Rootman Family
(Abraham) Sidney Rootman and Lillian Wolman were married in Calgary after a short courtship which began in Vancouver, where Sidney was visiting his brothers.
Sidney followed in the footsteps of his father, Lazar Rootman (1870- 1963), to become the kosher butcher in Calgary. He was a well-respected member of the Jewish community and actively participated in the Beth Jacob Synagogue.
Lillian and Sidney had six children. They were very warm and hospitable; the door was always open, especially to new arrivals in Calgary.
Sidney retired from the butcher shop in 1960, when he bought the North Star Grocery in the Sunnyside district. The whole family worked with him until he sold the store in 1976.
Lillian (b.1913) passed away suddenly in 1976. Sidney moved to Vancouver in 1977, where he lived at the Louis Brier Home until he died in 1988 at the age of 78.
They are survived by five children and twelve grandchildren.