The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-10
OBITUAR
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 Brown, widow of Henry II, Brown, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Frederick c. smith of 60 Great Hill road, East Hartford.
 Besides Mrs. smith. she leaves two other daughters, Mrs, Alvah A. Parsons of Waterbury and Mrs, Otto E, Schroeder of East Hart ford: three sons, Harold IT, Brown of Westville, Raymond R, Brown of Glastonbury and Archibald L., Brown of Hartford; one brother, Frank Barnes of East Granby; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Miller of West Suffield and Mrs. Cora Fairchild of Northampton, Mass, and IA grand- children.
 The funeral will be held Satur- day at l;30 D. m. at tho Lowe fu- neral home, 34 Connecticut Boule- yard, East Hartford. Burial will be in Simsbury cemetery, Simsbury,
 VALUNAS = Peter Valunas, well known business man in the Brook lyn section, died this morning in Meriden, following a long illness. A native of Lithuania, he had been a resident of this city for B years, He resided at PTS Washington ave- nue.
 MT. Valunas had conducted bust. ness in Brooklyn for over % years He attended St, Joseph's church, and was member of the Lithl- anian Citizens Political club, and the Lithuanian Independent Politi- cal club.
 Besides his wife, Mrs Cecelia va- lunas, he leaves daughter, Ann; two sons, Joseph and Walter; sev- eral cousins, nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held from the Deliniks funeral home, IT Congress avenue, at time to be announced. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 7-ll o'clock, and Saturday and Sunday from 2- Il o'clock.
 WINTERS-Herman H. Winters, l28 Washington street, died this morning at his home, following @ brief illness. A native of Pitts field, Mass, he had been resident of this city for over 50 years.
 MT, Winters was retired from the Steele & Johnson Company where he had served for 35 years as fore- man. He was communicant or St. Francis Xavier church, and a member of its Holy Name society He also belonged to the Woodmen of the World.
 Besides his wife. Mrs. Mary (Flynn) Winters, he leaves a daugh- ter, Irene; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Gallagher, and Mrs. Benjamin Rim senhouse, both of Pittsfield; sev- eral nieces and nephews both h Waterbury and Pittsfield.
 Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of St. Francis Xavier, at A time to be announced. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. :,
 Friends may call atthe funeral home after 2 o'clock this evening,
 PETERSON-Oscar R. Peterson of 9s Hill street died this morning at St. Mary's hospital. A native of Sweden he was born ion Febru" ary 9, 1870.
 Mir. Peterson came to Waterbury in 1888. He retired in i940 from the Waterbury Manufacturing Co. He was a charter member Of the Swedish Zion Lutheran church, and peionged to the Vasa Orten. Odin Lodge and the North Star Lodge.
 MT. Peterson was the husband of the late Augusta (Abrahamson) Pe- terson. He leaves two sons, Albert G.. of Waterbury, and Ernest D. of Wolcott; two brothers, Carl O of Wolcott: and Gustaf of San Francisco, Cal; three sisters, Alma Peterson of San Francisco: Mrs Jennie Rydstrom of Brooklyn, N. Y, and a sister in Sweden; l.x grandchildren.
 Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the swedish Zion Lutheran church, with Rev. E. Einar Kron officiat-