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Death Notices BLANCO. In New London. Josephine (Lentini) Blanco, 81, of 24 Central Niantic, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals. Born in Middletown, she was former Hartford resident.

She had lived in Niantic the last nine years. She was a member of the East Lyme Senior Citizens Club, the East Lyme RSVP, and had worked for the Relief. She leaves four sons, Angelo Blanco of Hartford, Joseph Blanco of Farmington, Louis Blanco of Wethersfield and John Blanco of Ida Grove, Iowa; two daughters, Jane Blanco of Niantic and Mary Cooke of Lombard, 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. The funeral will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Rocky Hill, with a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at St. Luke's Church, Hartford.

Burial will be in Rose Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Friends may the funeral home today, 7-9 p.m., and Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the East Lyme Ambulance Fund, Niantic, Conn. 06357. BUTEAU.

In Farmington. Bernard "Ben" 'F. Buteau, 64, of 1761 Farmington Unionville, husband of Mrs. Faith (White) Buteau, died Friday (Feb. 20, 1981) at John Dempsey Hospital.

He was the operations manager for REM Sales, Division of E. Morris Farmington. He member of Wyllys Robert, Lodge 99 West Hartford, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Sphinx Temple in Newington. Besides his he leaves a son, Dr. Bernard F.

Buteau Jr. of Woodbridge; two daughters, Mrs. Charlene Carriero of Waterbury and Mrs. Beverly Duval of Burlington; two brothers, James Buteau of Avon and George Buteau of Rhode Island; a sister, Mrs. Doris Odenkirchen of Indian Rocks Beach, a niece, Mrs.

Nancy Boyle of Pinole, 13 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Hangen-Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main Rt. 4, Unionville, today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday, 11 a.m., at Hangen-Ahern Funeral Home, with the Rev. William C.

Carroll officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Avon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, Springfield, Mass. CASSELLS. In Manchester.

Robert L. Cassells, 73, of 98 Adams St. South, Manchester, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Hartford Hospital. He was the husband of Helen K.

(Kristek) Cassells. He was born in Thompson March 10, 1907, and had lived in Manchester 28 years and previously in North Grosvenor Dale. Before retiring in 1972, he was employed as millwright with Pratt Whitney Aircraft Group of United Technologies East Hartford, 23 years. He was a member of South United Methodist Church, Manchester, the Orient Lodge of Masons of East Hartford and a past master of Cornerstone Masonic Lodge in Putnam. Besides his wife, he survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Helen K. Shea of Chicopee Falls, two brothers, Edward Cassells of Scottsbluff, and David Cassells Hawthorne, N.J.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Draper of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Margaret Carroll of Columbia and Mrs.

Louise Anderson of Essex, N.Y., and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main Manchester. Burial will be in East Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to South United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 1226 Main Manchester.

2nd ED. 1st ED. THE HARTFORD COURANT: Sunday, February 22, 1981 Deaths BERLIN Elizabeth B. Skelly CROMWELL John J. Ganey Jr.

EAST HARTFORD Edna Cooney EAST LYME Josephine Blanco GLASTONBURY Beatrice Wilson Manchester Road HARTFORD Helen Fine Sherman Harrison Ida M. McCabe Jack Singer Roger D. Williams Leopoldine "Poldi" Yanke MANCHESTER Robert L. Cassells NEW BRITAIN Catherine Sasiela Julio Trotta NEWINGTON Stephen J. Cooney VERNON Thomas J.

Murphy George C. Prouty Sr. Alice Schulz Elfrieda G.G. Weber WESTBROOK Arthur J. Gibson George A.

Richitelli WEST HARTFORD Edward C. Collagan Thomas F. Donohue Charles V.W. Jayne Jr. Maxwell D.

Tuck Tessie A. Wilkalis WETHERSFIELD Beatrice Mottram OUT-OF-STATE Stanley V. Glowinski COONEY. In Manchester. Edna (Vasseur) Cooney, 73, of East Hartford, died Saturday (Feb.

21) at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of James H. Cooney. She was born in Enfield April 12, and had lived in Hartford before moving to East Hartford four years ago. She was a member of St.

Rose Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of the United Transportation Union and the Manchester Elks Emblem Club. She is survived by two sons, James G. Cooney of Manchester and William J. Cooney of East Hartford; two grandsons, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Monday, 10 a.m., at Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main Manchester, with a mass of Christian burial, 11 a.m., at St.

