Ward Reynolds “Renny” Maier, M.D., 83,
Ward Reynolds “Renny” Maier, M.D., 83, of Marion, Massachusetts, died of multiple myeloma on Sunday, October 26, 2025, under hospice care at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. He was the loving husband of Christine Walker Maier, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.
Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Renny was the son of the late Joseph Ward Maier and the late Elizabeth Reynolds Maier. Renny attended Phillips Academy Andover and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. In 1969, Renny received his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He interned in Surgery and Medicine at the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia and completed his residency in Anesthesia at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He spent a fellowship year at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Biomedical Engineering. Following his training, he served as a major at Scott Air Force Base for 2 years in southern Illinois under the Berry Plan.
Renny then spent 42 years living in Belmont, Massachusetts, honing his electrical, building and masonry skills, all the while being a devoted father to his son Robby and daughter Sally. During this time, he was on the Anesthesia staff at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. After 25 years there, he continued practicing at the Massachusetts General Hospital starting in 2001. Renny retired in 2016 to Marion, joyfully continuing his early interests in boating and building.
In addition to his wife Chrissy, Renny leaves behind his son Robert Coburn Maier and his wife Jennifer of Marion, and his daughter Sarah Maier Friedewald of Boston. He leaves four cherished grandchildren: Owen Hobbs Maier, Charles Travers Maier, Eleanor Wright Friedewald and William Reynolds Friedewald. Burial will be private. A reception in his memory will be held in Marion at Tabor Academy’s Hoyt Hall, 245 Front St. on Saturday November 22nd from 2-4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445 dana-farber.org/gift or to the Southcoast Health Nicole Podkowa Patient & Caregiver Fund, 141 Page Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 in memory of Ward Maier. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. For online guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.
