>From the Long Island Daily Press, Saturday, May 9, 1942, page 6: DEATHS AND FUNERALS GEORGE A. LYNCH George A. LYNCH, 76-year-old retired carpenter died yesterday at his home, 109-42 217th street, Queens Village. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 P.M. in the Clarence F. SIMONSON Funeral Home, 119-04 Hillside avenue, Richmond Hill. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mr. Lynch was born in Canada, but lived in Queens 54 years and retired five years ago. He served as president of the Jamaica Local of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was a member of the Woodhaven Odd Fellows for more than 50 years and was an honorary member of the Royal Arcanum. He leaves five sons, Frank, Arthur, Joseph, Chester and Wesley, and two daughters, Mrs. Ethel KINNEY and Mrs. Gwendolyn ADLER. EDGAR NUGENT Edgar NUGENT, 41 year old aircraft mechanic, died yesterday at the Memorial Hospital, Jamaica, after a short illness. Born in Newark, he lived in Queens 22 years. He made his home at 115-39 135th street, South Ozone Park. He was a member of the Dunton Masons. The Rev. C. Henry THOMPSON of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will officiate at services tomorrow at 8:30 P.M. in the Raymond L. EISNER Funeral Home, 127-06 Liberty avenue, Richmond Hill. Masonic services will also be conducted. Burial will be in a New Jersey cemetery. Mr. NUGENT leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter NUGENT, two brothers and a sister. A former state trooper, he was working as a mechanic with a New Jersey aircraft company. HENRY GEE Services for Henry GEE, 75-year-old retired railroad engineer, will be conducted Monday at 10 A.M. in the Clarence F. SIMONSON Funeral Home, 119-04 Hillside avenue, Richmond Hill. Mr. GEE died Thursday night at Queens General Hospital. He was stricken with a heart attack just after he left a theatre near his home at 118-22 Atlantic avenue, Richmond Hill. The Rev. Frederick BUSH of the All Saints Episcopal Church will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Mr. GEE was born in Albany, but lived in Queens 55 years. For 40 years he made his home at the Atlantic avenue address. For many years he was employed as an engineer by the Long Island Railroad. He retired in 1930. THEODORE V. TAYLOR Theodore V. Taylor, 76, died yesterday at his home, 96-08 95th drive, Woodhaven. The Rev. A. J. MacKENZIE of the Union Congregational Church of Richmond Hill will officiate Monday at 1:30 P.M. in the Clarence F. SIMONSON Funeral Home, 119-04 Hillside avenue, Richmond Hill. Mr. TAYLOR was the manager of the women's stocking department of the Stern Brothers Department Store. He worked for the store 25 years and retired 10 years ago. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Woodhaven two years and before that made his home in Richmond Hill and Howard Beach for many years. He leaves two sons, Frank and Theodore, and a grandchild. JOSEPH H. NORWARK Joseph H. NORWARK, 68-year-old retired heating and ventilating inspector of the Board of Education, died yesterday after a long illness at the Veterans' Hospital in the Bronx. He lived at 219-11 113th drive, Queens Village. For more than 20 years Mr. NORWARK worked with the Board of Education. He retired last year. During World War I, Mr. NORWARK served as an ensign on the U.S.S. Iowa. He was a member of the Board of Education American Legion Post and also belonged to the Foresters. He leaves his wife, Anna, and a son, Harry J., a fire lieutenant. He also leaves two sisters. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Flushing. FRANCES J. PARIS POUGHKEEPSIE - Mrs. Frances JOHNSTONE PARIS, former Flushing resident and founder and honorary president of the State Federation of Garden Clubs, died here yesterday at the Samuel and Nettie BOWNE Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. She was the widow of John W. PARIS, Flushing real estate broker and civic leader. Born in Menderson, Ky., Mrs. PARIS was active in Queens garden clubs. She founded the Flushing Garden Club, the first on Long Island, in April, 1914, and served as its president for 10 years. She also organized the Federated Garden Club of Long Island. During World War I, Mrs. PARIS directed the Flushing Garden Club's victory garden drive. A three-day flower, vegetable and baby show was conducted and $5,000 donated to Flushing Hospital for the care of war victims. She leaves a son, Rex Lee PARIS, and a daughter, Mrs. Warren PROSSER SMITH, both Manhattan. LOUIS LOESCH Services for Louis LOESCH, 75-year-old retired glazier who died Thursday at his home, 71-30 Caldwell avenue, Maspeth, will be conducted Monday at 2 P.M. at his home, with the Rev. C. Henry THOMPSON of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery. Mr. LOESCH worked as a glazier for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company for 25 years. He retired 11 years ago. He leaves a son, Charles; a daughter, Mrs. Augusta FUERST, and eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. WILLIAM A. KRUERS William A. KRUERS, 21-year-old tester for the Sperry Gyroscope Company, died yesterday in the Unity Hospital, Brooklyn, after an appendectomy. A requiem mass will be offered Monday at 10 A.M. in St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, Ozone Park. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. KRUERS lived in Woodhaven all his life. His home was at 97-33 78th street. He attended St. Elizabeth's Parochial School and Jamaica High School. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. KRUERS, are the only survivors. EMIL AU Emil AU, 66, of 104-53 129th street, Richmond Hill, died yesterday in Mary Immaculate Hospital, Jamaica. The Rev. Carl. C. TOEBKE of St. Paul's Lutheran Church will officiate at services Monday at 8 P.M. in the Raymond L. EISNER Funeral Home, 127-06 Liberty avenue, Richmond Hill. Cremation will follow at the Fresh Pond Crematory. Born in Germany, Mr. AU came to this country 36 years ago. He was employed as a hatmaker. He leaves his wife, Mary, and a daughter, Anne. ANDREW J. McCARTHY Andrew J. McCARTHY, retired police lieutenant and president of a Jamaica sheetmetal company, died last night in Jamaica Hospital after a brief illness. A veteran of 35 years' service with the Police Department, Lieutenant McCARTHY retired in 1925 and became the president of the Illuminate Company of Jamaica. He lived at 144-18 87th road. The family has lived in Jamaica 15 years. Requiem mass will be offered at 10 A.M. Tuesday in Our Lady of the Cenacle Roman Catholic Church, 138th street and Hillside avenue, Jamaica. Burial will follow in St. Raymond Cemetery, the Bronx. A police escort will be assigned. He leaves a son, Raymond, and a daughter, Mrs. Loretta V. GLASGOW. Another son, Joseph, died three months ago.