Edward “Ned” Warder Rannells, veteran of the US Navy, passed away on December 11, 2021 at the age of 81. He was born on May 6, 1940 to the late Warder Rannells and Virginia Louise Tunne in Washington, DC. He served as an officer of the US Navy from 1962-1972 and attained the rank of Lieutenant before his honorable discharge. After earning his BA from Rutgers University in New Jersey, he worked as a teacher. Ned enjoyed reading and traveling, and especially enjoyed cross-country train rides. He will be dearly missed by family and friends.
He is preceded in death by: his wife, Varney Rannells, and his sister, Alice Rannells Meyers. He is survived by: his stepdaughter, Avery Shea Huffman; his brother-in-law, David Meyers, his grandchildren, Anna Virginia Huffman, Jackson Rainer Huffmann, and Sophia Gwyn Huffmann; his nieces, Amanda Meyers and Virginia Meyers; his nephew, William Meyers; his great-nephews, Benjamin and Oliver Meyers; and his great niece, Hannah Meyers.
Services will be private at the Free Church of the Annunciation.
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