Joseph Horn, 90, of 158 Albert Avenue, Cranston, died on April 7, 2015 at home. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Leahy) Horn.
Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late William Horn and Gertrude (LaCasse) Horn. He lived on Blackamore Avenue for 52 years before moving in with his daughter Ginny, her husband, Mike and their four sons, Jake, Ben, Sam, and Henry Fox in 2007. After serving in the United States Navy during WW II, he worked for the Narragansett Electric Company, beginning as a draftsman then moving to the department of Overhead Lines until his retirement in 1987.
He leaves four daughters, Kathy Ryan and her husband, Steve, Martha Horn, Patty Rock and her husband, John, Ginny Fox and her husband Mike, all of Cranston, and one son, Joseph Horn and his wife, Lisa of Bristol Rhode Island; twelve grandchildren; a brother, Gerard Horn of Warwick, two sisters, Elizabeth Garabedian of Wakefield RI, and Gertrude Wynsen of Villa Park, California. He was the brother of the late William and James Horn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Paul Church, One Saint Paul Place, Edgewood on Saturday, April 18, at 8:00 a.m. Internment with military honors at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Calling hours Friday, April 17, 3-7 p.m. from the Russell J. Boyle and Son Funeral Home, 142 Centerville Road, Warwick.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 1085 North Main St, Providence, RI 02904. boyleandsonfuneralhome.com
