Vincent S. Szary, age 92, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Vincent was born on March 30, 1917, in Arnot, Pennsylvania to John Szary and Anastasia Soltys Szary, who immigrated from Rzeszuw, Poland. Vincent had six siblings: Walter, Joseph, William, Valerie, Stanley, and Frank. One sibling died at birth in Poland. The family moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey when Vincent was a child. Vincent graduated from Jefferson High School (an all male school) in 1935 in Elizabeth, New Jersey and then took classes at the Newark College of Engineering for about one year. He worked as an orderly between his junior and senior years in high school at General Hospital in Elizabeth and was paid $50 per month plus room while the nurses made $45 per month. Vincent then started at Singer Manufacturing at age 18 as a messenger boy. He moved up to a tool and die maker apprentice during the Depression. Vincent went to night school at Singer for apprentices and became head of equipment in the press department during World War II. He was given one of two permanent deferments at Singer because of his position taking care of equipment which made supplies for the war. Vincent eventually became a manufacturing consultant for the North Atlantic Division of Singer and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Turkey. His career with Singer spanned 43+ years, and he retired in 1978 as chief industrial engineer. Vincent was introduced to his future wife, Helen Zacharauskas, at a picnic by a friend's girlfriend. They were married February 14, 1941 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. To this union were born three sons: Vincent Jr., Robert, and Thomas. Vincent co-owned a bar, Club Aloha, in Roselle, New Jersey, after the war with his brother Stanley for a number of years. Vincent's hobbies were golf and cards. He was very proud of his five hole in ones and loved to play Scrabble. Vincent also played the clarinet in the Polish American Boys Band as a young adult. Vincent was preceded in death by his wife Helen and his son Robert. He is survived by his sister Valerie, his sons Vincent Jr. and Thomas, daughter-in-law Kathy, and grandsons Kyle and Karl.