John Chelednik, Air Force veteran

John Chelednik of Ridgefield, a veteran of the Air Force, died Monday, June 9, at Danbury Hospital. He was 70 years old.
Mr. Chelednik was born in Clymer, Pa., Oct. 26, 1932, son of the late Joseph and Catherine Gaul Chelednik.
He was a U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran.
He is survived by his sisters, Helen Bertalovitz of Ridgefield; Margie Schoonmaker of New Milford; his brothers, Joseph of Lake Worth, Fla.; Edward, Frank, George, Robert and James, all of Danbury, and Rudy, of Ridgefield; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Richard, in 1992.
Services will be held at the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury, on Friday, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the Green Funeral Home on Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Hanahoe Memorial Children’s Clinic, 205 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810.