The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-17

long Illness. a nAt1VO OF WAVoE~
bury, she was the daughter Of Mrs.
Mary shea Fitzgerald and the late
Sergt. James Fitzgerald. She was
o graduate Of st. Thomas grammar
school, Crosby high school and Post
Business College. She was q CON-
munlcant Of IS. Peter and Paul
church.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home, 40 West
Main street, Tuesday at 8:i6 q. m.
to IS. Peter and Paul church where
a solemn high Mass viii be cele-
brated at Q. Burial win be In new
st. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home today from
to 10 p. m.
TRACY-Miss Helen Tracy died
Sunday morning at her home, SIS
East Main street, after q short ILL
ness. A native Of waterbury, she
was the daughter OF the late Ed
ward and Helen (Finley) Tracy.
She was q lifelong resident Of the
East End. She was O retired teach
er In .he public schools here, hav-
ing served on the Croft school
faculty for many years.
She was q communicate Of Sa-
cred Heart church. She Is sur
vived by three sisters, Gather
Inc and Jane Tracy, and Mrs.
Agnes Conlon, all Of waterbury.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day at $50 a. m. from the Ber-
gin funeral home, 900 East Main
street to the Sacred Heart church,
where solemn high Mass will
be celebrated at 9. Interment will
be in old st. Joseph's cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight and tomorrow after
noon and evening.
O'LEARY - Timothy Sylvester
OLeary, So, trainmaster at the Wa
terbury station Of the New Haven
railroad for the past 10 months,
died Friday at the Lawrence Men,
orial hospital In New London. An
employee Of the railroad for 80 years,
he was formerly employed as yard
master In New Britain and New
London.
He was born in Deep River, the
son of Patrick and Nora O'Leary,
and made his home in recent years
at Worthington Ridge Rd., Berlin.
During World War l, he served
overseas with the l4th Railway En-
gineers for 10 months.
Mr.. OLeary was member OF the
Thames River lodge, 496. Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen; Muir
ply Rathbun post, v. F. W.: Deep
River American Legion: local Elks'
lodge, $50, and st. Paul's church In
Kensington.
Surviving are hi; wife, the former
Mary c. Curran; lis mother, Mrs.
Nora OLeary of Deep River; two
sisters, Mrs. Lucy Frobel Of Hart
ford and Mrs. Mary Hurlbut Of
Deep River; four brothers, William
of Manchester, Francis Of New Ha-
ven, Harry of the United States
Army in Wisconsin and Eugene OF
Putnam.
The funeral was held from the
Neilan g. Son funeral home, IL
Ocean avenue, New London, today
at $50 q. m. to st. Josephs church,
New London, at 10.
AYOTTE-Anthony Ayotte OF 825
Highland avenue died Saturday in
his sleep, Of a heart ottack, He was
born in North Windham, q son Of
the late Anthony and Adelaide (Be-
langer) Ayotte. He had lived In
Waterbury for more than go years
and was a communicate of St.
AIMS church.
Survivors include his wife, Celine
(BernieD Ayotte; four sons, An
thony, Joseph and Peter of Wa
terbury and George Of Baldwin,
L. l.; six daughters, Sister Celine
Of Deep River, Sister Chrysostom
OF Moosup and Sister Marie En-
ma of Swanton, VT, Mrs. Eva Nell
son, Mrs. Marie Stewart Of this
city and Mrs. Alice Is.ieb Of West
Hartford; Is grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from
the Bergin funeral home, 300 East
Main strete Tuesday at 0 a. m. to
st. AIMS church where a solemn
high Mass will be celebrated at
$50. Interment will be in CAL
vary cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home this afternoon
and evening.
TORTORA-Raffaele Tortora, 81,
of GIT South Main street, died Sun
day In st. Mary's hospital after a
brief illness. A native Of Italy, he
came to this country and to Water
bury Al years ago. He operated a
bakery shop on South Leonard street
for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs
Louisa (Alfana) Tortora; three
sons, Benjamin and Louis of Wa
kn~ L.