Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-02


 mother she is survived by q sister and brother Mrs. Charles K. Lester. On Saturday evening the death or | Ora Crocker, widow of Charles Fl. Lester, occurred at her home at IT Hll street, following serious illness of only Week. Mrs. Lester had been l in i'll health for some time, but had only been confined to her bed a little over a week. She was born Aug. }, l 1S44, in this city, the dsughter of 1 Bben and Cordelia Howard Croeker. All of her life had been spent here with the exception of a short period 1 in early life when she made her home
 in Lyme. About 57 years ago in l Norwich she was united in marriage 1 with Charles H. Lester. who died
 about five years ago. Mrs. Lester
 was a member of Trinity Methodist
 church and always took an active in-
 terest in it's affairs although her health had prevented her from at tending during the past few years. She i9 survived by two grandchil-
 dren, Miss Marjorie Darbie of Homo
 lulu and Harold Darbie of this city.
 and brother, James Crocker of New 1 Haven. She also is survived by a
 
 who made her home with Mrs. Lester. ;l Miss Helen M. Baker.
 Following an illness of several
 months. Miss Helen M Baker, twenty Ithree years old died at her home m North street. Saturday evening. She was the only daughter of Mrs Ann Baker. who survives her.
 Miss Baker was a member of St Patrick's parish and graduated from | .f.,4l A.. iof nineteen hundred eleven. She was also 2 graduate Of the Norwich Com
 mercial school and had been employed
 as bookkeeper by J. p Holloway z. Go, for several years. Miss Baker was
 possessed of 2 singula-iy fine nature, ; and the cheerfulness and fortitude
 with which she bore her illness en- : deared hcr the more to her numerous friends. Deepest symnathy is felt for 3 her family in this time of bereave- ment.
 } Edmund N. saumann. = The death of Edmund W. Baumann 6 1 formerly of Norwich, eecIlIred at the
 New Haven hospital New Haven, on
 Thursday. January 29th Mir Baumanr
 was horn in Springfield. Mass. lr
 1857. bu+ lived the greater part of his n /! life in Norwich. He was the son et Nicholas Baumann. the welt krowy  from Springfeld in the early sixties q and established a business on Mai1 n street. which he conducted for many Y years.
 r. Edmund Baumann a4tqnded tho $ niIll1ic schools and the Free Academy It He was for a time associated with hi e father in business, but later onenet n 8 bird store and as a dealer and fan 'f cier became well known. He was al 'e so engaged in the insurance business Ls and was employed for number o 'e years by the Hopkins S. Allen com d panv. Tn 1912 he accepted 8 position
 with the Hendricks conpany of Ney 1t Haven and removed to that city, Dur l. ing the recent war he was enpleye is by the Winchester Repeating Arms a con1narY as clerk ia the tool de7art il pent. He was at the tiIne of his deat " engaged in the same kind of wor h with the New Haven Rivet Co. Nil " Raunann had been sick about tw is months with Rrieht's disease, He le surv'red by his widow and one dsugh Ia ter. Eva Feroles who live in New Ha ,f ven.
 .t Edwin L. Rathhun. d Following a long period of i'll healt h Edwin L. Rathbun died Saturday a l. his home at 24 Bliss place. NJ Ie Rathbun was a nativel of VeluntewI r. being born there July g5, 1S4e. Afte T. living in Volpntown for six years NJ t. Rathbun with his parents moved " Hopeville in the town of Griswol oe where he received his schooling. l. the age of 19 lfe aceepted a positio
 with the Arcadia Manufacturing C.
 of Arcadia, R. l., which he held fQ
 three years, then going to Greene
 vile.
 Here he entered the eF1ploy c q Sa 1ueI Mewry as 4 Tpachinist learn V. ing his trade under the late Rufu m Sfbley. He stayed with Mr. Mowr m for a period of 21 years. leaving [ l. accept a position as machipist wit t. the Allen Spool and Printing Co ar which was then located on Frank1i
 street. After two years with thi
 concern he went to the Palmer Bros
 mills at FitchvilIa as foreman of thei y' machine shop. At the end of tw K years in this capacity he was pro m noted to superintendent of the plan a. which position he filed until 1s1 le when he vas forced to resign owin l- to i'll health. 'S:4 A ef MT. Rathbun was twice married @ his first wife being Miss Rhoda .. Franklin, daughter of John V. an | Phoebe Austin Franklin of Arcadia ss whom he married while employed b y; tho Arcadia Manufacturing Co. lu 1861 One son, the late Frank I iiS Rathbun, was born of this union. Hi |. second wife was. Miss Venella E Ill Frink of Norwich with whom he wa , united in marriage in 1878. I5 I He leaves his wife and one siste G9i G Mrs. S. A. Lewis of Central villag' q, Mr Ratnhln was q man of sterlin i, qualities and one whcse doath q larg - circle of friends viii long mourn.