Nelson S. Gardner Jr.

Nelson S. Gardner Jr. of Warwick passed away on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at home. He was 74 years old.

Born Dec. 12, 1938, in Ft. Defiance, Arizona, he was the son of Nelson S. Gardner Sr. and Nora (Linscott) Gardner.

He was married for 48 years to Carol (Opper) Gardner.

A Navy veteran, Nelson served from 1956-1962 aboard the USS Forrestal. He was an electrical engineer with Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc. in Spring Valley for 37 years.

He is survived by his wife Carol of Warwick; his son Christopher Gardner and his wife Heather of Warwick; his daughter Amy Gardner Patino and her husband Anthony of Airmont; his grandson Daniel Gardner of Warwick; and his sister Eleanor Fitzgerald of Meridian, Idaho.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, followed by interment in Warwick Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be sent to Warwick Valley Humane Society, PO Box 61, Warwick, NY 10990.

For further information, directions or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.