Rose Church, East Hartford. Burial will be in Cemetery, Manchester. Stiedames at the funeral home today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. DONOHUE. In Hartford.

Thomas F. Donohue of 53 Troy West Hartford, died Friday (Feb. 20) at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He was born in West Hartford, Margaret son (Mara) of the Donohue.

late John He wand drum major and fife instructor of the former Royal Typewriter Fife and Drum Corps. He was a member of the former Our Lady of Sorrows Fife and Drum Corps, and instructor of many drum corps. He was a former member of the West Hartford Fire Department and the former Quaker Hose Company of West Hartford. He was an honorary member of Local 1241 International Association of Firefighters. He leaves two sisters, Marion A.

Donahue and Elizabeth D. Booth, both of West Hartford; two brothers, Leo V. Donohue of Avon and John W. Donohue of Berkley, Calif; two nephews, and a niece. The funeral will be Monday, 8:30 a.m., from Molloy Funeral, Home, 906 Farmington West Hartford, with a mass of Christian burial, 9 a.m., St.

Thomas the Apostle Church, West Hartford. Burial will be in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends may call at the funeral home today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. FINE.

In Hartford. Miss Helen Fine of 636 Prospect Hartford, at Mount Sinai Hospital. Born in Poland, she had lived in the Greater Hartford area many years. Miss Fine was the daughter of the late Frank and Rose Fine, formerly of Hartford. Before her retirement in 1972, she was employed by G.

Fox Co. and the former Brown Thomson Department Store many years. She was a member of Princess Rebecca Lodge. She leaves a brother, Gabriel Fine of West Hartford, and two nieces, Mrs. Leonard (Sheryl) Goldberg of Manchester and Mrs.

Neal (Lynn) Singer of Norwalk. Private graveside services were in Young Friends Progressive Society Cemetery, Garden Street, Hartford. Memorial contributions may be made to any charitable institution of the donor's choice. Hebrew Funeral Home, Farmington West Hartford, had charge of arrangements. GANEY.

In Middletown. John J. Ganey 80; of 11 Goodrich Cromwell, husband of Anna (Johnson) Ganey, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. Born in Middletown, he had lived in Cromwell the last 31 years.

He owned and operated a gasoline business in Middletown many years and was employed at the Underwood Manufacturing Co. He was a communicant of St. John's Church, Cromwell. Besides his wife, he leaves a Frederick Norton of Cromwell, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Monday, 9 a.m., from Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Rocky Hill, with a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at St.

John's Church, Cromwell. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Friends may call at funeral home today, 7-9 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the Heart Association, 310 Collins Hartford, or the Cromwell Ambulance Association. GLOWINSKI.

In Norfolk, Mass. Stanley V. Glowinski, 50, formerly of Hartford, of Norfolk, died Saturday (Feb. 21). He was the beloved husband of Emiko (Machida) Glowinski.

Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Nancy A. Glowinski of Norfolk, and a sister, Miss Theresa Glowinski of Wilson section of Windsor. Friends may call at the R.J. Ross Funeral Home, 135 South (RI. 1-A), Wrentham, Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

A funeral service will be Tuesday, 10:15 a.m., from the funeral home, followed by a mass, 11 a.m., at St. Jude's Catholic Church, Main Street, Norfolk, Mass. GIBSON. In Essex. Maj.

Arthur J. Gibson, 69, of 12 Shailer Drive, Westbrook, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Shoreline Clinic after a short illness. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., May 2, 1911, he was retired from the Army National Guard. Formerly of Port Chester, N.Y., he had lived in Westbrook the last eight years.

He was retired from the phone company in New York City. He was a member of the Pioneers of America, the Knights of Columbus of Old Saybrook, and the Westbrook Lodge Elks. He was a World War Il veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star. He is survived by his wife, Noreen (O'Connor) Gibson of Westbrook; two sons, Arthur Gibson Jr. of Long Island, N.Y., and Donald Gibson of New Jersey, and two daughters, Mrs.

Diane Gillies of New York and Miss Arlene Gibson of Clinton. Funeral services win! be Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., from Swan Funeral Home, 1224 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, followed by a mass of Christian burial, 9 a.m., at St. Mark's R.C. Church, Westbrook. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery, Port Chester, N.Y: Friends may call at the funeral home, Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, or St. Mark's R.C. Church, Westbrook. HARRISON.

