The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-21
OBITUARY

FERGUSON-Mrs. Sarah Jane
(Hagen) Ferguson, widow Of Alex
ander Ferguson, died last night ~
the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
George l.. Barton, i22 Roseland ave-
nue.. after q long illness. she was
born In Ireland, Oct. 80, ls4e. she
was a member Of the First M. =.
church and belonged to the parishs
Ladies' Aid and Missionary societies.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Fer
ruson Is survived by two sons, ROD.
ert. Of New London, and John A., OF
Norwich: nine grandchildren and
four great grandchildren. i.
Funeral services viii be held ~
the Anderson funeral home, 70 Cen.
tral avenue, tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Burial will be at $3.50
o'clock In the Maplewood cemetery,
Norwich. Rev. Theodore Bobilin,
pastor of the First M. e. church, Will
ofiiciate at the services.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight from Z to Q o'clock.
sWIRDALA-John swirdala Of
52S North Main street died yester-
day afternoon at winchester hos
pital. New Haven. after long Ill
ness. He was o native Of Poland but
had resided here for IS years. He
leaves no survivors.
The funeral will be held from the
Stokes funeral home, 694 Riverside
street tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock to st. Stanislaus Kostka
church, where q solemn mass OF re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at Q o'clock.
Burial will be In Calvary cemetery.
HOUSTON - Mrs. Yvonne (Gre-
nier) Houston, of 764 Waterville
street, wife Of William A. Houston,
died yesterday afternoon at st.
Mary's hospital after q short illness.
She was born in Waterbury
daughter Of the late Arthur and
Marie (Perreault) Grenier. She
was graduated from st. AIMS school
and the Holy Family Academy, in
Baltic, She was formerly employed
in the office of the Chase Com
panies.
A communicate Of st. AIMS
church. she was member OF the
choir and a member Of Council villa
Maria, Ladies of st. John the Bap-
fist.
Besides her husband, she Is sur
yived by an infant son and her
mother. Mrs. Marie Grenier.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 8:i5 O'Clock from the
Mulville Funeral Home, 40 West
Main street, to st. AIMS church
where q solemn high mass Will be
celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial VIII
be In the family plot, Calvary GEM
etery. Friends may call at the
/ funeral home tomorrow afternoon
and evening and Sunday afternoon
and evening.
Members of villa Maria Lodge
will meet in q body at the funeral
home tomorrow evening at T:SO
o'clock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Lena Arm
bruster, SO, died in Greenwich We'd
nesday night after short illness
She was born In Giessen. Germany.
Sept. II, 1855, daughter Of Mr.. and
MRS. william HelmOld. In 1870 at the
age Of Is, she came TO America
where she made her home In New
Britain. She was married to Herman
Armbruster in New Haven. In 1877,
and spent most Of her life IN thai
city. In later years she made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. =
Robert stevenson, In this city, and
with her sons In Bridgeport and
Greenwich.
She leaves besides her daughter,
two sons, Herman O. Armbrusfer OF
Greenwich and Frank A. Armbrsis-
ter Of Bridgeport; and four grand
children, Robert ]. Stevenson, Miss
sylvia v. Stevenson. Miss Rheta A,
Armbruster and Miss Doris ARM
bruster. ~
The funeral win be held tom0r-
row afternoon ct 2 o'clock ct the
seydel Bros. funeral honey 1908
Chapel street, New Haven. Burial
win be In Evergreen cemetery.
! MASSES
LAWL0Ea--A fourth anniversary
/ mass Of requiem VIII BE ce!eprqteQ