Robert J. Dippold, 42, of Kinne Street, W. Warwick, RI died unexpectedly on Wednesday August 14, 2002 at the Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick, RI. He was born in New Berlin, NY on September 29, 1959, a son of Robert E. and Mary (McKenna) Dippold. He was a resident of Warwick, RI since September 1999, formerly living in Fort Drum, NY. He was a twenty-year veteran of the US Army serving with the Military Police. He was employed as a Manager of desktop support at Sun Life Assurance of Canada. He was a loving, husband, father, son and brother.
He is survived by his wife, Astrid U. (Settnik) Dippold, of W. Warwick, RI, three sons, Michael A. Dippold(age 7), Thomas A. Dippold (age 10), both of W. Warwick, RI, Benedikt J. Dippold(age 19), Beale Air Force Base, CA, his mother Mary Dippold of Londonderry, NH, two brothers, David Dippold, of Londonderry, NH, John S. Dippold, of Phoenix, AZ, three sisters, Helen A. Dippold, Ann Dippold, both of Bow, NH, Mary Kathleen Berg, of Cumming, GA, two nieces, two nephews, three uncles of Ireland and several cousins also in Ireland. He was predeceased by his father Robert E. Dippold in 1979.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday August 20, 2002 at 10:00am at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Crystal Avenue, Derry. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Gilcreast Road, Londonderry. Friends may call at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry on Monday August 19th from 7-9pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jimmy Fund, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115 or to the American Heart Association, NH Affiliate, 20 Merrimack Street, Suite 1, Manchester, NH 03101-2244.