Joseph P. Siok

Joseph P. Siok, 86, of Newtown, son of the late Marcel and Mary Siok of Housatonic, Mass., died peacefully at Harborside Glen Hill on November 12. He was born in great Barrington, Mass., on April 30, 1917.

Mr Siok was a graduate of Great Barrington Searles High School and the Berkshire Business School in Pittsfield, Mass.

He worked for the New Haven Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, and Conrail, retiring in 1981 after 40 years of service as area manager-field terminals, northeast region.

He received the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal after serving in the US Army with the 728th Railroad Battalion. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns.

He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 8183, Housatonic, Mass., 728th ROB Indianapolis, Ind., and the 2nd MRS Chicago, Ill.

Throughout his many years of retirement, Mr Siok was an avid golfer and so enjoyed the accomplishments of his grandchildren and then the great-grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Aleacia Garvansites, formerly from Hudson, N.Y.; daughters, Jo-Ann Nachajski and her husband, Richard, of Springfield, Va., and Patricia Tallman and her husband, Rev Preston Tallman; three grandchildren, Stephen Parzuchowski and wife, Linda, of Roxbury, Jennifer Lewis and husband, Jordon, of Centreville, Va., and Becky Linster and her husband, Brian, of Danbury. There are ten great-grandchildren, Michelle, Kevin, and Nichole Parzuchowski; Bristol and Ma      llory Lewis; and Matthew, Tyler, Caren, Marissa, and Rachael Linster.

He is also survived by a sister, Victorian Coleman of Atlanta, Ga.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church, Cottage Street, Danbury on November 15. Burial was in St Bridgette Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 12 Cottage Street, Danbury, CT 06810.

The Newtown Bee     November 21, 2003