MONROE, CONN Uno J. Hautala of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday April 28, 2009 in Shelton Lakes Health Care Center. He was 85 years of age. He was the husband of the late Salli Elisa Hautala. Born in Finland on June 24, 1923, he was the son of the late Tuomas and Johanna (Kauppila) Hautala. Uno served as a construction foreman and did shipbuilding in Finland after serving two years on the front lines in the Finnish Army from 1942 to 1944. After arriving in the States via Canada in 1953, Uno owned a construction business for over twenty-five years. He subsequently joined Sharp Contractors, Inc. of Norwalk as a carpenter for over twenty-two years. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Darien. He is survived by his two sons, Eino Hautala of Monroe, CT and David Hautala of Grand Rapids, MI; a daughter, Seija K. Hautala of Monroe; a brother, Toivo Hautala of Shelton; a sister Hilja Martysaari of Portom, Finland and seven grandchildren. Preceded in death was his son, Alho Hautala. Uno's family will receive friends on Monday, May 4, 2009 in Norwalk's Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 5 East Wall Street from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in the funeral parlor at 11:00AM. Interment will follow in Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport.
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