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Harry Naismyth Obituary

Harry V. Naismyth

AGE: 88 • New Hope, PA

Harry V. Naismyth, 88, died March 7, 2013. Harry was born in Staten Island, New York and formerly of Somerville for many years before moving to New Hope in 1992. He was employed as a technician for New Jersey Bell Telephone in Bridgewater for over 43 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Pop Kugler Somerset Wheelmen bicycling club and was the National Junior Cycling Champion for 1940. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard during WWII and served his country heroically as a member of the Rescue Flotilla during the D-Day invasion on June 6th, 1944. After the war, he continued to ride competitively and won the Central States Men's Senior Championship in 1946. He is an inductee of the Somerville High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Harry was ex-chief and charter member of the Country Hills Volunteer Fire Company in Bridgewater. His hobbies included piloting private aircraft, being on the water, serving as a guide for the refurbished WWII floating Museum, Liberty Ship, John Brown and making friends wherever he went. He was a loving husband, father, uncle and grandfather who will be sadly missed by all.

Surviving are his devoted wife , Jeanne Naismyth, his son Scott Naismyth and his wife Robin and a daughter Sondra Bialy and her husband Greg, a sister Mary Jean Steele, grandchildren Ryan, Ashley, Katie Naismyth, Kelly Capra, David M. Bialy, and Krista Wentworth and four great grandchildren and close niece and nephews Deborah Prusik and Edward and Thomas Oliver.

Visitation will be 2-4pm Monday at the Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 No. Gaston Ave. Somerville. Private interment at the New Cemetery in Somerville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer's Association, 400 Morris Ave. Denville, NJ 07834. To send condolences to the family, visit www.brucecvanarsdalefuneralhome.com.

Published by Courier News from Mar. 9 to Mar. 11, 2013.
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My Mother Mary Jean Steele has been sharing so many memories that she has of her brother and I love hearing them so much...she has always loved her brother and all of his family...sorry I didn't get to know him like I would have liked to...may you rest in peace Uncle Harry !!!

March 14, 2013

Jeanne,
My sympathy to you and your family in Harry's passing. He was a doer and a pleasure to know.
It's been some time since I've seen you but often think of past happy times and school memories.
Be assured of my many thoughts and prayers for you all in your great loss.
Love and God bless!
Dot (Devlin) Kotalic

Dorothy Devlin Kotalic

March 11, 2013

Dear Jean
Sorry to hear of Harrys passing. Stay strong and always remember the good times when everyone was on Charlotte Drive

Carol Burgess(Slater)

March 9, 2013

My brother and sister and I grew up just across the highway, Rt. 202 from Uncle Harry and Aunt Jeanne. We were always at their house or they at ours. I remember when Uncle Harry and some of his friends put in the pool in his yard. That was an exciting time, of couse it was more exciting once the pool was usable!!! Uncle Harry was always willing to help with any problems at our house that we encountered, a man who could fix almost anything, he was such a blessing and always a delight to be around. I was always intrigued by his racing bike which hung from the rafters in his garage. I remember that each summer at a cookout or swimming get together at Uncle Harry and Aunt Jeanne's he would do a kip on the horizontal bar of the swing set. I was amazed because I couldn't do it but I practiced, encouraged by what Uncle Harry could do and one day I was able to do a kip while Uncle Harry watched. He was so encouraging. Uncle Harry will be greatly missed. He was a wonderful man and always engaging. The summer after I completed my time in the Marines and was working at Johns-Manville I would stop at his house each morning, we would both go for a brief dip in the pool, have a cup of coffee and then we would both leave for work. Fond memories for sure. Our condolences to Aunt Jeanne and my cousins Sondra and Scott and their families during this time of loss. Semper Paratus Uncle Harry!!!!!

Ed Oliver

March 9, 2013

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