4th ED. 3rd ED. 2nd THE HARTFORD COURANT: Tuesday, October 3T, 1972 Services Held Funeral services were held Monday for Igor I. Sikorsky at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church Stratford.
The Russian-born aviation pioneer was active in his field until the time of his death Thursday, at the age of 83 (AP). Funeral Conducted For Igor Sikorsky STRATFORD (AP) Igor I. Sikorsky, whose soaring imagination brought the world! the helicopter, was buried Monday a few miles from the site of the first successful copter flight. The body was taken to a hilltop burial spot, according to his request, after a Russian Orthodox funeral in the small church that he and his wife attended. About 200 mourners jammed St'.
Nicholas Church and overfidwed on to the lawn. Sikorksy had left explicit directions that the funeral contain no eulogy and that it be 25 minutes long. Most branches of the military, which is supplied by the Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corp, (UAC) were represented at the funeral. UAC was represented by Board Chairman Arthur E. Smith and Sikorksy Aircraft President Wesley A.
Kuhrt. Also two of the original 16 employes of the Sikorsky plant, when it was founded on Long Island in 1923, were among the mourners. Sikorsky died of a heart 'attack Thursday at his home in Easton at the age of 83. A native of Russia, he came to America in 1919 following the Russian Revolution. He built the world's first successful heliconter in 1939, flying 'it at Stratford.
John S. Sinclair Dies at 75; Was Insurance Executive WILTON John S. Sinclair Shadow Lane, former law. yer, banker, insurance executive and Red Cross leader, died Sunday at home. He was 75.
He retired in 1963 as president off the National Industrial Conference Board. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Wilton many years. He was an Army veteran of World War I and was graduated, from Columbia College in 1920 and Columbia Law School in! 1922. He practiced law in Philadel-1 phia until 1936. when he became president of Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
In 1941 he became vice of the New York Life Insurance Co. and the following year became a director and executive vice president. He was elected president of the National Industrial Conference Board in 1948. The board conducts rescarch in economics, business management and human relations. He was fund-raising chairman.
of the New York Chapter of the Red Cross in 1050-51, chapter chairman from 1952 to 1957 and national fund-raising chairman in 1952. 'A director of the Union Pacif-1 Ic Railroad, he was also a director of several other lines. He was a member of the New York Yacht Club and other clubs. ale leaves his wife, Mrs. Barbio Johnson Sinclair; two sons, David M.
Sinclair Darien and John B. Sinclair of Riverside section of Greenwich, two Mrs. C. Douglass Deaths COLE. In New London, Oct, 29, 1972.
Harry Reynolds Cole Jr. 52 of Beck. with Catherine Lane. Jewett Old Lyme. Funeral husband of Cole.
services will be held at the Jewett funeral ser. vice (Alderson-Prents), Beckwith Lane, Old Lyme, followed by Christian burial service at Christ The King, Church at 10 a.m. with burial in Duck River Cemetery, Calling hours are 7-9 p.m. Card of Thanks children of the late Mary Colonna wish to express their thanks and graft. tude for the floral tributes.
Mass cords Abd sympathy expressed by relatives, friends and associates upon the recent Idas of their beloved Mother. Mass Notice will be mass for the repose the soul of Mary Colonna Thursdav, Nov. 1 at 8 a.m. at St. Augustines Church, Fartford.
In Memoriam IN MEMORIAM sad and loving memory of Miriam Krauss who passed away Oct. 31, 1958. Fourlemn years ago you passed away, Vie miss you more from day to day. Sister, Anna Cordiliko. 1st ED.
Obituaries LaMAR K. BARROS LaMar Keith Barros, 7, of 19 Belden died Saturday at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he was student at Cathedral of St. Joseph School. He leaves his mother, Mrs, Diana Luna Barros; three brothers, Eric Barros, Hector Barros Jr.
and Ricardo three sisters, Tammey Barros, Stacey Barros and Veronica Barros; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alda Radcliffe and his maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Autilia Barros, all of Hartford. The funeral will be today at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of St.
Joseph. Burial will in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, LOUIS LEVINE Louis Levine, 72, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Thursday at home. He lived in Brooklyn all his life.
