Businessman.
Born in Besserabia in 1904, he came to Canada in 1930. He founded the North End Furniture Company (NEFCO), initially transacting in used furniture, and later moved into new furniture in the 1940s. It later became Penthouse Furniture that operated until many years after his death. In 1924, he married Gitel Wilder (1904-1995) and they had two children: Hazel Adelman (?-2015, wife of Issie Daniel Oiring) and Allan Adelman (?-2020). He died on 16 April 1983 and was buried in the Rosh Pine Memorial Park.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: North End Furniture Building / Kern Hill Furniture / Surplus Direct (843 Main Street, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [Hazel Adelman, Issie Daniel Oiring], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1983, page 47.
Obituary [Gitel Adelman], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 August 1995, page 25.
Obituary [Hazel Oiring], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 December 2015.
Obituary [Allan Adelman], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 2020.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2025
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