Joanne Wiesner-Steiner

Joanne Wiesner-Steiner (Chana Yoseffa) of New Rochelle, New York, passed away peacefully on February 24th, 2026 (7, Adar) at the age of 76. She was born on November 8th to Marion and Abraham in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Brooklyn College with her Bachelor's degree and NYU with her MBA. She worked at the IRS for over 20 years. Joanne enjoyed dancing, singing, reading, gardening, musicals, meals with friends and family, traveling, tai chi, and the NPR radio show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. She was an intelligent and strong woman with a great sense of style. Joanne was a loving Mother to Andrew, Mother-in-law to Francesca, Aunt to Deanna, Anna and Ashley, Benji, Adam, and Amy, and family member to Chana, Chava, and all her other cousins. Throughout her life she was active in her community, leaving her mark as a founding member of the Park Slope Food Co-op, a resident of a Kibbutz Hasolelim, and planning many wonderful events at Anshe Shalom as the President of the Sisterhood. She could always be counted on to sing in Shul on Shabbat or with her Women's Tehillim group. She loved traveling with friends. She was always up to go out to eat or get some ice cream. She shared the fruits (and vegetables) of her labor at the Ward Acre community organic garden with friends and family. She was a lifelong learner of music, languages, and Torah. Graveside funeral service will be held at Mt. Eden on February 26th, 2026 from 1pm, followed by shiva at Andrew and Francesca's home.