Putnam patriot., 1917-12-21
Mrs. JuIias Cordier Died Sunday Night
Had Lived m Putnam and Vicinity A
 Years

i Virginia Pepip, wife of Julius Cordi- CT, died al her home on Green street, Sunday night, ai half past ten o'clock, following an illness of several weeks. Death vas due to an affection of the ! liver. Sine was $ years old.
 Mrs Cordier was a fine christian
 woman, loving wife and kind and induIgent molhsr She was esteemed and respected by a large circle of friends and aeq1aintances in Putnam and the Grosvenofdsies where she had lived for the past a4 years, ever since she was fourteen years of age She i was an aellye worker in St. MsTy's parish, attended her religious duties faithfully and was ever ready and willing to help others in times of sor. row or need Her loss will be mourned by large number of people.
 Mrs Cordier was born in St. Mare, Canada, July i0lh, lS39, daughter Of Mr and ars Francis Pepin. When she was fourteen years old she came with her parents to the States, locating in Grosvenordale. After remaining in that villoge for seven years the family removed to Putnam and after two years her parents returned to Canada. Mrs CoTdier remained here.
 In 1880 Mrs. Cordier was married at St. Joseph's church, North Grosvenor- ,5 of police of thesPutnam police force, and one of the eity's leading French Cana dian citizens Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Mary Louise, wife of Joseph Gandreeu, Putnam; Doris, living at home, Frank II. and Arthur of Putnam; Joseph, now with the expeditionary forces in France, ,and Alferie. in the c. D. service stationed at Camp Dix, N. J. She also leaves five brothers, William, St. Marc; Ul- ric, Montreal; Francis, East Syracuse, N. Y; Gaspnrd. New Bedford; and Nazaire of Danieson.
 Mrs. Cofdier was A member Of the St. Anne Society, Conseil Ia Concorde, Union St Jean Baptiste Society, and Society of the Stations of the Gross. A coincidence in the death of Mrs. Cordier that she died December 18th, and that on December 10th, year ago her father died; she was buried on the 18th and her father was buried on the same date last year and she went to Canada to attend the funeral
 The funeral was held at St Mary's church, Wednesday morning al nine o'clock Rev. Charles f. Bedard cele brated the requiem high mass, Rev. Anslem Mayotte acting as deacon and Rev. Adrian Dykemnn as sub deacon. The bearers were Alfred Bonneville, Koch Thibeault of Woousocket, John Kane, William Montville, Edmund Auger and Ernest Bousquet.
 Five members of the Counceil Ln- Concorde, President, Mrs. Charles Tetreault, Vice President, Mrs. Jos eph Brousseau, Mrs. Wm. Jolly, Mrs. Francois Maynard, Mrs Napoleon Benoil, acted as honorory bearers and members of the St. Anne Society offered prayers in the vestibulei of the church as the casket was being taken out.
 The singing was by quaftette com posed of Joseph Rivard, lOVilla Guer- tin, Hercules Eredette and Fred Gag non Just before the casket was re. moved from the church Mr. Guertin sang, "Charityn There WAS pro fusion of beautiful flowers.
 Among the out of town guests who attended the funeral were: MT. and Mrs. Gaspard repin aud son Malcolm, New Bedford; Miss Alice Archam- beault and mother, Willimantic; Mrs. George Burt, New Haven; Mrs. Ida McMorin, New London; Mr. and Mrs. Rock Thibeault, oonsocket; MT. and Mrs. Naxaire Pepin and son Peter, Miss Laurel James, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian St, Germaine, Mrs. Henry Bernier, and Mir. and Mrs. Joseph St. Ger maine, all of anielSon, and a large number of friends from North Grosve. nordale.