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DR. ANTHONY J. LEITNER D.D.S.
AGE: 98 PERTH AMBOY
Dr. Anthony J. Leitner, D.D.S., 98, of Perth Amboy, former Commodore of the Raritan Yacht Club, died Thursday, Nov. 27 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy.
Visiting hours will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, at the Gustav J. Novak Funeral Home, 419 Barclay St. Perth Amboy. We will begin to leave at 10:30 a.m. Monday from the funeral home for an 11 a.m. funeral mass at Holy Trinity R.C. Church. Burial will be in Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Baykeeper Project of the American Littoral Society or the Concerts by the Bay of Perth Amboy would be appreciated.
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Louis Jeremy Macan
December 24, 2008
Doc, You were a great influence in my life. I love you for that always. I am glad your pain and suffering is over and now you are recieving all good things for the good things you gave and instilled in others. Thank you and God bless. Louis Jeremy Macan
Chuck Gundersen
December 11, 2008
Dear Ajax, Karen, Richard, Eric,
I’m mourning with you the loss of your Father. Such sad news, but I have to tell you that remembering him is not a sorrowful experience for me.
I haven’t known many who loved life the way he did and who lived it with the joy he did. It’s been years since I’ve spent any time with him -- I think the last time I saw him was at my Dad’s eightieth. By then, I’d been here in Vermont for years, and your Dad had seen John far more often than he’d seen me. It took him a couple of tries to separate the two of us in his mind. He did, though, and we had a nice visit.
He was Dad to you and Doc Leitner to most everyone else, but he was Uncle Tony to me, and Uncle Tony is a glorious memory. What fun. What laughter. What a sense of adventure, and oh, how he carried us all along with him in his pleasure.
I remember the plays, the shows and skits we performed and how much he loved them. I remember pig roasts and raucous lobster dinners and Uncle Tony loving a joke or a story or a witticism (and god knows there were plenty of those) so much that he had to hear it over again and we all laughed the second time harder than we did the first.
I remember sunshine and salt spray, the sound of wind in the rigging and the wash and rush of his (our) beloved Sea Feather’s wake as she carried us up and down the coast. I remember Uncle Tony at the helm; sunglasses and a smile of pure pleasure.
As I’m picturing him and remembering all those wonderful times, I’m writing this with a catch in my throat, and I can’t tell whether it’s sorrow or an incipient laugh. Sorrow, certainly. No. No, it’s both, and I’m sure he’d be glad to know that.
Ingrid Philipp
December 6, 2008
Dear Karen, A, Eric and Richard,
Your dad will always live on through you and yours. For me, he'll always be a dashing young man, married to your beautiful mom.
Thank you for sharing him with me.
Love,
Ingrid
Vicky Jo Neiner
December 4, 2008
To "Doc"
The Navy prayer, a.k.a the Sailors's Psalm:
"The Lord is my pilot, I shall not go adrift; He lighteth my passage across dark channels; He steereth me through the deep waters, He keepeth my log. He guideth me by the evening star for my safety's sake. Yea, though I sail mid the thunders and tempest of life, I shall fear no peril for Thou art with me. The vastness of thy sea upholds me. Surely fair winds and safe harbors shall be found all the days of my life; And I shall moor, fast, and secure, forever
Amen."
Fair Winds and Safe Harbors Tony,
Love, PC Vicky Jo Neiner
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Susan Racko
December 3, 2008
Dear Karen - So sorry to hear about Uncle Tony. I know he lived a good, full life. Jim and I have you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. I will always remember the 'seafeather', your mom, your dad, the good times on shark river with the Gunderson clan and your family. Love to you and yours - Susan
Rita Metzgar
December 1, 2008
Dear Karen,
I was sadden to hear about your Dad. My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Hold on to all the wonderful memories you have, they will help you in the coming months Cherish them always.
Donald Eppinger
December 1, 2008
Karen, now I know where your love of sailing comes from. What a wonderful life. My condolences to you and your family. Donald (ski club member)
December 1, 2008
RICHARD,NANCY AND FAMILY,
YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
THE SPENCE FAMILY
Jo Ann Ali
December 1, 2008
Dear Karen,
Your Dad sounds like a really cool guy. No surprise to me having known his daughter. May all the memories comfort you now.
Mark Peyer
November 30, 2008
Dear Karen,
My sympathies are with you and your family.
Mary & Doug Clark
November 30, 2008
Dear Eric & Doreen,
We are so sorry for your loss. Tony loved to have fun and made everyone feel welcome. We will miss him.
Nancy Rowley(Yurinko)
November 29, 2008
Dear Karen and Ajax,We had alot of good times in our younger years in Menlo Pk.We will never forget your dad.Nancy Yurinko ,Agnes Yurinko &Frankie .
Barbara Paskewich
November 29, 2008
Rembering the days when the "Sea Feather" came into Shark River NJ. Tony at the Helm - cocktail flags flying and laughter long into the night. Sail boats and Christmas caroling - so many wonderful memories of Tony Leitner and his family.
We are thinking of you all tonight. With our sympathy, Barbara and Tom Paskewich
Janice Leitner
November 29, 2008
Karen,
My condolences to you and your family. Your father was a wonderful man and a caring dentist.
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mitrosky, Jr.
November 29, 2008
Please accept our deepest sympathy on the loss of Tony.
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mitrosky, Jr.
(formerly of Perth Amboy, N. J.)
Ned McGlynn
November 29, 2008
Tony and family,
You and your father are in my prayers.
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