The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-02
OBITUARY

bENSON-MrS, Anna B n n,
 widow of Andrew Benson, died late
 last night at her home in Middle
 bury. Born in Burlington, Iowa, May
 5, 1863, she had been a resident of
 Middlebury for 43 years.
 Surviving are: four sens, Bernhart,
 Guilford. Lester. Midldetown, Mel.
 win, HotchkiSsville, Iver, Waterbury;
 q daughter, Mrs Henry c. Lima. Fairfield a grandson, 1ver, Jr.; two
 sisters, Mrs. Carl Rennerfeldt, Oak
 land, Nebraska; Mrs. Clara She'll
 berg, Granite Falls, Minn,; two
 brothers, Emil Peterson, Nebraska, anG Theodore Peterson, Minnesota.
 The funeral will be held Monday at 2 D. rn. at the Buckmiller funeral
 home, 9 Park Place, Naugatuck, Rev. William R. Frendberg, pastor of the Swedish Salem Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in Grove cemetery, Naugatuck. Friends may call at the funeral home tomor- row from to 9 D. m. and Sunday from 3 to 5 and 2 to 9 p. m,
 OZALTS--Joseph Michael Ozalis, Welland avenue, died last night at Waterbury hospital after @ brief illness. He was native of Kaunas, Lthuania, and came to this coun- try and to Waterbury 43 years ago. He was employed by the Scovill Mfg. Go. MT. Ozalis was com municant of St. Josephs church and a member of the Lithuanian Independent Political club. Sur viving besides his wife, Anna, are Q son, Joseph, Jr., with the Army in Maine; a daughter, Mrs. John Ariola, this city; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Aleksinas and Mrs. Anna Swirsky, both of Mahanoy City, Pa: and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalvaitis, West Va. 0 brother, Paul Bucknell, Ind: and a stepdaughter, Mrs, Adella Matieunas, Hartford.
 The funeral will be held from the Deliniks funeral home, IT Congress avenue, Monday at 8:45 a. m. to St. Joseph's church at 9. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 2 to 10 o'clock and tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 10 D. m.
 SMITH--John Malcolm Smith, 92, died Thursday. Feb. 22. at the home of his son, Harry J, Smith, in Irv- ington, N. J., after a brief illness, Born in Holyoke, Mass, MT. Smith was raised in Waterbury. He was brass worker by trade and was em- ployed as a foreman at Randolph & Cloves for 30 years before leav- ing Waterbury in 1907. He was tho husband of the late Mrs. Margaret (Daley) Smith.
 Surviving besides his son Harry, are: Charles IT. of Belmar, N. J.; William J. of Waterbury; John F. of Irvington, N J.; and Pfc. Mall colm Smith, with the Army in | France; five daughters, Mrs. Nora Miller of East Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Margaret Brennan of Clifton, N. J.; Mrs. Julia Minschner of Maplewood, N. J.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Connolly and Mrs. Maybelle Scholtz Of New ark, N. J.; IT grandchildren and l3 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews in Waterbury.
 A solemn high Mass of requiem was offered at St. Leo's church, Irv- ington. Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery, North Arlington.
 SCHAEFFER-Wolf Schaef- Ter, 60 Clifton avenue, died late last night at his home.
 Born July r, 1856, in Germany. he anne to this country in 1880. making lis home in Seymour for several ,ears before coming to Waterbury where he had since resided. He was he son of the late Martin and Anna (zeitler) Schaeffer. MT. ;chaeffer was employed as ma ,hinist at the Waterbury Clock Co.,. intil his retirement several years lgo.
 He is survived by two sons, Jo- eph M., Waterbury; Hugo J. M. ,chaeffer, Jacksonville, Fla; two Mrs. Charles Saw 'er, Durham, N. O., Mrs. H. w. ieyer, Pasadena, Calf, and one t-granddaughter.
 He was member of Humphrey odge, Knights of Pythias, Leasing ,odge, Sons of Herman, both of ieymour, and Concordia, Water ury. Funeral services will be held at he Alderson funeral nome, 70 central avenue, Sunday at 3 p. in., lev, Thomas l.. Sinclair. of All | ouls' church, officiating. Burial i'll be iS new Pine Grove ceme- cry at the convenience of the fam- 1 y. Friends may call at the fu- . eral home tomorrow from 2 to 9