Bernard "Bob" F. Maher

Bernard (Bob) Francis Maher, 88 years old of South Fort Myers, Florida died Thursday, July 13, 2023. He was born March 22, 1935 in NY to Henry and Josephine (French) Maher. Bob had a brother, Harry and two sisters, Josephine and Patricia. On June 4th, 1995, he was married to Marilyn Maher in Weston, Connecticut.

Bob earned a Business Management degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He was employed by the Gestetner Corp as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, retiring after 46 years. Bob served 2 years in the US Army as an Electronics Specialist from 1954 to 1956. During his work life with Gestetner, Bob lived in West Nyack, NY, Boston, MA, Cleveland, Ohio and Monroe, CT. Bob then retired to Sanibel Island, FL and later to South Fort Myers, FL.

Bob was a “Renaissance Man” a person of many talents. He was an actor in Community Theater, He was an artist; working mostly in oils and charcoal. He was a dancer; part of a dance troupe in the Catskills, as well as teaching dance with Arthur Murray. He played the guitar, harmonica and keyboard. He sang, wrote, and recorded. He was a woodworker: building beautiful cabinets, pergola, dock and even a bridge. Bob was an adventurer; skydiving, hot air ballooning, sailing, scuba diving, bi-plane aerobatics and took flying lessons.

Bob leaves behind his wife of 28 years, Marilyn; his son Dean and wife Teresa, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, son Gary Maher of Hudson, OH, and daughter, Karen Maher, of New Market, MD; 4 Grandchildren, and 2 Great grandchildren and Sister, Pat (nee Maher) and husband Dan Jenkins.

An Irish Wake and Celebration of Life will be held Saturday July 22, 2023 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Hodges-Kiser Funeral Home, 9231 Cypress Lake Dr. Fort Myers FL 33919 Phone # 239-481-4341.

God Called You Home

God saw you getting tired, He did what he thought best, He put his arms around you, And said, “Come and rest.”

He opened up His golden gates, On that heartbreaking day; And with His arms around you, You gently slipped away.

It broke our hearts to lose you, You did not go alone; A part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.kiserfh.com for the Maher family.