He was owner of the B.L. Levine Building New York City, more than 50 years. Hel leaves his wife, virs, Bertha Wexler Levine; a son, Dr. Marvin Levine of Bloomfield; a daughter, Mrs. Elaine Schnell of Spring Valley, N.Y.; a brother, Max Levine 'of Bayside, L.I., N.Y.: a sister, Mrs.
Ella Leder of Brooklyn, and six grandchildren. The funeral was Friday in L.I., N.Y. Burial was in Mt. Arrarat Cemetery, Farmingdale. Memorial contrition butions may be made to the Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield.
RAYMOND P. SHANNON Raymond Peter Shannon, of 29 Griswold Road, Wethersfield, died Sunday at Hartford Hospital. Born in Hartford, he lived in Wethersfield 18 years. He was employed as a custodian at Hartford Hospital 15 years. He was a member of the Church of the Incarnation, Wethersfield.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He leaves two brothers, Robert Shannon of Wethersfield and Tracy Shannon of New London and a sister, Mrs. Violet Leavitt of Springfield. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Rocky Hill, with a Requiem Mass at 10 at the Church of the Incarnation.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Cailing hours are Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. MERRILL ROBBINS Merrill Robbins, 40, of 5 Olmsted Drive, Springfield, formerly of Hartford, died Sunday at Wesson Memorial Hospital. Born in Lowell, he lived in Hartford 18 years, before moving to Springfield 15 years ago. He was graduated from Weaver.
High School, He was the owner of Merrill's Superette, Springfield 10 years. was a member of Beth El Temple, Springfield, the field Jewish Community Center. He was also a member of The Level Lodge. 137, ford. He laves Mrs.
Myrna Kaufman Robbins; three sons, Mark Robbins, Roband Craig Robbins; all of bins Springfield; his mother, Mrs. Mary Saltzman Robbins, and two brothers, Saul Robbins and Joseph Robbins; all of Hartford. The funeral was Monday at the Ascher Memorial Chapel, Springfield. Burial was in the Beth El Cemetery, West Spring. field.
Memorial week will observed at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. JAMES J. CAREY James J. Carey, 53, of 66 Mar- wood Drive, New Britain, formerly of West Hartford, died Saturday at the Newington Vetcrans llospital.
Born in Shelton, he lived in the Hartford area most of his life. He was a mem-1 ber of St. Brigid Church, West Hartford. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Unknown Soldier Post 12. He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Grace Yacobellis Carey, and a brother, Earl F. Carey of Bristol. The funeral will be Thursday at 9:15 a.m. at the Sheehan Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain West Hartford, with a Mass of the Resurrection at St. Brigid Church at 10.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Calling hours are Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. SIRS. ADELAIDE SMITH Adelaide Crosby Smith, 79, of 492 Lovely Avon, widow of Arthur G. Smith, died Saturday in an area convalescent hospital.
Born in Hartford, she lived there until she moved to Avon 20 years ago. She leaves a brother, J. C. Crosby of Schenectady, N.Y., and a cousin, Dr. Hilda Crosby Standish of Hartford.
A private graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Sharon Springs Cemetery, Memorial Sharon Service Springs, N.Y. A will be Sunday at 2 p.m, in the Avon ConI gregational Church, Avon. There are no calling hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Avon Congregational I Church.
The Vincent Funeral Home, Albany Turnpike, Canton, is making arrangements. (Ellington Family Dies in Airplane Crash in Illinois A former Ellingion woman, her husband and two children were killed last weck when returning by plane visit with relatives in Ellington. Mrs. Florence Jacob, 50, Joseph Jacob, 47, Susan Jacob, 17, and Thomas Jacob, 11, of 524 Missouri Morton, were killed when their small private plane crashed in a cornfield near Pekin, Ill. A daughter Donna Jacob, a student at Western Illinois University was not aboard the plane.
They had been visiting Mrs. Jacob's father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lanz of 5 Lanz Lane, Ellington. Their plane left Ellington Airport about 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 23. Also killed in the crash were two friends whom they had picked up when the plane slopped at Philadelphia. All six were from Morton. Jacob was president of Foster-Jacob of Peoria, Ill.
