The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-28

lOEuI AOEHeEiy VI WHVeApuASt NAeI
Saturday at st. Raphaels hospital
New Haven. Mrs. Betterly was ac-
tive In the Christ Episcopal church
Quilford. The family moved tC
Guilford from New Haven, o few
years ago.
Besides her husband Mrs. Better
ly Is survived by two sons, Capt
Warren A. Betterly, In the Pacific
John 3. Betterly, home from the
European war theater; three daugh-
tiers, Miss Martha B. Betterly, New
York. Mrs. M. ]. Schatzle and Mrs
Julian Malcolm, New Haven.
Funeral services will be held in
Christ Episcopal church today al
II a. m. Burial will be In Alder
brook cemetery.
WADLEIGH--Funeral services for
Mrs. Mary A. (Bressette) Wadleigh,
SO, mother Of Mrs. Florence Chip
man, 1914 Waterville street, Water
bury, were held Saturday ct the
Adams funeral home, Chester, Vt.
Rev. John o. Moore officiated. In
terment was In Weston cemetery,
Mrs Wadleieh, widow Of Albert
Wadleigh, died wednesday at her
home In Weston. She had lived
there for 30 years.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Lenora Thompson
Bridgeport, and Mrs. Katherine
Bennett, New Milford; three sons
Levi Gould, Springfield, Mass.
George Gould, Holyoko, Mass, and
Leon Wadleigh, Weston; two sisters
Mrs. Guy Matava, Ludlow, w., Mrs
Guy Belonga, OSwego, N. Y; two
brothers, George Bressette, Proctors-
Vile, w., and Joseph Bressette
South Bend, Ind; eight grandchil-
dren and II great-grandchildren.
HTGHAM- Edward HIghain, 3rd
seven week old son OF sergt. ane
Mrs. Edward Higham. II Hill street
died last night at Waterbury hos
pital. sergt. Higham Is stationed
with the U. s. Army In ireland.
Besides his parents, the child In
survived by his paternal grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Higham
and his maternal grandmother
Mrs. Pelagia PreSlowsky, oil OF Wa
terbury.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning from the home, II Hill
street, 10 ST. Mary'S Russian Greek
Orthodox church where services will
be conducted by Rev. Peter Dzubay,
time TO be announced. Burial will
be In ST. MaryS Russian Greek Or
thodox cemetery.
Friends may call at the home, u
Hill street, after 7 this evening.
PECUKONIS-Baby Valerie Ma.
RE Pecukonis, infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pecukonis, 81
Draher avenue, died this morning
at 81. Mary's hospital.
Besides her parents she Is survived
by two brothers, Joseph, Jr., and
John Pecukonis.
Private funeral services will be
held at the Mazaika funeral home
10 Porter street, with burial in the
family plot at Calvary cemetery at
the convenience OF the family
RUSSELL-George Samuel Rus
sell, TAO North Main street, died this
morning at his home after @ short
illness. Born In Holyoke, Mass, he
was employed at the Waterbury
Mfg. Company, division OF the
Chase Brass and Copper company
for thirty years.
He Is survived by his wife, Jea-
nette, four sons, Frederick s. oi
Plantsville, George II. Of Waterbury
Horatio Of 'Naugatuck, and James
A. Russell Of Utica, N. Y; q step
son, Sergt. william Kane, Fort
Devens: and one daughter, Mrs.
Mildred Emmons Of Waterville.
The funeral will be held at the
Lunny funeral home, Is Central
avenue, Thursday morning at II o.
clock with Rev. John Snavely OF the
First Methodist church, officiating
Burial will be in old Pine Grove
cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Wednesday from 2 to 5 and
from to'9 p. m.
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ARRIS-William Arris, IS, 81
East Clay street, died Saturday
night at Waterbury hospital after
brief illness.
Born in Lewiston, Maine, he
came to Waterbury a year ago He
was employed by the Industrial
Overall Dry Cleaning and Supply
Co. on Thomaston avenue.
Surviving are two sons, Sergt.
John Arris, with the Army Air
Forces at Florence, s. c., and Corp.
Herbert D. Arris. with a quarter
master unit somewhere in the
Pacific; and a daughter, Margaret
Arris, Lewiston, Maine.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at p. m. at the Belle
Vile funeral home, 66 East Clay
street with Rev. David p. Gaines
Of the First Baptist church. offi-
ciating. Burial will be In new Pine
Grove cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home today from 2 to 5 and z to
p. m.
TAYLOR-Mrs. Robert 8. Taylor
Of Niagara Falls. N. y, mother Of
Mrs. Roland Turner, 280 Lakeview
avAnlla th's a,t~ S'sS oa'uday "a