John Frulla, Pearl Harbor survivor

John “Jack” Frulla, a Ridgefield native who survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Milford Hospital. He was 81 years old and had lived in Monroe most of his life.
Mr. Frulla was born on Ramapoo Road, a son of Peter and Theresa Petroni Frulla. He attended schools here and joined the Army in the late 1930s.
He was stationed at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 6, 1941, when the Japanese attack killed more than 2,300 soldiers, sailors and civilians. He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Group.
After the war, Mr. Frulla settled in Monroe where he was a self-employed building contractor. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a lifetime member of the Newtown Country Club.
Survivors include a son, Frank Frulla of Monroe; two daughters Cora “Cookie” Graham of Bethel and Theresa Eigenbrodt of Bridgeport; a brother, Peter Frulla of Ridgefield; four grandchildren, Heather, Christopher and Jennifer Graham, and Jessica Nehez; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Eugene and George Frulla, and a sister, Dina Mary Frulla, died before him.
Services will be held on Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the Lesko-Miner Funeral Home, 155 Main Street (Route 25) Monroe and 10:30 a.m. at St. Jude Church. Burial will be in Monroe Center Cemetery, with full military honors.
Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.
Contributions in his memory may be made to: The National W.W.II Memorial, c/o American Battle Monuments Commission, PO Box 96766, Washington, DC 20090-6766.