• Date Of Birth: June 17, 1927
  • Date Of Death: September 18, 2009
  • State: Connecticut

Daniel Joseph Dodge, age 82, of Milford, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully September 18, 2009 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford.  He was predeceased by his loving wife Jane Mitchum Dodge.  Daniel was born on June 17, 1927 to the late Harry and Margaret Sheehan Dodge in Bridgeport, Connecticut and attended Harding High School where he played football.  He served his country in the Navy in the South Pacific as a Fireman First Class on the USS Stadfeld (DE-29) during WWII and was awarded the Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal, and the American Theater Medal.  He was a member of the VFW Post #7788 and American Legion. He was a long time resident of Milford where he and his wife Jane owned the Fort Trumbull Bakery and Delicatessen, better known as ‘The Pink Bakery’.

 

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