Obituaries

Fred Brent, WWII Veteran

FDNY veteran passed away on Feb. 2, 2013.

Fred Brent passed away on Feb. 2, 2013.

He was the husband of the late Joan, father of Thomas (Marianne), Patricia (Don), Debra (Eileen) and Robert (Joyce); grandfather of Jennifer, Thomas, Meghan, Thomas, Kristin, Kelly, Michael, Shannon and Aishling.

Brent was a 33-year veteran of the FDNY, a World War II survivor of the Leopoldville disaster.

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A wake will be held at the Thomas F. Dalton Funeral HomeNew Hyde Park (at city line) on Feb. 4 and 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 9:45 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great R.C. Church with interment Calverton National Cemetery. 


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