Lewellyn H. "Lou" Jandreau

JANDREAU, Lewellyn H. "Lou" Lewellyn "Lou" H. Jandreau, 73, of East Hartford, loving husband of Irma E. (Martin) Jandreau, went to join his son, Terry, and his parents with Our Lord in Heaven, on Friday, (May 29, 2009). Born in St. Francis, ME, on June 9, 1935, a son of the late Hector and Rosé belle (Dubois) Jandreau, he had resided in East Hartford for the past thirty-eight years. Lou was a proud U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Korean War Veterans Association-Connecticut Chapter One, and of the Franco-American War Veterans, Inc. of Bristol. Lou was also a former member of the French Social Circle Club in East Hartford. Prior to his retirement Lou was a welder for many years at the former Manchester Steel Company and most recently at Caron Auto Transport in East Hartford. Lou was a devout Catholic and a long-time faithful communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church in East Hartford. An avid outdoorsman, Lou enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening, as well as being a tremendous woodworker. Lou also loved to travel, especially visiting Maine. Besides his parents, Lou was predeceased by a son, Terry L. Jandreau of Higganum, and a sister, Geraldine Thibodeau of Unionville. Along with his beloved wife, Irma, Lou is survived by a son, Kenny Jandreau and his fiancé, Holly Steiner, of Bloomfield; two daughters, Lori Jandreau and her fiancé, Daniel Quigg, of East Hampton, Lynne Michaud and her husband, Michael, of Andover; three step-children, Debra Sachetti and her husband, Ronald, of Middletown, Daniel Martin and his wife, Karen, of Winslow, ME, Bryan Martin and his wife, Denise, of Farmington; his "sweetheart" mother-in-law, Mary Ann Martin of New Smyrna Beach, FL; four brothers, Harold Jandreau, Ervin Jandreau, Doyle Jandreau, and Val Jandreau all in Maine; five sisters, Anita Thibodeau of East Hartford, Mayvella Thibodeau of Bristol, Verla Berube of Southington, Walteen Soucy and Rhona Pelletier both in Maine; eleven special grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and dear friends. Funeral services will be Tuesda, June 2 at 9 a.m. from the D'ESOPO-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, Cambridge Drive, East Hartford. Burial with military honors will follow at Veterans Memorial Field-Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Monday, June 1, from 4–7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Lou's memory may be made to the Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center, 80 Seymour Street, P.O. Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102. For any on-line expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopo.com.