In Hartford. Sherman Harrison of 123 Kensington Hartford, died Wednesday (Feb. 18) at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Ridgeway, S.C., he had lived in the Hartford area the last 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Harrison of Hartford; two sons, Darnell Harrison and Dorsel Scott, both of Hartford; a daughter, Denico Harrison of Hartford; six brothers, and eight sisters. Funeral services and burial will be Monday in Winnsboro, S.C. There will be no calling hours. John C. Clark Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

JAYNE. In Rocky Hill. Charles Van Wyck Jayne husband of Alma (Chadwick) Jayne, of 506 Fern West Hartford, died Friday (Feb. 20) at the state Veterans Home and Hospital. Born in Albany, N.

he had lived in West Hartford 53 years. He was the former assistant general secretary of the YMCA of Hartford and was personnel manager at Underwood Corp. when he retired in 1965. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, David E. Jayne of West Hartford; a brother, Floyde Jayne of North Adams, a niece; five grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.

Private funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours. Newkirk Whitney Funeral Home, 776 Farmington West Hartford, has charge of arrangements. McCABE. In Middletown.

Ida Mildred McCabe, 93, 70 Allyn Place, Hartford, died Friday (Feb. 20) at Ridgewood Central Convalescent Hospital. She was a member of the Senior Citizens of Hartford and Christ Church Cathedral. She leaves two sons, R. Kenneth McCabe of Middlefield and Wellsford L.

McCabe of Holyoke, a daughter, Mrs. Gladwin (Dorothea) Reed of Miami Springs, 10 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Private funeral services will be Monday at Roberts Funeral Home, 16 Broad Middletown, with the Rev. Frank Landolt, interim rector of the Church of the Spirit, Middletown, officiating. Interment will be in Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford, at the convenience of the family.

There are no calling hours. MURPHY. In Rockville. Thomas J. Murphy of 94 Franklin Park West, Rockville, husband of Mabel (Burell) Murphy, died Friday (Feb.

20) at Rockville General Hospital. He was born in Vernon and was a lifelong area resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Michael Ference of Manchester; two brothers, Walter Murphy of Coventry and James Murphy of Jewett City; a sister, Mrs. Albert (Kathryn) Wilson of Manchester, and a niece, Mrs.

Philip (Shelia) Gantnier of Portland. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from Burke-Fortin Funeral Home, 76 Prospect Rockville, with a mass, 10 a.m., at St. Bernard's Church. Burial, with full military honors, will be Edward's Cemetery, Stafford Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 310 Collins Hartford, or to a charity of the donor's choice. MOTTRAM. In Hartford. Beatrice (Brinkley) Mottram, wife of Frank R. Mottram, of 76 Oakdale Wethersfield, died Friday (Feb.

20) at Hartford Hospital. Born in Portsmouth, she had lived in Hartford before moving to Wethersfield 16 years ago. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Frank A. Mottram of Bloomfield; a daughter, Cathryn M. Mazecha of Worcester, sister, Louise B.

Roberts of Suffolk, three grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday, 11 a.m., at Newkirk Whitney Funeral Home, 776 Farmington West Hartford. Private committal services will be in Brookside Cemetery, Easthampton, at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home today, 7-9 p.m. RICHITELLI.

In Westbrook. George Anthony Richitelli, 70, of 14 Grove Terrace, Westbrook, died Friday (Feb. 20). He had been a resident of Westbrook since 1968. He was a former chef at Bill Hahn's of Westbrook 15 years and recently a chef at Oxford Academy three years.

He was a member of St. Mark's Church, Westbrook. He is survived by his wife, Julie (Jastrzemski) Richitelli of Westbrook; a son, Charles G. Richitelli of Greenwood, S.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Theresa) Reynolds of Westbrook; four brothers, Michael, Pasquale, Harold and Anthony Richitelli, all of Branford; two sisters, Mrs.

Rose Sandillo and Miss Kathleen both of Branford, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from O'Connell Funeral Home, Boston Post Road, Westbrook, and 10 a.m. at St. Mark's Church, Westbrook. Burial will be in St.

Agnes Cemetery, Branford. Calling hours are Monday, 7-9 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Westbrook Ambulance Association. STROUSE. In New Haven.

