At his home, March 10, 2003, Jerome C. Sills, Sr., 63, of Park Ln., Woodbridge, father of Jerome C. Sills, Jr., of Springfield, MA, brother of Ranaye Hawley of New Haven, Joseph C. Sills of Meriden and grandfather of Jerome Osiris Sills of Springfield, MA. He was born in New Haven, Feb. 10, 1940 a son of the late Joseph and Lorraine Drake Sills. He was a tool and die maker for the former Geometric Tool Co. of New Haven for 25 years. He was a member of the Machinists and Aero Space Union and Connecticut Alliance of Native Americans. Funeral service Monday, March 17 at 10 a.m. at BEECHER & BENNETT TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, 410 Campbell Ave., West Haven. Interment in Eastside Cemetery, Woodbridge. Friends may call Sunday from 5 - 8 p.m.