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- (News Times)
GANLY, Jr., Edward Robert "Bob", a longtime resident of Danbury, died suddenly at his home Friday, October 10, 2008. He was 52 years old. Edward was born March 26, 1956 in Boston, Mass., the son of Edward R. Ganly Sr. and Virginia (Anderson) Ganly. He was a graduate of Danbury High School, served in the U.S. Navy from 1974 to 1980 on the nuclear submarine, Lapon. He was a machinist supervisor at the FCI in Danbury for 22 years, a mentor at the Morris Street School and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and Sokol Lodge # 30. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his loving wife, Kristie (Fusek) Ganly of Danbury; two daughters, Chelsea and Mallory; a brother, Brian Ganly of Florida. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, 11 a.m. at St Paul's Lutheran Church. Interment to follow at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations made in his name to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 44 Spring St., Danbury, CT 06810.
- (San Jose Mercury News)
SNIVELY, Howard Alton, died September 15, 2008. Born December 22, 1925, in Lodi, Ohio, Howard was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy. He was proud to serve in WWII on the Navy submarine the USS Lionfish (SS-298). Upon returning to Arizona, Howard met Gladys and was a devoted husband to her for 58 years. Once Howard and Gladys established their family of three children, Howard joined IBM where he worked for 25 years. His hobbies included computers, HAM radio, and the love of outdoors/travel which he passed down to his children. He was always a dedicated submarine vet regularly attending USS Lionfish reunions. In addition to his wife Gladys, Howard is survived by his sister Cecilia Lard, children David (Andrianna) Snively, Paul Defacio and Laura (Denis) LaRoche, grandchildren Tasi (Ed) Bolima Shilinsky, Sean Snively and Michele LaRoche, and great-grandchild Rosalani (Shilinsky). Services to be announced at a later date.
Saturday, 11 October 2008; Farewell to Bill... Bill Butters, 84, one of the last action heroes of Britain’s wartime midget submarine fleet has died in Furness. He was mentioned in dispatches for his courage after being part of the four-man crew of a Barrow-built midget submarine XE4 named HMS Exciter. While in enemy waters it successfully sent out divers to cut vital Japanese undersea communications cables. They left, the insignia from HMS Exciter. HMS Exciter was one of four Barrow midget subs sent to the Far East as the war with Japan neared its end in 1945. They were just 53ft long and 5ft 9ins wide. Originally from Codsall in the West Midlands, Bill volunteered for the dangerous work and left Barrow with the little sub under tarpaulins on a secret night train bound for Scotland. Later the crew trained in the China Sea where sharks, lethal sea snakes and jellyfish added to the danger. Recalling his Far East adventures, Mr Butters said at the time of 2001 Submarine Centenary celebrations: “We had some good times and we had some bad times. “We lost a couple of lads which put everybody’s thinking cap on. “I wanted an adventurous time and I got it. I was lucky, I came back. The poor lads that didn’t, you feel for them.” The mini subs were about to be sent on a fresh mission when America dropped the atom bomb on Japan hastening the war’s end. The funeral of Mr Butters, who once ran Mill Brow Garage, is at Thorncliffe crematorium on Monday at 10.45am. An honour guard will be mounted by the Barrow branch of the Submariners Association. Its flag will be carried in front of the coffin which will be draped with a White Ensign naval flag. Mr Butters featured in an interview in a film A Breed Apart – A Band of Brothers made by the Submariners Association nationally earlier this year. His death leaves only three living survivors of British midget submarines. Barrie Downer, secretary of the Barrow Submariners Association, said: “It was absolutely amazing really to go to sea in those things. I suppose in wartime you do what you need to do.” Mr Butters was married to his wartime Barrow sweetheart Hazel. They separated in later life but stayed good friends.
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Obit Messenger results for 10/12/08.
