BEVERLY: Stanley J. Kalman, 86, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Topsfield following an extended illness. He was the husband of the late Cynthia (Chase) Kalman who died in 2010.
Born in Malden on April 15, 1927, he was the son of the late Harry and Minnie (Linsky) Kalman. He had resided in Natick for over 50 years before moving to Beverly in 2009 to be closer to his son and his family.
Stanley was the youngest of four brothers all of whom predeceased him. He left high school to join the Navy and was stationed in Guam and Japan shortly after the end of World War II. Upon returning to the United States, he worked briefly with his father as a roofer and with a brother where he learned to repair power tools. He then started his own power tool repair business which he ran until he was well into his 70’s. Stanley enjoyed American history, cars, old movies and his cat, Handsome Fella.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David Kalman and Tina Buchs of Beverly; beloved granddaughter, Rachel Kalman of Beverly; brother-in-law, Joel Chase and his wife, Roberta and their family of Atlanta, GA; two nieces, Audrey Brown of Hyannis and her daughter Laura Currey and son-in law Wayne Currey of Wellfleet and Jeanne Kalman of Needham.
His memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 8th in the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 225 Cabot Street, Beverly at 11a.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Ave., Salem MA 01970.