John W. Sienko

Sienko, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 20, 2019.

He was the beloved husband of Mary M. (Grimes) Sienko for sixty-three years.

A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was the son of the late John and Joan (Chmura) Sienko.

John was a United States Army veteran.

He was a 1956 graduate of Emerson College, Boston and received his master’s degree in Education in 1962 from Rhode Island College.

John was an educator for thirty-two years before retiring as the Principal of the former Allen Ave.

School, North Attleboro.

He was a lifelong Patriots fan and a former Blackstone Valley CYO Basketball Coach at the former Sacred Heart Church, Pawtucket.

He was also the “voice of the Red Rocketeers” North Attleboro High School Basketball team.

John was a former secretary of the Pawtucket Personnel Board and a founding member of the Prognosticators of Rhode Island.

Besides his wife, he leaves a son, J.

David Sienko and his wife, Jeanne Wolf of Warwick; a daughter, Sharon A.

Burton and her husband, William Burton of Melrose, MA and four grandchildren, Benjamin J.

Sienko and his wife, Audrey, Jacob P.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, January 26th at 11 a.m. at St.

Teresa Church, 358 Newport Ave., Pawtucket.

Visitation and flowers are respectfully omitted.

Memorial gifts to Health Volunteers Overseas would be appreciated: https://hvousa.org/  For online condolences please visit: CheethamFuneralHome.com