Posted by the Asbury Park Press April 7, 2008 CHARLES F. MEYER, 88, of the Whiting section of MANCHESTER, died Sunday, April 6. Mr. Meyer was born in Yonkers, N.Y. He lived in Fair Haven for 34 years before moving to Crestwood Village in 1986. He moved to The Pines at Whiting in 2000. He was a precision instrument tool maker for Bendix Corp. for eight years, and Bell Labs in Holmdel for 17 years, retiring in 1985. He was an Army veteran, serving in the European Theater during World War II. He was a member of the Fair Haven Vol. Fire Company for 50 years; a member of the Fair Haven First Aid Squad, serving as captain and president; and a member of the Fair Haven Fire Police, serving as president. He was active in the Crestwood Village V Square Dance Club. He was a photographer with the closed circuit TV station at The Pines, Whiting. He was predeceased by his first wife of 37 years, Lucia in 1984; and his sister, Katherine Richards in 1986. He is survived by his former wife of nine years, Betty Spirdion, Whiting; his son, Roy C. and wife, Ann C. Meyer, Richland Center, Wis.; his daughter Linda A. and husband, John Hampton, Natick, Mass.; brothers, Edward Meyer, Atlantic Highlands, and Arthur Meyer, Morganville, Marlboro; and his six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at the Pines at Whiting Auditorium, at a time to be announced. return to FHFD Memorials