Calling hours: 6 to 9 pm Monday December 15, 2014
Mass: 10 am St. Joseph’s Church, Bronxville on Tuesday December 16, 2014
Harold Charles Barnett, 89 of Bronxville NY passed away on December 11th of natural causes. Mr. Barnett was born on December 30, 1924 in Yonkers NY to Charles and Catherine Watson Barnett. He was the youngest and last to pass away of eight brothers, all of whom served simultaneously in World War II. Mr. Barnett served in the USN from 1942 to 1945, including a posting in the Aleutian Islands. He married, Rita Caruso, also a native of Yonkers on June 15, 1946 in Mt Carmel Church in Yonkers. He graduated from Pace College with a degree in Accounting and went to work for the Conover-Mast Company in Manhattan. Later he worked for the Hearst Magazines Division of Hearst Corporation for over 20 years, from which he retired in 1991. He was a long time usher at the Church of St Joseph in Bronxville, and a member of the New York Athletic Club where he was an avid swimmer. Mr. Barnett was an avid golfer and was the genealogical expert for his entire extended family. He is survived by two children, Paula Kennedy of Weaverville NC, and Christopher Barnett of Kansas City, and two grandchildren Juliet 11 and Evan 9.
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