The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-31

QUEENEY - Mrs. Della
(Flynn) McQueeney Of 2i59 PARK
avenue, Bridgeport, wife Of Hugh
McQueeney and mother Of Rev
John ]. McQueeney, assistant at st
Mary's church, this city, died early
this morning at her home.
She was born in ireland and hat
lived In Bridgeport for As years. ShC
was q communicate of the Sacrec
Hart parish for Is years and latel
Of st. Augustine's parish. Mrs. NC
Queeney was member Of the Cath
Ole Council Of Women, Catholic
Daughters, st. Mary's branch, Thirc
Order Of st. Francis and the Ladies
Guild Of st. Augustine's church.
Besides her husband, and Fathel
McQueeney, survivors are two sons
Gilbert p, u. 8. Air Forces, Frank
H., Bridgeport; two daughters, Mis-
Mary z. McQueeney, private Sec
rotary at the American Chain Com
pany, and Miss Helen M. Nc.
Queerey, teacher at Bryant school
Bridgeport; q granddaughter, Mau.
reen F. McQueeney: two sisters, Mr.;
p. McCaul and Mrs. M. McShane
both Of Bridgeport.
The funeral will be held from
her home Thursday at 9:i5 to st
Augustine'S church for q solemn
high Mass at 10. Burial will be II
st. Michael'S cemetery. Friends
may call at the home after z p. m
today.
GRAZIOSA-Mrs. Stella CTrotta)
Graziosa, 80. widow Of the late
John Graziosa, died yesterday
morning in st. Mary's Hospital af-
ter q long illness. Mrs. Graziosa,
who resided with her daughter
Mrs. Frank J. Nastri, SAL Woodtick
Road, was owner Of the Oak Tree
Orchards, Woodtick Road.
A native Of Italy, she was a resi-
dent Of Waterbury for 43 years. For
30 years she and her late husband
operated a retail grocery store In
the Baldwin street section.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Nastri and Mrs. Louise ]. d.
Narde, Naugatuck; three brothers,
Antonio Trotta, Oakville; Angelo
Trotta, this city and William Trot-
ia, Plainfield, N. j.; sister, Mrs.
Pasquale Martignetti, Bronx N.
Y; sister-in-law, Mrs. Rose
Graziosa, this city; three grand
children and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral will be held Friday
at q. m. from the Maiorano fu-
neral home, 95 Willow street, to
Our Lady Of Lourdes Church at
for a solemn high Mass Of requiem.
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today and tomorrow from
2 to 10 p. m.
MORROW-Mrs. Catherine Nor.
row, widow Of william w. Morrow,
died last night at her home, 1888
West Main street, following a long
illness. Born in Ireland, she was
the daughter of the late Thomas
and Margaret (Murphy) Doran and
had been a resident Of this city for
so years.
Mrs. Morrow retired as an EN-
ploye Of the Scovill Mfg. Company
after receiving a pin for so years of
service with the concern on jan
uary /, 1910. She was a commune
icant Of the Blessed Sacrament
church.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs.
Mary Sullivan of Ireland, Mrs. Mi
chael Moore, Mrs. Julia Carey, Mrs.
Elizabeth Costello and Miss Laura
Doran, all of Waterbury, and a
brother, Daniel Doran of Spring
field, Mass.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home, 270 West
Main street, Friday morning at
8:15 to the Blessed Sacrament
church at 9. Burial will be in new
st. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home today
from Z to 10 p. m. and tomorrow
from 2 to 10 p. m.
MURPHY-Mrs. Margaret Muir.
ply, IS, widow of William B. Muir
ply of Norfolk, died Tuesday at
Litchfield County hospital. Born in
Naugatuck, she lived here and In
Waterbury most OF her life. She
formerly spent summers in Nor
folk but had been permanent resi-
dent there for about a year.
Mrs. Murphy leaves a son, Capt
william B. Murphy Of the Army
News Service, New York city: two
sisters, Miss Terese Mulville and
Mrs Bessie Kelley both Of Water
bury; two brothers, John Mulville
New York and Eugene Mulville OF
Waterbury.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at 8 a. m. at Immaculate Concep-
ton church, Norfolk. Burial win be
in st. Francis Xavier cemetery,
Naugatuck.
BENGSTON-Albert G.. Benston,
81, died suddenly at his home, Sc
Oakland avenue. yesterday after
noon.
He was born in Sweden April
8. 1868. and came to the United
States about 90 years ago and to
Waterbury two years later. He was
q member Of the Swedish Baptist
Church. Formerly a building con-
tractor. Mr.. Bengston retired about
IL years ago.
Surviving. besides a wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth (Christoferson) Bengston,
are two sons. Harry A. WATERFOWL
and Army Sgt. Carl E.. this city:
two daughters. Miss Sigrid z. Beng
ston, and Mrs. Frederick w. Rowe,
both Of Waterbury; a sister. Miss
Matilda Bengston OF sweden and
three grandchildren and one great
grandchild.