenmann’s Girlfriend?

Charles Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92 Charles Entenmann was a name made famous in supermarket aisles across the country after he turned his family bakery into an empire of cakes, cookies, and donuts.

Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah, his son, Charles William Entenmann, told Newsday. 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 on Long Island, 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.

According to Newsday, Charles Entenmann focused on engineering and technical aspects of Entenmann’s, while his brother Robert specialized in sales and his brother William concentrated on baking.

The new generation of Entenmanns began delivering to supermarkets and pioneered the use of “see-through” cake boxes to lure shoppers.

Entenmann’s wife’s name was Nancy Lee. Nancy Lee and daughter Barbara Thompson died before him. He was survived by his daughter Susan Nalewajk (Robert); son Charles W. Entenmann (Wendy); seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.