John Gripp Jr.

GRIPP, John Jr. John Gripp, Jr., 88, of West Hartford, died Friday, (July 22, 2005) at John Dempsey Hospital. He was born in Passaic, NJ, on July 31, 1916, the son of John Gripp and Mary Soroka and lived in the Hartford area for the past 87 years. His wife of 61 years (Anne S. Gripp) predeceased him in February 2001. He spent three years in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Union, and was in the U.S.Navy (Seabees) during Word War ll, stationed in the South Pacific. For many years he worked at Pratt and Whitney in West Hartford and retired as an accountant from the State Department of Transportation. He was a member of the West Hartford Squires, Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Besides his daughter, Carolyn G. Perry of East Windsor, and his sister-in-law, Helen Nedweden of Newington, he is survived by nephews Ronald Gripp of West Hartford, Philip Gripp of West Hartford, Chet Sczymczyk of Agawam MA, Thomas and Carol Nedweden of Mansfield, and Allan and Frances Szumkowski of North Windham; and nieces Diane Potvin of Willimantic, Linda and David Epler of Monrovia, MD, and Karen and Sylvester Bottone of Manchester. There are no calling hours. At the request of the family, funeral services and burial are private. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, West Hartford has care of arrangements.