The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-28

been employed as toolmaker at the Waterbury Mfg. Co.,, for 47 years, retiring in January, 194O. He was a member of the First Luth- eran church and the Sons of Her. man.
 Surviving are his wife, Mrs Katherine Kulmann, Waterbury; three sons, Rudolph H., and Otto F., both of Middlebury; Chief War rant Officer Harold C., with the Seabees, stationed at Pearl liar. bor; granddaughter, Beverly 1rma Folgmann; a brother, Christian of Germany and sister, Mrs Elizabeth Ziems, Waterbury. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m., at the First Lutheran church with burial in new Pine Grove cemetery, Rev. Rohert A Heydenreich, officiating. Friends may call at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue this even- ing from to and tomorrow from to 5 and to g.
 OGREN-John August Ogren, 83, New Britain, died Monday at the Niles Street hospital, Hartford. Born in Sweden, he had lived in New Britain 58 years and was employed by the Stanley Tool for 45 years, re. tiring as foreman in 1926. Among the survivors is son, John A. Ogren, Waterbury.
 Funeral services were held today at 2 D. m. at the Erickson funeral home, New Britain, followed by burial in Fairview cemetery, that city.
 BRITTON-Edwin Britton, 43, Salisbury, died at Veterans Hospi- tai, NeWington, yesterday afternoon He was born in Springfield, Mass, and had lived in Salisbury for the past three years. He was veteran of the first World War.
 Surviving are three brothers, Frederick, Philip and Kenneth, all of Salisbury; three sisters, Mrs. William Wheeler, Waterbury, Mrs. Ray Butler, Greystone, Conn, Mrs. William Atkins, Brooklyn, N. Y, and his father, Frederick Britton, ST., Salisbury.
 ThS funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, Rev. M. Webb Wright, pastor of the South Feder- ated church, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 2 to g o'clock.
 BURNS-Thomas James Burns, 25 Crown street, died at St. Mary's hospital yesterday afternoon after a brief illness.
 He was born in Rhinebeck, N. Y, the son of the late Martin and Eliza beth (Golden) Burns, and came to Waterbury in 1912. MT. Burns was employed as an engineer at the Chase Rolling Mills for the past 32 years until his recent illness. He was a communicant of St. Thomas church.
 Surviving are son, John A. Burns, a member of the Waterbury fire department; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Yaple, Middlebury, Mrs. E. J. Kaderabek, West Orange, N. J.; two sisters, Mrs. c. Bor.ho, King ston, N Y, Mrs. M. J. Coffee, Glen Falls, N. Y, and three grandchil- dren.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin funeral home, 290 East Main street, Friday at 9:30 a. m. to St. Thomas church at 10. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this eve- ming and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 WESTLIE-Mrs. Dorothy (Dews) Westlie, wife of Winston A. Westlie, 29 Lynmot road, Hamden, died this morning at the New Haven General hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1913, in Waterbury, the daughter of Frank T. and Phoebe (Robinson) Dews.
 She is survived by her parents of Hamden, her husband of Waterbury, brother, Howard, Waterbury; a sister, Mrs. Carl Froelich of this city; and several nieces and nep- hewS.
 Mrs. Westlie was member of the Lawrence street Baptist church. Hamden, a nd former member of the Waterville Union church.
 Funeral services will be held Fri- day at 2 p. m, at the Alderson fu- neral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Gotthard Hagstrom, pastor of the Lawrence street Baptist church,