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KARSEBOOM .. .. . Albert Karseboom passed away in the early morning of January 9, 2024. He was surrounded by his wife and family members in Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ.
Al was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 10, 1947. He and his sister Carol were raised by their parents, Anna and Albert Karseboom, in the neighborhood of Kensington near Prospect Park. He remained in Brooklyn until the age of 40, when he moved to Bogota, NJ but remained a proud Brooklynite throughout his life and represented the Borough of Kings well.
As a young man, Albert served in the United States Navy, spending his time in service aboard a nuclear submarine. Shortly after returning to civilian life he earned his Master's Plumbing License in the State of New York and soon opened his own plumbing and mechanical company with a shop in Manhattan. The list of buildings that Al and the many men he employed were a part of building, rebuilding, or repurposing is too long to be included here. Any drive through Manhattan with Al however, was highlighted by him pointing out the building or buildings on any given block or avenue that he had worked on, the system he had designed and installed there, and the funny stories that happened on that job. Anyone who worked with Al knew that he was a brilliant mechanic with the intelligence, mechanical ability, and experience to resolve any problem that arose on a job site. He was well respected and took great pride in the quality of his work and that of his men. He eventually moved his shop to Hoboken, NJ. He continued to complete projects in NYC, all of the three major airports, and up and down the NJ Turnpike. After closing down his own shop, Al remained in the field, consulting, estimating, and overseeing projects, and offering his experience and problem solving ability for years to come.
Al had an unmatched passion for music and was involved for years with The United in Group Harmony Association, which seeks to promote and preserve Doo-Wop music, a genre near and dear to Al's Brooklyn heart, as well as other genres. Some of his dearest friends were musicians and others in the industry, as well as fellow record collectors. Al's musical spirit will live on through his extensive collection, his jukebox, and the countless CDs he made for loved ones.
He loved and collected all genres of music and had many other interests as well. He loved the many cats that he found or adopted and his dogs, Brownie, Lady, and Koda. Shooting skeet, designing and building computers, building anything really, all kept Al busy. Cooking however, became a passion. Whatever Al became interested in, he would take a deep dive, learn everything about it, and master it. His cooking was a fine example. He was in his comfort zone when preparing elaborate, from scratch meals for his many friends, family, and guests.
Al will be missed by his many dear friends, nephews, nieces and other family members, and loved ones who knew they could count on him to fix what needed to be fixed, build what needed to be built, cook whatever they were craving, or just to make them laugh.
Al was preceded in death by his daughter Jill Karseboom. His spirit remains with his sister Carol Baltrus, wife Kathy Karseboom, son Joshua Monllor, and grandchildren Makayla, Carter, and Jackson Monllor.

FASULO .. .. . Naval Officer and Bloomfield Native. Devoted husband and father, longtime public servant and spiritual mentor, Robert "Bob" P. Fasulo died on January 10, 2024. A lifelong Catholic, he was 94.

He is survived by his brother, Alfred; his sister, Jane Meston; his children Robert, James and Jane; and his grandchildren Micaela, Luca and Nico. He is predeceased by his wife Anne, his brother Tom, and his daughters Margaret and Jennifer.

Born in Bloomfield, N.J., Bob graduated in 1947 from Bloomfield H.S. where he played saxophone, quarterbacked varsity football, and was senior class president. He graduated in 1951 from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in Engineering. He was active in the Navy for six years as a line officer in the aircraft carrier and submarine service. He served as Assistant Naval Attaché in Seoul, Korea, in 1956, and was honorably discharged in 1957.

After leaving the Navy, he held various leadership roles in the nuclear energy industry as manager of the Schenectady Naval Reactor Office under Admiral Rickover; Deputy Manager of the Richland, Wash. office for the Department of Energy; and Vice President and Director of Administration for GPU Nuclear in N.J. The DOE recognized him with a Distinguished Career Service Award in 1984. In between these roles, he served as senior operating official of the Mount Carmel Guild in Newark.

In 1960, Bob married the love of his life, Anne Kiernan, a union that lasted more than 56 years. Bob and Anne raised five children and lived in Pittsburgh; Schenectady, NY; Fair Haven, NJ; Richland, WA; Mountain Lakes, NJ; and most recently Anna Maria Island and Bradenton, FL, where he retired with Anne in 1987.

During retirement, Bob played a key role in the formation of Contemplative Outreach in the Tampa area. He was a certified presenter for workshops and a facilitator for local centering prayer groups. He also volunteered for Tidewell Hospice and enjoyed golfing and fishing.

Bob lived his life with integrity, compassion and generosity. His caring nature endeared him to many during his lifetime. He will be forever remembered and deeply missed by friends and family.

ORR .. .. ..John D. Orr, Florence businessman, philanthropist, and community leader, passed away on January 11, 2024 at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. He was 83.

