John Edward Widness

1914 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	John Edward Widness
  Born	24 Jul 1914	Wilmington, Vermont, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 2001	Sun City Center, Florida, USA
  Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States
  Person ID	I03309	Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family	Katherine Everil Davis,   b. 30 Jun 1918, Wilmington, Vermont, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 2010, Sun City Center, Florida, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1943
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F1131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Jul 1914 - Wilmington, Vermont, USA Died - 12 Sep 2001 - Sun City Center, Florida, USA Buried - - Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  John & Kay Widness John E. Widness 1914 - 2001 His Wife Katherine Davis 1918 - 2010

  
  

  Obituary & Death Notice

  John Widness John Widness SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. - John E. Widness, 87, of Sun City Center, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 12, 2001, two days after sustaining a stroke. He was born in Wilmington, Vt., on July 24, 1914, to Edward J. and Marie Widness. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., but spent summers with his family at Lake Raponda in Wilmington until graduation from college. In 1937 he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. He worked for the Department of the Navy in Washington from 1941-54 and for General Electric in Lynn, Mass., until he retired in 1977. After retiring, he lived in Guilford, Vt., from 1980-86 where he was an active member of the West Brattleboro Congregational Church. In subsequent years, he and his wife lived in Sun City Center. Throughout his life Mr. Widness was an active volunteer in numerous civic and church organizations. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Katherine (Davis) Widness, to whom he was married Jan. 1, 1943; two brothers, Andrew C. Widness of Wilmington, and Edward M. Widness of Rowayton, Conn.; a son, John A. Widness of Iowa City, Iowa; a daughter, Karen Baker of Valrico; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial of his remains by the Covey & Allen Funeral Home in Wilmington is planned for July 2002 in Riverview Cemetery Wilmington. --The Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, Massachusetts, September 18, 2001 Page 18