He was flying a company plane. Besides her parents and daughter, Mrs. Jacob leaves two brothers, Albert Lanz of Albany, N.Y., Kerwin Lanz of Morton; four sisters, Harriet Clarke of Vernon, Mrs. Lois Gebler of Ellington, Mrs. John Getz of Morton and Mrs.
George Foxe of Carrol Stream, Ill. Mr. Jacob leaves two brothers. Raymond Jacob and Kenneth Jacob and a sister, Mrs. Harlan Kaiser, all of Morton.
A funeral for the six was Friday in the Morton Apostolic Christian Church, with burial in the Church Cemetery. Woman Found Shot in Head A Hartford woman shot herself in the head with a pistol late Sunday night, according 1 to police. Pamela Cardone, 29, of 40 Willard was listed in critical condition with a head wound at St. Francis Hospital late Monday night. According to tenants in the building where she lived, Miss, Cardone reporledly borrowed the pistol from a friend as part of a Ha loween costume.
Two tenants found Miss Cardone in her apartment Monday afternoon after she didn't respond to their knocking. South Pacific Quake Recorded by Center BOULDER, Colo. (UPI)-An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the South Richter Pacific Monday, 120 Scale occurred in miles southwest of the island of Rabaul, the National Earthquake Information Center said. Center spokesman Waverly Person said the earthquake occurred at 7:48 a.m. (EST) in a very sparsely populated area of the New Britain chain of islands.
Weather, Tides GOVERNMENT FORECAST Local: Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain late tonight and Wednesday. High, temperature today in the low to mid 50s. Low temperature to-: night 35-40. High temperature Wednesday 50-55. Probability of precipitation two in 10 today and four in 10 tonight.
State: Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Temperature Summary for Oct. 30. 1971 7 a.m. 1 p.m 7 p.m.
Temp. (dep. F) 37 54 39 Rel. Humidity (p.c.) 73 45 62 Bar. Pres.
al 30,17 30.21 30.29 Based on data to 7:30 p.m.: high 54 al p.m.t low 37 a al 1 a.m: mean 46. 48, degree days 19. High year ago. 72; low 43. Record high this dale 83 In: 1946.
Record low this date 26 in 1962. Highest Temp. since Jan. 1, 93. Lowest Temp.
since Jan. 1, -2. Accumulated departure from normal this month, through Oct. 29, -109. Total degree days since Sept.
through Oct. 29, 526. Normat degree days same period 437. Total depree days this month, through Oct. 29, 444.
Normal degree days same period 338. Precipitation Summary To 1 p.m.. 0. This month through Oct. 29, 4.20 inches.
Departure trom normal this month through Oct. 29, Inches. Total from Jan. 1 through Oct. 29.
48.74 es. For same period last year 35.49 inches. Conn. River stage at a.m. 2.0 test.
Tides Oct. 31, 1172. High Low 5:00 am 5:26 pm 11:13 am 11:33 Ar New London pm Al Saybreck 6:10 am 6:36 pm 11:58 am At New Haven 6:37 am 7:03 pm 12:23 am 12:54 pm "So Well Remembered" flowers is gentle soAlways the sending of 1 lace to the giver as well as to those who for one so ALLIED FLORISTS well remembered. ASSOCIATION OF GREATER HARTPORD The Rev. Roland Palangio Dies in East Windsor B.
CHAUNCY Augustus Chauncy, 73, of Graftfon, formerly of Avon, Sunday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Falls, Vt. Born in South Africa, he lived in Grafton seven years. Before retiring in 1970, he was employed: as a horticulturist by the Grafton Nursery, Grafton, five years. He leaves a stepson, Truman M. Curry of Mercer land, a stepdaughter, Mary Lee Curry, of Glastonbury; three stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchild.
Mem-20 orial services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Grafton Federbelated Church, Grafton, with the Rev. Charles J. Parsley officiating. Cremation will follow in Troy, N.Y.
There are no calling hours. The Adams Funeral Home, Chester, has charge of arrangements. CARL N. WELCH Carl N. Welch, 77, of Ashford, died Sunday in Manchester Community Hospital.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lily G. Welch of Ashford; and two daughters, May Craig of Hartford and Patricia Willis of Ellington. Mr. Welch donated his body to Yale University.
