William L. Siegel

William L. Siegel, 85, of South Meriden, passed away December 27, 2022 at MidState Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Beverly (Bernardoni) Siegel.

He was born in Massachusetts, July 21, 1937, a son of the late Oscar and Ella Siegel. As a teenager Bill grew up in East Wallingford with his parents. Bill loved the outdoors, he was an avid fisherman, hunter, and trapper, which provided food for the family, he was also quite the basketball player with the neighborhood Team. His first job was at Caplan’s Market as a bagger while he was in school at Lyman Hall where he graduated and went into the Connecticut National Guard till 1963. He then went to work at International Silver in Wallingford and then Allegheny Ludlum where he was a Union Stewart and retired as a Gas Man after 33 years. He was a parishioner of Holy Angels Church.

Bill was very proud of his son who was a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with South Meriden Fire Department for 37 years and his grandson who is a Firefighter with the City of Meriden for the past 10 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David W. Siegel and Leigh-Ann Beck; his grandson, Bret Siegel (Kelsey); his great grandson, Colton; his brother and sister-in-law, Jay and Leona Siegel; and several nieces and nephews.

Bill’s family will receive relatives and friends in The Yalesville Funeral Home, 386 Main St. (Rte 150), in the Yalesville Section of Wallingford, on Wednesday, January 4th from 4-7pm. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 10:30am in the funeral home. Interment will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden. Gifts in his memory may be sent to the Meriden Humane Society.

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