Gerald J. Meany

US Air Force Veteran

Gerald J. “Jerry” Meany, 77, of the Sandy Hook section of Newtown, died August 15, at Danbury Hospital. Mr Meany was the husband for 43 years of the late Ruth (Christian) Meany. He was born in Passaic, N.J., June 21, 1932, a son of Virginia (Ballard) and Gerald Meany.

Mr Meany attended Passaic schools and was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a bachelor of science degree. He served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1956.

He located to Bethel in 1980 to continue his career as a financial analyst for Union Carbide Corporation, until his retirement in 1994. After retirement, he was able to pursue his passion for fishing and keeping tight lines.

 Mr Meany also enjoyed volunteering for the Bethel Visiting Nurse Association.

Three children, Maureen Berry and her husband, Bernard, of Dunfermline, Scotland, Colleen Mangogna and her husband, Philip, of Newtown, Penn., and Michael Meany of Prospect survive Mr Meany, as does a brother; four wonderful grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

 A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St Mary’s Church, Bethel, August 20. Interment in St Mary’s Cemetery will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel Visiting Nurse Association, 1 School Street, Bethel CT 06801.

The Newtown Bee        August 21, 2009