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CONBOY Elmer Elwood, 94, passed away April 20, 2017. During the WWII, Elmer served in the US Navy submarine service. He qualified in USS Queenfish (SS-393) in 1944 and was SC1(SS) when released by the Navy. He also served in USS PC-192, USS O-2 (SS-63), CSD-46 Relief Crew (Sea Poacher), and USS Griffin (AS-13). Elmer was born July 20, 1922; at about age 84, he joined the Worldwide Opportunity on Organic Farms and traveled faraway, even into SE Asia, offering his help and expertise. Back in the USA, he outfitted his small travel camper with an array of tools that he could employ to do projects for friends and relatives. Elmer leaves his widow, Beverly, a large and loving family, his many gardening friends, and many other grateful people and organizations who benefited from his unselfish help. Published in Green Valley News & Sun on Apr. 26, 2017
FRASER, David Richard, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. David was a resident of Milford, New Hampshire. He did graduate studies for an MBA in Finance at Columbia University. David enlisted in the Navy in 1970 and served on nuclear submarines. Services will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 State Route 101 in Amherst, NH 03031 at 11:00 Wednesday April 26 followed by a luncheon provided by The Messiah Lutheran Church, The Amherst Garden Club and The Red Hatters.
GARDNER, Robert Earl, 97, of Pittsburgh, born in Indianapolis, IN, died on April 21, 2017. A veteran of WWII, he sailed with the US Navy on the U.S.S. Mizar, and then on a submarine in the Pacific. Following the war he earned a Master's of Fine Arts from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and taught at the University of Oklahoma. He was fired from that position in 1951 for his refusal to sign McCarthy's loyalty oath; he said he had proved his loyalty by fighting for his country in WWII and did not need to sign a piece of paper. Carnegie-Mellon (then Carnegie Tech) hired him, no loyalty oath required, where he worked as Professor of Lithography for 31 years before retiring in 1984. Survived by his wife of 73 years, Sylvia of Pittsburgh; two children, Lorraine Gardner (Peter Hogan) of Arlington, VA, and Marie Gardner of Washington, DC; two grandchildren, Gregory Hogan of Statesboro, GA, and Christina Hogan of Arlington, VA; brother of the late Cecil and Maxine Gardner. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements trusted to D'Alessandro Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Lawrenceville. www.dalessandroltd.com Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Apr. 26, 2017
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