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David Reitmeyer
GRANTS — Services for David L. Reitmeyer, 73, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29 at the First United Methodist Church in Grants. Pastor Ruben Thomas will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, 501 N. Guadalupe, Santa Fe.
Reitmeyer died Sept. 24 in Grants. He was born June 10, 1933 in Milton, Penn.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a member of the EAA, Pat Robertson's 700 Club and the First United Methodist Church in Grants.
Survivors include his wife Louise Reitmeyer of Grants; daughters Celine Gilbert and Tracy Reitmeyer, both of Sheboygan, Wis.; brothers, John Reitmeyer of Rio Rancho, Robert Reitmeyer of St. Peters, Mo.; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents John and Pearl Reitmeyer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Food Pantry, 222 East Stevens Street, Grants, N.M. 87020
Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph D. Nolan, longtime resident of Albuquerque, passed peacefully early Sunday morning, September 15, 2002 after a short but courageous battle with mesothelioma, an asbestos caused cancer. Joe, a beloved husband and father was born on November 3, 1928, in Dorchester, MA. The oldest of a traditional Boston Irish Catholic family. A graduate of Boston College High School and Boston College, he later earned his MA from Boston Teachers College, focusing his thesis on the Native American in lterature. After joining the US Navy in 1951 through the Officers Candidate School in Newport RI, Joe dedicated his life to a distinguished thirty year military career before retiring as Captain. His service earned him several honors and medals, including the Legion Of Merit and Silver Star during the Korean and Vietnam wars. After serving in Danang, I Corps, Republic of South Vietnam, Joe served as executive officer of the USS Little Rock, and Commanding Officer of the USS New DD 818 and the USS Halsey. He was also CO of the Naval Destroyer School, and later CO of the Surface Warfare Officer School in New Port RI. He moved to Albuquerque in 1978 for his last tour of duty at the Defense Nuclear Agency at Kirtland AFB, and retired here in 1981. He recently retired from Los Alamos Technical Associates in Albuquerque.
   Joe enjoyed western arts and local crafts, volunteered at the annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, and was a frequent visitor at the New Mexico Native American Pueblo events. As a youth he spent many summers at Prince Edward Is, Canada, and returned there often in his later years.
    Joe lived a life of honor, integrity and charm. He made a difference in the lives of so many, and he will be sorely missed by friends and family.
    Joe is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Nolan formally of Boston, now of Albuquerque; and five children, daughter Jan Nolan, sons, Barry Nolan and wife Veronica, and Tim Nolan and wife Anne all of Albuquerque, as well as daughter Noreen Nolan and husband Bill Van Bloom of Santa Cruz, CA, and son, Michael Nolan and wife Sarah of Arlington. VA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Chelsea, Haley, Taylor, Alyssa, Ben, Emily, and Davis. In addition he is survived by
brothers, Robert Nolan of Boston, Jim Nolan of PEI, Canada, and Martin Nolan of San Francisco, and one sister, Sister Elaine Nolan of Medford, MA.

Billy Ray Arnold
    Hertford N.C.-- Billy Ray Arnold of Hertford N.C., formally of Hurricane West Virginia, died Saturday, Nov. 30. 2002, at his residence.
    He was retired from the U.S. Navy with 20 years service as a Hull Technician Chief, and also retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard with 20 years of service as a project manager. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and a member of Bayside Masonic Lodge No 218, Virginia Beach, Va,. VFW Post 097, Fleet Reserve.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Agnes Spurlock Arnold.
    Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Marie Alford Arnold; daughters, Kimberly Lynn Revels of Portsmouth, Va., Karen Denise Clark of Hertford, N.C.; sons, Daren Ray Arnold of Elizabeth City, N.C., Robert Paul Frasher Jr. of Hampton, Va.; brothers, Bobby Lee Arnold of Hurricane, West Va., Leo Arnold of Chlicothe, Ohio, five Grandchildren.
    Service will be 2 PM Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley with Reverend Charles Norris officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive cemetery in Hurricane, with military graveside rites conducted by Alum Creek VFW Post 4768, and Masonic graveside rites conducted by Putnam Masonic Lodge 139 AF&AM Hurricane.
    Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.
    Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays Valley Rd., Hurricane is in charge of arrangements.

