Joseph Kempner

Mr. Kempner, 85, of Marlboro, died July 24, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. A U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, he was a professor of aeronautical engineering at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 47 years before retiring in 1990. Mr. Kempner is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Carol Brown; a son, Robert M. of Reeders, Pa.; a daughter, Marien K. Barker of Randolph; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at the Freeman Funeral Home, Manalapan. Interment will be private. Shiva was observed at his home.