Putnam patriot., 1929-01-24
ALPHONSE DUPRE SIR.
 DIES IN HIS SLEEP
Had Lived In Putnam 3s Years. Funeral This Morning at
 Nine O'Clock
Was Last of I4 Children and Father
 of IA Children

Alphonse Dupre. sr.. for thirty. eight years a resident of Putnam, died peacefully in his sleep. during the ear ! ly hours of Monday morning. He was ! in his seventy-uiath year.
 Mir. Dupre's death was sudden and unexpected. He attended nine o'clock mass Sunday morning and was in ex- eeIlent spirits during the day. He en- loved to the fullest the company around him, spending a part of the af- ternoon playing cards at hts home with friends He had not complained oi i feeling iiI up to the time he went to | bed. While he was suffering some what from the infirmitles of adyanc- | ing years. he was in his usual health with no thought that death was near Nor was there anything in his eondi- ,ion to appraise members of the fam ] ilv that he was soon to be taken away ] He had never seemed in better health than Sunday afternoon.
 When her father i not appear m the morning his daughter. Miss lseona Dupre. went into the bedroom. She saw him lying in bed and as he ap- peaFed Co he sleeping peacefully she left the room. Later, as he still did not appear, she returned Co his room and dil covered that he was dead. A doctor was summoned immediately. The physician sa q Mir. Dupre had died of a heart attack some hours previous.
 One of i4 Children
 Alpbonse Dapre was born in St. Vic toire Canada. June 9th. 1850. He was the son of Francois and Marie tDonarl Duura and was one of a family Of fourteen children, of whom he was the last survivor. He attended the schools of his native town and worked m vari- ous places, but maintained the farm home in St. NictoIre.
 NIT. Dupre was married about forty eight years ago in the town where ne was horn. His wife, who died ten years ago. was Miss Sophie Dufault. Ten children were born to them m Canada. and four after they came 70 the United States. or this large fam ily ten are now living.
 The family came directly from St. Victoire to Putnam and Mir. Dupre en- tered the employ of Perry Brown on Union street. He worked there as a tinxmith and plumber for from twelve to fourteen years. When the firm re- tired from business he started in busi- ness for himself as n plumber and tin- smith. shortly after Mrs. Dupre died Mir. Dupre retired altogether from ac- tive business pursuits.
 Quiet Pleasant Man
 Mir Dupre was a quiet man and al. ways pleasant. He was a member Of the St Jean Baptiste Society Tor many years and also ef St, Mary's church. ug enjoyed his church and society af- filiations. but it was in the home that he found his greatest pleasure.
 The ten surviving children are Az nhonse. Jr.. of White Plains, N. N.; Mrs Geargianna Allenberg of Ponca citv Oklahoma; David and Noel j. Of Putnam: Sister Magdel ne Amelia of inc Order of the Holy Ghost, Bridge ] mort Alexander of New Bedford; Sis. ter Charles Aiverez of the Order Of ths Holy Ghost. Hartford; Mrs. Dolores Chagnon. West Warwick, R. l.; Aldag. of Putnam. and Miss Leona, also oi , Putnam. There are also number oi grandchildren.
 ] The funeral service and mass vert from St. Mary's church at oelocl this morning. The solemn high mas of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Ar thur Routhier of Bridgeport, formerly assistant pastor of St. Mary's parish with Father Casey as deacon. and fa ther Boileau as sub-deaeon. Followini
 the mass bur al was in the family plo in St. Mary's cemetery. The bearer
 were members of the St. Jean Baptist
 Society.