Charles Entenmann, who helped expand family’s bakery, passes away in Hialeah

Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped turn his family’s New York-based bakery into a national brand, has died at age 92. Entenmann died Feb. 24 in Hialeah. His son, Charles William Entenmann, confirmed the death to Newsday.

Charles E. Entenmann was a grandson of William Entenmann, a German immigrant who founded a bakery in Brooklyn in 1898.

The family expanded nationally and sold the business in 1978.

Charles Entenmann moved to Florida in the 1980s and founded a company that created technology to help seal wounds.

He also supported and conducted research on cold fusion.