John Edward Barry
February 22, 1924 — January 21, 2012
John Edward Barry
Pinehurst
John Edward Barry of Pinehurst, NC, died on January 21, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC where he had been a patient for eight years. He was born on February 22, 1924 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of John M. Barry and Antonia Letarte Barry.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Tenth Mountain Division, and served during World War II in Italy, where he was wounded and later honorably discharged in 1945. He was also the recipient of the Purple Heart.
He was a graduate of The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree. He retired as president and CEO of Sovereign Chemical Company of Akron, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Claire; five sons, John of Phoenix, Arizona, Thomas of Lake Charles, La., James and Matthew of Akron, Ohio and Daniel of San Marcos, Texas; four daughters, Mary Ann Seiberling of Columbus, Ohio , Jeannine Marks of Akron, Ohio, and Maureen Rocha Rodrigo of California; 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his mother and father, a son, Mark, daughter Claire Simpson and two sisters, Claire Carroll and Gloria Dembinski, preceded him in death.
At the time of his death, he was a member of Community Presbyterian Church, Pinehurst, NC.
A celebration and remembrance of his life will be held at a later date in Akron, Ohio. His inurnment will at the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Presbyterian Church, P.O.Box 1449, Pinehurst, NC 28374. or the donor’s local Alzheimer’s Association.
Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service and Crematory.
John Edward Barry of Pinehurst, NC, died on January 21, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC where he had been a patient for eight years. He was born on February 22, 1924 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of John M. Barry and Antonia Letarte Barry.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Tenth Mountain Division, and served during World War II in Italy, where he was wounded and later honorably discharged in 1945. He was also the recipient of the Purple Heart.
He was a graduate of The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Degree. He retired as president and CEO of Sovereign Chemical Company of Akron, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Claire; five sons, John of Phoenix, Arizona, Thomas of Lake Charles, La., James and Matthew of Akron, Ohio and Daniel of San Marcos, Texas; four daughters, Mary Ann Seiberling of Columbus, Ohio , Jeannine Marks of Akron, Ohio, and Maureen Rocha Rodrigo of California; 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his mother and father, a son, Mark, daughter Claire Simpson and two sisters, Claire Carroll and Gloria Dembinski, preceded him in death.
At the time of his death, he was a member of Community Presbyterian Church, Pinehurst, NC.
A celebration and remembrance of his life will be held at a later date in Akron, Ohio. His inurnment will at the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Presbyterian Church, P.O.Box 1449, Pinehurst, NC 28374. or the donor’s local Alzheimer’s Association.
Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service and Crematory.
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