Max Milstein

Max Milstein PORTLAND -- Max Milstein of Portland, passed away on Dec. 22, 2008, after a long illness at Falmouth by the Sea, in Falmouth. He was born on March 29, 1925, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of David and Bella Milstein. Max was the youngest of six children, the only child born in America. Max served in the United States Navy during World War ll as a sailor, participating in the invasion of Normandy in 1944. He met his wife Annabelle Tabachnick in Portland during the war and was married to her for sixty-two years. He was employed at Maine Beauty Supply Company and awarded Salesman of the Year several times before his retirement in 1976. Max was a member of Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on Noyes Street, Portland. Max will be remembered for his passionate love of classical music, opera, bicycling and children. He was called the 'mayor of Walnut Street' of Old Orchard Beach and spent fifty years interacting with hundreds of visitors and tourists as they walked by his front porch. Max is survived by his wife Annabelle; a brother Jack Milstein and wife Shirley; son Dr. Peter Milstein and wife Ceseli, daughters Lorry Stillman and husband Neal, and Marla Sax and partner Michele McDonald and former son-in-law Stanley Sax. Max was a devoted grandfather to Jessica Lenci and husband Kent, Robert Stillman, Jennifer Sax, Robert Sax, Aaron Milstein and Malia Milstein; great-grandfather to Cooper Stillma Lenci, and had numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends its gratitude for the care of Max to the staff of Falmouth by the Sea, Foreside Harbor and Allegiance Hospice of Maine. A funeral service will be conducted at the Levy Chapel on 471 Deering Ave., Portland, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, followed by interment at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Rabbi Moshe Wilansky officiating. A period of mourning will be observed following the service at 160 Craigie St., Portland on Wednesday only. Arrangements by The Jewish Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Max's memory may be made to The American Heart Association or a charity of one's choice.