Emil George Schipul, 86, of Sherman, beloved husband of Jane Wakeman Schipul, died at home on April 9. Born in the Nichols section of Trumbull, on September 12, 1930, he was a son of the late Emil Gustav and Helen Burkat Schipul.

In addition to his beloved wife of 62 years, Jane; his children and their spouses, Melinda and Robert Conlan of Newtown, Melissa Schipul of New Milford, Sarah Vail and David Vigneault of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and Richard and Christine Schipul of New Milford; his brother, the Reverend Robert Schipul and his wife, Sandra, of Cohasset, Mass.; six grandchildren, Bryce Conlan and his wife Dana, Braeden Conlan, Willa and Ava Vigneault, and Jack and Ben Schipul; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews survive Mr Schipul.

He was a graduate of Warren Harding High School and a US Army veteran where he served in the Signal Corps from 1953 to 1955. He was raised on the family farm and delivered milk to customers for Nichols Dairy, the family business.

Mr Schipul served as a deputy sheriff for Fairfield County for 12 years and finished his career working in land development. While a Trumbull resident, he was a member of the Republican Town Committee and the Junior Chamber of Commerce, served on the Vestry of Grace Episcopal Church, and was a founding board member of the Bank of Trumbull. He was a past chairman of Trumbull Planning and Zoning Commission and authored the town's first master plan of development.

Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, April 12, at 1 pm, in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Friends may greet the family from 11:30 am until the time of services. Interment will follow in Nichols Village Cemetery, Trumbull.

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