Eugene A. “Al” DeVerna, Jr.

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Eugene A. “Al” DeVerna, Jr., 94, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Kent Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Barbara E. (Jessop) DeVerna for 67 years.

Born in the Olneyville section of Providence, he was a son of the late Eugene A. and Mary J. (Conroy) DeVerna, Sr. He was a retired aircraft mechanic and production controller for Quonset Point and an employee for the State of RI. Mr. DeVerna was a World War II Navy veteran.

Eugene was the loving father of Kathleen R. Barrette and her husband, Ernest, Barbara D. Cummings and her husband, James, Linda A. Brierley and her husband, William, and Robert E. DeVerna and his wife, Irene; loving grandfather of Paul, Erin, Jill, Christopher, Michael, Daniel and Laura; loving great-grandfather of Lily, Quinn, Brady and Taylor. He was the brother of Edward DeVerna and the late Francis and John DeVerna.

His funeral was held Friday, November 7, 2014 at 10 a.m. from the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Kevin Church, Sandy Lane. Burial with military honors will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Visiting hours were Thursday.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Kevin Church, 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI 02889, will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit QuinnFuneralHome.com