The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-28


 of Wallingford, died Wednesday at the Waterbury hospital. He is sur vived by a sister, Mrs. E. H. Chip man of Highland avenue, this city, and several nieces and nephewS. Flu neral services will be held tomor- row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Bailey funeral home, Wallingford. Burial will be in Wallingford.
 JOHNSON-Mrs. Mary M. John- son, widow of Henry c. Johnson, died this morning at her home l9 Calumet sereet after an illness of ten days. She was a native of St. Joseph's, Pa., having been born on May g, 1852. Mrs. Johnson came to this city shortly after her marriage to MT. Johnson and had made her home here since that time. For a number of years she resided in the Brooklyn section of the city where she had a host of friends by whom she was held in high esteem. She moved to the Calumet street sec tion about nine years ago. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted mother and the interest of her family was al- ways foremost in her mind. Her parents were among the first Irish families to settle in this country.
 Mrs. Johnson is survived by two sons, Charles B. of this city and Frank A. of Quebec, Canada; three daughters, Misses Mary A., Eliza beth C., and Anne K, of this city, a number of nieces, IA grandchil- dren and II great grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held from the home 19 Calumet street on Monday morning to St. Margaret's church where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at a time to be announced later. Burial will be in the family plot in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Friends may call at the home on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings.
 PARTHENAY-Sarah M. Parthe- nay, 66, widow of William Parthe- nay of 3l Orange street, died yes- terday afternoon at St. Mary's hos pital after a brief illness. She was born in Litchfield, the daughter of the late George and Margaret tBrady) Limm, but had been a resi- dent of Waterbury for most of her life. She was a communicant of the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, and one of the oldest mem berS of Mattatuck commandery, United Order of the Golden Cross. She was a graduate of Notre Dame convent.
 She is survived by one son, Hal ton O. Parthenay with whom she made her home; and one daughter, Grace of New York city. The late Ruth Hensei was also a daughter.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Arthur J. Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at g o'clock, where solemn high mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 SLACK-Leonard William Slack, 6l, of 20 Woodlawn terrace, died at St. Mary's hospital yesterday after noon after long illness. He was born in Waterbury, the son of George and Clarissa (Greatsinger) Slack. He had been employed as a clerk in the United States post office for more than 30 years, until the time of his illness, three years ago. He was a member Of the Sec- ond Congregational church, and a member of Hawthorne lodge, Sons of St. George.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Erna Kaercher) Slack; one daugh- ter, Beverly Slack, of Waterbury; three brothers, George and Herbert Slack of New Haven and William. of Brooklyn, N. Y.; six sisters, Mrs. Walter Langford, of Vancouver, B. O., Mrs. William F. Koehler of Phil adelphia, Mrs. Walter Crlghton of New London, Mrs. Edward Sickmund of. Waterbury, Mrs. Charles Kirby of Providence and Mrs. Frederick Mar ble of New Haven.