Thomas Edward Jacob Kahn
Thursday, November 12 at 11:00 AM
Chapel Service
The family will receive visitors at his home on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
30th of Cheshvan, 5787
Donations in memory of Tom may be made to the Herzl Family Practice or to the Palliative Care Unit at the Jewish General Hospital, 514-340-8251, or click here.
(June 4, 1928 – November 10, 2026)
Died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, after a long and fortunate life. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1928, he had the good luck to have parents with the foresight and resourcefulness to take their children out of Germany, first to England, arriving in Montreal in April 1939, despite the barriers to entry into Canada at that time.
Educated in Montreal schools, he graduated from McGill with a BSc in 1950. Together with his older and beloved brother, Fred, they built a small, local spice and flavour business into an organization serving the major Canadian food and beverage producers from coast to coast.
In 1955, Tom married Carol Segall, his other piece of “great good luck”. Their marriage of 71 years was a true partnership.
Tom loved Montreal and its surroundings. Weekends were spent in the Laurentians, the Townships, and for 40 years, Northern Vermont. He loved skiing, downhill and cross-country, and skied every winter until age 85 enjoying himself in the Rockies, the Alps and the Northeast. After retiring in 1993, he and Carol travelled widely on 3 continents, discovering other cultures, hiking, biking, and eating well everywhere they went. Tom volunteered weekly for 20 years as a cook in community kitchens, led architectural tours for Heritage Montreal, and for 30 years enthusiastically attended McGill Community Life-Long Learning classes where he made good friends.
Predeceased by his brother, Fred, and niece, Nancy, he is survived by his beloved Carol, daughter Andrea (David W Hess), son Peter (Ruthie Asch), two grandchildren, Dahlia and Owen, sister-in-law, Helen Kahn and her sons, David and Jonathan.
The family wishes to thank his caregivers, Irene Mendez, Mercy Padilla, and Ruby Clemente for their compassion and devotion, and the CLSC Metro Palliative Care Team for their unfailing support.
Funeral service from Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean Talon St. W., on Thursday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. A private Burial will take place. The family will receive visitors at his home on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Donations in memory of Tom may be made to the Herzl Family Practice or to the Palliative Care Unit at the Jewish General Hospital, 514-340-8251, or click here.