The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-08
OBITUARY

LEEEAEN--M aTB areb MCkeOn
LETTER, 1856 Ward street, New Haven,
died today. She Is the wife Of the
late Francis J. LETTER, Mother Of
Patrolman Frank ]. LETTER, both Of
New Haven; sister Of Katherine
Gumpper Of New Haven and Mich
ael A. McKeon Of West Haven; and
aunt Of Patrolman James F. Little
Of Waterbury.
The funeral will be held from the
Cox, Smith and CrinaEnons funeral
home, 1887 Chapel street, New Hav.
en-, Monday morning at $3.50, to st.
Johns church there at Q, where q
solemn high Mass will be celebrat-
ed. Burial viii be In st. Lawrence
cemetery, West Haven. Friends may
call at the funeral home from to
9 p. m. Sunday.
CURTTSS - Wendell Joseph
Curtis, 30, husband Of Mrs. Lucy
Smith Curtis, died In Rochester
Sunday after o brief illness. Mrs.
Curtis, formerly lived at Central
avenue and Grove street here.
He was q president Of the Union
Advertising Company, newspaper
publishers, o concern In which his
father had been an executive.
LAURENT -. Miss Lucy Lau-
renzi, IL, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew and Elvira (Manni) Lau-
renM Of 90 Birch street died yester-
day In New Haven General Hospital
after O short illness. Besides her
parents, she leaves three brothers,
Bernardino and Anthony Of this
city, and Paul, seaman, second
class, U. 8. Navy: two sisters. MRS.
Frank Levagnale and Miss Eva
Laurenzi, both Of waterbury. Born
In waterbury December -, 1928.
she was an eighth grade pupil at
woodrow Wilson school.
The funeral will be held Monday
from the Maiorano Funeral Home,
06 Willow street, at 8 O. M, to st.
Lucys church, where O solemn high
Mass viii be celebrated at 0 o'clock.
Burial will be In the family plot.
Calvary cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home, tomorrow and
Sunday, 2 to 10 p. m.
RASNTUSSEN-Mrs. Anna Schaf-
finer Rasmussen, widow Of Hans
Rasmussen, died yesterday at her
home, $50 Bradley avenue, after a
long illness. A native Of Switzerland,
she was born Oct. 16,l865, and had
resided in Waterbury since $780, She
was O communicate Of Third Con-
gregational church.
She Is survived by q daughter,
Mrs. Nathaniel Pasman Of Milford;
three sons, Ernest J. Rasmussen Of
Bridgeport, and Floyd H. and Wes-
lev s. Rasmussen Of this city; and
five grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row at p. m. at the Anderson fu-
neral home, 10 Central Ave-, with
Rev. Conner Lewis officiating. Burial
viii be in old Pine Grove ceme-
terry. Friends may call at the
funeral home tonight from 7 to 8
p. m.
Wiehn-Jacoh Wiehn OF. So Alder
street died early this morning at
his home, after q lingering illness.
He was born in Bavaria. Germany,
the son Of the late Nicholas and
Elizabeth Wiefn, and came to Wa
terbury 20 years ago, residing here
ever since In the Brooklyn section
Of the city. An employe Of the He'll
mann Brewery company until its re-
organization several years ago, Mr..
Wiehn had been member Of the
Brewery Workers union and sons
Of Hermann and Ffaternal Order OF
Eagles. He was q communicate Of
50. Cecilia's church.
Survivors include his wife. Alher-
tine (siebert) Wiehn; two sons. John
OF CIaymont. Del. and George, OF
Waterbury; three sisters, MRS. Lois
Plllnitz and Mrs. Louis Doderer,
both OF waterbury and Mrs. Her
man Dodge Of Hartford, and sew
eral nioces and nephews.
Tho funeral viii be held Nom
day from tia AzuivillC funeral
home. $40 West Main o., 10 81.
Ceclila'n church. Time and ether
arrangements win be announced.
Friends may call at tho funeral
home tomorrow and Sunday from 2
70 10 y. ~.