There is no funeral or calling hours. ISABELLE LEFEVRE Mrs. Isabelle Lefevre, 63, of 73 Redstone Forestville secof Bristol, former public school teacher and librarian and widow of Winfred Lefevre, died Sunday night in Madison General Hospital, Madison, Wis. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Bristol since 1943. For 11 years she was a teacher at Thomas Patterson School, Bristol, and for the last four years WEN librarian at Bristol's Memorial Boulevard School.
She was a member of St. Matthew's Church, Bristol, the Bristol Council of Catholic Women, the Ladies Guild of St. Matthew's Church, the Thalia Reading Club, the Bristol Education Association, the Connecticut Education Association and the National Education Association. She leaves two sons, James Lefevre of Rohrersville, John Lefevre of West Hartford; a daughter, Miss Marilyn Lefevre of New York City; four brothers, Charles Crocker and Ralph Crocker of Brooklyn, Warren Crocker of Madison, and Robert Crocker of Houston, and two sisters, Mrs. Mina Moffet of St.
Louis, and Mrs. Neva Anderson of Rockford, Ill. The funeral will be Thursday at 8 a.m. in the O'Brien Funeral Home, 24. Lincoln Bristol and St.
Matthew's Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Bristol. Calling hours are Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 1 7 9.p.m. H.
A. Hitchco*ck Dies in Florida; Retired Teacher Howard A. Hitchco*ck, 75, of 34 Red Oak Drive, Southington, formerly of West Hartford, retired vice-principal of Talcott Junior High School, West Hartford, died Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla. lived in West Hartford 38 years Born in we Holyoke, he before moving to Southington one year ago.
He was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1920 and taught science at Talcott Junior High School 29 years before retiring in 1962 as vice-principal. He was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Harlford. a former commodore of the Wethersfield Cove Yacht Club, a former member of the Hartford Power Squadron and a member of the National Retired Teachers Association. He was a Navy veteran of World War a member of the Hayes-Velhage Post 96, American Legion, West Hartford, and a member of the Old Guard of West Hartford. He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Frankland Hitchco*ck; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Stolzenbach of Hartford and Mrs. Paul Grisevich of West Hartford; two sisters, Mrs. Stoddard Lane and Mrs. J.
Dexter Walcott, both of West Hartford, and seven grandchildren. day The at 2 funeral will at the be Wednes- Sheehan p.m. Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain West Hartford, with the Rev. Homer Lane officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford.
There arc no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Association. New Haven Boy Drowns in Pool NEW HAVEN Eric Battle, 16, of 34 Button St, a sophom*ore tackle on the Lee High School football team, drowned Monday in the school pool, police said. Police and fire officials were called to the school about 4 p.m. and pulled the youth from the pool.
They tried to revive him on the way to Yale-New Haven Hospital but he was pronounced dead at the hospital within minlutes after arrival, police said. MARY E. CONNOR Mrs. Mary Ellen Stanton Connor, 95, of Watertown, formerly of Hartford, widow of Daniel F. Connor, died Oct.
21, at home. Born in Westminster, she lived here three years before moving to Watertown in 1945. She leaves a son, Francis E. Connor of Wethersfield; a daughter, Mrs. Doris Pond of Watertown; two brothers, George Stanton and Joseph Stanton, both of Fitchburg, seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Oct. 24 in Watertown. Burial was in Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg. Albert Rossi Dies; Active In Coventry COVENTRY Albert A. Rossi, 60, of Plains Road, chairman of the Board of Tax Review, former selectman and chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, died Monday in Windham Memorial Hospital, Willimantic.
Born in Schnectady, N.Y., he lived in Hartford from 1939 to 1946 and in Meriden before moving to Coventry 20 years ago. Before retiring in 1967, Rossi worked for the Macomber Construction of Boston. He previously worked for the Accoustical Materials East Hartford, and the George Fuller Hartford. Active in the community, Mr. Rossi served as Coventry's third selectman from 1953 to 1955.
