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John M. Ring of Sag Harbor dies at 87

author on Feb 3, 2010

John M. Ring of Sag Harbor died on February 2 at his home. He was 87.

Born March 16, 1922, in Brooklyn, he was the son of Alphonse G. Ring and Marie (née Mallon) Ring. A graduate of St. Augustine High School in Brooklyn and Fordham University in New York City, he was a former vice president of Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn.

A member of the Knights of Columbus, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

He is survived by his wife, Jane (née Fearon) Ring of Sag Harbor; two sons and their wives, Michael and Katherine of California and Gerard and Suzanne of New Jersey; and four daughters, Noel Ring of Sag Harbor, Elizabeth Ring 
and her husband Erik Petersen of Georgia, Marie and her husband Craig 
Levins of East Northport and Jane and her husband David Coppola of Scotia. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Doris Ring of Hempstead; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, Tim Ring.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 4, at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor, with a Knights 
of Columbus service scheduled at the funeral home the same day. A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 5, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Church in Sag Harbor, followed by interment in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, P.O. Box 1028, Hampton Bays, NY 
11946-0404 or East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 would be appreciated by the 
family.

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