George M. Warren, 83, died on Monday evening, Nov. 26, 2018, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
George was born in Watertown, Conn., on July 19, 1935, the son of John and Jeannette (Berthume) Warren, who predeceased him. George was raised in Watertown, and was educated in the Watertown schools.
He worked as a laborer and later as a foreman for Local 390 Construction in Waterbury.
George met and married his wife, Susan (Farina) Warren; they were married for 62 years.
After retirement the couple moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 1998, and most recently George was employed at Warren Electric in Vineyard Haven and as a Martha’s Vineyard constable.
In Waterbury, George was the founder of the Waterbury Sportsmen Club, and baseball coach and Little League coach for numerous organizations. He was an avid Red Sox fan and UConn Huskies fan.
George is survived by his wife, Susan Warren; his children, Lucia Rinaldi and her husband Rick of Wolcott, Conn., Susan Phelan of Waterbury, Conn. John Warren and his wife Elizabeth and Scott Warren, all of Martha’s Vineyard; his grandchildren, Corey Cyr and his wife Katie, Ryan Cyr and his partner, Alyssa Burke, Samantha, Nina, Laci, and Brycen Warren; and his great-grandchildren, Maxyn, Finley, and Phoebe Cyr; his brothers, John Warren of Massachusetts, Charles Warren and Ellis of Arizona, and James Warren of Connecticut; his sisters, Marie Warren and Sharon Dube of Connecticut. George was predeceased by his brothers, Lewis Warren and Eugene Warren and his sister, Elizabeth Sodloski.
A visitation period will be held in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs, on Friday, Nov. 30, from 10 to 11:30 am. His funeral Mass will follow and be celebrated in St. Augustine’s Church, Franklin Street, Vineyard Haven at 12 pm. Committal and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Pacific Avenue, Oak Bluffs. All are invited to the P.A. Club after the ceremony.
Donations may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101-9950, or donors@stjude.org. Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guestbook and information.
