John was the son of the late Dominique and Emma (Deapo) Rainville and husband for 56 years of Marian Gander Rainville. During World War II, John was a Staff Sergeant, engineer and pilot and completed 117 combat missions in B-125's in the African, Mediterranean and European Theatres. He was educated at Saint Mary's Academy Glens Falls and Hill Diesel Division of the University of Long Island where he became a diesel engineer. John was employed at Hill Diesel for several years and for Otis Elevator from 1939 to 1959 when he became the proprietor of Gander's Liquor Store in Albany until his retirement in 1983. Survivors in addition to his wife include eight daughters, Bonnie (John) Wood of Troy, Nanette (Frank) Reid of Farmington Hills, MI, Mary Rose (James) DeLaMater of Troy, Ellen (John) Riley of Moretown, VT, Suzy (Jack) Coffey of Alexandria, VA, Vanita (Mark) Downey of Poestenkill, Cricket (Richard) Abidin of Barboursville, VA and Teresa (Peter) Caminiti of Barrington, IL; Proud grandfather of 16 boys and girls; special dad of James (Tina) Richburg of Schenectady; a sister Theresa (Leo) Lambert of NC; a special cousin, Rev. Laurence P. Rainville OFM of Siena College and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Joan; three sisters, Sr. Dominica Joseph CSJ, Dorothy Toomey, Eileen 'Deanie' Baker and three brothers Alery, Edmund and Joseph Rainville.
John was the son of the late Dominique and Emma (Deapo) Rainville and husband for 56 years of Marian Gander Rainville. During World War II, John was a Staff Sergeant, engineer and pilot and completed 117 combat missions in B-125's in the African, Mediterranean and European Theatres. He was educated at Saint Mary's Academy Glens Falls and Hill Diesel Division of the University of Long Island where he became a diesel engineer. John was employed at Hill Diesel for several years and for Otis Elevator from 1939 to 1959 when he became the proprietor of Gander's Liquor Store in Albany until his retirement in 1983. Survivors in addition to his wife include eight daughters, Bonnie (John) Wood of Troy, Nanette (Frank) Reid of Farmington Hills, MI, Mary Rose (James) DeLaMater of Troy, Ellen (John) Riley of Moretown, VT, Suzy (Jack) Coffey of Alexandria, VA, Vanita (Mark) Downey of Poestenkill, Cricket (Richard) Abidin of Barboursville, VA and Teresa (Peter) Caminiti of Barrington, IL; Proud grandfather of 16 boys and girls; special dad of James (Tina) Richburg of Schenectady; a sister Theresa (Leo) Lambert of NC; a special cousin, Rev. Laurence P. Rainville OFM of Siena College and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Joan; three sisters, Sr. Dominica Joseph CSJ, Dorothy Toomey, Eileen 'Deanie' Baker and three brothers Alery, Edmund and Joseph Rainville.
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