Edward Kantner

Edward Kantner (Canton, MA), age 94, died on May 1, 2023. Edward was the beloved husband of Carol Kantner. Edward was born in Munkacs, Hungary (now part of Ukraine), the son of Henrik Kantner (z”l) and Jenny Steinberger (z”l). He was a devoted father to Ronni Skerker and Paul Kantner (z”l) and the father-in-law to Paul Skerker. He also leaves behind granddaughters Jennifer Skerker and Abigail Skerker, and many nieces and nephews.

Edward was a Holocaust survivor who came to the United States following the war in 1947. Once in the US, he finished high school, went to college and graduate school, became a US citizen and met his wife, Carol. Edward and Carol were married for 61 ½ years! An oral history of his experiences before and during the war can be found here: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn701074

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, May 3, at 10:30 AM at Temple Emunah in Lexington and burial will follow immediately after at Congregation Shirat Hayam Cemetery (Temple Israel section) on Lowell Street in Peabody.

Shiva will be at the home of Ronni and Paul Skerker, in Lexington, on Wednesday, May 3, from 7 – 9 PM and Thursday, May 4, from 2-5 PM & 7-9 PM.  Minyan will be at 7:30 PM. Shiva will continue on Sunday, May 7, at Orchard Cove, 1 Del Pond Drive, Canton, from 2-4 PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances in his memory may be made to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, DC) or Hebrew Senior Life Hospice Care (Dedham, MA).