Joseph A.

Sideleau

World War II And Korean War Veteran

Joseph A. Sideleau, 81, of Bluffton, S.C., beloved husband of the late Carol A. Reck Sideleau, died September 5 in South Carolina. He was born in Bridgeport, son of Antonio and Anna La vallee Sideleau.

Survivors include his loving children, a daughter, Christine A. Cook and her husband, Michael, of Newtown; his son, Thomas J. Sideleau and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Newtown; two sisters, Jeanette O’Neill and Pauline Mas, both of Shelton; grandchildren with whom he loved spending time, special twins, Carol and Michael Cook, also Jessica and Kaylee Sideleau; step-grandchildren Diane Cook, and Robert and Brian Metzler; and many nieces and nephews.

He was an Easton resident for many years, before retiring to Arizona and then to South Carolina. He was parts manager for the former Haynes Motors Chrysler-Plymouth and then Bridgeport Dodge, retiring from Perkin-Elmer. Mr Sideleau was a US Naval Veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

While living in Easton he was a member of the town’s volunteer fire department and one of the founding members of Notre Dame Church.

Mr Sideleau enjoyed life, living it to its fullest. In South Carolina, he was a member of the Sun City Computer and Photography Clubs, enjoyed golfing, detailed model shipbuilding, andmodel railroading. He also loved music, and had a great interest in aircraft and aviation.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 13, at 10 am directly at Notre Dame of Easton Church, 655 Morehouse Road, Easton, with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull, with full military honors. Friends may call Friday, September 12, from 4 to 8 pm in the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home, Main Street and Gorham Place, Trumbull.

 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105, or to your favorite charity.

The Newtown Bee    September 12, 2008