Joseph Heller

HELLER, Joseph – Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Baycrest. Predeceased by his parents, David and Pearl o.b.m., and siblings, Louis, and Goldie o.b.m. He will be missed by all who knew him. At Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Avenue West, for service on Tuesday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m. Interment Dawes Road Cemetery, Zion Benevolent section. No shiva. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Friends of Yad Sarah at 416-781-6416, or Congregation Shaarei Tzedec, 397 Markham St. Toronto, M6G 2K8.

Date of Death: Monday, December 7, 2015

Yahrzeit Day: Kislev 25

Date of Funeral: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Time of Funeral: 10:00 AM

Memorial Service Location: Chapel service

Burial Service Location: Zion Benevolent section

Shiva Details: No shiva

Unveiling Date: Sun, September 25, 2016

Unveiling Time: 11:00 AM

Unveiling Location: Zion Secc.

Location of Funeral:

Chapel service

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Location of Burial:

Zion Benevolent section

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Unveiling Location:

Zion Secc.

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Message of Condolence

Posted on 07.12.2015 - 3:00 PM

Moishe Weisbart

Joe, you were a good yid. We will miss you!

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Posted on 07.12.2015 - 4:10 PM

Peter Gold

A man I greatly admired for his steadfast support for Minyanim wherever he was needed and for his skill at leyning the Parsha on a regular basis and his sense of humour. I will miss him.

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Posted on 07.12.2015 - 5:41 PM

Gelbloom

Joe was a regular for years and years at Congregation Anshei Emeth where we did not maintain a Rabbi. Joe presided over my Bar Mitzvah in 1972. I stood beside him as he layned many times. He was a truly good man. R.I.P Mr. Heller.

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Posted on 07.12.2015 - 8:15 PM

Evelyn and Coleman Bernstein

With the passing of Joe Heller, all of the members of the Michael Bernstein Chapel have lost a dedicated and devoted friend and member. Joe was our Gaba. our leyner when needed as well as our historian who reminded us not only of the Chapel's past but also of upcoming Yartzeits. Joe lived a simple life based on his Jewish heritage. He was respected by many in the Jewish community and was often called upon to lead holiday services in small shuls without a Rabbi.. Joe will be remembered and missed by all who had the benefit of knowing him. Coleman Bernstein

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Posted on 07.12.2015 - 8:57 PM

moshe

You will be missed.

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Posted on 08.12.2015 - 1:49 PM

Baruch Chastkofsky

I first met Mr Heller in 1978 when I had occasion to spend a Shabbat downtown. For 37 years, I didn't meet him. Then again just this past summer, I met him at Cedarvale Nursing Home. The first time I met him he told me he was still operating the Federated Printing Company ( I think it was called). I think his father was still alive at that time. At the Cedarvale Nursing Home, he wasn't a resident, but had come to be part of a Minyan. I asked him if he was a Levi. Understanding what I was hinting at, he told me that back in Europe the family name of his forebears was something other than Heller, but had found it prudent to become Heller in their flight from some threat. But, he was not a Levi. Unfortunately, I learned of his passing too late to attend the funeral. May he have a lichtige gan eden. He was a decent man always eager to help others.

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Posted on 08.12.2015 - 1:54 PM

Gary Posesorski

Joe was a good friend of my father, Jack Posesorski, whose store was located a few doors down from his. I have many fond memories of talking with Joe in the 1970s when I was a teenager and a young adult, helping my father in his store. In his small way, he made a great contribution in sustaining Jewish life downtown. May his memory be for a blessing

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Posted on 08.12.2015 - 9:17 PM

David Nimmo

Joe Heller was a staunch member of Shaarei Tzedec for decades, a good friend to all and a mensch on Spadina Ave.

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Posted on 08.12.2015 - 10:58 PM

Susanna

I am very sad to learn about Joe's passing. I always enjoyed our conversations - such a clever, open-minded and witty man! I will miss him very much.

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Posted on 08.12.2015 - 11:12 PM

Earl David

on this planet, we are at a loss without Joseph Heller. But up in heaven, he will find his seat in Gan Eden. He was one of the few people who personally knew my mother, Frances David (formerly Langner). He was always a pleasure to have a conversation with. Intelligent, witty and bright. He was very close to the Langner family, especially Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac Langner and my dear Uncle Shalom Langner. I will never forget Joe's flawless reading of the weekly Parsha at Shaarei Tzedek Shul in downtown Toronto. Joe, you will be in our hearts and minds forever. The Jewish members of downtown are sadly dwindling away.

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