Neil Coppola, World War II veteran

Neil S. Coppola Sr. of Christopher Road, a veteran and longtime Ridgefielder, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at Hancock Hall, Danbury. He was 82 years old and the husband of the late Audrey Waeber Coppola,
Mr. Coppola was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 14, 1920, a son of the late Salvatore and Molly Coppola. He attended New York schools and graduated from Brooklyn College with a degree in aeronautical aerospace engineering.
He was a World War II U.S. naval veteran and a semi-retired electromechanical engineer.
A resident of Ridgefield since 1962, Mr. Coppola was a member of the Ramapoo Pistol and Rifle Club and the Mamanasco Lake Park Association.
He is survived by two sons, Rick and his wife Debbie of Watertown, and Neil Jr. and his wife Roseanne of Brookfield; a daughter, Carol Mazza and her husband Jerry of Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.; a sister, Gloria Chiarello of Hampton, N.Y.; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
The Kane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.