John was born in Washington, DC on November 3, 1940 to John F. "Jack" Orr and Mary D. Orr, and his family moved to Florence in the mid-1940s. In the early 1950s John became a pupil and protégé of legendary golf professional and teacher D. Grant Bennett at the Florence Country Club. Along with contemporaries and friends Buddy Baker, Billy Womack, and Don Greiner, John dominated junior golf in South Carolina as well as regionally and nationally, winning multiple state and regional high school championships and national tournaments, and playing in two US Junior Championships. John remained close to Bennett until Bennett's death in 2005.

John graduated from McClenaghan High School in 1958 and went on to the University of South Carolina on a Naval ROTC scholarship, playing on the University's varsity golf team. He received a B.S. degree in mathematics in 1962 and was then commissioned in the US Navy in which he served for five years, first on a surface ship and then in the Submarine Service. After his naval service, John returned to Florence in 1967 and joined his father in the restaurant business, starting the Orr Company with his father.

John was active in civic life in Florence for over five decades. He served as a Trustee on the McLeod Health Board from 1993 to 2013. During his 20 years on the board, he served as Chairman of the Finance Committee (1995 to 2012) and the Nominating Committee (2008 to 2012). He was a longtime board member and chair of the board of the Methodist Manor of the Pee Dee and held numerous leadership positions at Central United Methodist Church.

John declined to serve as Chairman of the McLeod Health Board on several occasions, choosing instead to lead by example and influence rather than position. He was widely regarded as the conscience of the McLeod Board, and led the Board through difficult times in the early 2000s.

A widely recognized steward of the game of golf, John served as a member of the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation Board for decades. He helped lead and largely funded the resurgence of the Florence Junior Invitational (South Carolina's oldest junior tournament) over the past fifteen years, and he led the effort to rename the tournament the Grant Bennett Florence Junior Invitational. John also endowed, in the name of Bennett, the Par Grant program with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association, which provides assistance to junior golfers whose families cannot afford the costs of participating in SCJGA tournaments. John was one of the three primary financial contributors to the teaching center at the Florence Country Club, which he insisted be named in honor of Bennett.

John personally mentored generations of Florence golfers, many of whom went on to play collegiate golf like John. Caring and focused, John could also be tough on his protégés, never failing to remind them to take off their caps when they went into the clubhouse or to tuck in their shirts.

As owner of the Orr Company, John owned and franchised Arby's and KFC restaurants in the Florence and Sumter areas. As a leader of that company, he focused on quality, fiscal responsibility and customer service, and loyalty to his employees. His concern for the welfare of those with whom he worked lead to his starting an employee retirement plan in the early 1980s. When John retired, he sold the company to its employees through an ESOP plan.

John lived, served, and led mindful of the words of Luke 12:48 –"to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required " and Galatians 6:7 "for whatsoever shall a man soweth, that shall he reap."

John was humble, self-effacing, and obstinately refused to allow any of the facilities or programs he funded to be named in his honor, or even to be recognized for his contributions.

John is survived by his wife Ann, whom he married in 2018. John and Ann had five wonderful years together enjoying travel and the company of many good friends. In Ann John found redemption and joy after a long life of service and struggle. It was a great pleasure for John's friends to see his devotion to Ann and his gratitude for her presence in his life.

John was predeceased by his first wife Mills Bonnett Orr. In addition, he is survived by his daughter Annie (Orr) Bloom, PhD, of Tacoma, WA; his brother and sister-in-law Larry and Sue Orr; and his sister Paula Wright; and nieces Jackie Wright of Florence, and Angie Meadows of Lenoir, NC; and nephew Brad (Viki) Orr of Beijing, China; and nieces and nephews by marriage Mendel and Gail West of Camden, SC, Laura Brewer, and Brian (Pat) Cockfield.

John's funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2024, at Central United Methodist Church in Florence, with a reception following in Spears Fellowship Hall. Services are directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home.

