John F. Anderson, Sr.

John F. Anderson, Sr., 96, a lifelong resident of East Greenwich, passed away June 17, 2020.

He was the husband of Barbara P. (Rayhill) Anderson. Born in East Greenwich, he was a son of the late Ivar and Ingrid (Algren) Anderson.

Mr. Anderson a retired machinist having worked at Bostich and a WWII Army Veteran.

Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Christanne Anderson and her husband Ronald Sarro, Jody Wilkett and her husband Dwayne and Bonnie J. Anderson; step children, Joseph and Anthony Salema; siblings, Marjorie Cookson and Robert Anderson; 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.  He was the father of the late John F. Anderson, Jr. and the brother of the late Clinton and Raymond Anderson, Muriel Johnson, Marguerite Carcieri and Mary Ann Drake.

His funeral will be private. Donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org .