Individual Details
Elzie Elliott Deshong
(14 Nov 1925 - 4 Jan 2003)
Thursday, January 16, 2003, Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pa.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Word has been received that Elzie Elliott "Red" Deshong, 77, of Lyon
Avenue, East Providence, R.I., died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Orchard View Manor, East Providence.
Born Nov. 14, 1925, in Lemasters, Pa., he was a son of t he late Elliott Ray and Nancy Gertrude
Carbaugh Deshong.
Mr. Deshong had worked as a chief engineer for International Packing, Pawtucket, R.I., for 38
years, retiring in 1989.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served for four years and later served in the Navy Reserve for
many years.
A life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Primmer Cordeiro Post 5385 of East Providence,
he was a quartermaster for 25 years and post commander. He was also a commander of District
10.
He and his wife, Dorothy Reis Deshong, were married 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, Robert L. Deshong of Riverside, R.I., Elliott Ray
Deshong of East Providence, Bruce Allen Deshong of Queen s, N.Y., and Kenneth Michael Deshong of Cranston, R.I.; a daughter, Lorie Ann Deshong of Coventry, R.I.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth of McConnellsburg, Pa.; and a sister, Mary Ficks of Mercersburg, Pa.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Deshong and Melvin Deshong.
The funeral service was Jan. 8 in Rebello Funeral Home, 9 01 Broadway, East Providence, with a committal service following the funeral service in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Exeter, R.I.
Burial was in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Originally published Thursday, January 16, 2003
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Word has been received that Elzie Elliott "Red" Deshong, 77, of Lyon
Avenue, East Providence, R.I., died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Orchard View Manor, East Providence.
Born Nov. 14, 1925, in Lemasters, Pa., he was a son of t he late Elliott Ray and Nancy Gertrude
Carbaugh Deshong.
Mr. Deshong had worked as a chief engineer for International Packing, Pawtucket, R.I., for 38
years, retiring in 1989.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served for four years and later served in the Navy Reserve for
many years.
A life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Primmer Cordeiro Post 5385 of East Providence,
he was a quartermaster for 25 years and post commander. He was also a commander of District
10.
He and his wife, Dorothy Reis Deshong, were married 54 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, Robert L. Deshong of Riverside, R.I., Elliott Ray
Deshong of East Providence, Bruce Allen Deshong of Queen s, N.Y., and Kenneth Michael Deshong of Cranston, R.I.; a daughter, Lorie Ann Deshong of Coventry, R.I.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth of McConnellsburg, Pa.; and a sister, Mary Ficks of Mercersburg, Pa.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Deshong and Melvin Deshong.
The funeral service was Jan. 8 in Rebello Funeral Home, 9 01 Broadway, East Providence, with a committal service following the funeral service in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Exeter, R.I.
Burial was in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Originally published Thursday, January 16, 2003
Events
| Birth | 14 Nov 1925 | Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Death | 4 Jan 2003 | Orchard View Manor, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |||
| Burial | 8 Jan 2003 | Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States |
Families
| Father | Elliot Ray Deshong (1894 - 1960) |
| Mother | Nancy Lucy Gertrude Carbaugh (1899 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Melvin E. Deshong (1929 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Harold Deshong (1933 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Mary Louise Deshong (1935 - 2021) |