Walter Veillette Jr.

Veillette, Jr., Walter E..
Walter E. Veillette Jr., age 86, of Shelton peacefully entered into rest on Sunday, September 27, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of the late Natalie (Limbert) Veillette. Walter was born in Waterbury on February 10, 1929, son of the late Walter E. Veillette Sr. and Harriett (Slason) Veillette. He first moved to Bridgeport and then made his homestead in Shelton for 49 years. Walter served in the US Army and married his beloved wife at Fort Dix, Kentucky. He retired from A&P Tea Co. after serving 47 years in many A&P locations. After retirement he worked part time at the Main Street Deli in Stratford. Walter was a parishioner of the St. Margaret Mary Church in Shelton where he was a member of the Church choir and the Men's League. He volunteered Tuesday evenings at Church Bingo, where the Ladies Guild adored him. He was a past member of the Catholic War Veterans Post 1250 of Bridgeport. Walter was an avid duck pin bowler, participating in the St. Ambrose Bowling League at Bridgeport and Stratford Duckpin Lanes for many years. He graduated from Harding High School Class of "1948", and attended as many class reunions as possible. He was also an EMT at the Echo Hose Ambulance Corps in Shelton. Walter loved his family, friends, bowling, singing and dancing. It was always his nature to be clowning around and making people laugh.
He is the beloved father of William J. Veillette and his wife Joanne Elizabeth A. Veillete and her husband Kenneth Sears , Edward T Veillette and his wife Shirley, Sandra L Veillette and her husband Raymond Rochon , and Walter E Veillette III and his wife Evelyn Allen. He also leaves behind cherished grandchildren, Jennifer Day, Shaun Murace, Jay Veillette, Daniel Sears, Keli Veillette, Kyle Veillette, Stephanie Sears, Justin Rochon, Brittney LaPiccrella, and Amber Ruggiero, several great grandchildren, two sisters, Bernice Donovan, Alice Wolfe, brother-in-law Daniel Limbert, and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Howard W. Veillette Sr.
Friends may greet the family at the Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Road, Shelton, on Wednesday from 3 to 7 PM. His procession will leave the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at St. Margaret Mary Church. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Shelton.
Donations in Walter's memory can be made to Echo Hose Ambulance Corps, PO BOX 213, Shelton and St. Margaret Mary Church, 50 Donovan Lane, Shelton, CT 06484. Offer condolences online at www.riverviewfh.com.