William Henry Cotter, Jr.^[1]

1911 - 1994  (82 years)

• Name	William Henry Cotter
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	25 Aug 1911	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	232-20
  _UID	9F0FB4675501491F9409B271DAD8E76D4D47
  Death	6 Jun 1994	Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
  Burial	South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Cem. SK036 - New St. Francis
  Person ID	I100	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	William Henry Cotter,   b. 22 Oct 1888, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Jun 1967 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Florence "Sadie" Barney,   b. 5 Jun 1890, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 6 Nov 1983, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1910	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Barrett,   b. 10 Sep 1916   d. 13 Apr 1962 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1939	Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
  Children	1. William Henry Cotter, III,   b. 8 Jul 1946, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA d. 16 Jan 1989, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 42 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Hildegaard Uebach,   b. 4 Dec 1926, Mannheim, , , Germany d. 8 Aug 2010, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA, Wakefield, South Kingstown High School (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1965	Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1911 - Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 29 Dec 1939 - Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 1 May 1965 - Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Death - 6 Jun 1994 - Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary - William H. Cotter, Jr.

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary William H. Cotter Jr. Chief of State Recreation Dept. William H. Cotter Jr., 82, of Lambert Street, Narragansett, die on Monday, June 6, 1994, in Westerly Health Center, Westerly. He was the husband of Hildegard (Uebach) Wright Cotter. Mr. Cotter was chief of the state Divsion of Parks and Recreation from 1952 until retiring in 1973. Born in Providence, a son of the late William and Sadie (Barney) Cotter, he had lived in Narragansett most of his life. Mr. Cotter was a 1933 graduate of the former Rhode Island State College, now the University of Rhode Island, where he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. In the early 1940's he served as Rhode Island state administrator for the National Youth Administration. He was later the assistant to the general manager of the former Standard Machinery Co., Providence. He had also worked in the URI Athletic Department. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Peter B. Cotter of Warwick; a daughter, Christa Cotter Orsini of Pembroke Pines, Fla; two stepsons, Frederick T. Wright III of New London, Conn., and Stephan B. Wright of Northport, Fla; two stepdaughters, Heidi M. Reardon of Narragansett and Gretchen A. Tingley of Charlestown; two brothers, Walter E. Cotter of Barrington and Richard S. Cotter of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 15 grandchildren and a great-grandson. He was father of the late William H. Cotter III and brother of the late Alice C. Robinson. The funeral will be held today at 9 a.m. from the Lawrence E. Fagan Jr. Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., North Kingstown, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 at St. Thomas More Church, Rockland Street, Narragansett. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Peace Dale.

  
  

• Sources

  [S489] Cliff Barney, Cliff Barney gedcom. [S26] John Steere Family Branches 7-72, (Steere Family Association). [S26] John Steere Family Branches 7-72, (Steere Family Association), (232) 3 (Reliability: 3). [S23] South Kingstown Town Hall Vital Records, 19 Aug 2002 (Reliability: 3).