Miss Arline Strouse, daughter of the late Benjamin Strouse Sr. and Babette E. Strouse, died Friday (Feb. 20). She is survived by a brother, Benjamin Strouse Jr.

of Rocky Hill; two nephews, and a grandnephew. A private graveside service will be today in Mishkan Israel Cemetery, New Haven. Memorial contributions may be made to the Branford Hospice, Branford, or to a charity of the donor's choice. PROUTY. In Rockville.

George Prouty 74, of 142 Vernon Rockville section of Vernon, died Friday (Feb. 20) at Rockville General Hospital. Born in Minneapolis, he was a resident of the Rockville area the last 12 years. He was a graduate of Northwestern University Law School and had received his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. He was active in the labor movement of both management and employes and at one time was an organizer for the Teamsters union and also served as director of industrial relations for the Munsingwear and later was active as an independent management consultant.

He moved to Connecticut in 1960 as senior executive for Crestline Boat Corp. He joined the University of Connecticut faculty in 1963 as director of the federal grant program for drafting almost every disaster plan for towns and municipalities as well as a master plan used by the state of Connecticut. He was a life member of the Rockville Lodge of Elks, having been an Elk 49 years, a member of the ARK Lodge of Masons 34 of Minneapolis, and a member of the Azurah Shrine Temple of Minneapolis, Minn: He was known as "Big Daddy" by Versa, which is Vernon Emergency Radio Services Association. He was appointed to the Vernon school board in October 1978 and won a two-year term in November 1979. He also was on the Board of Directors of the Rockville Public Health Nurse Association, a member of the Connecticut Law Enforcement Crime Prevention Association, the Town Committee of Vernon and the University of Connecticut Alumni.

Association. He is survived by two sons, George C. Prouty Jr. of Old Saybrook and Timothy Prouty of San Francisco, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday, 11 a.m., at First Church Lutheran Church, 154 Orchard Ellington, with the Rev.

Eugene F. Mitchell, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the Burke-Fortin Funeral Home, 76 Prospect Rockville, today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to VERSA, P.O.

Box 75, Vernon, for the purchase of a mobile unit and base unit to provide emergency radio service for the TriTown Senior Citizens and Handicapped Transient Association Bus, or Rockville Public Health Nurse Association, Park Street, Rockville. The Rockville Lodge of Elks will conduct an Elk ritual today, 3 p.m. SCHULZ. In Vernon. Alice (Custer) Schulz, 70, of 200 Union Rockville, died Friday (Feb.

20) at home. Born in Manchester, she had lived in Rockville many years. She was a member of the AARP, the Golden Age Club and Triple Club. She was a member of the National Gladiolus Association. She is survived by her husband, George K.

Schulz; a son, Peter A. Schulz of Rockville; a daughter, Carolyn S. Risley of Lebanon; a sister, Mrs. Signe Hart of Winsted, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday, 10 a.m., at St.

Peter's Episcopal Church, Sand Hill Road, South Windsor. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville. There are no calling hours. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, or the Organ Fund of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

Ladd FUneral Home has charge of arrangements. SINGER. Jack, 91, of 615 Tower Hart: ford, husband of the late Sarah (Berman) Singer, died Saturday (Feb. 21, 1981) af Mount Sinai Hospital. Born in Russia, he had lived in the Hartford area most of his life.

He was retired owner the former Jospeh Goldenthal Co. of Hartford, wholesale delicatessen distributors. He was a member of the First Ludmir Benevolent Association. He leaves a son, Alan Singer of Bloomfield; daughter, Mrs. Stuart (Velma) Green of Fort Myers, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Monday, noon, in the chapel of the Weinstein Mortuary, 640 Farmington Hartford. Interment: First Ludmir Benevolent Association Cemetery, Hartford. Memorial week will be observed at the home of his son, 7 Sandpiper Drive, Bloomfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hebrew Home and Hospital, 615 Tower Hartford. TUCK.

I In Hartford. Maxwell D. Tuck, 93, of Parkview Road, West Hartford, husband of the late Eva (Cavanaugh) Tuck, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he had lived in West Hartford 40 years.

He retired in 1952 after 41 years at Royal Typewriter Co. He was a member of the Church of St. Brigid, West Hartford, and the Elmwood Senior Citizens. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Paul (Muriel) Lynch of Wethersfield; a son, Robert M.

