New Britain herald., 1927-09-30
SIRE AND SON DIE 0N0PP0SITE SIDES 0FEARTH SAME DAY Father of Dr. Fromen Expires in Sweden While Physician Here
 Is Breathing His Last
HUNDREDS AT OBSEQUIES
 FOR RESPECTED SURGEON
Funeral Services at First Lutheran Church This Afternoon Attended by Members of Medical Profes- sion, Hospital Staff, Nurses in Uni form and Kiwanis Club Delegation -Eulogics by Three Clcrgymen.

While funeral services for Dr. Ernst T. Fromen were in progress at the Swedish Lutheran church on Franklin Square this afternoon, in the far-off village of Kalmar, Swed- en, townsfolk were grieved at the death of Capt. W. Theodor Fromen, father Of the deceased surgeon, and laying plans for his funeral.
 Dr. Fromen and his father, the latter 9l years of age. both died Tuesday, each ignorant of the fact that the other lay on his deathbed. News of the elder Fromen's death reached the city through cable gram addressed to Dr. Fromen. The message indicates the sad news was being put on undersea cables at the same time that a similar message of death was being sent in the opposite direction.
 Visited Father Year Ago
 No information of the circum- stances surrounding the death of Capt. Fromen Is contained In the wire but it is the belief of relatives that illness incident to his age caused his demise. Dr, Fromen last saw his father last year when he made a tour of Europe, spending several weeks at his former home in Sweden.
 At II o'clock thls morning at the home at 323 West Main street, pray CTS for the dead were said with Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist of the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. Dr. John F.. Film Swedish Baptist church and Rev. Mauritz Stolpe of New York city, an intimate friend of the fami- ly. leading. Miss Mildred Swanson sang the funeral hymns.
 Hundreds at Church Services
 The body was then taken to the Swedish Lutheran church on Frank lin Square where it was viewed by hundreds of persons while It lay in state.
 At o'clock this afternoon the funeral obsequies were conducted by Drs. Ahlquist, Klingberg and Stolpe. each delivering a short eulo- gy. Drs. Ahlquist and Klingberg In English and Dr. Stolpe in Swedish.
 Virtually the entire membership Britain was present at the services, the doctors meeting at the Knights of Columbus home on Franklin Square and attending church in body.
 The kiwanis club. Of which pr. Fromen was a member and officer, also attended in body as did mem- bers of the New Britain General Hospital Training School for Nurses. The nurses were attired in the blue and white and pink and white uni forms of duty with uniform capes thrown over their shoulders
 Hundred of others who had been with Dr. Fromen in his interests which included finance, educational work. health work, fraternalism and art, made their way into the church edifice and listened to the eulogies.
 The active bearers were David Ohman, Charles Ericsson, Fritz Svensk. Charles Roseen, Andrew Larson and Carl Ringus, the last two named being residents of Hart ford.
 The honorary bearers were:
 Judge R. F. Gaffney, John C. Loomis, H. P. Smith. John J. Me- Briarty and the following phy- sicans: E. w. Pulen, Moses ku- pelian, John Tokarczyk, D. W. O'Connell. Arthur s. Grant, George Flanagan. A. J. Savard. William T, Morrissey. M. w. Maloney, George H. Dalton, George T. Bodley, Joseph H. Walsh, F. c. Enander, N. B. Jaffe. M. l.. Marsh, John Kelly, Peter Fox. l.. w. Rapp. NJ. S. Dunn. Gertrude J. Kinsella, E. J. Dray. John T. Donnelly, Michael kinsela, stephen A. Donnelly, George w. Dunn, William Flanagan, c. J. Hart, ohn T. Purney, Herman Strausser,