Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-11
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Joseph Rcderick.

Elsie Lee Sylvia. wife of Joseph Rod erick, died at o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. Antoine Sylvia, No. 135 Eliza1eth street, following a long Ill., ness. Death was due to a complica tion of diseases. In less than three months the three children of Mrs. Roderick died, the first, a son, Joseph, aged four months twelve days, dying i of convulsions on January 19; | daughter, Airline, aged three years five months, on March 9. whose death was due to whooping cough; and a daugh ter, Marion, aged five years one month l 2l days, on April ,. whose death was | due to peritonitis.
 Mrs. Roderick was born in this city and was the daughter of Antoine and Martha Bently Sylvia. She always l resided in Norwich and was married here to Mir. Roderick, who was a la borer. The deceased was q years four months p days old She leaves her husband. her parents, and two sis 1 ters.
 Mrs. Elias E. Myers.
 Anna E. Brown, widow of Elias E. Myers died at 2.15 o'clock Wednesday | afternoon at the home of her daugh- l ter, Mrs. William A. Wells No. 5 | Wocdmansee avenue. Four and a half 1 years ago she suffered shock, from which she failed to recover. Since that time she has endured much suffering, which she bore with Christian patience and fortitude.
 She was born in Griswold August %, 1899, and was the daughter of Den nison and Lucy Brown. The family removed to Ledyard, where she was married in 1855 to Elias k. Myers. MT. and Mrs. Myers resided at Preston City for a time, but for the last forty years the latter has made her home in this city. She lived with her daugh- ters, Mrs. Wells, for twenty five years previous to her death Mir Myers was a farmer by occupation. He enlisted
 at the outbreak of the civil war in Company D, Twenty sixth C. V. He
 served under Butler in Louisiana. While at New Orleans he contracted camp fever, which caused his death.
 Mrs Myers was q member of the
 Baptist church of Preston City during
 her residence there, and on coming to Norwich joined the Central Baptist
 church, of which she was a member for forty years, up to the time of her death. She was a woman whose in-
 terests centered in her family and her life was devoted to making her home
 T happy one. Her death is the source of deep sorrow to all who knew her
 She leaves one daughter, Mrs. w, A.
 Wells, and a sister. Mrs. Henry E
 Haskell, of Norwich.
 ! Patrick J. CafFrey.
 Patrick J. Caffrey passed away on
 April g. at his home in Terre Haute
 Ind, at the age of forty years. Death
 was due to pneumonia following a
 short illness.
 MT. Caffrey was born in Norwich
 the son of the late Patrick CaffreI and Mrs. Mary Ann Caffrey He pass ed the greater part of his life at BeaT Hill, being employed in the Clinton mills for many years. He located 1T
 Terre Haute about four years ago
 and was manager of a large restau- rant for a time. He was employed l in the Eagles home in Terre Haute for some ume being a member of tha
 order. Mr.Caffrey had made severa ? visits to Norwich, his last being mad, . in July of last year. He is survived , by his mother and a brother, James J , Caffrey, both of whom reside at IS. Sturtevant street, Bean Hill. He alst leaves other relatives. The body vii be brought here.
 MT. Caftrey was industrious and O good habits. He was loving and faith ful as son and brother and is 5indl! l remembered by his Norwich friends Capt. w. A. Sears.
 3 Capt. William A. Sears of Fisher } Island died at 1 a. m. Wednesday iron paralysis. He was born in Hackensac ca
 N, J., on June 3. 1864 His parents both of whom live in the house wher
 he died, are Allison and Margare (Birgingham) Sears. MT. Sears wen
 to the island 30 years ago and worke $ for two years in the brickyard Afte 3 1 that he went fishing. For 10 years Il was mate and purser of steamer Mum s natawket, going on the steamer whe s she was new with Captain Nash.
 In this capacity MT. Sears was bes
 known. He was so popular under tn l l name of Billy that many of the sum 2 ! mer residents hardly knew his faml - name As an officer of the steamer h ! did errands for them, was genial an obliging. For the last two years h had been master of Mrs. R. NJ. Linder mans power launch Sporty H. Cap I tain Sears vas the sixth Of eight chil dren. Surviving are Raymond of Re Hook, N. J., George of Montauk Poin Emory and Lafayette, who live on tn island. His wife was Miss Elizabet