The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-22
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Was DOTH IL LlInudllld anu came 10
this country and Waterbury about
40 years ago.
! Survivors include her husband,
Louis; son, John Baranauskas
of Thomaston; daughter, Mrs
| Thomas DadGona; two sisters, Mrs.
! Ursula keoer OF Cleveland, Ohio,
and Eva OF LIazil, and four grand
children.
The funeral will be held We'd
nesday at 8:15 a. m, from the
Mazaika Funeral Home, 10 Porter
street, to ST. Joseph's church,
where solemn high Mass of
requiem will be held at 9. Burial
will be in the family plot in Cal
Vary cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home today until
10 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to
1G p. m.
ROOT - Mrs. Lula pike Root,
wife of Charles A. Root of SO Myrtle
avenue, died in Waterbury hospital
yesterday following short illness.
She was born in MeSsina. N. Y,
daughter of Rev. Cornelius and
Laura (Barker) Pike, and had been
a resident of Waterbury for the
past SO years. Mrs. Root was
member of Melicent Porter Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution; Naomi Chapter, Order
of Eastern Star; and Waterbury
Business and Professional Women's
Club.
Besides her husband, she leaves a
son. Bertram C. Root; two grand
daughters, Nancy Gertrude and
Judith Ann Root, of Waterbury,
and a brother, Ezra Pike of Spring
field, Mass.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row at 2:30 p. m, at the Clark
Funeral Home, 20 State street
with Rev. Dr.. John C. Walker, pas
tor Of Second Congregational
church, officiating. Burial will be in
old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home to-
day.
MATAKITIS-Ma John Ma
takitis of 484 Wilson street died last
night at Hungerford hospital after
a short illness. He was a native of
Lithuania and resided in Naugatuck
for 46 years prior to his retirement
from the U. S. Rubber Co. four
years ago. Since that time he had
resided in Waterbury.
Mr.. Matakitis was member of
st. Georges society of Union City
and communicate of st. Joseph'S
church of this city.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Anas-
taSia MatakitiS, son, Albert, with
whom he lived; daughter, Mrs.
Andrew Gensch of Torrington; two
grandchildren, three sisters, all of
Naugatuck, Mrs. Agnes Stein, Mrs.
Marcella Schultz, Mrs. Veronica
Yenchius.
The funeral will be held from the
Stokes funeral home, 694 Riverside
ST., Wednesday morning, time to be
announced. Burial will be in st.
James cemetery, Naugatuck. Friends
may call at the funeral home after
Z p. m. today and from to 10
p. m. tomorrow.
HAYDEN - Miss Florentine Har-
riet Hayden, "a, of 146 Pine street,
died this morning at her home.
She was born in this city, daughter
of Hiram w. and Pauline Migeon
Hayden and had been a lifelong
resident here. She was member of
the First Congregational church.
the Waterbury Womens Club and
the D. A. R.
She is survived by one nephew,
Hayden w. Brown of New Haven;
four nieces, Mrs. William r. Pitkin,
of Clifford, Conn, and Mrs. w.
Shirley Fulton, Miss Margaret K.
Hayden, and Mrs. S. P. Williams.
Jr., all of Waterbury; and several
grandnieces and nepheWs. The
funeral will be held at the home
Wednesday morning at II o'clock,
Rev. Kenneth j. Anthony officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery. Friends are asked to omit
flowers.
STACK-Mrs. Ellen Louise (Mul-
vihilD Stack of Hartford, formerly
of this city and widow of Thomas F.
Stack, died in st. Francis hospital
Hartford, last night. She was a
native of County Kerry, Ireland.
Survivors include son, Rev.
Thomas F. Stack, professor at ST.
Thomas seminary in Bloomfield and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Wednes-