Mr. Desmond, 75, of Howell, died Dec. 31, 2012, at home. He was born and raised in Rumson, had lived in Manalapan and Jackson, and raised his family in Englishtown before moving to Howell in 2007. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Signal Corps on Governors Island, N.Y. He retired from the Manalapan Police Department in 1994. Surviving are two sons, Joseph Desmond and his wife, Jennifer, of Lumberton, and Michael Desmond and his wife, Angela, of Seattle, Wash.; a daughter, Virginia Koehler and her husband, Robert, of Shrewsbury; eight grandchildren; a great-grandson; a brother, James Desmond and his wife, Jackie, of Howell; two sisters, Patricia Burtt of Middletown, and Carol Clark of Old Bridge; and his former wife, Ann Desmond of Chesapeake, Va. A funeral service was held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Cremation was private. Memorial donations may be made to P.B.A. Local 229, P.O. Box 72, Tennent, NJ 07763.
