The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-08
OBITUARY

ROBERTS-George P. Roberts, 166 Grove street, died yesterday at Waterbury hospital. Born January 25, 1848, in Westfield, Conn.,, the son of the late Ichabod and Lois (White) Roberts, he was former employe of the Oakville Pin com- pany, retiring about 25 years ago.
 MT. Roberts was 8 member of the Second Congregational church and of the Nosahogan lodge, l. O. O.. F. for the past 72 years. He was foreman of the old fire department of the Monitor Hose O., Waterbury, in 1874.
 He is survived by two daugh- ters, Mrs. Earl V. Ball of Water bury. Mrs. John F. Evans, Tren- ton, N. J., and a grandson, Robert B. Evans, of Trenton, N. J.
 Funeral services will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue at 3:3O p m. to- morrow. Burial will be in River side cemetery. Rev. pr. John c. Walker, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight at 2 to g and are asked to omit flowers.
 BRONSON-Mrs. Laura E. Bron- son, Middlebury, died at the water bury hospital yesterday evening She was born in Hartford, January 25, 1864. .u..
 Surviving are daughter, Miss .Julia A. Bronson of Middlebury.
 The funeral will be held from the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. >tral avenue, Friday at Il a. m. Burial will be in Middlebury ceme- tery. Rev. James Whitaker, pas, tor of Middlebury Congregational church. officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 2 to g p. m.
 SCHWARTZ-Alber Tt Schwartz, 162 Gregory avenue, Passaic, N. d., former resident of Waterbury aieo at his home yesterday after a long illness.
 MT. Schwartz was born in Water burv. March 29, 1892, and was grad mated from Crosby high school and Pratt Institute, N. Y. For the past 9 years he was 8 teacher or Voca- tional training in schools No. ana Il in Passaic and y.-.s an mstruc- tor of mechanical engineering at the Memorial trade school, Passalc.
 He was an organizer and advlSer of national defense classes for ir1- dustrv which were used as model throughout the country, ana served also on the executive and salary boards of the Passaic Teacher asso- citation.
 Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes Of Water br1y: stepfather, Rutherford D. Hayes, his wife, Dorothy (Witkey) Schwartz, formerly of Waterbury; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Larsen, Norfolk, Va, and Mrs. Walter Wn- kins, Jersey City, N. J., and a son, Pvt. George Schwartz, now stuoying engineering at the Unl- versity of North Carolina.
 The funeral will be held Friday at g a. m. from the Gormley fu- neral home, 154 Washington place, Passaic, N. J. Burial will be at the new Pine Grove cemetery, Water bury, at 2 D. m., with Rev. Alan M. Fairbank officiating.
 TAYLOR Mrs. Fannie Senior Taylor, 80, widow of Bernard c. Taylor, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Kelly, 1417 T.homaston avenue, this morning after brief illness. Born i'll Northfield, Mass, she made her home here for the past SO years. Mrs. Taylor was 8 member of the home department of Grace Metho- dist church.
 Surviving are one son, Arthur L. Taylor, Waterville; four daughters. Mrs. Lillian Gagnon, Waterbury, Mrs. Alfred Fowler, Plymouth, Mrs. A. w. Hughes and Mrs. Thomas Kelly, Waterville; six grandchil- dren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Dyson, Ply- mouth and Mrs. William Gilbert. Nortf1eld.
 The funeral will be held from the