Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-13
FUNERALS.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Browne

Saturday morning the. funeral of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Browne was held from the
home of her sister, Mrs Andrew Millea-
NO. 1851 Main street, relatives, friends and
neighbors being in attendance. In St
Mary's church at 9 O'Clock, requiem high
mass was sung by the assistant pastor,
Rev. William H. Kennedy. The Gre
gorian music was in charge of Henry J.
La Fontaine, the organist. who also sang
Abide With Me, and following the final
ahsolutfon Joined in the duet with Mrs
Horace F. Corning, Lead, Kindly Light
as the body was borne from the church.
There were choice flowers from relatives
and friends in Norwich and other cities
Burial was in the family plot in St Mary's
cemetery, where the committal services
were read by Father Kennedy The tear
ers We're William Weldon, George<P. No
| Ian, William Healy and EDWARD Collins.
| 1t was a noteworthy fact that the final
services for Miss Browne should have
been held in the Old st. Mary's church,
where five generations of her family have
worshiped and where her father. the late
| William t Browne was active and Nel-
full in the early years of the parish. Even
antedating the organization of the church
| Mr.. Browne assisted the Jesuit priests
from Holy Cross college. Worcester. Mass.
who came to Norwich at intervals to offer
the Holy Sacrifice of the mass for the
scattered Catholics of this section by aid
ing, IN providins suitable arrangements
for their visits, also he was one Of the
promoters Of the church edihce when fin
ally decided upon.
Miss. Browns grandmother worshipped
IN the original st. Mary's church. and the
little son OF her nephew, Master Lawrence
NfIllea, Jr., is in the fifth generation
enrolled in that church n1eu1bership-an
unusual record for Eastern Connecticui
Catholic churches.
Miss Browne had inherited to marked
degree the keen mind and unusually &C
curate memory of her father, whose
. knowledge Of the history of the parish and
the town was frequently defended upon By
persons seeking Information in regard tC
!, early happenings in and about Norwich.
Although Miss Browne had lived 81
quietly, devoted chiefly 10 the interest!
and affairs of her home, nevertheless sh'
exerted a wide influence through her am
liable disposition and her deeds OF clarit
able and neighborly help and the an
: nouncements of her unexpected death call
!. ed forth expressions of sorrow from many
y far beyond the home circle.
: Her fanTfly, long established in thu
n Greeneville section of the-city. is repre-
: scented in public and civic life by her two
v brothers, Edward Browne for years th'
i efficient and well informed city editor o
L the Norwich Ek1eIling Record. and William
T. Browne, a member Of the letter car
h riers' force of Norwich postofffce an,
d we'll known In local musical circles.
r Cyril Belanger
e The funeral of Cyril Belanger was he'll
v from his late home on Main street Balti
8 Saturday morning at $50 High veq',ien
e mass in ST. Marys church at 9 o'clock
" Father O'Brien, Father Belanger am
e. Father Jalbert officiated. There was
e large attendance Of relatives and friend
e present. The bearers were Dona Burque
Il Arthur Lagross, Frank Cludy, Henry La
?. roquA, Henry Cardin and Henry Be5eau
/ Burial was in family lot in ST. Mary
d cemetery George G. Grant had charg
So of the funeral arrangements
re Mrs. John vogeltann.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah I. Voge
= tanz, wife of John Vogeltanz. was hei
- at 2.3O O'Clock Saturday afternoon at IN
~ franklin Street mortuaS parlors Of
- A. eager, Jr. There was a large al
tendance, including relatives and friend
. from New London. Montville and No
- wich The floral tributes were many an
~ beautiful.
"a The services were conducted by Re
- George II. Strouse of Waterford. TT
bearers were Reuben Austin. George
- Edwards, F. Edmund Rogers and HarI
: Howard. Burial was in the family 4
n in Comstock cemetery where Rev. NJ
=, Strouse read a committal service at Il
/, grave.