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Master and Commander Posts: 1274 Location: NE Florida | Subject: Friday Obits https://www.facebook.com/ussvi.eternalpatrol/ The above link goes to the USSVI (United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.) Facebook page where their members who have gone on “Eternal Patrol” are noted. I’ll keep my work here going, trying to get others who were not USSVI members. You’re encouraged to look there as well as here! Obviously, there’ll be some I miss and some I duplicate. FARRELL .. .. .. Lawrence Michael Farrell passed away on February 5, 2024, at the age of 89. Larry will be remembered for his strong work ethic, generosity, kindness and love for his family and friends. Larry was born on June 10, 1934 in Niagara Falls, New York, to Hugh and Margaret (Mohan) Farrell. He graduated from Bishop Duffy High School in 1952 and from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY in 1956. He joined the Navy, attended Officer Candidate School, and commissioned in May of 1958. In 1960, Larry married Nancy Jane Feeney. Larry began his 20- year Navy career on the destroyer USS Vandivier before volunteering for submarine duty. He served on the USS Dogfish, USS Drum and USS Tench. While stationed in Washington, DC, Larry attended night school at The Catholic University Columbus School of Law, graduated in 1965 and passed the Virginia Bar. Larry worked in the Navy Support Legal offices in Charleston, SC, Danang, S. Vietnam, Naples, Italy and various Navy JAG offices in the Washington, DC area. He retired as a Commander in 1977. Larry joined the Washington, DC law firm McKenna Conner & Cuneo LLP in 1977. He became a Partner and specialized in the firm's respected government contracts practice until 2004. Larry then worked in legal and contracts divisions at Northrup Grumman Corporation and with XL Associates, retiring in 2016. Larry was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Robert. He is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years, Suzanne Donahue (Potter) Farrell; sisters Irene Banks and Alexis Williams; his children Margaret Farrell Gough (Brian), Michael and Matthew Farrell (Amy Hoffmann), Alison Potter (Greg Ekey) and Kirsten Potter (Charlie Kimball); seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Harold "Pancho" Peter Zeitler, 78 years old, passed away peacefully at home on August 25, 2025 in Crosby, Minnesota, after a strong 3-year fight against cancer, with his loving wife of 53 years, Connie, by his side. He was born in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, to Isabel June Ankerson and George Joseph Zeitler. He grew up on a dairy farm near Green Bay. He graduated from Gillett High School in 1964. After attending the University of Wisconsin-Plattteville for two years, where he met Connie, he enlisted in the Navy Submarine Service and served in the Atlantic for four years on a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine, the USS Henry L. Stimson. Following discharge, he married Connie Scott in 1972 and returned to college, earning a degree in accounting in 1974. Harold's work career included the Farm Service Cooperative and Siegwerk. Inc. in lowa, and the Emily Telephone Company in Minnesota, where he retired in 2009. Harold lived to fish. He was a master in the garden, an incredible chef in the kitchen, and held an enthusiasm for living off the land through fishing, hunting, growing harvesting/preserving food, and fishing some more. He moved to northern Minnesota with his family in 1996, where fishing opportunities were abundant year-round. Harold was a grand storyteller and enjoyed sharing his passion for fishing both on and off the lake, often tying these two things together during his famous fish toys. He will be missed greatly, and those who knew him will forever be touched by his stories and recollections, signature laugh, and sense of humor. Harold is survived o his wife, Connie, seven siblings, Kenneth "Frog" (Joy) Zeitler, Patricia "Putz" (Ben) Schaal, David "Moke" Zeitler, James "Jim" Zeitler, Kathy (Larry) Tuschy. Joseph "Joe" (Cindy) Zeitler, and Hazel Butler; five children, Chris (Joelle) Zeitler, Scott Zeitler, Rebecca (Jeremy) Carr, Marie (Bryan) Janssen, and Jody (Esther) Zeitler; and six grandchildren: Zera, Olive, Judah and Cedar Carr, and Peter and Nathan Janssen. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Preceding Harold in death are his parents, George and Isabel Zeitler and his brother Thomas Zeitler. | ||