Walter, 65: West Nyack resident.
   Walter Rechenberger of West Nyack died Saturday, Oct. 5, 1996 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. He was 65.
    Mr. Rechenberger was born Dec. 8, 1930 in New York City to Fritz and Hildegard Rechenberger. He lived in the Bronx before moving to West Nyack in 1962.
    From 1951 to 1955, Mr. Rechenberger served in the US Navy.
    He worked for Consolidated Edison Company for 39 years and retired in 1993.
    On Dec. 23, he married Mary Quinn at Sacred Heart Church in the Bronx.
    In addition to his wife, Mr. Rechinberger is survived by two daughters, MaryEllen Wangrycht Nanuet and Ann "Nancy" Selchick of Montebello; two sons, Walter of Kansas City, Mo. And Erich of Nanuet; and nine grandchildren.
    A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 AM Thursday and St. Aedans Church in Pearl River.
    Calling hours are 7 to 0 PM today and 3 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM tomorrow.

Jim Snyder, an avid supporter of the USS New Navy reunions, suffered a massive heart attack on 12/15/03 while playing handball, and subsequently died on December 18, 2003. He had enlisted in the Navy in 1952 and after completing Boot Camp was assigned to the USS New DDE 818. Because of his exemplary GCT and ARI test scores he was assigned to the electronics repair section of the O Division. After graduating from Electronic Technician A and B schools at Great Lakes Naval Training Center he returned to his ship, where he advanced to the rank of ET1 prior to his discharge in 1955. He then returned to college and received his Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy from Fenn College in 1960. Following a number of years working in his chosen field, he later earned his Master's degree in Metallurgy from Case Western Reserve University. During this period he was the published author of numerous scientific and technical papers. Jim was a true gentleman and scholar who had a keen mind accompanied by a gifted sense of humor. He is survived by his wife Martha, of 38 years, and will be sorely missed by all that knew him.

CORNELIUS A MC CAFFERTY JR

Submitted by

Larry Bissonnette
laurence.bissonnette@att.net
CO River Division 593
Vancouver, WA 98682
Miss you Mac.
http://www.ironbutterfly.ws/
Hi Mac, sorry I haven't been here to leave a note. We were in PBR Training School at NIOTC together, then we both went to River Division 593. You were killed during an operation on the Vam Co Dong river during Operation Giant Slingshot. We were operating from the USS Harnett County (LST-821). It was less than a month. We got to meet your Mother and Sister Jo at the San Diego Reunion in November 2000. Thay are wonderful. We all miss you. See you soon.Larry
Tuesday, November 26, 2002

CPO George Wright Harrell Jr, USN retired,
passed from this life April 4 1984
   He was a 22 year veteran of the US Navy retiring from Norfolk Virginia. His Last Ship was the Destroyer Escort USS New.He also served on the minesweep USS Cormick out of San Diego During the Korean conflict, and aboard the USS Lamson and other ships during WWII.
   Mr. Harrell was preceded in death by his wife Hazel Lucille Langford Harrell in September1976.He was survived by his daughters Bobbie Jo Cheely, of Houston Texas,formerly of Hutchinson Kansas,Vickie Harrell Haywood of Wagram NC, His Sister Mary Victoria Carr of Houston Texas, 3 grandchildren,Blake &Marque Cheely and Brandon Haywood, and 4 great granddaughters of Anchorage Alaska.
   He continued to serve his country as a civil service employee, working as a microfiche technician at Ft Pickett Virginia for over 18 years.Mr. Harrell was a gentleman farmer in addition to his work, raising fine beef cattle on his small Farm in Blackstone Virginia where he and his family retired in 1958.
   Mr. Harrell's remains are interred in Houston Texas, alongside his Mother, Father. and brother.

