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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1952
Page
17
Henry Arnold, 49, of 63 High Street, died Thursday at S&J Vincent's Hospital. Funeral services are set for today at 2 p.m. at M. McDonald Isaac Jr. Funeral Home, 985 Stratford Avenue, with burial in Park Cemetery.
Joseph J. Dugas 60 of 470 Sherwood Place Stratford died Saturday at home after a 41 year career as a research engineer at Acme Shear Company retiring in 1951. Services today begin 8:15 a.m. at Charles T. Pistey and Son Funeral Home 255 Barnum Avenue with a solemn high Mass at 9 a.m. in St James Church Stratford. Burial follows at St Michael's Cemetery.
Theodore W. Schwing of 154 Lindley Street and Bruner Ritter Inc. died Thursday at St Vincent's Hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 9 a.m. at M. J. Gannon Funeral Home, 515 Washington Avenue, with burial in St Michael's Cemetery.
Leo Linder sixty of Lenox avenue died Thursday at St Vincent's hospital. Services were held yesterday at Gordon Memorial home in New York City. Burial followed at Beth David cemetery in Long Island.
Milford area deaths listed May 22 to May 27 1952 include Ellen B Achtmeyer widow of William Achtmeyer of 230 Gulf St Milford Henry Arnold of 63 High St Milford Maurice H Ryde 56 Jane St Henry E Bishop Son funeral home Milford services May 27 Giovanni Palite Devon Stratford interments St Michael's cemetery and Holy Rosary Church noted plus Pappas Palito Dugas scans and memorials for local families in Stratford Milford Bridgeport Newtown and Manchester hospitals with funeral homes George J Smith & Son M McDonald Isaac Jr and Frank Polke & Son named mourners and cemetery placements
A fragmented OCR item mentions a date in May and an event on Thursday. Details are incomplete, with unclear names or places.
Card of thanks from the family of Adam Morar Gymnatiat on, Beers t. Peter and Paul Church, for the love and sympathy shown by friends and relatives. Gratitude extended to the church choir and floral and spiritual donors at the banquet. Mere. Anna Fedus and family.
The family of Michael A. Réehancik expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during the loss of husband and father. Special appreciation goes to Mayer McLevy Chief Harden the Bride Fire Dept St John’s Nep and Branch Catholic Sokol Society and all donors of spiritual support.
Services for 50 year old Mrs Johanna O Brien Thompson widow of Edward J Thompson from 65 Overland Avenue take place today. A Mass of requiem at St Patrick's Church follows a 9:30 a.m. service at M J Gannon Funeral Home with burial in St Michael's Cemetery.
Maurice H Kyde aged 61 of 56 Jane street employed by United Illuminating died Saturday after a yearlong illness. Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Henry E Bishop and Son funeral home 1139 Fairfield avenue with Rev Viggo M Hansen of Our Saviour's Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery.
Simon Pappas of 492 West Taft Avenue died Thursday from a heart ailment while visiting Charles Taft at 1123 North Avenue. Services start at 1:30 p.m. at Frank Polke and Son Funeral Home, 1546 Fairfield Avenue, with 2 p.m. rites at St. George's Albanian Orthodox Church. Burial follows in Lakeview Cemetery.
George W Dicken son 63 of 159 Main Street Norwalk collapsed and died Friday at work at the Bridgeport Brass plant on Hou satonic Avenue. Funeral services will be held today at William H Clark funeral home Katonah New York with burial at Ivandell Cemetery Somer New York.
Mrs Jane Unwin widow of Fredrick Unwin of Judd road died at Stratford Convalescent hospital. Services Wednesday at 9 15 a m Henry E Bishop and Son funeral home Bridgeport and 10 a m at St Stephen church Stepney with a requiem Mass. Burial in St Michaels cemetery Stratford. Survived by three daughters Catherine Grindrod Stepney Mabel Kenney Livingston NJ Mary Jane Raucci Bridgeport two sons Fredrick J Unwin Stepney Harry F Unwin Bridgeport and sister Mary K Munson Bridgeport.
Monroe remembers the Rev George Stockwell a retired Episcopal clergyman who died Saturday. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at 10 am at St Peter’s Episcopal Church with Rev John Porter officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot at Park Street Cemetery Florence Massachusetts with Bishop William A Lawrence presiding.
Daniel M. Santo a 32 year old World War II veteran of 3 Yankee Doodlecourt Norwalk died Wednesday in Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital Bronx New York. Services are Monday at 8:30 am in Collins Funeral Home 92 East Avenue and at 9 am in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle. Burial will be in St Johns Cemetery.
Mrs. B Frances Montgomery 82 widow of Thomas Montgomery of Norwalk dies Friday. Services set for Monday at 8:30 a.m. at Magner funeral home 12 Mott avenue and 9 a.m. at St Marys church with burial in St Marys cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Nellie McCallin and a niece and two nephews in Springfield Mass.
Military services are planned for Loren C. Robinson of Miami Florida formerly of Spencer Street Walnut Beach who was killed in a plane crash last Tuesday. The services will be held Monday at 2 p m at the George Je Smith funeral home 135 Broad Street Milford with burial in Milford cemetery.
Edward Harvey Tompkins 81 former New Milford resident died Friday in Newtown. Services set for Monday at 11 am at Lillis Funeral Home Elm Street with Rev Oscar Weber officiating. Burial in West Meeting House Cemetery Merryall district.
