William Howard Gengarelly

WILLIAM HOWARD GENGARELLY 98 of Brewster, MA died Wednesday, September 10, 2008 in Pleasant Bay Nursing Home, Brewster, MA. He was the husband of the late Dorothea (Loebmann) Gengarelly. He was born on April 1, 1910 in the Bronx, NY. He was a graduate of Glen Cove High School in Glen Cove , NY, St. Paul's School in Garden City, NY, and Yale University Class of 1934. He was a resident of Greenwich, CT for 39 years, and Brewster, MA for the past 16 years. He was a store manager for Lord & Taylor in Long Island, NY, a floor manager for Lord & Taylor in New York, NY; a Vice President for Oppenheim-Collins in Philadelphia, PA overseeing three stores, finally, proprietor of Gengarelly of Greenwich, Ct from 1954 until retirement in 1979. He was a member of Christ Church, Greenwich, CT, St. Christopher's Church, Chatham, MA, Brewster Men's Club, Captain's Golf Course, Brewster, MA, Millbrook Club, Greenwich, CT, Westchester Senior's Golf Association. He was an active agent of his Yale class of 1934. Mr. Gengarelly is in the Glen Cove High School baseball Hall of Fame, awarded the Chester Harding Plimpton Prize from the Sheffield Scientific School of Engineering at Yale University, member of Aurelian Honor Society, member of St. Elmo's Society, received 3 Major "Y" letters for his baseball career at Yale University. Bill was also a noted competitor in football at both high school and collegiate levels. He enjoyed playing golf and followed major sports as well as the Yale football and baseball programs. He is survived by his two sons and spouses: Tony Gengarelly and wife Ann of Marlboro, VT, Dave Gengarelly and wife Laurie of Orleans, MA; one brother: Morgan Gengarelly of Wilmington, NC; three grandchildren: Lara Gengarelly of Strafford, NH, Nicholas Gengarelly of Fort Collins, CO, Katie Gengarelly, Northampton, MA, and several nieces and nephews. Known to his closest friends as "Ginger", Bill Gengarelly lived his life with calm dignity and an open heart toward everyone he knew. His popularity in high school and college was no accident, and his work in several managerial positions in the clothing industry was marked by his desire to listen and be fair to all those who looked to him for guidance. For many years Bill owned a women's specialty store in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he, along with his wife Dorothea Gengarelly, built a thriving business putting customer needs first and valuing service more than the marketing of merchandise. His family and neighbors who have come to know Bill since his retirement have shared with him that same warmth and caring that he brought to all that he did in his life. A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 2 p.m. at 70 Marshview Lane, Brewster, MA. Nickerson Funeral Home 508-255-0259