East Middlebury, VT Whorley John Neff Jr. Mr. Whorley John Neff Jr., 91, died early Saturday morning August 2, 2008 at Porter Medical Center. Born March 25, 1917 in Red Lion, PA, the son of Whorley John Sr. & Agnes Kaultreider He married Barbara Benton Edwards May 11, 1945 in St. Bartholomews Church in New York, New York. John attended Cornell & Cornell Law School for 7 years. He graduated in 1938 and enlisted in the United States Army to serve his country. Upon returning for the Army, as a Captain, John was employed as a Corporate Lawyer/Engineer at MacDonald Aircraft Corp., RCA, Singer Corp. and finally at Grumman Aerospace before retiring in 1978. John lived at various times in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey, Long Island,N.Y. before moving to Vermont with his wife Barbara, of 46 years, in 1980. After becoming a widower John lived in Orwell and most recently in East Middlebury with his son Peter and daughter-in-law Naomi. John is predeceased by his wife Barbara who died June 12, 1991, also by four sisters and one brother. He is survived by his son, Peter Neff & his wife Naomi, of East Middlebury, his grandchildren, Sarah Neff, and Nickolas Neff, of Orwell, his step-grandchildren, Stephanie Clavelle, Elizabeth Clavelle, Benjamin Ferris and Zachary Ferris, all of East Middlebury, by his sister-in-law, Marguerite Foley, of Virginia, and numerous nieces & nephews. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday August 6, 2008 at 2 PM at Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home 117 South Main Street Middlebury VT Private Burial will follow at Lake View cemetery in Shoreham. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Project Independence @ P.O. Box 581 Middlebury, VT 05753. On line condolences may be made at HYPERLINK "http://www.sandersonfuneralservice.com" www.sandersonfuneralservice.com Arrangements are under the direction of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home
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