Edward L. Wildman, Sr

Edward L. Wildman, Sr, 80, of 85 New Road, Southbury, died January 10 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the widower of Frances (Oberstadt) Wildman.

He was the brother of Florence Coddington of Newtown.

Mr Wildman was born February 2, 1919 in Bridgeport, son of the late Starr and Augusta (Bedat) Wildman. He served with the US Navy in the Pacific Theater aboard the light cruiser Phoenix as a radar seaman in World War II. Mr Wildman was a master mason having his own mason and plastering business for many years in the Southbury-Newtown area. He was general foreman at French Tube/Naranda Copper Tubing in Newtown for many years. Upon his retirement, he went to work for his sons at Bill Wildman Floor Covering Inc in Waterbury as warehouse manager. He was a former member of the Danbury Elks. He enjoyed his family, his garden, bingo, penny ante, and the lottery, having been a contestant on the Connecticut Rainbow Jackpot in 1984.

He is survived by two sons, Edward L. Wildman, Jr of Southbury and William R. Wildman, Sr of Waterbury; a daughter, Marjorie (Wildman) Mitchell of Southbury; a brother, Donald Wildman of Groton; three other sisters, Ida Peterson of Bridgeport, Alice Rutan of St Petersburg, Fla. and Jean Barna of Bethel; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by a brother, Clarence Wildman, and a sister, Ruth Stevens.

Funeral services were held January 13 at the South Britain_Congregational Church. Burial was in Beaverdale Memorial Park in Hamden.

The Southbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere, 235 Main Street North, Route 6, was in charge of arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Watertown Visiting Nurses, Hospice, 27 Princeton Road, Watertown, CT 06795 or to the Southbury Volunteer Ambulance Association, PO Box 1002, Southbury, CT 06488.

The Newtown Bee         January 14, 2000