The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-17
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THE FUNERAL OF
 FATHER BEDDING
Largely Attended at the Sacred Heart Church
 in New Haven
THE CHURCH CROWDED

The church of the Sacred Heart, New Haven was crowded yesterday morning at the funeral of. the late Rev William J. Reding. After the solemn pontifical mass, the burial took place in St. Ber- nard's cemetery.
 The pews in the church began to be filled long before 10 o'clock, with more than 50 persons seated at g o'clock, The black-robed Sis ters of Mercy and others occupied pews near the chancel and the middle aisle in. which the deceased priests body rested in state.
 Assisting Bishop Milan in the celebration of the solemn requiem high mass were Rev John P. Ken nedy, of Mystic, as deacon; Rev Matthew F. Brady, of Hartford, subdeacon: Rt Rev Thomas S. Duggan. arch priest; Rev John H. Fitzmaurice and Rev John J. Me- Laughlin as deacons of honor; Tev Walter Kenney of Hartford, as thurifer and Rev John O'Con- nor, of Hartford and Rev John Delaney, of Wallingford. as aco- lytes.
 The bearers were pr Michael r. Shea, who treated the priest during his last illness; John Stars, James D. Kelly, Daniel J. Bailey, Bernard J. McGrath and William H. Miller.
 Requiem Mass" The offer tory was "Pie sJesu," and the funeral march from Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique was sung as the body of the priest was borne from the church.
 Father Bedding passed away on Monday from a heart attack. He had been in poor health for almost a year. The greater part of his "A years had been devoted to the work of the church. He was na- tive of New Haven.
 Among the clergy who attended the solemn service are Rev John l.. Fay, of Bridgeport; Rev George Sinnot of Rockville, Rev Felix Scoglio, Waterbury; Rev J.. Duggan, Meriden: Rev E. P. Nor rissey, Union City; Rev J. J. Will Kiernan, New Haven; Rev Augus- William J.. Daley, New Haven; Rev Raymond J. Kennedy, Hartford Rev Thomas M. Grimm, Colches- ter; Rev w. A. Downey, Bloom field; Rev T. H. Sullivan, o. F., New Haven; Rev Albert L. Rosset, M. S., Hartford: Rev M. r. Doran, New Haven: Rev H. P. Lafiin, Bristol.
 Rev W. P. Kennedy, Ansonia: Rev M. J. Barnnigan, Ferndale; Rev T. J. Sullivan, Bridgeport; Rev John A. Heller, New Haven; Rev Eugene Cryne. Middlebury; Rev Charles M. KavanaCgh. Green wich; Rev John l.. Ceppa, Meri- den; Rev Paul J. .Bartferski, Mer- iden; Rev J. E. Farrell, Ansonia; Rev E. c. Rosenberger. West Ha. ven; Rev J. l.. Sullivan, North Ha- ven; Rev B. M. Donnelly, Hart ford: Rev Francis P. Hearn, Der. by; Rev A. A. Jalbert, Baltic; Rev David J. Hart, Stamford; Rev VII. liam, J.. Wirkus, Waterbury; Re, William P. Reidy, South Manches- ter; Rev Henry J. Murphy. New Haven; Rev John Kelly, Norwich
 Rev Francis McGlynn, Fern dale: Rev Luke Fitzsimmons of New Haven; Rev E. J. Domenski Branford: Rev S. I. Chernitsky Bridgeport: Rev H. F. Chapman BristoE Rev Francis E. May Mount Carmel; Rev R. F. Fitzgsr- aid, Derby; Rev Thomas A. Dinan Hartford; Rev T. Lawrason Riggs New Haven; Rev Edward J. Cryne New Haven: Rev Peter L. Man. fredi, New Haven, Rev Thomas F. Eenahan, Bridgeport.
 Rev Joseph H. Seiferman. Som- ersville; Rev George M. Grady Wethersfield: Rev M. J. O'Brien Seymour; Rev J. H. Sullivan