Harold Schnerr Jr

Harold 'Hal' L. Schnerr Jr.
Retired TV engineer, pilot


PROSPECT — Mr. Harold L. "Hal" Schnerr Jr., 80, of 63 Clark Hill Road, died Nov. 19, 2010, at Waterbury Hospital after a long illness .

Mr. Schnerr was born Feb. 14, 1930, in Waterbury, son of the late Harold L. Schnerr Sr. and Ruth (Doolittle) Schnerr. He was a graduate of Prospect Community School and Leavenworth High School in Waterbury. He served as a staff sergeant in the 43rd Infantry Division in Germany during the Korean War. He then worked for WTNH in New Haven and WFSB in Hartford as a television engineer for many years. This was followed by his second career that evolved through his passion for light aviation. He was a pilot, a flight instructor and FAA flight examiner. He was also the flight school director and fixed operations manager at Bradley Airport and later was manager of airports in Simsbury, Meriden and New Haven. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol and was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Bell City Rifle Club in Southington.

Mr. Schnerr leaves his wife, Mary (Martel) Schnerr of Prospect; a son, Douglas Schnerr and his wife, Lori, of Prospect; a daughter, Doreen Cocchiola and her husband, Robert, of Waterbury; a granddaughter, Kylene Schnerr, and a grandson, Eric Schnerr, both of Prospect; and his sister, Marjorie Schnerr of Prospect.

His family wishes to express their thanks to both Dr. Joseph Renda and Dr. Henry Borkowski for their many years of caring for Harold.

Private funeral services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. The Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 26 Waterbury Road, Route 69, Prospect, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut, 2139 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill 06067.

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