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OBITS (Clifford; Gronberg; Morris; Grant; Thompson; Gertsch)

Timothy F. Clifford

Timothy F. Clifford, 85, father of James Clifford of Newtown, died March 8 at

the Cleveland Clinic on The Water in Florida.

He was the husband of Florence Frank Clifford and a resident of Ansonia and Ft

Lauderdale, Fla.

Mr Clifford was born in Ansonia on July 8, 1912, son of the late James and

Albina Cooney Clifford.

He was employed as a machinist at the Anaconda American Brass Company and was

a communicant of the Church of the Assumption.

Besides his wife and son, he is survived by two grandchildren, one

great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two brothers, John and Arthur Clifford.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 14, at 8:45 am

in the Church of the Assumption. Burial will be in Mt St Peter's Cemetery.

Contributions in memory of Mr Clifford may be made to the American Heart

Association in care of the John T. Bennett Funeral Home, 91 North Cliff

Street, Ansonia, Conn.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998

Tula L. Gronberg

Tula L. Gronberg, 60, of Sandy Hook, died March 6 at Walter Reed Medical

Center in Washington, D.C. She was the wife of James Gronberg of Honey Lane.

Mrs Gronberg was born on September 1, 1937, in Rice Lake, Wis., a daughter of

the late Thorvald and Viola Howard Skar. She graduated from the University of

Wisconsin-Stout with a bachelor of science degree in dietetics and worked as

an independent consultant for various geriatric healthcare facilities in

Virginia, Wisconsin, and Connecticut.

Mrs Gronberg did extensive volunteer work during her life. She was a member of

the Order of the Eastern Star and the Newtown Woman's Club (GFWC), served as

an alternate on the Commission on Aging, and was a member of St James Lutheran

Church in Southbury.

The Gronbergs were preparing to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in

May.

In addition to her husband, Mrs Gronberg is survived by two children, Paula

Osorio of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Luke Gronberg of Alma Center, Wis.; and

two grandchildren, Peter James Osorio and Thomas Andrew Osario.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 14, at Trinity Lutheran

Church in Birchwood, Wis. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Birchwood.

Appleyards Home for Funerals in Rice Lake, Wis., is handling the funeral

arrangements.

A memorial service will be held at St James Lutheran Church in Southbury on

Saturday, March 28, at 3 pm.

Contributions in memory of Tula Gronberg may be made to Trinity Luthern Church

in Birchwood or to St James Lutheran Church, Peter Road, Southbury 06488.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998

Elmer J. Morris

Elmer J. Morris, 78, father of Alice L. Miller of Newtown, died March 7 at the

UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania.

A resident of Everett, Pa., Mr Morris was the husband of Olla Retta Imler

Morris.

He was born in Clearville, Pa., on June 18, 1919, a son of Jacob Elmer and

Elmira Smith Morris.

A US Army veteran of World War II, he served in Company E of the First

Infantry in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

Before his retirement, Mr Morris was a foreman for Connecticut Foundations of

New Milford.

In Pennsylvania, he was a member of The Village Church, Assembly of God, in

Bedford.

Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by two sons, John R. Morris of

Everett, Pa., and Elmer Thomas Morris of Washington, Conn.; two brothers,

Homer Morris of Chambersburg, Pa., and Leonard Morris of Clearville, Pa.; four

sisters, Evelyn Whetstone and Minnie Whetstone, both of Manns Choice, Pa.,

Betty McCreary of Morresville, Ind., and Beda Rose of Beallsville, Pa.; four

grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services were held March 11 at The Village Church, Assembly of God, Bedford.

Burial will be in Bedford County Memorial Park with military rites conducted

by the Fort Bedford Honor Guard.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998

Elizabeth S. Grant

Elizabeth S. Sheeley Grant, 83, mother of Jeffrey Grant of Newtown, died March

5 at Hamden Health Care Center in Hamden.

Mrs Grant, of Hillside Village, Cheshire, was the wife of Arthur David Grant.

She was born in Table Rock, Neb., November 16, 1914, a daughter of Carlton A.

and Flora Inez Purinton Sheeley.

Formerly of Seattle, Wash., she lived in Connecticut for the past four years.

Mrs Grant graduated from the University of Washington in 1936 and was a member

of the Pinochle Club and the Milk Fund, both of Seattle.

Besides her son Jeffrey, she is survived by two other sons, David Grant of

Cheshire and Steven Grant of Pine, Colo.; a brother, Paul Sheeley of Calif.; a

sister, Gertrude Tibbetts of Seattle; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services and burial will be conducted at the convenience of the

family.

The Slater Funeral Home, 242 South Main Street, Cheshire, is in charge of

arrangements.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998

Josephine Thompson

Josephine Scott Thompson, 74, mother of Robert Thompson, Jr, of Newtown, died

March 6 in her home in Trumbull after a long illness.

Mrs Thompson was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and resided in Trumbull for the past

29 years. She was the wife of Robert Thompson.

She was a former employee of American Airlines in Buffalo, N.Y. For three

years she was associated with the State of Connecticut Nursing Home Ombudsman

office as a volunteer patient advocate. She was a past treasurer of the

Trumbull PTA Council.

Besides her husband and son, she is survived by three other children, Claudia

Steeves of Glastonbury, and Phyllis Rolleri and Scott Thompson of Trumbull; a

brother, Donald Scott of Metairie, La.; nine grandchildren including Melissa,

Audrey and Corrine Thompson of Newtown; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held March 9 in the Cyril F. Mullins Trumbull Funeral

Home and in St Theresa Church. Interment was in Nichols Village Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the St Theresa Scholarship

Fund, 5301 Main Street, Trumbull 06611.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998

Verena Gertsch

Verena Gertsch, 96, widow of the late Albert Gertsch, died March 4 at her home

on Ferris Road, Newtown.

She was born in Switzerland on September 26, 1901, a daughter of Friedrich and

Emma Ellenberger Nyfeler.

She immigrated to the United States in 1927 and had been a Newtown resident

since 1977. She was employed as a seamstress for many years.

She is survived by her son, Erich A. Gertsch of Newtown, with whom she lived;

four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family. Cremation was

in Mt Grove Crematory, Bridgeport.

Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, handled the arrangements.

The Newtown Bee March 13, 1998