Henry W. Bloch died Tuesday at the age of 96. A notable philanthropist, Bloch and his brother, Richard, co-founded the tax preparation business H&R Block Inc. more than six decades ago.

After returning from military service in World War II, 24-year-old Henry Bloch started a two-man bookkeeping shop in his hometown of Kansas City, Mo., that offered tax preparation as a sideline.

NEW YORK — Henry W. Bloch, who founded the tax preparation company H&R Block with his brother and was its folksy pitchman in television commercials for decades, helping to establish it as one of ...

Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, has passed away at the age of 96. Bloch war born in Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended Southwest High School, and went on to the University of Missouri ...

Henry Bloch, the Kansas City philanthropist and founder, along with his late brother Richard, of the H&R Block tax preparation dynasty, died at 96. His legacy lives on at his company, UMKC, Nelson ...

But Henry W. Bloch, who died last week in Kansas City, Mo., at the age of 96, may be an exception. He was the last survivor of the three brothers who founded H&R Block, the mammoth tax-preparation ...

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Henry W. Bloch, a co-founder of tax preparation giant H&R Block, has died at the age of 96. Bloch founded H&R Block in 1955... (Lauren Chapin / The Kansas City Star via AP, 1996) More ...

Henry Bloch, the Kansas City philanthropist and founder, along with his late brother Richard, of the H&R Block tax preparation dynasty, died at 96. His legacy lives on at his company, UMKC, Nelson ...

This Dec. 15, 1996, file photo shows Henry W. Bloch, a co-founder of tax preparation giant H&R Block Inc. Tax preparer H&R Block says its co-founder, Henry Bloch, has died at the age of 96.