Edwin Gross
DATELINE: Cranston
Gross, Edwin, 72, of 271 East St., Cranston, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Schwartz) Gross. They were married for 43 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Benjamin and Ida (Rakatansky) Gross, he had lived in Cranston for 43 years. He was a Master Sergeant working full time at the Air National Guard, retiring in 2003. Edwin was a Viet Nam Era Air Force veteran. He was in the military for 35 years, serving 29 in the RI Air National Guard 102nd AC & W Squad. He was a member of the RI Philatelic Society, serving as a past treasurer. He was a member of the National Guard Retiree Association, RI Ret. Combat Communications, Temple Am David, and the Cranston Senior Center, serving on its board. Devoted father of Mark Gross of Cranston. Dear brother of Irwin Gross of Boynton Beach, FL, Paul Gross of Mandeville, LA, and the late Gerald Gross. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in SHALOM MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1100 New London Ave., Cranston. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886 or Home & Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904. Shiva will be observed at his late residence Tuesday 7-9, Wednesday and Thursday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.
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Mark and Sandra,
Our deepest sympathies to you at this difficult time. Please know we are thinking of you.
Keith and Ronda
Thank you for your condolence and thank you for coming
A great friend from my days in the Rhode Island National Guard. He will be sorely missed, to say the least.
Sorry to hear of Ed’s passing. Always a great friend and co-worker at the 102nd in North Smithfield.
Having the privilege of working with Ed on a daily basis for many years, at the North Smithfield ANG Station, I befriended him and in doing so, found a very generous and caring individual, one who , when approached for assistance would give you no less courtesy and attention than any other person regardless of their stature. Additionally, his friendship was much appreciated and cherished.
Shalom Ed
A great friend from the 102nd TAC, Radar Maintenance. I have great memories of Ed. He will be sorely missed. My deepest sympathies to his family.
Dear Sandra and Mark and family, please accept my sincere sympathy on your loss. I worked with Ed at the 102nd in North Smithfield and found him to be a sincere and likeable individual. He will be truly missed.
We are sorry and feel awful that we can’t be with you today the day of the funeral. As you know due to the weather and school vacation it was hard to get in. We know you would understand. We want to wish Mark too deepest condolences too. We will be sitting down here too in honor of Ed.
We will call you again soon
Sorry we can’t be with you today but are thinking of you both. Unfortunately the bad weather etc were a hindrance . We know you understand. We will be sitting down here too in honor of Ed. He will be greatly missed. speak to you soon
So sorry to hear about Ed passing on. I got to know Ed when he worked in QA for the 282nd CBCS. Ed was always very hardworking. He never had a bad day, and always stopped to talk to people and get a good laugh from everyone. He will be sorely missed. Rest in peace Ed, and peace and blessings to family and friends.
Dear Sandra and Mark… It was good to meet you at Eddie’s funeral, I had known Eddie since 1974 when I had joined the 102nd TCS. I hadn’t seen him in a long time until we had reconnected on good old FaceBook recently. He had been in my prayers since I found out he had been ill, I will keep you both in my prayers along with the rest of the family. Shalom and God bless.
I was unable to attend the Shiva for Ed to express my sympathy and help celebrate his life. Eddie was a great guy who I worked with when the 102nd and the 282nd merged. He was an avid supporter our organization the ARCC and he will be missed my all of us.