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Peter McGovern Tierney
Peter McGovern Tierney, 65, U.S. Army veteran of Riverside, died on July 15, 2010 in Greenwich after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Bay Shore N.Y. on Aug. 17, 1944 to Joseph and Grace Scholl Tierney. He earned a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. in 1966 and a law degree from Suffolk University in Boston Mass. in 1975.
After serving in the U.S. Army from 1966-68, he enjoyed a career of more than 30 years with IBM in various capacities involving international purchasing and consulting, e-commerce, risk management, commercial real estate and construction.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Elizabeth Booth Tierney; a son, Peter M. Tierney, Jr.; a brother, Joseph Leo Tierney III and his wife Madeleine H. Tierney; a sister-in-law, Patricia Mullen Tierney; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, William Scholl Tierney.
A funeral service was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Riverside on July 21.
Lucille P. Murgiano
Lucille Penabare Murgiano, 82, a resident of Greenwich, died on Nov. 12, 2010 while visiting family in Maryland.
Murgiano was born on Feb. 5, 1928 in Port Chester, N.Y. to Anthony "Mike" and Julia Fusco Penabare. She attended George Washington Elementary School in Port Chester, and graduated from Port Chester High School.
In 1959, she married
Julius Murgiano of Greenwich.
Murgiano worked as an executive secretary for many companies in Greenwich, including Fawcett Publishers and Sormani Calendars, an importing company, where she worked for 20 years.
Murgiano was a longtime communicant at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Greenwich.
She is survived by her three children: her two sons, Charles and his wife, Karen of South Euclid, Ohio and Michael of Chicago, Ill.; and a daughter, Mary Lisa Zoltoski and her husband, Michael of Bel Air, Md. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Jen and Matt Zoltoski of Bel Air, and Mark and Christy Murgiano of South Euclid; her sister, Betty Trevor of Riverside; her sister-in-law, Irene Penabare of Rockville, Md.;, her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Josephine and Alfred Santoro of Gastonia, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceased by her husband in July 2009.
A Mass of Christian burial was held on Nov. 20 at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church on Sherwood Ave. Interment followed at St. Mary cemetery on North Street in Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Murgiano's memory to St. Jude's Hospital or Salesian Missions.
Martha Harral Schymik
Martha Harral Schymik, a Greenwich resident for 25 years, died on Nov. 17, 2010 from pancreatic cancer at her home in Hilton Head.
Born Dec. 13, 1938 in the Panama Canal Zone, she was the daughter of Rear Admiral Brooks J. Harral and Sara Mumma Harral.
Schymik graduated from Stephen's College in Missouri and worked for Time Warner in New York City as a facility manager.
She was an active member of First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich and was a member of the Rocky Point Club.
In Hilton Head, Schymik, an artist herself, was an active participant in the arts community and received the Mayor's Award for Arts in 2008.
She was also the gallery consultant/designer at the Arts Center of the Lowcountry, a member of the Choral Society and the Art League and worked with the Discovery Museum.
Most recently she served on the Design Review Board of Hilton Head and the Board of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. She was also an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head.
She is survived by her husband, Walter Shannon Schymik; her mother, Sara Mumma Harral; her daughters, Erika Ahrens Costantini and Alexandra Ahrens Jung; her grandson, Ford Harral Jung; her granddaughter, Grace Walmsley Jung; her sons-in-law, Craig Jung and Ryan Costantini; and her siblings, John Harral, Brooks Harral and Sally Harral Sargent.
A memorial service was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head on Nov.21.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Schymik's memory to pancreatic cancer research (see Goldman Pancreactic Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, for donor information) or Hospice Care of the Low Country.
Michele Manna
Michele Manna, 62, a resident of Old Greenwich, passed away on Dec. 2, 2009.
He was born in Cardile, Italy on October 23, 1947 to Nicola and Angela Mattia Manna.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Manna; two sons, Anthony and Michael Manna; and a daughter, Daiana Manna.
Funeral services will be private, at the request of the family.
Joseph Sast
Joseph "Fobbie" Sast, 84, World War II veteran and Greenwich native, passed away on Dec. 2, 2009 at Greenwich Hospital.
Sast was born on Jan. 5, 1925 and served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He was one of the founding members of the 9th District Veterans Association in Glenville and was also a volunteer firefighter with the Glenville Fire Dept.
Family and friends say he was a great entertainer who enjoyed singing and playing guitar.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Sast, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Dec. 7 at the Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich. Entombment followed at St. Mary cemetery in Greenwich.
Anthony Robert Chambery, Sr.
Anthony Robert Chambery, Sr., 84, World War II veteran, retired NCR executive and longtime Greenwich resident, passed away on May 2, 2010, at Rosenthal Hospice Residence in Stamford, surrounded by his family.
Chambery was born in New York City on June 30, 1925, the first son of Vincent and Livia Chambery. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and lived on Long Island and in Ohio and West Virginia before settling in Greenwich in 1973.
Following high school graduation, Mr. Chambery joined the Army Air Force as an aviation cadet. During his time in the military, he graduated from Erskine College in South Carolina and also trained to become a radio operator.
Shortly after the end of World War II, Mr. Chambery was honorably discharged from the military, and he returned home to help in the family painting and contracting business.
In 1947, Chambery began his career as an apprentice technician for National Cash Register (NCR). As he worked in the field as a repairman, his talent for educating customers and for matching customer needs with NCR products eventually brought him to the attention of the sales organization at NCR.
Chambery progressed through the organization in a number of managerial roles in NCR's sales group, including a role in product planning and the leadership of the sales offices in Ohio, New York City, and Westchester County.
In 1982, Chambery retired from NCR and started his own business as a software consultant. Though he never stopped working, following his retirement from NCR he was very active in the local AARP organization, acting as vice president and editor of the AARP newsletter over the years.
Chambry was very active with the local rotary clubs and the United Way, and he was involved in the Catholic Church, where he served as a deacon for a number of years.
Chambery was also a lifelong boating enthusiast who participated in the Power Squadron during the years that he lived on Long Island.
Chambery will be remembered for his warm personality and optimistic nature, his passion for leadership and mentoring others, his strong work ethic and his love of a good joke.
He is survived by his significant other of 27 years, Vincenza `Babe' Siciliano; two sons: Vincent Chambery of Naugatuck and Anthony R. Chambery, Jr. of Hilton Head, S.C.; two daughters, Maria A. Stolfi of Cos Cob and Anita C. Michael of Wilton; seven grandchildren: Brooke and Jane Chambery; Alexa and Jack Michael; Marissa, Michael, and Matthew Stolfi; He is also survived by a sister, Ann Pellati of West Islip, N.Y.; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Chambery was predeceased by two brothers, Vincent Chambery, Jr., and Pasquale Chambery; and one sister, Mary Chambery.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on May 5 at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside. Burial followed in St. Mary Cemetery.
