Airey, Emanuel L. " Manny"
  


   On March 31, 2019   Emanuel Lewis Airey, U.S. Navy WW II Veteran and U.S. Marine Corp Korean War Veteran, passed away at age 92. Born in Federal Hill to Oscar and Mary Airey, "Manny" was the youngest of eleven children. An Iwo Jima survivor, Mr. Airey was also at the Frozen Chosen Resevoir in sub zero temperatures in Korea. In 1951 he married Irene Sparra Airey and they happily shared their life together until her death in 2013. Manny worked as an underwater demolition diver and later as a mechanic supervisor at Continental Can Company. He was a lifetime member of F.R.A. ( Fleet Reserve Assoc), V.F.W. Post 160, Anne Arundel County Detachment 1049 Marine Corp League, Devil Dogs (the highest honor of the Marine Corps League), Military Honor of the Cooties ( the highest degree of VFW) and he was an honorary member of the Army 29th Division.
     Mr. Airey was the beloved husband of the late Irene Airey, loving uncle of Theresa Willison, and dear friend of Nila Caulder.
     Friends may visit Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena on Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Jane Frances Church on Friday at 11am. Interment with Military Honors in Glen Haven Memorial Park.