Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-04-04
OBITUARY
Charles III. Lestpr

Relatives here have received word Of
the death of gharles H. Lester las. Fri
day at his home in Previdenes Mr. Les
to- lived in Norwich ove- twenty years
and was employed by Lester !: Wssiey,
in which his cousin: the ia.e Daniel IS.
1.estef, vas one of the partners lie had
lived in Providence since leaving Nor
WITCH. He was born in NjrSi,l about 10
years ego.
Mr. Lester married Ella Collins Of Cen
trail Village. who survives. He also leaves
his sister; Mrs Edwin II. keEnedy of
Central Village.
Charles L. Avery.
Charles L. Avery died suddenly Sat
| urday afternoon at his home in Gorton
street. New London from an acute at
tack Of kidney trouble. Mr. Avery was
! for IA years employed as patternmaker
for the Baa5eock Printing Press company,
| ending his service in that capacity last
| May. He was a. graduate Of Buckley
school, class Of 'ST, and ne married Miss
| Gertrude Ryley Jan. /. 1892. He was a
| member of the First Baptist church and
financial secretary of the New England
Order of Protection.
| Besides his wife he is survived by his
father, c. P. Avery of waterbury, and
two sisters Miss Isabel Avery and Mrs.
Louis Goddard.
Mrs. Edward Harris.
Word has been received here Of the
recent death in a hospital in Boston OF
Mrs. Eyy Ordway Harris, wife Of Ed!
ward Harris Of Salem. this state Mrs
Harris father was pastor Of the Salem
Congregational church for several years
and he owned the house on Salem street
now known as the Jones place.
Mrs. Ezra t. watrous.
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Watrous. widow o.
Ezra T. Watrous. died on Sunday at he
home in Williams street. New London
She was a native Of Waterford but sh
| had been for many years a resident o
New London. She is survived by tw'
sens, Henry l.. and L. Lester Watrous
and a sister, Mrs. Keeney. Mrs. Watrou
was a member of the First Baptis
church.
John H. MInson.
John H Minson died at O'Clock Sat
, urday night at his home in Cohanzit
Waterford. Mr.. Mihson had been seri
ousfy iii about a week, having bee
stricken by paralysis a week ago Sun
day.
Mr.. Minson had been a resident G
Cohanzie for about AZ years. He wa
born in New London Nov 2, 1910, tn
i
,, and was in his SD year. He was
marine engineer by profession, and fo
some "a years was connected with tn
; | Roosevelt hospital estate in New Yor
, city as an engineer.
Four children survive him, includin
| three daughters, Mrs. Dexter L. DAME
, | and Mrs. Abbie NJ. Churchill of Cohar
l zie and Mrs. Frank Coffin of Florida. an
one son, Frederick w. Mlnson of Mon
Vile. His wife, who was formerly Nil
Sophie Roedel of New York city, die
some six years ago.
Mr.. Minson was a member OF Unio
lodge. No. 81, A F. and A. NJ. of Ne
London. He was affiliated with the NJ;
: rine Engineers association and was {,
I more than ~ years a member OF II
Huntington Street Baptist church Of Ne
London.
: Frank Hampstead.
= Frank HemT,stead of waterford dil
Saturday at his residence on the Plea
d ure Beach road. He had been I'll Wi
: pneumonia for the past ten days. VI
e Hampstead had been employed for Isl
e time as superintendent of the Gardn
e estate at Great Neck but relinuuish,
his duties about three years ago becau
: of failing health. He then took up h
e residence at the Brooks place on Il
d Pleasure Beach road. Mr.. Hempste;
n was IS years of age and had lived pra
e tically all of his life in the town
L Waterford. He Is survived by two 81
: ters, Mrs, Eunice Perkins and Mrs. Al
n Geer, and by two brothers. William al
It George Hampstead. all Of whom are Ii
d ing in Groton.
He was member of the First Bapti
q church Of Waterford and of the waite
t ford lodge of the A o. U: W.