Baruch Dayan Emet (Praised be the Judge of Truth)

It is with great sadness that I inform the congregation of the passing of 
Joseph Nemser Maxner, on November 15, 2018 at the age of 91.    Below is information taken directly from his obituary:

Beloved by his family, Joe is survived by three children, Jodi Maxner (David Rauch), Jamie Maxner (Andrew Fretwell), Chad Maxner (Sharlene Chan), two granddaughters, Arielle and Audrey Maxner and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Burial will take place at 1pm on Tuesday, November 20th at B'nai Brith Cemetery in Peabody, MA.  

Shiva Information is below:

Tuesday, November 20
After the funeral; 4:00 - 8:30pm (Minyan at 5:00 pm)
Home of Mark & Kim Weisberg
8 Ledgedale Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132

Wednesday, November 21 and Friday, November 23
4:00 - 8:30 pm (Minyan at 5:00 pm) Wed.,  and 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday,
At the Home of Jodi Maxner & David Rauch
145 Guinea Road, Stamford, CT 06903

Saturday, November 24 and Sunday, November 25
Starting at 6:00 pm and 3:00 - 7:00 pm
At the Home of Jamie Maxner & Andrew Fretwell
474 Carlton Avenue, Apt. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Joe lived his life guided by altruism, curiosity, and tenacity.   Joe embarked upon his unique path when, as a seventeen year old from Boston, he volunteered to leave the comfort of his family's home to serve in the US Navy during World War II, sailing in the Pacific Theater. Following the war, he pursued degrees of high learning and built a successful import/export business, leveraging his success into enduring philanthropy and learning.

Throughout his life Joe was an unwavering supporter of his local communities and the Jewish community at large. Joe was a committed Freemason and was honored in 2017 for his 65 years of service as a Master Mason by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
As a lifelong student, Joe satiated his hunger for new places, people, and ideas through extensive travel and voracious reading. Joe's passports received stamps from across the world and until his last days his home was frequently littered with multiple open books across diverse subjects.

If you would like to honor Joe, his family requests that donations in his memory be made to the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital, for more information please visit: https://foundation.bridgeporthospital.org/ .
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Rabbi Joshua Hammerman

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