(07/19/12) Cranston – Richard W. Cornell, CPD, Retired, 85, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at The Bridges at Bent Creek, Mechanicsburg, PA. He was the beloved husband of the late Naomi A. (Story) Cornell, RN.
Born in Cranston, a son of the late William O. and Minerva E. (Tanner) Cornell, he served in the United States Coast Guard-Merchant Marine during World War II. He was a patrolman for the Cranston Police Department for twenty-three years before retiring in 1973.
A fifty year member of the Masonic Fraternity he belonged to Ionic Lodge #28 F&AM, Greene, RI; Humane Lodge #21, Rochester, NH; the Scottish Rite Valley of Portsmouth-Dover, NH; the New Hampshire Consistory in the Valley of Nashua and the Bektash Shriners of Concord, NH where for many years he was active with its Clown Unit.
He is survived by four children: Mark A. Cornell and his wife Linda of Coventry, Paul R. Cornell and his wife Lorraine of Manchester, NH, Stephanie J. Richardson and her husband Ken of Mechanicsburg, PA and Kim Cornell of East Wakefield, NH and ten grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Rowland G., Stephen T. and David P. Cornell.
Funeral service Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited and may call one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston. Memorial gifts made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114 would be appreciated. Information and condolences at carpenterjenks.com.
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