Walter Pinchuk, age 90, of Ansonia, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in his home with his loving family by his side. He was the devoted wife of the late Laretta (Lori) Cooper Pinchuk.
Mr. Pinchuk, son of the late Alexander and Mary (Zairuk) Pinchuk, was born in Shelton on September 8,1925, and he lived in Ansonia most of his life. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was among the first recruits to open New Sampson Training Station. He went to Purdue University Naval Electrical School, assigned to Destroyer Escort USS Bull commissioned during WWII, escorting three convoys to Europe. The USS Bull was later converted to an APD, and embarked Underwater Demolition Team-14 (UDT-14) to the invasion of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Following WWII, Mr. Pinchuk remained in the Reserves and he was recalled for the Korean Conflict.
He was a longtime employee of the former B.F. Goodrich Company and retired from Owens Illinois in 1987. He was a member of the Sutter-Terlizzi American Legion Post #16 of Shelton, the American-Russian Citizens Club of Shelton, and the Ansonia Senior Center.He is the beloved father of Terre Lynne Pahlsson and her husband James, W. Todd Pinchuk and his wife Kimberly, and the late Timothy Pinchuk. He adored his grandchildren Scott, Craig, and Tori, and also leaves several nieces and nephews. Besides his wife and son Timothy, he is predeceased by two brothers, Harry and James Pinchuk, and three sisters, Irene Ley, Stella Akins, and Ann Morgan.
Friends may greet his family on Sunday from 2 to 4 PM in the Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Road, Shelton. On Monday a funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 11:00 AM. Burial with full military honors will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Shelton.
Online condolences can be offered at www.riverviewfh.com.
