James Francis Clarity III

Mr. Clarity, 75, of Long Branch, died Sept. 20 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of James Francis Clarity Jr. and the former Catherine Finnegan, he attended George Washington University, the Ecole Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes in Paris, and graduated from Fordham University in 1958. In 1961 he earned a master's degree from Fordham University, New York, in Russian language and literature.

Mr. Clarity was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he apprenticed as a journalist. He then worked as a reporter at the New York Journal- American. He went to the New York Herald Tribune, where he was named City Hall bureau chief, Albany bureau chief, and then Paris bureau chief in 1965 and 1966. After a short stay at Newsweek magazine, he joined The New York Times, covering New York politicians.

In 1969 Mr. Clarity became a foreign correspondent in Moscow, and in 1971 he returned to New York, where he covered politics and wrote the "Notes on People" column. In 1973 he was assigned to Saigon, and in 1974 he became bureau chief in Teheran. During 1975 he did two tours of Moscow and then joined the Paris bureau to cover the Middle East.

In 1977 he returned to the U.S. as bureau chief in Philadelphia. In 1983 he covered West Africa and worked in the Washington, D.C., bureau, then became editor of foreign news for the Week in Review. In September 1988 he became assistant foreign editor. From 1991 until 1999, he continued to report from the Republic of Ireland.

He retired to Paris in 2000, and then to Long Branch in 2004 to be close to his family.

Mr. Clarity enjoyed life with a formidable intellectual curiosity and had a great sense of humor and sharp wit. He was a loving and fun father and grandfather and was known by many all over the world as a caring and passionate friend. He loved reading, music, long walks, the Yankees and the Rangers.

Mr. Clarity is survived by his daughter, Frances Clarity Stokes, and her husband, Martin Richard Stokes, of London; his sons, James Clarity IV of Monmouth Beach and Christopher Clarity of Queens, N.Y.; his daughter, Elizabeth Clarity of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; his grandchildren, Sarah Calcott Stokes and Colin James Stokes of London; his former wife, Elizabeth Sheehan; the Newbould family of Virginia, and the Sheehan family.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. Donations in his name may be made to Doctors Without Borders. James D. McGettigan

Mr. McGettigan, 83, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 16, 2007, at CareOne at Holmdel. Born in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, he had lived in Rahway before moving to Freehold Township 10 years ago. He was a machinist at the Hyatt-Clark Roller Bearing plant in Clark prior to becoming the owner of the Squires Inn in Gouldsboro, Pa., and the Blarney Stone in Roselle Park. He later worked as a security officer at Rahway Hospital. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. McGettigan served with the 3rd Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. He received the Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. He was also a prisoner of war. He was a member and past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7363, Clark; a member of POW Chapter No. 1 of New Jersey; a former member of the Knights of Columbus, Rahway; and a member of the Shade Tree Commission, Clark. Mr. McGettigan was predeceased by his first wife, Virginia McGettigan, in 1955. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Mary Lou McGettigan; two sons, James D. McGettigan Jr. of Neptune and Richard McGettigan of Red Bank; a daughter and son-in-law, Donna and John Lee of Bethlehem Township; and a sister, Elizabeth Sass of Winfield Park. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold, followed by burial at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Arnytown section of North Hanover.