Hartwell Keene Webber

"Hart"

Army MARS

30 Apr 1912 - 5 Mar 2004

WB2BCS

Mr. Webber, 91, of Red Bank, NJ died March 5 in Neptune. He was born in Pittsfield, MA. He taught music in 14 different schools throughout Vermont and New Hampshire, prior to working as a disc jockey for a country-western radio station in Burlington, VT.   He was a sergeant in the Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1946, which brought him to Fort Monmouth, where he worked as a civilian environmental engineer after World War II. He served on the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) for more than 40 years, relaying messages overseas from military personnel to their families. Mr. Webber served on the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustments and was active in civic affairs. He was predeceased by his wife, Clarina "Sherry" Petraglia. Together they called square dances for over 30 years.  Hart was also a Bluegrass musician.  He is survived by a brother, Donald, of Pittsfield, Mass.; three daughters, Claire Heil of Ridge, N.Y., Jane Webber of Bernardsville, and Carol Williams of Warren, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at St. James Church, Red Bank, after visitation at John E. Day Funeral Home, also Red Bank. Interment followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. Memorial donations may be made to the Hart and Sherry Webber Scholarship Fund at Red Bank Catholic High School.