Bernard James Curley

Bernard J.Curley of Aberdeen, A WWII veteran, died May 20 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace following a short illness. He was 85. Born May 28, 1918 in Pittsfield, Mass., he was the son of the the late Thomas and Mary Andreotta Curley. Mr. Curley was a 1936 graduate of St. Joseph's High School and attended the University of Maryland. He was a WWII veteran and held memberships in the Military Officers Association of America, the national and Susquehanna chapters; the Knights of Columbus, Corpus Christi Council, St. Francis Xavier Assembly; and the Sons of Italy, Harford County Lodge. He attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Over the course of his life, he was an apprentice plate printer in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.; a Mayor in the U.S. Army; and a Civil Service employee. He was the recipent of the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the American Defense Medal, American Campaign Medal, European, African, and Middle Eastern Campaign Medals with six oak leaf clusters. He his survived by his wife of 62 years, Leonilda Tacconelli Curley, four children, Patricia M. Helal and her husband Edward of Ashland, Ohio, Timothy J. Curley and his wife Antionette of Redlands, CA, Dennis M. Curley and his wife Leslie of Arlington, VA, and Eileen B. Devan and her husband Gary of Falls Church, VA; eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and his brothers Francis and Joseph Curley both of Pittsfield, MA. He was predeceased by his brothers Thomas J. and William R. and a sister Marie R. Curley. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday May 24th at 10:00AM at St. Joan of Arc. Friends may call on Sunday May 23rd from 2-4 and 7-9PM at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A.. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery on July 8, 2004 Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001