John W. Dodge, 68, of Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, a Mechanic for Hurd Buick for 29 years before retiring, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the husband of Beverly (Dutra) Dodge. They had been married for 36 years.
Born in Providence, RI, he was a son of the late Paul A. Dodge, Sr. and Margaret E. (Veitch) Dodge. He had lived in Greenville for 66 years
John was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his children: Craig Costa of Griswold, CT and Spain Costa and his wife, Brandy of North Providence, grandchildren: Anthony and Nolan Costa both of North Providence, his siblings: William H. Dodge of Cranston and Margaret Mason of Alamogordo, NM. He was the father of the late Donald Costa, grandfather of the late Courtney Costa and brother of the late Paul Dodge Jr., Pauline Faircloth, Virginia Chartier and Deborah Wainwright.
A graveside funeral service with military honors will be held Thursday at 11:30am at Highland Cemetery, Johnston. Visitation Wednesday 5-7pm in Anderson-Winfield Funeral Home, Rt 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville.