Of New Bern, N.C.; on Monday, September 29, 2008; beloved husband of Catherine of New Bern, N.C.; brother of James; father of Cathryn, Peggy, Joan, Richard, Jack, Anne Marie, James and Elizabeth; also survived by seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were by the JOHN F. PFLEGER Funeral Home, Middletown, N.J. Interment, Fair View Cemetery, Middletown.