Tuck of Riviera Beach, a brother, Barney Tucker of West Hartford; a sister, Mrs. Emma Green of Hartford; three granddaughters, including Mrs. Kathleen L. Luty of Longmeadow, and Mrs. Roberta L.

Simpson of West Hartford, and a great-grandson, Thomas M. Luty of Longmeadow, Mass. Funeral will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from the Richard W. Sheehan Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain West Hartford, with a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at the Church of St. Brigid.

Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Prospect Hartford. WILSON. In Hartford.

Beatrice (Prutz) Wilson, 69, of 889 Manchester Road, Glastonbury, widow of George R. Wilson died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Hartford Hospital. Born in Greenfield, she had lived in Glastonbury many years. She is survived by six sons, George R.

Wilson Jr. of Windsor Locks, Charles B. Wilson of Rowland Heights, James H. Wilson of East Hartford, Patrick E. Wilson of Colchester, William A.

Wilson of Glastonbury and Edward D. Wilson of East Hartford; three brothers, George Brooks, Arthur Brooks and Donald Prutz, all of East Hartford; two sisters, Mrs. Shirley Macri of East Hartford and Mrs. Arline Anello of South Windsor, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, 11 a.m., at the Glastonbury Funeral Home, 450 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, with the Rev.

Nancy Lund officiating. Burial will be in Neipsic Cemetery, East Glastonbury. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Glastonbury Visiting Nurse Association, 35 National Drive, Glastonbury. VALET.

In Branford. Mary Arlene (Brynes) Vaslet, 46, of 929 Burnside East Hartford, passed away Feb. 19 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford, after. a long illness. She was born the beloved daughter of the late John.

T. and Elizabeth Brynes Pawtucket, R.I., April 23, 1934. She attended St. Edward's Parochial School and Sacred Heart Academy, graduating in 1951. She was a member of St.

Rose Church, East Hartford, having lived in East Hartford the last 15 years. She is survived by her fiance, Henry J. Blacha, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Char: lene Fortin of South Windsor. Funeral services will be Monday, 9:15 a.m.; from Newkirk Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside East Hartford, with a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at St.

Rose Church, East Hartford. There will be chapel service Monday, 2 p.m., in Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I. Friends may call at the funeral home today, 7-9 p.m. WEBER.

In Vernon. Elfrieda (Glessmann, Glass) Weber, 81, of 29 Windermere Rockville, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at Rockville General Hospital: She was the wife of Harold P. Weber. Born in Lodz, Poland, she had lived in Rockville most of her life.

She was a member of the First Lutheran Church, the Golden Age, Pinochle and Triple clubs, Burpee Relief Corps and the Margarita Lodge, all of Rockville. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, George W. Glass of Bedford, N.H.; a stepdaughter, Doris Jenson of Rockville; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, Funeral: services will be Monday, 2 p.m., at First Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Rockville. Calling hours are today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at Ladd Funeral Home, 19 Ellington Rockville.

WILKALIS. Mrs. Tessie A. (Shatkus) Wilkalis, 71, of 86 Thomas West Hartford, died Friday (Feb. 20) at St.

Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, she was a resident of West Hartford the last 46 years. She was the retired proprietor of Tess's Beauty Salon, which was located on Main Street, Hartford. She was a member of the Knights of lumbus Columbietts Council 3600; West Hartford, and the Senior Cifizens Group, West Hartford. She Is survived by her husband, Chester Wilkalis of West Hartford; her mother, Mrs.

Kazimera Shatkus; a brother, Benedict Shatkus of Daytona Beach, two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Brilvitch and Mrs. Irene Zadravecz, both of Fairfield, and several, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from Edmund W. Dougiello Funeral Home, 36 S.

Pine Creek Road, Fairfield, and 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Fairfield, with mass of Christian burial. Interment will be in St. Thomas Cemetery, Fairfield.

Friends may call today and Monday, 3-9 p.m. WILLIAMS. In Hartford. Roger D. Williams, 60, of 166 Westland Hartford, died Sunday (Feb.

15) at Mount Sinai Hospital. Mr. Williams was born July 7, 1920, Shelman, and had resided in the Hartford area the last 18 years. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Williams of Hartford; two sons, Lee and Alton Williams, Hartford; six daughters, Mary Williams of Tampa, Hilda Crawford, Wylene Johdan, Myrtice Vail, Linda Margie Williams, all of Hartford; three brothers, Samuel Williams of Hartford, Amos Williams of Batavia, N.Y., and Leywer Williams of Detroit, five sisters, Elester Bean and Lucy Snell, both of Albany, Nancy Williams, Hattie Moreland and Minnie Santago, all of Rochester, N. 14 grandchildren; two great and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, 1 p.m., from John C. Clark Funeral Home, 319 Barbour St. Hartford. Burial will be in Zion Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Calling hours are Monday, 7-8 p.m.