He was clerk of works when the Nathan Hale Elementary School was built few years ago. He was a former member the Coventry Volunteer Fireof men's Association; area co-ordinator for the Immaculate Retreat League; a member of the Coventry Holy Name Society; former district deputy of the Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Jude's Council, KofC. He also was Coventry tree warden and a member of the Windham Lodge of Elks and Big Brothers America. He was a World War II Army Air veteran.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. He len Kalisz Rossi; two brothers, Edward Rossi and Hector Rossi, and a sister, Mrs. Daniel Paolini, all of Syracuse, N.Y. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Watkins Funeral Home, 142 E.
Center Manchester, and at 10 In St. Mary's Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 7 to 9 and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund.
Shooting Victim Dies in Spite of Surgical Effort NEW LONDON A 23-yearold man died at 5:25 a.m. Monday from gunshot wounds he received shortly before midnight Sunday. Detectives Monday night were searching for his assailant. Police said they learned of the shooting when Anthony Blotsky 23, of 39 Montauk who was shot in the back while in his car on Tilley Street, drove to a grocery store on nearby Bank Street. The grocer summoned police who said Blotsky was bleeding heavily when they arrived.
He was taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals where he died despite emergency surgery. Police Chief Charles G. Davidson released few details of the search for the assailants, He said, however, two men might have taken part in the attack. According to Davidson, police theorize that an argument over a woman might have triggered the shooting. Davidson said Monday night police have "a few leads we are following through on." The Appalachian Trail, extending from Georgia to the Northeast, was traveled heavily by the Indians.
EAST WINDSOR The Rev. J. Roland Palangio, 62, of 8 Winton Road, minister of men and missions of the 288 Congregational churches in Connecticut, died in Hartford Hospital Sunday. Born in Jersey City, N.J., the Rev. Mr.
Palangio came to Connecticut in 1962 after spending five years as a minister in Pawtucket, R.I., where he known for his sermons on and television. He had a varied career as a labor organizer, vaudeville actor, and professor of philosophy and drama before he entered the ministry in 1946. The Rev. Mr. Palangio was a graduate of the University of Denver and the Illif School of Theology.
Known for his dramatic flair as a preacher and his enthusiasm for missionary causes, he was instrumental in raising more than $500,000 in 1971, making his Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ first among 40 conferences in dollar support of world mission projects. His special interests included the cradication of German measles as a cause of infant mortality in Ghana, the rehabilitation of a Nigerian parplegic, and the saving of a hospital in Puerto Rico. He leaves wife, Mrs. Claire Kirkpatrick Palangio; a daughter, Cindi Palangio; a son, Jonathan Palangio, all of East Windsor; his mother, Mrs. Mary Palangio; two sisters, Mrs.
Dorothy Ventuvo and Mrs. Theresa Hersch; and a brother, Wilford Palangio, all of West New York, N.J. Funeral services will be private. A public memorial service will be at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford, at 3:30 p.m., Nov. 12.
Memorial contributions may be made to a J. Roland Palangio Fund of the Missionary Society of Connecticut, 125 Sherman Hartford. Credit Card Pumps Gasoline pumps that will accept credit cards and allow you to pump your own gas are in the development stage. FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY! GAt LUE BOND terens FINE SINGE 1113 Infanta Wimbledon Buck of Greenville, and Mrs. Stephen Kr Carr of Larchmont, N.Y., and 18 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The Bouton Funeral Home, West Church Street, Georgetown, is in charge of arrangements. William Parsons Dies at 87, Was Railroad Counsel AUGUSTA. Maine (AP) A 1:30 p.m. service is scheduled at an Augusta funcral home today for William L.
Parsons, former general counsel for the New York Central Railroad. Parsons died at a hospital here Saturday. He was 87. A New Portland, Maine, Parsons was graduated from Bates College and carned his law degree from Boston College School of Law in 1907. He was employed by the Boston Albany Railroad's legal department from 1908-39, serving as ils assistant counsel the last 23 of those years.
He moved to the New York Central System in 1940, serving its general counsel from 1950-52, at which time he returned to private practice in Winchester, Mass. Parsons also served as president and board chairman of the Winchester Trust Co. Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Charles Whitten of Augusta, and several grandchildren and great -grandchildren. Team Bus Overturns; 35 Persons Injured JOHNSTOWN, Pa.
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