Monthly Archives: November 2009

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John E. MAHER

MAHER John E., age 76, of Ramsey, NJ, died on Friday, November 20, 2009 at home after a short illness. John, also called Jack by his family and many friends, was born on December 16, 1932 in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to Edward Maher of Tipperary, Ireland and Mary Ellen O’ Gorman Maher of Tipperary. Jack graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in 1950. He joined the US Army in July 1952, served in the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in April 1954. He attended Manhattan College at night under the GI Bill, graduating in 1964. He worked in accounting and finance for IBM Corporation from 1954 until his retirement in December 1988.

Jack was a proud member of the Tipperary Association, the Thomas Davis Irish Players, the Irish Arts Forum of Rockland County and the Bergen County Players of Oradell, NJ. In 2007 he was nominated by the New Jersey Association of Community Theater for Outstanding Production of a Musical. He was an accomplished woodcarver and an avid reader. He enjoyed movies, especially film noir and loved to travel.

Jack was predeceased by his parents, his sister, Maureen Maher Kitson, his brother, Edward Maher, his first wife, Pat Moffett, and his son, Johnny (USMC). Jack is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Judith Keenan Maher, his daughter, Susan Maher Greco and her husband, Michael and his two granddaughters, Taylor and Bryce Greco. Also surviving him are his niece, Diane Kitson Ranaghan and her husband, Brian, his nephew, Joseph and his wife, Maureen and his three grand nephews, Kevin, Danny and John Ranaghan. Jack was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He was a loyal friend who made us laugh with his sense of humor. He will be dearly missed.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday November 24 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, 109 Darlington Ave, Ramsey, NJ. (201-327-0030). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday November 25, 2009 at 10 AM at St. Paul RC Church, 200 Wyckoff Ave, Ramsey NJ. Burial will follow the mass at Ascension Cemetery , East Saddle River Rd., Monsey, NY. Donations, in Jack’s name, may be made to the County Tipperary N and B Association of New York Scholarship Fund, c/o Gerry Nugent, 49 Mile Square Road, Yonkers, NY 10701. Please send tributes, memories and condolences @www.vanemburghsneider.co

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Maher, John E. [MC1964 RIP]   

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Robert Owen Condon

CONDON

Robert Owen Condon, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Joan Costello Condon died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport.

Born in Hartford on August 31, 1926, he was the son of the late Margaret Light Condon and Robert W. Condon. Robert was a lifelong resident of Fairfield and a 1944 graduate of Roger Ludlow High School. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran serving 1944 to 1946 in the Asian Pacific on the U.S.S. Lenore. Following the War Robert graduated from Manhattan College with a B.A. in Business Administration in 1950. He was the owner of Southern Connecticut Calculators and retired in 1990 after being in business in Fairfield and New Haven Counties forty years.

Robert was a member of American Legion Post 143 in Fairfield and a lifelong member of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Fairfield. In his spare time he enjoyed golf. Survivors include his beloved wife of 54 years Joan, devoted daughters, Linda Condon Tippy of Huntington, NY, and Margaret Condon Brown and her husband William of Windham, Maine; grandchildren, Glenn Tippy, Kristan Brown and Megan Brown York and her husband Mark; great grandson, Brock York; sister-in-law, Mary Collins Condon of Florida; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his brother Thomas Condon.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. meeting directly at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 545 Stratfield Road, Fairfield with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call Monday 4 to 7 p.m. in the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home, Main Street and Gorham Place, Trumbull. To send online condolences please visit www.redgatehennessy.com.

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Condon, Robert Owen [MC1950 RIP]   

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William J. Finan
Goshen, NY

William J. Finan, 86, of Goshen, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Horton Campus, Middletown, NY.

Bill was born February 24, 1923 in Goshen, the son of William J. Finan and Helene Brown Finan. He was the widower of the late Ione “Tomi” Elizabeth (Aiken) Finan.

William J. Finan, known to most as “Bill”, is a Goshenite. Not only was he born in Goshen, so was his father. His grandfather was the founder of T.H. Finan & Sons. It was a coal, ice, and horse feed business. He attended Goshen schools and graduated from Goshen High School. He attended Manhattan College and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and attended N.Y.U. Executive Management Program. He interrupted his engineering studies during World War II and became a B-24 navigator.

He met his beautiful wife Ione, while at Valley Forge army hospital. He retired from the Air Force as a 1st Lieutenant. Soon after they were married, they adopted their four children: Sheila Ann Finan of Peekskill, William J. Finan, Jr. and wife, Denise of Irrondaquiont, Donna Helene Finan of Syracuse, and Joseph and wife, Donna Graham Finan of Goshen; and his grandson, William J. Finan III.

Bill spent most of his business life with Foster Wheeler (thirty-seven years). Foster Wheeler is an international engineering, manufacturing and construction firm. Bill has been active in local government. He served as a Village Trustee for four terms during which he was Deputy Mayor, and Sewage & Water Commissioner. He served 18 years on the planning board, during which he was chairman for ten years.

On the county level, Bill was a former Vice President of the Orange County Citizen’s Foundation and a former Chairman of its Waste & Water Committee. He is past President of the Orange County Golf Club, member of Goshen Rotary, Goshen Chamber of Commerce and a lifetime parishioner of St. John’s Church.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 24, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Donovan Funeral Home, Inc., 82 S. Church St., Goshen.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, November 25, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Murray Ave., Goshen. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery, Goshen.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to N.Y. Foundling, 590 Avenue of the Americas, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10011.

Arrangements entrusted to Donovan Funeral Home; 845-294-6422. For information, directions or to light a candle in memory of Bill, please visit www.donovanfunerals.com.

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Finan, William J. [MC???? RIP]   

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Dear John,

   I believe thar Bill is a member of the Class of 1949.

May He Rest In Peace.

   Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Finan, William J. [MC1949 RIP]

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