Date: Fri 19-Mar-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: CAROLL

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OBITS (Osborne; Godfrey; Jacobs; Bennett; Gardner; St Arnauld; Loveland)

Alice Quayle Osborne

Friends of Betty Lou and Jim Osborne's family will be saddened to learn that

their mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Alice Quayle Osborne, died

on March 16 at Gray Horse Farm in Chardon, Ohio, where she had lived for the

past 71 of her 97 years. "Gig," as she was known to her family and friends,

was born in 1901 to Dr John H. Quayle and Grace (Dayton) Quayle in Madison,

Ohio.

After attending Hathaway-Brown School in Cleveland, she traveled east to Smith

College and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1923. She married James (Jock) Osborne

in 1925 and together they raised their family at Gray Horse Farm.

Always an activist, she became a charter member of the League of Women Voters

and served on the state board for two years. She became president of the

School Committee and of the Human Services Board and served on the board for

Mental Health and for Aging in Geauga County. Her vital interest in the

Community Church of Chesterland (a United Church of Christ Church) led to her

election to the National Board of Homeland Ministries.

Her strength of conviction found her marching for two large issues of her

lifetime - the right to vote for women and civil rights (in Selma).

She was predeceased by her husband, Jock, and by her two brothers, John H.

Quayle of Stamford and William H. Quayle of Cleveland, Ohio.

In addition to her son, James, Jr, and Betty Lou, she is survived by her son,

David A. and Audrey Osborne of St Clairsville, Ohio; her daughter, Allison O.

Titgemeier of Chardon; ten grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren in Ohio,

Montana and Connecticut.

A memorial service is planned for the summer, and donations may be made in her

memory to the Community Church of Chesterland Memorial Committee, 11984 Caves

Road, Chesterland, OH 44026.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Margaret Godfrey

Margaret G. Godfrey, 80, a resident of Norwalk for the past 63 years, wife of

the late Charles R. Godfrey, died March 15, at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk.

She was the mother of Charles R. Godfrey, Jr, of Sandy Hook.

She was born on September 7, 1918, in West Hoboken, N.J., a daughter of Henry

and Maude (Hartje) Hafemann.

Mrs Godfrey was a retired home health aide. She was a member of Norwalk United

Methodist Church.

In addition to her son, she is survived by another son, William Godfrey of

Ridgefield; two daughters, Betty Duncan of Norwalk and Sandra McCormick of

Burlington, Mass.; a brother, Charles Hafemann of Florida; a sister, Betty

Hafemann of Florida; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several

nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held Friday, March 19, at 11 am, at Hillside

Cemetery in Wilton, with Rev Kenneth Kieffer, pastor of East Avenue Methodist

Church, officiating.

Calling hours were scheduled for Thursday, March 18, from 7 to 9 pm, at

Raymond Funeral Home, Five East Wall Street, Norwalk.

Donations in her memory may be made to Connecticut Hospice, 30 Stevens Street,

Norwalk, CT 06850.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Paul J. Jacobs, Jr

Paul J. Jacobs, Jr, 84, husband of Anna (Kanter) Jacobs, of Post Lane,

Newtown, died March 16, in Danbury Hospital. He was the father of Robert

Jacobs of Newtown.

He was born in Reader, W.Va., on August 21, 1914, son of Paul and Julia (Vida)

Jacobs. He was a resident of Newtown for 30 years.

Mr Jacobs was a 47-year employee of General Electric Company, working in the

wire and cable division. He belonged to the G.E. Quarter Century Club. He was

a member of the United Fire Department of Botsford. During World War II he

served in the Merchant Marines aboard the SS City of Los Angeles.

He is survived, besides his wife and son, by two other sons, Paul Jacobs, 3rd,

of Trumbull, and Stephen Jacobs of Florida; one daughter, Patricia Foxwell of

Hamden; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street,

Newtown, on Friday, March 19, at 10 am. Interment will be in Resurrections

Cemetery.

Calling hours were scheduled for Thursday, March 18, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9

pm.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Lena P. Bennett

Lena P. Bennett, 83, of Garfield Drive, Brattleboro, Vt., died March 15, at

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, following a sudden illness.

She was the mother of Susan Lee Warburton of Newtown.

She was born in Stratford, March 11, 1916, the daughter of Mario and Marianna

(Mancini) Fracassini. On November 24, 1941, in Bridgeport, she married Joseph

M. Bennett, Sr, who survives her.

For many years, she was employed by the Harvey Hubbell Wiring Division of

Bridgeport. Mrs Bennett was a communicant of St Michael's Church of

Brattleboro and a member of the Emblem Club of Bridgeport. She and her husband

moved in 1993 from Fairfield to Vermont.

