Captain Ed Flynn

Edward V. Flynn, 93, passed away quietly and peacefully on July 16th in Sudbury, MA. He was 93. A private burial was held in Yarmouth Port MA.

Ed Flynn, known to many as "Captain Flynn", was a career railroad police officer. He joined the New Haven Railroad in 1942 and retired from Amtrak in 1979. He served as Captain of Police on the New Haven from 1958 to 1969 and then worked for both Penn Central and Conrail, leaving Conrail as Police Inspector in 1977 to help launch the Amtrak-NEC Police force.

Over the years, he was an active member of the AAR Police Committee, the Rhode Island Chiefs of Police Association and the MA Chiefs of Police Association. Through the years he was an advocate for railroad police officer training and secured participation at the State Police Academy.

A native of Dorchester, Edward survived five brothers and a sister. He was married to Ita T. Flynn (Ryan) for 59 years, who died in 2005 at age 94. He lived in Sharon, MA and Yarmouth Port MA and enjoyed 20+ years of active retirement on Cape Cod. He kept active with his fellow railroad colleagues through those years while pursuing interests in sailing, photography and woodworking.

He is survived by a daughter Susan Flynn of Allston, MA, Richard Flynn and fiance Laura Bean of Sudbury, MA and two grandchildren, Rachel C. Flynn of San Diego, CA and Ryan Flynn of Hopkinton, MA. All arrangements were made through Eugene J. McCarthy and Sons Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln St., Framingham, MA.

William C.Wilhelm Final Arrangements

Sad news from Fletcher Swanson:

Bill was Asst. Manager at our Pittsburgh Car Management Center. May he rest in peace.

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Dear Friends,

It was much sadness and a heavy heart that I inform you that my husband and our father, Bill, has passed away on Friday, July 2, 2010.

We are prayerful of his comfort and peace. He has spoken and held all of in high regard. His association and communication with all of you has endeared and enriched his life. We are all thankful for your contribution to his life.

Final funeral arrangements are as followed:

Visitation:

Frank F.Gigler Funeral Home
2877 Leechburg Road
Lower Burrell, PA 15068
(724)335-6500

Monday, July 5, 2010 3-8PM
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 2-4PM and 6-9PM

Funeral Service:
Congruity Presbyterian Church
136 Fenneltown Rd
New Alexandria, PA 15670
(724)668-7740

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Visitation at 12:30PM with service to follow at 1:30PM

Internment:

Greenwood Memorial Park
Lower Burrell, PA 15068

Dinner:
Hillcrest Country Club

My mother can be reached at (724) 352-7003.

Once again, accept our thanks for your contribution to his life.

Regards,

Joan Wilhelm
Gale Wilhelm
Royce Wilhelm
Jill Wilhelm

Theodore J. Fody

Sad news submitted by: Patrick Walsh (pw411@hotmail.com) from PhillyBurbs.com


Theodore J. Fody of Doylestown died Monday, July 5, 2010, at his residence. He was 76.  He was the beloved husband to the late Barbara L. Mathews Fody.  Born in New York, N.Y., he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Koch Fody and the father of the late Steven Fody. Mr. Fody was a former resident of Maryland before moving to Doylestown in 1977. 


He was a longtime employee with Conrail before retiring in 1994 as assistant vice president of purchasing.  Theodore was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Doylestown.


In his leisure time, he enjoyed working on his family genealogy studies, attending the Reading Phillies and, most of all, spending quality time vacationing with his children and grandchildren. Theodore will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.


Theodore is survived by his stepmother, Gertrude Fody; his dearest children, Kenneth W. Fody and his wife, Patricia, of Red Hill, Pa., Margaret Rose Weinmann and her husband, Charles, of Lansdale, Patricia E. Fody of Doylestown, Theodore "Scott" Fody and his wife, Sandra, of Douglasville, James E. Fody of Doylestown, Elizabeth A. Clifford and her husband, John, and Karen Sheaffer and her husband, Troy. He also is survived by his brother, Edward Fody of New York; and his 13 grandchildren.


Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday July 8, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State St. Doylestown. Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.


In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.