Obituary: Captain William H. Sembler

Captain William H. Sembler, of Glen Cove, formerly of Bayville, died on Nov. 11, 2010 at age 86. Husband of Florence for 59 years. Father of William, Richard, Frederick, Donna and the late Robert. Grandfather of eight. Great-grandfather of one. He was a WWII Merchant Marine veteran, a master mariner and a professor of marine transportation at SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler for over 30 years. Visiting was at the Funeral Home of Dodge-Thomas, Glen Cove. Mass at St. Hyacinth RC Church, Glen Head. Interment St. John’s Cemetery, Queens.