In addition to her husband and daughter, she is survived by a son, Joseph M.

Bennett, Jr, of Brattleboro; four grandchildren; four brothers, Phillip

Fracassini, Samuel Fracassini and Mario Fracassini, all of Fairfield, and John

Fracassini of Bridgeport; a sister, Loretta Raschke of Bridgeport; and nieces

and nephews. She was predeceased by three brothers, Auriello, Angelo and

Dominic.

A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, March 19, at 10 am at

St Michael's Church, Brattleboro. Calling hours were scheduled at the Max E.

Carr Funeral Home, 39 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, March 18, from 7 to 9 pm.

Memorial contributions in Mrs Bennett's memory may be made to the Clara Barton

Camp, North Oxford, MA 01537.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Lois E. Gardner

Lois E. Gardner, 56, of 34 Bonnie Brae, Newtown, died at Danbury Hospital

March 11, after a brief illness. She was the wife of Raymond R. Gardner and

the mother of John A. Gardner of Newtown.

Born in Danbury, March 1, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Frederick W.

and Ethel B. (Somers) Wildman. She attended Danbury schools and was a graduate

of Danbury High School, Class of 1962.

She had lived in Trumbull for ten years prior to moving to Newtown in 1978. As

a homemaker, she devoted her life to her home and family as a wife, mother and

grandmother.

She was a member of the Advent Christian Church of Stratford and of the New

Life Christian Church of Waterbury, and in both churches, was active in church

functions and affairs.

Besides her husband and son, she is survived by three daughters, Sandra A.

Lewis of New Milford, Susan L. Kitchen of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

Ohio, and Jo-Ann M. Smith of Southington; a brother, Richard Wildman of New

Milford; nine grandchildren, Michael, Amanda, Raymond, Crystal, Olivia,

Deanna, Emily, Alexander and Nikki; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held March 15 at the Cornell Memorial Home, 247 White

Street, Danbury, at 7:30 pm. Interment was in Wooster Cemetery, Danbury.

Contributions may be made to her family, 34 Bonnie Brae, Newtown, CT 06470.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Charles A. St Arnauld

Charles A. St Arnauld, 75, husband of the late Margaret (Griffin) St Arnauld

of Heritage Village, Southbury, and formerly of Newtown, died March 11, in

Waterbury Hospital.

He was born in Waterbury, December 7, 1923, a son of Arthur and Emily (Daly)

St Arnauld. He was a graduate of Wilby High School, Class of 1941, and the

University of New Haven, where he earned an associate's degree. Mr St Arnauld

was employed from 1942 to 1980 for SNET. His last position was a district

construction superintendent. A World War II Army veteran, he participated in

the Normandy invasion and the Rhineland and Ardennes campaigns.

Mr St Arnauld was a resident of Newtown for 30 years prior to moving to

Southbury. He was a former member and chairman of the Newtown Police

Commission, a former member of the Newtown Board of Fire Commissioners and the

Newtown Democratic Town Committee. He served as an adult leader of Boy Scout

Troop 270.

He is survived by two sons, William St Arnauld of New Milford and Paul St

Arnauld of Medford, N.J.; three sisters, Frances Iacovino, Ethel Griffin and

Claire Trafford, all of Waterbury; three grandchildren; and several nieces and

nephews.

Funeral services were held March 15 from the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main

Street, Newtown and in St Rose of Lima Church for a Mass of Christian Burial.

Interment was in Newtown Village Cemetery.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999

Earle W. Loveland

Earle W. Loveland, 84, husband of Lois (Dickerson) Loveland of 5 Great Quarter

Road, Sandy Hook, retired supervisor of power houses for CL&P, died March 13

in Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla.

He was the father of Carol Loveland and brother of Ralph Loveland, both of

Sandy Hook.

A lifelong resident of Newtown, he was born in Newtown June 21, 1914, son of

the late Grover and Ethel (Bartow) Loveland. For the past several years he and

his wife has spent the winters in Port Charlotte. He had been employed by the

CL&P for over 38 years.

Long active in Masonic Circles, he was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the

George Allen Masonic Club, member of the Scottish Rite valley of Bridgeport,

member of both the Pyramid Temple in Milford and Washington Lodge #19, Monroe.

He was a member of Connecticut Society of Founders & Patriots of America,

member of Sons of American Revolution. He was also a former member of the

Newtown Republican Town Committee. He was a lifetime member of the Riverside

Fire Department, Oxford.

Besides his wife, daughter, and brother, he is survived by a son, Wayne

Loveland of Danbury.

Private funeral services will be held at a later date at the Honan Funeral

Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown. Interment will be in Zoar Cemetery.

The Newtown Bee March 19, 1999