Walter J. Swiss
- Born: 20 Jul 1929, Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
- Marriage (1): Dorothy Marshall about 1954
- Died: 14 Jun 2002, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA at age 72
 Death Notes:
Died in Kent County Memorial Hospital
Walter J. Swiss - 6/14/2002
Walter J. Swiss, 72, of Cameron Court, a retired accountant, died June 14, 2002, in Kent County Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Joan C. (Little) Swiss and the late Dorothy (Marshall) Swiss.
Born in Kearny, N.J., a son of the late Walter and Margaret (Baird) Swiss, he had moved to Warwick in 1953.
Mr. Swiss was an accountant at Leesona Corp. for 28 years, retiring in 1991.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post 1, Providence.
Mr. Swiss was a graduate of Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1950, and Kearny High School, Class of 1946.
He was an avid Yankees fan and enjoyed woodworking.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, David M. Swiss of Higganum, Conn., and Mark S. Swiss of Warwick; a daughter, Susan C. Berlam of Pawcatuck, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Rebecca J. Paul and Heidi A. Bottomley, both of Warwick; a sister, Katherine Little of Wayne, N.J.; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral was held in Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave. A burial service with military honors was held in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Gifts in his memory to The American Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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1. SWISS, WALTER JOSHUA
CPL US ARMY
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: 03/15/1951 - 02/21/1953
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/20/1929
DATE OF DEATH: 06/14/2002
DATE OF INTERMENT: 06/18/2002
BURIED AT: SECTION E-1 ROW 43 SITE 1361
RHODE ISLAND VETERAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY <http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/dvetceme.htm>
301 SOUTH COUNTY TRAIL EXETER, RI 02822-9716
(401) 884-7482 (401) 295-8797
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Name:Walter Joshua Swiss Service Info.:CPL US ARMY KOREA Birth Date:20 Jul 1929 Death Date:14 Jun 2002 Service Start Date:15 Mar 1951 Interment Date:18 Jun 2002 Cemetery:Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Cemetery Address:301 South County Trail Exeter, RI 02822-9716 Buried At:Section E-1 Row 43 Site 1361
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1. Obituary: Warwick Beacon, 14 Jun 2002, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. Walter J. Swiss - 6/14/2002
Walter J. Swiss, 72, of Cameron Court, a retired accountant, died June 14, 2002, in Kent County Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Joan C. (Little) Swiss and the late Dorothy (Marshall) Swiss.
Born in Kearny, N.J., a son of the late Walter and Margaret (Baird) Swiss, he had moved to Warwick in 1953.
Mr. Swiss was an accountant at Leesona Corp. for 28 years, retiring in 1991.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post 1, Providence.
Mr. Swiss was a graduate of Wharton School of Business, the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1950, and Kearny High School, Class of 1946.
He was an avid Yankees fan and enjoyed woodworking.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, David M. Swiss of Higganum, Conn., and Mark S. Swiss of Warwick; a daughter, Susan C. Berlam of Pawcatuck, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Rebecca J. Paul and Heidi A. Bottomley, both of Warwick; a sister, Katherine Little of Wayne, N.J.; and eight grandchildren.
The funeral was held in Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave. A burial service with military honors was held in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Gifts in his memory to The American Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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Name:Walter Joshua Swiss Service Info.:CPL US ARMY KOREA Birth Date:20 Jul 1929 Death Date:14 Jun 2002 Service Start Date:15 Mar 1951 Interment Date:18 Jun 2002 Cemetery:Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Cemetery Address:301 South County Trail Exeter, RI 02822-9716 Buried At:Section E-1 Row 43 Site 1361
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Walter married Dorothy Marshall about 1954. (Dorothy Marshall was born on 27 Aug 1927 in , , , England and died on 28 Jun 1981 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.)
Walter next married Living
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