The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
OBITUARY

Thomas Welles Durant.
 A native of Woodbury, she was born on November IA, 1871. Mrs. Durant spent most of her life in this state. From 1920 to 1030 she resided in Guilford, where she took an active interest in the affairs of the community. She suffered a shock two years ago, and had been i'll since that time.
 Besides her husband, a former lawyer in this city, Mrs. Durant leaves two sons, Thomas of Bev- trly Hills, California and John Dur- ant of New York city, both mem bers of the New York Stock Ex- change. Burial was in Santa Mon- ica, Cal.
 HICKEY-Daniel H. Hickey of 32 Harrison street, Bristol, 8 native of Waterbury, died Saturday morning at the Bristol Hospital, following a long illness. He was born here on May 27, 1857.
 MT. Hickey resided in this city for many years, where he was employed as 8 foreman at the American Brass Company. He also served on the Common Council of the city. Dur ing his youth he played professional baseball for Springfield.
 MT. Hickey was 8 communicant of St. Joseph's Church, and a member of Sheridan Council, Knights of Col urnbus. He left Waterbury several years ago to live with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Heffernan in Bristol.
 He leaves, besides Mrs. Heffernan, a daughter, Miss Gertrude Hickey of this city; a son, William F. of Waterbury, member of the local Selective service board, and five grandchildren, Laurine, William, Robert and John Hickey of Water bury and Frank A. Heffernan, Jr., of this city.
 The funeral was held from the Dunn funeral home, Bristol, this morning at o'clock to St. Joseph's s church. where 8 solemn high Mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot. old St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 RILEY-Ffederick F. Riley, 50, of 73 Arch street, Greenwich, a na- tive of Waterbury, died Saturday night at his home.
 MT. Riley was well known in this city and in Naugatuck. He was em- ployed by the Conn. Light & Pow CT company here and in Greenwich.
 He leaves his wife, Mrs. Agnes (O'Donne1l) Riley, formerly of Naugatuck; two sisters, Nellie and Margaret, both of Hartford, and two brothers, Philip and Robert, both of New York.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row morning at g o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Immaculate Conception Church, where solemn high mass will be celebrated at 8:45. Burial will be in the family plot, St. Francis cemetery, Naugatuck.
 Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening.
 MENARD-John B. Menard, 73 of 24 Camp Street, died this morning at St. Mary,s Hospital. A native of St. Judes, Province of Quebec, Can- ada, he had been a resident of Wa terbury for 50 years.
 MT. Menard retired ten years ago from the Scovill Mfg. Company, where he was a toolsetter. He was a member of the St. Jean de Bap- tiste Society, and the Modern Woodsnen.
 He leaves his wife, Mrs. Josephine (Gervais) Menard; one son, Edward 1; one daughter, Mrs. Louis Lord; two grandchildren, all of Waterbury; two brothers, Joseph of Waterbury, and Toussaint of Providence, R. T.; three sisters, Mrs. Francis Lariviere. Mrs. Matthias Lariviere, Waterbury; Mrs. Alfred Lancoureux, Woonsocket, R. I.
 The funeral will take place We'd nesday morning at 8:15 o'clock, from the Bellville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street to St. AnnS Church at 900 o'clock.
 Burial will be in Calvary ceme- tery. Friends may call at the Fu- neral Home after TOO o'clock this evening and all day tomorrow.
 DALTON-Mrs. Charles J. John- son of Ives street has received word of the death of her mother, Mrs. Richard Dalton of Maryborough, Queens County, Ireland. She was @ native of Wexford. Her mother, the late Mrs. Anna Dowd, was a well known poultry dealer in Queens County, and also operated a millin- cry and dry goods store.
 Mrs. Dalton attended the Present. ation Convent, Maryborough, and the St. Brigidine Convent, Abbeyleit. She married Richard Dalton, na- tive O. Kildare.
 Besides Mrs. Johnson, she leaves four daughters, Mrs. J. Murray of New York, Mrs. Harold Locke, Lon- don; Mrs. Richard Higgins, Mass Kildare; and Mrs. J. Fortune, Dub- lin; two sons, Richard F., Marybor- ough; and M. J. Dalton, New York City. and 20 grandchildren. Her brother, P. J. Dowd, Spanish American War Veteran, died In Washington, D. O., in 1885.
 Funeral services took place at the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, with burial in the family plot at St. Jos- ephs cemetery.