The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-09
OBITUARY

LEVANTHAL-Mrs. Louis Levan- thai of Jamaica, L. T., who resided in Waterbury for many years before moving to Jamaica a few years ago, died at her home on Thursday.
 She is survived by daughter, Mrs. Samuel Feldman, three sons, John, Jay Clarence and Samuel. all of Jamaica; two sisters, Mrs. Sam. uel Weinstein, of this city, and Mrs. Etta Diamond, of Johannesburg, South Africa; and four brothers, Samuel and Bernard Froman and Leon Friedman, all of New York city, and Alex Fromna, of Schnec- tady, N. Y.
 Burial was in the Brass City lodge cemetery, here, Friday.
 BENsON-Mrs. Ellen Eva (Bolth) Benson, wife of Harry Benson and a former Waterbury resident, died at her home on 20 Lawton street, Newington, on Friday morning.
 She is survived by her husband: her mother, Mrs. Anna Bolth, of Newington; two sisters, Mrs. Adele Tull, of Newington, and Mrs. Anna Kern, of Jamaica L. I.
 Funeral services were held this afternoon at 9 o'clock at the James T. Pratt Go. funeral chapel, Il Pennington ave..ue, Hartford. Bur- ial was in Cedar Hill cemetery, Hartford, Rev Sherwood Soule ofn- ciating.
 William Troland of 2095 South Main street died this morning at St. Mary's hospital fol- lowing a lingering illness. MT. Tro- land has been a resident of Water bury for the past forty-five years and was employed as shipping clerk at the Simonsville Mfg. Go. He was born in New London.
 He is survived by his wife, Cath erine German Troland of Water- bury; his father. Alexander Tro- land of Waterbury; one son, Rob- ert Troland of Naugatuck: 8 sister, Mrs. Clinton Cook of the Water bury; two brothers, George Troland of Thomaston and Alexander Tie- land of Oakville; a granddaughter, Patricia Ann Troland of Waterbury and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held on We'd nesday at 8:l5 from the Mulville funeral home on West Main street to st. Francis church where re- quiem mass will be held at nine o'clock. Burial will be in the fam fly plot at new St. Joseph's cens- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home after six o'clock this evening.
 FREEDMAN-Mrs. Mary Freed man, 8i, of 4 Cooke street, died at the Waterbury hospital early Sat- urday morning. She had lived in Waterbury for the past forty years.
 Surviving her are i've sons, Louis and Nathan of this city, Alexander of Chicago, H., Jack of North Ad- ans, Mass, and Maurice of New Haven: three daughters, Mrs. H. Urdang of Cleveland. Ohio, Mrs. s. Grossman of Amsterdam, N. Y, and Mrs, Emma Brown of Waterbury.
 The funeral was held Saturday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Brown, Al Cooke street. Burial was in Brass City lodge cemetery.
 GRIFFIN - Miss Bridget Grif- fin, a former resident of Hoboken, N. J., died last evening at the home of her niece, Miss Mary Lovett. of 59 Fuller street. She had lived here for the past five years.
 Besides her niece. she leaves four nephews, William J. Lovett, of this city, Jeremiah A. Lovett, of New York City. and William and Daniel Wallace of Hoboken, N. J.
 The funeral will be held Wednes- day morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, where a solemn high mass will be cele- brated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 LUCIA-Donato Lusia. who has been i'll for the past several years, died last yesterday afternoon at the home of his son, Rocco, 187 Bishop street. Lucia was 83 years of age. He was a native of Italy, having come to this country about twenty years ago.
 Besides his son, he is survived by several nieces and nephews. The fu- neral will be held Wednesday morn- ciation cemetery. Bearers were Matthew P. Brazauskas; Charles J. Lauryn, Steven Geonaitis, Steven Slater, Edward Jacobson and E. Kirkman Samson, Jr.
 The funeral of Anthony Aleske- wich. also known as Anthony Lasky was held this morning at 8:l5 from the home. 7s Draher avenue. to St Joseph's church where a solemn high mass was sung by Rev. J. j. Valantiejus at 9 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot at Calvary ceme- tery.
 During the high mass. Rev. E. A Gradeck and Rev. Dr. John Star kus read masses at the side altars Committal service was by Father valantiejus. Bearers included Adam Chermauskas. John Kumstis, Stan ley versekas. Bernard zukauskas, Frank Bovidaitis and Frank Navi- kauskas.