James C. Ison

NORTH SMITHFIELD - James C. Ison , 78, of North Smithfield, RI, died Friday, May 27, 2022 at home. He was the husband of Eileen (Briere) Ison. Born in Kona, KY, he was the son of the late Amos Ison and Josephine (Whittaker) Chupko.

James served in the Navy, and participated in the Cuban Blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He worked several years for the Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company in Woonsocket, before beginning his career in the Boiler Plant for the Providence VA Medical Center, retiring as a supervisor. He was a former member of many groups including the Red Cross, Wallum Lake Rod and Gun Club, a volunteer fire-fighter for Primrose in North Smithfield, and the NS Football Parents Club. He was the co-founder and first president of the NS Express Football and Cheerleading Association. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Besides his wife, Eileen, he is survived by his two sons, Timothy Ison and his wife Elizabeth of South Kingstown, William Ison and his wife, Dawn of Whitinsville; two step-children, Michael Menard and his wife Laura of Marshall, MI and Lynda Walsh and her husband, Edward of North Smithfield; his brother, Robert Chupko of Hudson, FL; and four grandchildren, Sariena and Lily May Ison, and Heather and Cassie Menard. He was predeceased by his siblings, Darlene Ison, Richard and Ronald Chupko.

His funeral will be held Saturday, June 11, 2022 with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM in St. John the Evangelist Church, 63 Church St., Slatersville, RI. Burial will follow in parish cemetery. Masks are required for services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the North Smithfield Food Pantry, PO Box 283, Slatersville, RI 02876 or the Friends of the North Smithfield Animal Shelter, PO Box 653, Slatersville, RI 02876.

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