Mrs Ellen Bernhardina Johanson Achtmeyer 67 of 230 Gulf Street died Saturday in Bridgeport Hospital after a stay since April 20 Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 PM at the George J Smith Funeral Home 135 Broad Street Milford with Captain Francis Lee Albert officiating Burial will be in Orange Cemetery
Mrs Honora E McLaren 72 of 40 Wilbur Avenue died Friday in Milford Hospital. Services set for Monday at 9 a.m. at George J Smith and Son Funeral Home 135 Broad Street followed by a solemn high Mass of Requiem at 9 30 a.m. in St Marys Church. Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery.
AVCO Manufacturing division will award a trophy to the Cub Pack with the highest parade registration. Frederick A. Young notes the award, with William Pound handling presentation. Parade Friday at 2 pm. grand marshal Hugh A. Hoyt to discuss final preparations tonight at 8 in the Municipal building. Also notes real estate deeds filed with Town Clerk W. Howard Wilcoxson.
Mrs. Mary Carrigan Scanlon R N of 2 Readstreet New Haven wife of Thomas T Scanlon former supervisor of nurses at St Raphael s hospital New Haven died yesterday in Manchester Memorial hospital She was born in Bridgeport graduated from St Vincent s Hospital School of Nursing and served as nurse supervisor at St Raphael s until six months ago She is survived by husband mother sister and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set at Sacred Heart church with burial in St Michael s cemetery
The Rev Edward M Chapman aged 89 longtime clergyman and author died early today at Lawrence and Memorial hospitals in New London He was born in Old Saybrook a Yale graduate 1884 and 1890 He served in several cities including Rochester Worcester St Johnsbury Detroit and Old Lyme and helped rebuild a famed church in 1907 President Wilson gave a dedicatory address at the new church Chapman lectured in Biblical literature at Connecticut College for Women and taught on preaching staffs at Yale and Princeton He was Connecticut delegate in 1913 to study rural cooperation in Europe and long served in the Society of Colonial Wars as Connecticut chapter historian.
Vincent Ackerman Judson aged 97 of Flanders road died Friday at home. Funeral services were conducted yesterday at Munson funeral home by Rev. Dale F. Griffin, with burial in New North Cemetery.
John H. Beach 63 died Saturday at his Shelton home. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bishop funeral home 1139 S Fairfield Ave Bridgeport. Rev Frank J Coleman of Christ Episcopal Church to officiate.
Harry Shanks Sr. 68 a long time resident and Robertson Bleachery employee died Friday at New Milford hospital. Funeral services held today at Lillis funeral home with Rev John P Cuyler officiating. Burial planned in Center Cemetery.
Mrs Charlotte M Reynolds widow of E Jay R Reynolds died Friday at St Anthonys Hospital St Petersburg after eight weeks illness. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Norwalk Methodist Church with Rev W Wesley Williams and Rev George B Tompkins officiating. Burial in Riverside cemetery. Raymond funeral home open 7 to 9 pm Monday.
Old Timers of the Stratford American Legion drum and bugle corps will join in the Memorial Day parade Friday. P George Moore, president of the Old Timers association, announced the event set for 1 30 p m with dress in Legion uniform and white caps. The unit will march behind the Legion corps. Building inspector A Bruce Show reports permits issued to James Lattrice Barnum avenue restaurant addition 10000 Emery Horn Surf avenue tool shop 7500 O G Soblofski Pleasantview avenue garage 500 J E Sparling Knollwood drive alterations 650 M P French Yale street alterations 700.
William D Arcy and O 8 Solo Monson lead reservations for Exchange Club Ladies Night on Wednesday at 6 30 p m in Spadas Blue Goose Inn Dinner follows with card games and an entertainment program. Stratford Special Police association to meet at 8 tonight in the Municipal building Secretary Edward Harrigan announces address by Chief Patrick J Flanagan and Captain John Geary.
William Kinball to be installed as master counselor of Stratford chapter Order of DeMolay at 7:30 p m in the Masonic temple. Retiring master counselor Alvin C Burt Jr will install him. other officers include William Couburn senior counselor and David W Dunbar junior counselor. CD heads meet at CD headquarters old town hall Thursday at 7:30 p m, Albert M Pickus announces.
Preliminary plans are made for a September reunion of the high school class of 1927. Committee members include Eleanor Coughlin Trevethan Ella Merwin Blatchley Edith Motil Leavenworth and Ellen Ahearn Armstrong. Members out of town will be invited by contacting committee members. The Lordship Improvement Association will meet Thursday at 8 30 p m in Fathers club hall with Irene Geer president announcing summer activities will be discussed.
Milford May 25 Giovanni Pulito a retired jeweler of Devon died today in Restmore hospital Stratford at 8 15 a m. Funeral services will be held at Spadaccino funeral home Bridgeport at 7 30 but 9 oclock Mass at Holy Rosary Church Bridgeport Burial in St Michael s cemetery Stratford Born in Taranto Italy he lived in Devon 34 years He leaves wife Anna Colucci Pulito two sons Frank of Fairfield and Libero of Trumbull two daughters Ann of Devon and Cedric Latier of New York City three brothers Frank and Martino of Hartford and the Right Rev Giuseppe of Italy a sister Martinella Pulito of Italy and 10 grandchildren.
Peter B. Tuska, 25, of 117 Black Rock avenue, was arrested by Fairfield Patrolman Stephen F. Lasko on charges of driving while intoxicated and evading responsibility after a collision on the Post road near Reef road. His car struck a parked vehicle owned by Robert Lockwood, and he was captured by Bridgeport police two minutes later. Released on a $500 bond, he faces arraignment in Fairfield town court June 2.
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