- Date Of Birth: August 9, 1926
- Date Of Death: February 13, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
Whitinsville-
Edmund Anthony Tonry, 93, of Whitinsville, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on February 13, 2020.
Born in New York City to Edmund Aloysius and Adele (Steinmetz) Tonry, he grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the N.Y.C. Machine and Metal Trades High School in 1944, followed by immediate enlistment in the United States Marine Corps.
Another passion he shared with Mary was travel.
In 1972 Ed opened the Taylor Rental Center-Northbridge and worked with his wife and sons in the family business until his never retirement in 2020. He never actually retired, staying helpful in the business in many ways. The company is known today as The Tent Connection owned by his son, Paul Tonry.
He will be missed by his family.
He was “Poppa” to seven grandchildren: Kara M. (Douville) Kerrigan and her husband Justin of Worcester; Matthew T. Douville and his wife Caroline (Curry) of Hopkinton; Christopher D. Tonry of Seattle WA; Sarah D. Tonry and her fiancé Edward O’Connor of Denver CO; Maria D. Tonry of New Haven CT; Ryan P. Tonry and Keegan S.
Ed was predeceased by two sisters,Veronica McLaughlin of New Jersey, and Marilyn Turner of O’Fallon, MO; and a brother Donald Tonry of Hamden CT.
