Walter Francis Riddle

Walter Francis Riddle

Walter Riddle Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jan. 26, 2009.
RIDDLE, Walter Francis, 84, of Richmond, formerly of Southbury, Conn., husband of the late Eileen Frost Riddle, passed on January 24, 2009. He is survived by his daughters, Carol Ann Clair and husband, Stephen, and Janice Marie Tutolo and husband, Amiel; three grandchildren, Stephen M., Maryellen and Elizabeth A. Clair; three great-grandchildren, Ella Blue Clair and Luke Thomas and Julia Clair Robens. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the U.S.S. Healy in the South Pacific. He was a member of the U.S.S. Healy Association and a master gardener. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, with interment in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please submit donations to America's VetDogs, 371 East Jericho Tpke., Smithtown, N.Y. 11787.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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