The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-13

died yesterday morning after short illness. A native of Italy he came to this country 70 years ago. For 20 years he was employed py the A. H. Wells O., from which he retired 3 years ago.
 His survivors include his wife: Mrs. Elizabeth Pietro Dascenza; four sons, Michael, Anthony, Frank and Arthur, aal of Water bury; three daughters, Mrs. An thOny Miele and Mrs. James Pro motico, of Waterbury and Mrs. Anthony Davino of Bridgeport, and 14 grandchildren.
 The funeral will take place from the LaPorta funeral home, 67 Hol-' mes avenue, tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to II o'clock.
 GRIGAS-George Grigas of POP Bank street died Friday evening at a hospital in New York City. A native of Lithuania, he had been resident of this city for 30 years, and was a member of the Lithuanian Alliance of America.
 No immediate relatives survive.
 The funeral will be held from the Stokes Funeral Home, 694 Riverside street at 8 time to be announced later. Burial will be in the Lith- uanian Independent Gem etery Friends may call at the home after 2 o'clock tomorrow.
 HOFFMAN Benjamin Hoffman, 68. of g Bishop street, died at the Waterbury hospital Saturday night after a short illness. A native of Sharon Station, N. Y, where he was born on Sept. 16, 1872, he was the son of Edward and Caroline John son Hoffman.
 MT. Hoffman came to this city in 1915 from Woodbury where he had operated tailor shop for many years. Since that time he had been employed as toolSetter by the Scovill Mfg. Co.
 His survivors include: a brother, Frank w. Hoffman of New Haven; two nephews, Frank E., of New Ha- ven, and Raymond c. Hoffman of Waterbury; and a niece, Mrs. Alice Signor of New York City.
 Funeral services will be held Tues day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Munson funeral home, Woodbury, with Rev. Vincent Murphy, pastor of the North Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Wood bury cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 2 to g o'clock.
 HARDER-Mrs. Charlotte Pegg Harder, o3, widow of Frank Putnam Harder. died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Charles E. Benedict, 329 Grandview avenue, yesterday after noon. A native of Canajoharie, N. r.. she was the daughter of Rev John and Jane Boughton Pegg. Mrs. Harder had lived in this city for 20 years, before then residing in CaStleton on Hudson where she was active in the Methodist church.
 Her survivors include several nieces and nephews.
 Funeral services will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Alan Fairbank, pastor of the Bunker Hill Congre- gational church, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Thom- aston. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 2 to g o'clock.
 FIERRO-Leopoldo Fierro, 73, of 629 North Main street, died sudden ly from a heart attack last night at his home. MT. Fierro came to this country 37 years ago, residing for eight years in New York, before coming to Waterbury. Until his re- tirement in 1920 he was stone cutter.
 He is survived by three daugn- ters, Mrs. Guiseppina Bacco and
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