Obituaries & Death Notifications
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
Warrington Crane Cobb ’49
      Captain Warrington C. “Red” Cobb, USN (Ret.), died on 22 January 2005 at his home in Bethesda, MD, of blood platelet disease. He was 77 years old.
Captain Cobb, the son of a Navy officer, was a native Washingtonian and a 1944 graduate of the Severn School in Severna Park, MD. He was a 1949 graduate with distinction of the Naval Academy, where as a Firstie, he was starting midfielder on the championship-winning lacrosse team.
      During his 27-year Navy career, he received master’s and doctoral degrees in physics from MIT.
      In the Korean War, he served on the minesweeper, Firecrest, and participated in the support of the Inchon landing. He also participated in the naval blockade of Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Later that decade, he commanded a destroyer division based in Newport, RI.
       In July 1962 he reported aboard USS New DD 818 for duty as Executive Officer and Navigator. In Jan. the following year, Cdr Cobb became Commanding Officer of USS New. At that time New had commenced FRAM I conversion.
        He settled in the Washington area in 1971 and became special adviser for scientific matters in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. He was responsible for a major study that provided an assessment of U.S. capability against Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missile warheads.
        His final active-duty assignment, in 1976, was with the Navy’s Strategic Systems Project Office. He had responsibility in the development of the reentry vehicle warhead for the Poseidon missile.
Captain Cobb was a Qualified Surface Warfare Officer. His decorations and awards included the Navy Commendation Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
        After his Navy retirement, he spent more than a decade working for defense consultant, Jaycor, in operations analyses and communications systems engineering.
      In the 1990s, he taught mathematics at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington, DC, Baltimore International Culinary College, Montgomery Community College, Anne Arundel Community College and Frederick Community College, among others.
Over the years, he coached lacrosse, softball, basketball and soccer. He also played tennis.
      His memberships included Sigma Xi honorary science society, Chevy Chase Country Club and DC Society of Mayflower Descendants. He and his second wife worked on books of genealogy.
    His marriage to Eugenia Moore Cobb ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Dianne Campbell Cobb; three children from his first marriage, Frances Cook, Mary Beard and Warrington C. Cobb Jr.; two sons from his second marriage, Miles L. Cobb and Campbell A. Cobb; brother, Calvin H. Cobb Jr.; and two grandchildren.
The Washington Post and the Cobb Family

TEX KELLY as related by Ron Harrell
Kelly was a fireman in the foward fireroom. He was opening the valve to the soot blowers to blow tubes. The soot blower line broke right under the main steam line valve. He got hit with the superheated steam. He was in the hospital about 3 months before he died.Witzke also got burned. This happened in 1952. The line that ruptured was rusted on the outside. Water dripping from the main steam valve packing caused the rust. After the accident all the insulation was taken off all the soot blower lines. It happened on the midwatch. I was on the 8-12watch. At about 2320 the main engineroom called. I thought they were going to tell us to blow tubes. they just wanted a water reading. If they had wanted tubes blown I would have been the one opening the valve. That is why I remember it so well.
Ron

Jack Moraski
( This is from a letter I recieved from a daughter of Jack Moraski. I thought it good enough to include on this page in memory of a good sailor, dad and just plain good folk).
Hello Mr. Palmer
Not sure if you knew my Dad or not, but he sure did enjoy the Navy Reunions. He passed away in April of this year, two days after his 70th birthday. He loved the Navy and the relationships it gave him. We miss him tons. (My Uncle Bill and Uncle Jim are doing well).

Here is what I wrote about him a day after the funeral, in case you knew him or wish to pass this on to others:

Some people told me that I would be angry with God; I am not angry at all. He gave me a wonderful Dad who taught me to hunt, trap and fish, while appreciating nature. Being the craftsman that he was, he taught me how to make snowshoes or build a garage (don't feel that you can hire me for a job--I would need him there to do the hard stuff (especially the math), that is for sure! haha). He taught me to always finish anything that I started; I was not allowed to quit. He loved to make strangers into friends and would hand out his homemade birchbark business cards to everyone. He would go up to any stranger at any time to get their "story" and share a few of his own. He also taught me to never turn down a beer.

We were looking through some old pictures and I saw one of my Dad and his favorite Navy buddy, Sandy Mattila. I asked if anyone contacted Sandy and my Mom said we could not find my Dad's address book. We used a database that I use at work and found him. We called and he got in a car and drove 14 hours from Michigan.

Everything was the way he would have wanted it. The wake was full of laughter with the grandkids running around; the church was packed for the funeral (our town florist ran out of plants/flowers and had to send orders elsewhere, someone told me); the color guard and flag on his casket (that many thought he could have made since it was beautiful natural wood) made me proud of my veteran Dad. It also snowed for three days straight. My Dad would always end emails by saying, "Think snow!" and so he definitely had something to do with the big flakes coming down in May.

