The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-04
=. OBITUARY

She was a member of the Queens Daughters.
 Mrs Gill is survived by her husband and two brothers, John and Thomas Smith.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street, time and arrangements to be announced later. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening and to- morrow afternoon and evening.
 KEEFE - Mrs Margaret Keefe, wife of Peter Keefe, died at her home "A Keefe street this morning after g. brief illness. Mrs Keefe was native of this city and had al- ways resided in the Washington Hill section of the city where she had endeared herself to her neigh bors and friends. She was woman of sterling character and her kind and generous disposition had won for her the high esteem of all with whom she was acquainted. Mrs Keefe was a devoted mother and raised a large family the members of which are well and favorably known throughout the city. two of her sons being physicians, one practicing in Hartford and one in Brooklyn, N. Y. Although she had been in failing health for the past few years, Mrs Keefe had been ex- ceptionally well lately and her death comes as a shock to her host of friends. She was 8 devout com municant of St Francis Xavier's church and was willing worker in fha iutarest of the parish.
 Mrs Keefe is survived by her husband; seven sons, Dr George G.. Keefe,. of Hartford, Dr Walter J. Keefe of Brooklyn, N. Y, Bernard K, Frank S., John H., Joseph M., and Frederick B. Keefe and one daughter Mrs Daniel Campion all of this city,.
 The funeral will be held from the home, time and arrangements to be announced later.
 COURTEMANCHE = Alphonso Courtemanche died this morning at the home of his daughter. Mrs Martin Hayden of 272 Sylvan ave- nue. He was born in Canada on March 28, 1847 and was one of a family of eighteen children, only ono of which survives him. MT Courtennanche came to this city from Canada about 67 years ago and after residing here for some time left to take up his residence in Collinsville. He returned a few years ago to make his home with his daughter, Mrs Martin Hayden. He was an honest, industrious man, of pleasant, cheerful disposi- ton, faithful to his religious duties and had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
 MT Courtemanche is survived by one brother, Maxine of Canada; one son, Henry c. of Collinsville and five daughters, Mrs Frank O'Hearn, Miss Eva Courtemanche, Mrs Edward Johnson and Mrs Frederick Watts of Hartford and Mrs Martin Hayden of this city.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, Thursday morning at 8:3O o'clock to St Ann's church where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the Collinsville Catholic cemetery.
 The funeral of Frank (LaTen- dresse) Blodgett was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Lunny Funeral home, 25 Central avenue to St Ann's church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev E. A. Lamontagne. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers were: Joseph Fow, Edward Claf- fey, Howard Parsons, Albert Cap rio, Lewis Oliver and Edward Cole man.
 HAMPSON - Mrs Viola Hamp. son died Sunday night at her home in Pittsfield, Mass.
 Mrs Hampson was a former resi- dent of Waterbury and was a sis- ter-in-law of R. William Thompson of 27 First avenue. She is sur vived by one son, J. Raymond Hampson, one granddaughter, Elizabeth Browne Hampson and one grandson, J. Raymond Hamp- son, Jr.
 The funeral took place this morning at 10 o'clock at St Ste- phen's. church, Pittsfield. Burial was in the family plot in Riverside cemetery, Waterbury, this after noon at ? o'clock.