Harvey Patrick Perry

Harvey Patrick Perry, 93, of Dublin, Va., passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2009, while visiting the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was bon in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saint Patrick's Day ,1916, and had the keen ability to spot a four leaf clover. A machinist, working for Air Craft Engineering, he retired at age 69, moving to Dublin from Toms River, N.J. He enjoyed boating and fishing on the Barnegat Bay in N.J. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, May Charlotte Barham Perry; two sons, Richard Harvey Perry and Robert Nelson Perry; five brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Carole Perry, of Dublin, Va.; daughter and son-in-law, Ruthann and Stanley Podchaski, of Cranbury, N.J.; grandchildren, Brian Perry, of Ocean City, N.J., and Kelly Perry Hall, of Newbern, Va.; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Cook, of Lodi, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday July 9, 2009, from the Dublin Presbyterian Church, Church Street in Dublin from 6 until 7 p.m. with a memorial service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Heart Association or the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, Va.