The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-27
OBITUARY

this morning at Charlotte Hunger" ford Hospital after brief illness.
 He was a native of Mount Union, Iowa.
 A graduate of Dickinson College in 1902, he worked for Pittsburgh contracting firm for Q year and came to Torrington in 1903 as prin- cipal and teacher of mathematics ct Torrington High School. He served as superintendent at near by Litchtleld in 1904, joining The Register the following year.
 Surviving are his wife, daugh- ter, Jane E., and son, James Wal den and two grandchildren.
 Funeral plans are incomplete.
 President and treasurer of the Torrington Printing O., Peterson was member of The Associated Press, He also was a trustee of the Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial and prominent in various Masonic organizations.
 His home was at AS Calhoun Street, Torrington.
 PELOSA - Word was received here yesterday of the death of Dom- enic Pelosa, s4, of 86l Fairmont Place, Bronx, N. Y. MT. Pelosa, a prominent contractor, was the father of Mrs. Joseph c. Guilwoile of Prospect Street, this city.
 He was the husband of the late Mary Garoy) Pelosa, Surviving are his sons, pr. Joseph L., Saverio V, George D., Albert ", Henry F., and Julius R. Pelosa; and three daugh- ters, Louise Guilfoile, this city, AL vina Meehan and Helen Richardson.
 The funeral will be held from his residence, 86l Fairmont Place, Bronx, N. r., on Monday at 9:S0 to St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Bronx, where solemn high Mass of re- quiem will be celebrated.
 PARSONs-Gustav Parsons, 9S, father of Gus Parsons, promoter of national expositions and manager of the National Aviation Show at Grand Central Palace, New York City, earlier this month, died yester- day morning at the Rodman Con- VaieScent Home, Platts Mills.
 MT. Parsons, who had lived in Waterbury 42 years before moving to Naugatuck lo years ago to live with his daughter, Mrs. Albert F. smith, Al Millville Avenue that city, was born in Sweden. He came to this country 60 years ago.
 His son, Gus, now a resident of Bridgeport is @ native of Wa terbury and was widely known in this city prior to becoming pro- moter of national expositions in New York and other large cities.
 While in Waterbury, Mir. Par sons was employed at the French Tube Division, American Brass Company. He was the oldest char ter member of the Swedish Luther an Church, Cherry Street, this city, and the oldest member of the Odin Benefit Society. MT. Parsons was grandfather of Maj. Edward Par. sons, Bridgeport, who was killed in China, Oct. 25, 1924, while serv- ing with the Army.
 Other survivors besides his daughter, Mrs. Smith, and his son, Gus Parsons, are two other sons, Carl o. Parsons, Milford, and Harry T. Parsons, Winsted.
 Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the swedish Lutheran Church. this city, Rev. E. Einar Kron, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 Friends are requested to omit flowers and may call at the Clark Funeral Home, 3 State Street from 2 to 5 and 2 to g p. m. tomorrow.
 LOUGHLIN-Mrs. Ardele Lough- lin, formerly of Waterbury, wife of Joseph M. Loughlin, member of the University of Connecticut faculty, died yesterday at Windham HoSpi- tai, Willimantic, after a brief ill., ness.
 A native of Waterbury, Mrs. Loughlin was a daughter of the late Alexander and Rose (Austin) Valcourt. A graduate of Crosby High School and Pratt Institute, New York City, she was chief dietitian at Hartford Hospital until her marriage.
 Besides her husband, Mrs. Lough- lin leaves a sister, Mrs. Thomas Collins, this city.
 The funeral will be held Mon- day morning at 8:15 from the Mul- vile Funeral Home, 27O West Main Street to Blessed Sacrament church where solemn high Mass of re- quiem will be celebrated at g. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's Cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today from to 10 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 10 p. m.