Civil registration of Verna Lilla Sleeper born December 3, 1903 to Frank H. Sleeper and Lilly A. Hopkinson at the City of Westmount in 1903, Vol 1, # 796. OBIT - no paper or date listed on copy sent by the Worcester Public Library VERNA WELCH, 87 Verna (Sleeper) Welch, 87, of 10 Balder Road died yesterday in the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts-Hahnemann. Her husband, William H. Welch, died in 1978. She leaves a daughter, Shirley S. Clifford of Shrewsbury; a granddaughter; two nephews; and a niece. She was born in Canada, daughter of Frank and Lilla (Hopkinton) (NOTE: HOPKINSON) Sleeper, and lived in Worcester 81 years. Mrs. Welch graduated from Bancroft School and the former Miss Potter's school. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Caswell-King Funeral Home, 474 Grove St., with the Rev. Fred W. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Grove Cemetery, Holden. Calling hours at the funeral home are 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday. The family requests flowers be omitted. NOTE: Only child of FRANCIS 'FRANK' H. SLEEPER and LILLIE 'LILLA' ANN HOPKINSON not born in Eastern Townships. LOTTA FRANCIS, b. June 11, 1886, Coaticook, Stanstead County, and ETHEL MAY, b. January 22, 1892, Cookshire, Compton, County, Quebec.