Obituary of George Paul

PAUL- George A. Paul, age 85, of Colchester, formerly of Fairfield, died November 25, 2008 in the CT Hospice, Branford. He was the son of the late William and Julia Paul, whom he loved very much. Mr. Paul was a US Navy Veteran of WWII where he served as a corpsman in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946 and the Korean War from 1951 to 1952. He was a life member of the VFW Oakville Post and the Stratford American Legion. Mr. Paul was a Mason for 50 years and a member of the Ashlar Lodge where he served as Master in 1960. Mr. Paul worked for Loehman Chevrolet, Waterbury, for 36 years, before retiring as sales manager. He was the husband of 50 years to the late Madalen Mary Berard Paul; they resided together in their Davis Rd. home in Fairfield for 40 years. Mr. Paul is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Loretta Berard of Tupper Lake, NY, nine nieces, two nephews and many great nieces and nephews. George was a wonderful uncle and he will be sadly missed by his family. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 9:15 AM from the Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Rocco Florenza in the Anglican Church of the Resurrection, 6 Church St., Ansonia at 10:30 AM. Interment with Military Honors will directly follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia. Family and friends may call on Saturday from 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM, prior to Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405. On line condolences may be made at www.wakeleememorial.com.