YANKE. In Hartford. Leopoldine "Poldi" (Ungerbeck) Yanke, 88, formerly of 58 Hamilton Hartford, widow of Leo Alfred Yanke, died Saturday (Feb. 21) at a local convalescent home. Born in Germany, she had lived in Hartford 55 years.

She was a member of the South Congregational Church of Hartford and the church's Sewing Circle. She leaves a grandson, Thomas Yanke of Sweden. The funeral will be Tuesday, 11 a.m., at Rose Hill. Funeral Home, 580 Elm Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill.

Friends may call one hour before the service. Memorial gifts may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 929 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, or the donor's choice. Funerals NICHOLS. Funeral services for Antoinette (Marvaska) Nichols, 81, of 16 McKinley Hartford, who died Thursday (Feb. 19), mother of Dr.

John W. Nichols of Rocky Hill, will be Monday, 8:15 a.m., from. South Green Memorial Home, 43 Wethersfield Hartford, with a mass of Christian burial, 9 a.m., at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will be in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery.

Calling hours are today, 6-9 p.m. SULLIVAN. Funeral services for John H. Sullivan, 68, husband of Generiere (White) Sullivan, of 754 North Suffield, who died Thursday (Feb. 19), will be Monday, 8:15 a.m., from Nicholson Carmon Funeral Horne, 443 East (Rt.

159), Suffield, with a mass of Christian burial, 9 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery, Enfield. His family will receive friends today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., at the funeral home. PETRELLA.

Funeral services for John Petrella, 87, of 46 Strong Drive, East Hartford, beloved husband of Donata (Fratarolli) Petrella, who entered into rest Friday (Feb. 20), will be Monday, 8:15 a.m., from D'Esopo Wethersfield Chapels, followed 277 Folly Brook Wethersfield, by a mass of Christian burial, 9 a.m., at St. Christopher's Church, East Hartford. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill, with full millfary honors. Friends may call at the Wethersfield chapels today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Correction LORD. Mrs. Myra (Cooley) Lord, 101, formerly of South Road, Marlborough, died Thursday (Feb. 19). Among her survivors is a son, Erving B.

Lord of Rosemont, whose name was misspelled in Saturday's Courant. Mass Notice There will be an 8th anniversary mass for George Edward Griffin, 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 23, at St. Rose Church, East Hartford. In Memoriam In loving memory of our dear son and brother, George Edward Griffin, who died February 24, 1973. SOn Nothing can ever take away the love a heart holds dear.

LES SAL. Fond memories linger every day, Remembrance keeps him near. Mom Dad, Sisters Brothers BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM Mary T. Landers "Mrs. Lu July 11, 1980 Happy First birthday in Heaven: We miss you.

Sister Nell, and sons. TWEL Like a little bird who brought sunshine into everyone's life, she touched everyone's heart who knew and loved her: She cared for all whom she met. Helen Fine Entered into Eternal Rest On February 15, 1981 ton Helen, you will be missed. Your Friends, Sylvia (Kotkin) Feigenbaum and Roselyn (Heinovitch) Chalklin In loving memory of Samuel Palma who passed away Feb. 22, 1977.

The greatest gift of all is love which even now nourishes memories of a husband of father, memories that time will never dim. Wife Children SCUDDER. A memorial service for Ann E. Scudder of 705 New Britain Hartford, who died Thursday (Feb. 12,1981) will be Tuesday (Feb.

24, 1981), at 1:30 p.m., in the chapel of the First-St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Hartford. Donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First-St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 571 Farmington Hartford, Conn. 06105.

Hit-and-Run Claims Newington Man, 28 A 28-year-old Newington man was killed early Saturday in a hit-and-run accident at the intersection of Broad and Vernon streets, police said. The victim was identified as Stephen Cooney of 210 Churchill Drive, Newington. Police said he was struck by a small blue car, possibly a Ford, while crossing Broad Street at about 12:30 a.m. Four persons were in the car at the time, police said. Police asked that anyone with information about the accident call the department's evidentiary services division.