God gave me a wonderful Dad, who was healthy and happy for 70 years. God also gave each one of my sisters and me a chance to see him recently (my trip to Germany with him in January; I drove the kids and I up to go ice fishing with him in March). I was almost relieved when I found out that he was not his heart that gave away (he had a abdominal artery aneurysm (not sure on the spelling...I got that trait from my Dad, he could not spell either) - that is hard to detect. I still need to research and learn more about it. His heart was strong and big.
Jean Ann Moraski Hastings
Jack's youngest daughter

Sunday, 11/27/05
Lawyer known as 'DUI Mike' dies

V. Michael Fox was 'well-liked by everybody'
Defense attorney V. Michael Fox, known as "DUI Mike," died Thursday at his Nashville home. He was 57.
    Mr. Fox, whose advertisements adorned restroom stalls, T-shirts, caps and other memorabilia, was a founding member of the National DUI Defense, a professional organization for attorneys in such practice. The cause of death was not immediately known last night.
    Mr. Fox was "probably the best known individual practitioner of DUI in the state," said local criminal defense attorney Ed Fowlkes.
    Mr. Fox hosted a weekly radio show and branded himself as an advocate for "good, law-abiding citizens who simply had a few drinks with dinner and on the way home were stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation," according to his Web site. He posted a 24-hour toll-free number on his ads.
    Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodbine Funeral Home, 5852 Nolensville Road. Visitation with the family is 5-9 p.m. tomorrow.
    He first specialized in tax and business law, attorney Nancy Corley said, and about five years ago found the specialty that gained him prominence.
    "I think he just fell into it," Corley said. Corley worked with Fox at Bruce Weathers Corley & Lyle.
    "He was looking for something new and different and exciting that was totally different from what he'd done before, and he read about the Harvard (law school) DUI program and, kind of on a whim, decided he'd go.
     "I don't think he really started out to become DUI Mike. It was in searching for something new and different and exciting to do that he discovered that."
     Mr. Fox had played in a rock 'n' roll band and was a fan of University of Tennessee and Titans football, she said.
     He collected guitars and sometimes played at the office.
    "Mike was a fine individual, probably at the top of his game, always had a smiling face and (was) ready to shake your hand, well-liked by everybody, well-respected (and will) be sorely missed," Fowlkes said.
     Mr. Fox held degrees from the University of Tennessee at Nashville and the Nashville School of Law. He taught at Austin Peay State University.
     Mr. Fox served in the U.S. Navy and was a Vietnam War veteran.
     Survivors include his son, Victor "Vic" Michael Fox Jr., daughter Angela Kay Fox, mother Jean Hernandez and sister Patsy Merritt.
    V. Michael Fox

Theodore Molnar of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Temple University Hospital. He was 66 years old. Theodore was born November 6, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Joseph Molnar and the late Vera Molnar (nee - Molnar).

He is the beloved husband of Anna Molnar. Father of Joseph Molnar and his wife Gina and Diane Torrens and her husband Hector. Brother of Eleanor Kern.

Ted served in the US Navy from February 1958 until May 1962. Ted worked as an Electrician for the Department of Defense in Warminster. He was also employed by Budd Company and later worked as a bus driver for Romanos Bus Service.

Ted was a member of St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Fox Chase and was a member of Concordia Lodge No. 67 F.&A.M.

Relatives and friends were invited to his viewing Saturday, March 11, 2006, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. and his masonic service Saturday, March 11, 2006, at 9:30 A.M. and his funeral service Saturday, March 11, 2006, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 7965 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia. Interment at Lawnview Cemetery, 500 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge followed the funeral service.

HUBERT CLINTON MANNING BTCS
DOB 9-14-45
Hubert Manning reported on board USS New DD 818 on 18 July 1965 as BT3, and was transferred on 9 September 1968 as BT1.
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Hubert’s home while serving aboard the USS New was in the forward fire room. That’s where I first met him. Our supervisor was BT1 Patrick Francis (his friends call him PF) Penton (last known location 1985 was Roanoke, Virginia) On that day, Penton assigned me to help Hubert check in. We quickly became close friends and remained best friends through out the rest of his life. All who served with Hubert would quickly tell you that he was a man of his word; he was always on time and never shirked his duty.

Hubert passed away 25 June 2005 from lung cancer. God never made a more finely sailor than Boiler Technician Hubert Clinton Manning late of Rice, Virginia.
Jerry L Trail, BTC USN Ret.

Russ Redmon
Place of birth: Russell Springs, Ky
Raised: Cincinnati, Oh
DOB: 08/24/1926
D- 2006
My dad, who passed away last year at the age of 78 always spoke fondly of his time on the USS New when it was part of the 8-Ball Squadron. He told us he was a butcher/cook and manned a gun emplacement. I know he made a Med Cruise to Italy shortly after WWII where he got a hand carved cameo for my mother somwhere around Capri. I also know he sailed to Cuba with the New. He told me that when they were in New York harbor on the morning of the sailing for Europe it was so foggy you could only see the Statue of Liberty up to her knees.
I believe dad was in the USN from about 1944 to 1952 and served quite a bit of time on the New. I was born 9/51 and he came out some time in 52. He settled in Paterson, NJ with my mother's family and became a career firefighter with the Paterson New Jersey Fire Department from 2/54 until 11/80. He was also a butcher and a damn good father.

