The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-11
OBITUARY

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bone, ST., 81, of "a Barnes street
Bristol, died Monday at Bristol Hos
pital. Born in Italy, he came to thi
country 46 years ago and went II
Bristol 80 years ago from Water
bury. Until his retirement decadt
ago, he was general building con
tractor.
He leaves five sons, Harry ant
Joseph of Bristol, Chief Aviation
pilot Philip, USNR, stationed at Nor
folk, Va, Anthony of New Britain
and Corporal Frank J. Masterbone
Jr., with the Army in the South
west Pacific; three daughters, Mrs
John McHugh, with whom he made
his home. Mrs. belmont Baker anc
Mrs. Robert Pons, all of Bristol; anc
IA grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thurs.
day at 8 a. m. at the Dunn Funera.
Home and at 8 a. m. at st. An
thongs church in Bristol. Buria.
will be in st. Thomas cemetery in
Bristol.
PLATT-Harry L. Plat, liz Pros
pect street, died at his home early
this morning after an extended ILL
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Born February %, 1890 in Water
bury, he was the son of the late
George L. and Nellie (Johnson)
Platt. Mr.. Platt was employed in the
cost department of the American
Brass company.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. E.
Frances (Bailey) Platt.
! He was member Of Harmony
lodge, No. rs, A. F. and A. M. and
Nosahogan lodge, I. o. o. F.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home, 10 Gen.
trail avenue, with Rev. Francis O.
Ayres of st. Johns Episcopal church
officiating. Burial will be in River
side cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home Wednesday from
3 to S and Z to 8 p. m.
SABIA-Mrs. Mary (Crowe) Sa-
bia, wife of John Saba, Stamford,
died Sunday night at the Laurel
Heights sanitarium. She was ma
tive of Waterbury, the daughter Of
Mrs. Susanna Grove, Waterbury
and the late Joseph Grove. A grad
uate of the Sacred Heart grammar
and high schools. Mrs. Saba left
Waterbury three years ago to make
her home in Stamford.
Besides her husband and mother,
Mrs. Saba: is survived by a SON.,
James Saba; three sisters, Mrs. Rose
Banduski, Mrs. Bernadette Ostrow-
ski and Miss Lorraine Grove, all of
Waterbury: three brothers, Joseph,
U. s. Army in England, John and
Robert Grove, Waterbury.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day from the LacerenZa funeral
home, 8 Schuyler avenue, Stamford,
to the Sacred Heart church, that
city, time to be announced later.
Burial will be in Stamford. Friends
may call at the funeral home today
and tomorrow from to 10 p. m. =
PREUSSER-Mrs. Emma Steele
Preusser, widow of Richard P.
Preusser, formerly Of Waterbury.
died yesterday in New York city,
after long illness. She lived at the
Hotel New Weston, Madison avenue
and 50th street.
Born in Bradford. Penn, Novem-
Der 10, 1856, she was the daughter
of the late Martin and Marie Bill
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Mrs. Preusser was a member OF
the Second Congregational church.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss
Minnie E. Preusser, with whom she
lived in New York and Mrs. Marie
E. Berry, Bristol; a son, Henry E.
Preusser, this city; a sister, Miss
Lydia Steele, Wilkesbarre, Penn,
seven grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
Anderson funeral home, 10 Central
Ave-, with burial in Riverside GEN.
etery. DR.. John c. Walker Of the
Second Congregational church will
officiate. Friends may call at the
funeral home Wednesday evening
from z to 9 o'clock.
| FAGAN-Joseph Pagan. 76 Fair
view street, infant son of Leroy ano
Winifred (Whelan) Pagan, dice
this morning at st. Mary's hospital
Private funeral services were helt
today at the Mulville funeral home
27O West Main street with buria
in new st. JoSeph's cemetery.
RICHARDELLI - Word has beer
received here of the death Of CiriacC
Richardelli Of Minervino Murge
Italy.
> He is survived by his wife, Maria
, Giuseppe (Carlone) Richardelh
one daughter, Mrs. Theresa Maltri
both Of Italy; three sons, Samuel
Of Waterbury, Nicholas. Of Milldale
Andrew Richardelli OF West New
York, N. j.; and several grand
children.
ROCKWELL Ralph Waldo
Rockwell, SO, 1910 Townsend avenue
New Haven. and employe Of tn
American Brass Company In tn
sales department In the main offic'
here. died Sunday at his home.
Mr.. Rockwell entered the emplo.
Of the American Brass Company 0:
January 4, 1908, and was in tn
purchasing department for som
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