Cooney is the son of Henry Cooney, a former Hartford city councilman and former state senator, who now lives in Newington. Four Children In California Blaze While Parents Away EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) Four children died when overcome by smoke from a fire at their home early today after their parents went out for breakfast with friends, the Los Angeles County sheriff's office reported. Fire officials said bodies of 1-yearold Ira Fernandez and his 2-year-old sister Jaine were found in the home after the fire broke out about 4 a.m. Eleven-year-old Denise Fernandez and her 13-year-old brother Salvador were pronounced dead at a hospital.

Sheriff's Deputy Ralph Martin said investigators reported the parents said they had left the home in an unincorporated area of the county to out to breakfast with friends and awakened 13-year-old Salvador to have him watch the other children. The parents' identities were not immediately available. "It appeared the fire broke out in the front of the house where the older youngsters had been sleeping," said a County Fire Department spokesman, Dick Friend. "They apparently were awakened by the noise or the heavy smoke and made their way to the back, apparently, in and an attempt and to rescue sister, they just didn't make it. Car Accident Fatal to Man.

NEW CANAAN (AP) A New York state man was killed and a Connecticut resident seriously injured when their car rammed into a stone wall at a high speed early Saturday, police reported. The passenger, David M. Brind, 20, of Geneva, N.Y., son of Geneva's acting city court judge, was killed. The driver, Anthony Piotrowski, 21, of New Canaan, received multiple injuries and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Stamford, where officials said he was in stable condition.

Amory Houghton, 81, Of Corning Glass Dies CHARLESTON, S.C. (UPI) Corning Glass magnate Amory Houghton died Saturday at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital after a. long illness. He was 81. Houghton was U.S.

ambassador to France under President Dwight Eisenhower between 1957 and 1961. During that time he was honored by the French government with the Great Cross of the Legion of Honor. Under his management Corning Glass joined the Fortune 500 list. The glass works' 1980 worldwide sales topped $1.6 billion. car 82 COLLAGAN.

In Sarasota, Fla. Edward C. Collagan of 46 Ridgewood Road, West Hartford, died Friday (Feb. 20). A retired executive of Heublein he was involved in national sales 30 years.

He was born in New Haven and had lived in New Britain 15 years and West Hartford 40 years. He was a graduate of the Colwas lege of members of the Worcester, Country Club and of A Avon and the City Club of Hartford. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Grace (Luddy) Collagan; a son, Edward T.

Collagan; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Ellen McMahon, Mrs. Judith C. McWeeny, all of West Hartford, and Mrs. Kathleen C.

Wentworth of Bloomfield; a brother, Robert Collagan of Branford; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret C. Kinarney of Jupiter, and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Conlon of Hamden, and seven grandchildren.

Funeral will be Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., from Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington West Hartford, with a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at St. Peter Claver Church, West Hartford. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to St.

Jude's Children's Hospital, Memphis, or a charity of the donor's choice. COONEY. In Hartford. Stephen J. Cooney, 28, of 210 Churchill Drive, Newington, died Saturday (Feb.

21) at Hartford Hospital as a result of a hit-and-run accident in Hartford Friday. He was born in Hartford Dec. 28, 1952, son of attorney Henry E. and Eileen (Newton) Cooney of Newington. He attended Holy Apostles College in Cromwell.

Besides his parents, he leaves six brothers, attorney Eugene A. Cooney of Wolcott, Thomas N. Cooney of Coventry, Vincent Cooney, David Cooney, William Cooney and Henry Cooney, all of Hartford, and two sisters, Christine Cooney of Hartford and Mary E. Cooney of Danbury. The funeral will be Tuesday, 9:15 a.m., from Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 96 Webster Hartford, followed by a mass of Christian burial, 10 a.m., at Church of the Holy Spirit, Newington.

Burial will be in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Conn. 06416.

DOW. In New London. June Linda Dow of 19 White Sand Beach Road, Old Lyme, daughter of Robert and Linda (Clark) Dow, died Friday (Feb. 20). Funeral services will be Monday, 2:30 p.m., at Old Lyme Funeral Home of Alderson-Prentis, Beckwith Lane.

Burial will be private. Calling hours are today, 3-5 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Contributions in her memory may be made to the June L. Dow Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Deep River Savings Bank, Old Lyme.

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