CURRAN .. .. . Michael Paul Curran died peacefully after a long illness on January 2nd, 2024. He was 81 years old. Michael was born and raised in Allston/Brighton, and while he resided there most of his life, he nevertheless lived a life of adventure. He liked to say that he had traveled 20,000 leagues under the sea, having served seven years in the United States Navy aboard the nuclear submarine USS Nathan Hale. Michael received a B.S. and a Master’s in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and went on to start a van design business (ill-fated due to the gas crisis of the early 1970s). He followed this endeavor with a much more successful enterprise as an international fish broker, and in this role, he traveled the world again—above the waves this time—from Norway to Nigeria to the Bering Strait (on top of some very stormy waves) and places in between, buying and selling fish by the container load. He loved the high-stakes challenge of having to sell a few tons of fish while it was still fresh. He left a marker for posterity by persuading the FDA to let him sell dogfish under the name “cape shark,” a change that greatly increased its marketability; the new name is used to this day. More recreationally, he loved the challenges of trading in the stock market. He was a whiz at puts and calls and options and penny stocks. He was a pretty darn good poker player as well.
Michael never married or had children, but he loved and was loved by most of the people who knew him throughout his life. His joyful nature and good cheer were infectious. He was the life of every party he attended. More than that, he was a good soul concerned for the planet and his fellow human beings. Even as dementia encroached on him, he filled notebooks with ideas about how the world could be made more peaceful, more just, and more life-sustaining.
Michael was predeceased by his dear friend of many years, Nancy; his parents, Julia and Patrick Curran; his sisters, Mary, Julia, Irene, and Catherine; his brothers, John and Joseph; and by his beloved nephews, Stephen and George Kendall. He leaves behind his nephew, Edward Kendall, and his lifelong friend Julia Glendon. He leaves also his good friends, Lily and Jesse Tillers, and his good buddies, River Tillers, and Ralph, Charles, and Oscar Snyder.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 9, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St., West Roxbury. A Memorial Service, followed by interment, will be held on Saturday, January 13, at 11 a.m. at the Maguire Chapel, St. Joseph Cemetery, 990 LaGrange St., West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate in Michael’s memory to a charity of their choice.

PARSONS .. ... Asheville - Vinson A. Parsons of Givens Estates, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at the age of 91. He was a long-time resident of Asheville and parishioner of St. Eugene Catholic Church.

Mr. Parsons was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on October 22, 1932, to Richard A. and Nina Ruth Parsons. He graduated from Frankfort High School in 1950 and attended Morehead State University. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy aboard the world's first nuclear power submarine, the USS Nautilus during its early historic years. After completing his tour of duty in the military, he completed his undergraduate college education at Mitchell College and the University of Connecticut, where he received a B.S. in Accounting. He later attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration's Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Parsons was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 59 years, Elizabeth A. Parsons, of Norwich, Connecticut; a brother, Richard A. Parsons of Murrietta, California; and a sister, Patsy Ruth Norton, of Frankfort, Kentucky. He is survived by 17 widely dispersed nieces and nephews, and his long-time close personal friend, Patricia Albert, of Givens Estates.

Upon completion of his studies at the University of Connecticut, he was employed by Price Waterhouse & Company, serving numerous diversified clients ranging geographically from the Boston to the New York City area. He later joined the Brand-Rex Company of Willimantic, Connecticut as Controller and after a series of appointments, retired from the Brand-Rex Company's parent company organization, Akzona, Inc, Asheville, North Carolina, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of its Board of Directors. Following his retirement, he did consulting work and was involved in a number of leveraged buyouts and initial public offerings. He served on the corporate boards of Altamont Insurance Company, Ltd., American Tape Company, Brintec Corporation, Control Technology Corporation, System Software Associates, Inc., and numerous foreign and domestic subsidiaries of some of those companies. His business activities gave rise to considerable international travel, particularly in Europe and Asia. He served on 18 corporate boards in 14 countries. He often called an airplane his second home.

He always tried to reflect a sense of humor and often brought moments of levity to otherwise serious business and personal conversations. He tried to maintain that sense of humor to his demise.

While living in the Asheville, North Carolina area, he was active in community affairs and served on the Boards of the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, YMCA, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theater, the United Way, and Sisters of Mercy Services Corporation. He was a member of the Country Club of Asheville (past president), Biltmore Forest Country Club, and the University Club of New York City. He served on the Weaverville Town Council, Commission for the Reorganization of Buncombe County Government, Buncombe County Audit Committee, and the Buncombe County Finance Corporation. He was listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Science and Industry from 1975.

He will be in inurned next to his deceased wife at the St. Eugene Catholic Church Columbarium in a private ceremony. No other services are planned. Arrangements are being handled by West Family Funeral Services, Weaverville, North Carolina and condolences may be offered to the family under his obituary at www.WestFamilyFuneralServices.com.

CRAM .. .. . Riff’s last beat, Ronald Evans (Riff) Cram, was born November 1, 1966, in China Lake, CA. At a young age, he developed an affinity for electromechanical devices, music, and animals. His early years were spent between Ridgecrest and Rocklin, CA.
Ron’s percussion talent earned him the nickname “Riff.” As a teenager, Ron began playing drums in garage bands and landed a gig playing the bar scene before he was old enough to drink! In 1988, Ron joined the Navy, where he became a sonar technician in a submarine. He received an honorable discharge and went on to an electrical apprenticeship in California City.
Working as an electrician, he was instrumental in building the security system for the prison there. He later went to work at China Lake NAWS, where he worked as an engineer on the Sidewinder Missile.
He had been pursuing a BS degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle with a minor in engineering so he could legitimately call himself a rocket scientist!
Ron is preceded in death by his first son, Brendon Cram (2005). He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Dustee Denise Cram, son Ronald James Cram, his mother, Cynthia Wilson, his father, Robert Cram, his sister, Sheila Cram; and five adorable grandchildren

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