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- Belleville Telescope
June 19, 1997
Emery Breault, son of Henry and Ida Hamel Breault, was born April 23. 1920, Clyde, Kansas, and died June 13, 1997, at Wesley Medical Center, at the age of 77 years.
He attended rural schools near Clyde, Kansas.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II serving in Italy. He was in the Field Infantry reaching the rank of Sergeant. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals. Upon returning from Europe, he worked on a farm, drove for Rite-Way Laundry, baker for Gillans Bakery, and for 25 years worked as a custodian and bus driver at the Concordia Junior-Senior High School.
He was united in marriage to Doris M. Press on August 9, 1942, at Muskogee, Oklahoma.
He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #588, both of Concordia, and the U.S. Army 88th Division 337th Field Artillery "Blue-Devils."
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Nolan Breault, two sisters, Adeline Newton and Della Boyer.
He is survived by his wife, Doris of Concordia, Kansas; two daughters, Patricia Sleffel of Concordia, Kansas and Therese Sisler of Holmesville, Nebraska; a son, Charles Breault of Kennedale, Texas; two sisters; Margaret Mendar and Marceline "Dolly" Blochlinger both of Concordia, Kansas; five grandchildren, and one step-grandchild.
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