HOCTORJohn R. (Jack)Loving husband of Vicki (nee Schmidt), dear father of Elizabeth (Betsy) Pufal (Mike) and to Andrew Hoctor, special grandfather to Taylor Havlin and Nicole Hoctor, dear brother of Carol Hoctor, Thomas Hoctor (Pam), Daniel Hoctor (Julie), and Patricia George (Mike). January 31, 2007, age 65. A 25 year veteran of The Cincinnati Police Dept. Friends may call Friday February 9th from 11 A.M. until time of Memorial service at 11:30 A.M. at the Thomas-Justin Memorial, 7500 Montgomery Rd. in lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials please be made to the USO 1-800-USO-GIVE.

George D. Tatum
With heavy heart I am writing to inform you of my fathers passing Sunday, June 4th, 2007. He was on the New from 56-58. He enlisted at the start of WWII and retired after 20+ years.
George Douglas Tatum 9-12-24 - 6-4-07
Services: 6-7-07, 11:00AM, Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
Officiating: Rev. Derrell Hampton
Survived by: Wife- Sammie Charlene Tatum
Son- George Douglas Tatum II
Daughters- Lee Ann Tatum Hancock
Sherri Lynn Tatum Childs
Grandchildren- George Douglas Tatum III
Spencer Lance Tatum
Taylor Rae Graham
Colby Lee Childs
Thank You,
G. Douglas(Doug) Tatum II

Joseph W. McGrogan (Pap), 74, of Deep Creek, FL., died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Tidewell Hospice Center with his son, David and granddaughter, Shannon by his side
         Joe was born May 31, 1933, in Bulger, PA., to James and Elizabeth McGrogan.
         Joseph W. McGrogan, disabled veteran, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S.-DDE-818 from 1952-1956 during the Korean War. He married his high school sweetheart, Shirley in May 1954, and recently celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. Joe retired from the Montgomery County Police Department in 1991 after serving 32 years with the department, 22 of those years with the K-9 unit.
         Joe is survived by and will be forever missed by his loving wife, Shirley; Son, David (Debra) McGrogan; Daughter, Cindy McGrogan; Granddaughters, Shannon (Xavier) McGrogan-Twine and Caitlin McGrogan; Grandsons, Sean McGrogan and Mark Minor; adored by two Great-Grandsons, Xavier Twine Jr. and Joseph Twine; Brother, James (Alberta) McGrogan; Sister, Margaret (Tom) O’Neill; Sisters-in-law, Louise Bigi, Agnes Czarnecki, and Loretta Paroline; Brother-in-law, Sylvester (Marie) Schwartzmiller; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Elizabeth McGrogan; sons, Gary McGrogan and Kevin McGrogan; and sister, Madeline Jordan.
         Funeral services will be held at St. Catherines Laboure Church, Wheaton, MD. His ashes will be buried at Gate of Heaven, Silver Spring, Maryland with Gary and Kevin.
         In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238 in Joe’s memory.
                      We love you Pap!

John D. Christie, Jr.
John D. Christie, Jr., 65, of Wadsworth died Friday August 17, 2007.
        Born December 29, 1941 in Richmond Hill, New York to the late John D. Sr. and Marjorie Christie. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS New DD818 and was honorably discharged with a National Defense Medal, Expeditionary Medal and Armed Forces Medal. He was a Medina County Sherriff Deputy, an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and served as a Eucharistic Minister.
       Mr. Christie worked at B & W for over 20 years and retired from TRW. He loved the outdoors where he spent his time hunting, golfing and bird watching.
        Preceded in death by his brother, Michael, Mr. Christie is survived by his children, Patricia (James) Johnson, Michael (Bettie) Christie; grandchildren, Blair Dobbins and Devon Johnson, Alex, Taylor, Brooke Christie; three sisters, Leslie Guy, Karen (Donald) Bailey, Valerie (Michael) Christie-French; and his special friend, Jean Harter.
      A memorial Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 272 Broad St., Wadsworth with Fr. Joseph L. Labak officiating. Military Honors and inurnment will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.