Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Flowers, Catherine Delmastro November 11, 1938
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot November 12, 1938

Mrs. Catherine Flowers, aged 55, wife of Joseph Flowers, and daughter of the 
late Nicola and Mrs. Alma Delmastro, died at a  local hospital yesterday 
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mrs. Flowers was a native of Italy and a resident of 
Norfolk for the past 27 years. She was a member of the Sodality of the Blessed 
Virgin Mary of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Norfolk Lodge No. 619, 
Curore de Maria Gorizia. Besides her husband, she is survived by three 
daughters, Mrs. P.E. Whiting and the Misses Virginia and Alma Flowers; three 
sons, Michael and Nicholas and Ned Flowers and three grandchildren.
The body will be taken from the residence, 627 West Twenty-ninth Street to 
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, of which Mrs. Flowers was a member, for 
funeral services Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Mary's 
Cemetery. Rosary services will be held at the residence Sunday night at 8 
o'clock.
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MRS. CATHERINE FLOWERS - Funeral services for Mrs. Flowers, wife of Joseph 
Flowers, who died Friday, were held at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, with the Rev. Leo J. Ryan, pastor, officiating.  
The Rev. J. O. Schmidhauser was present in the sanctuary.  In his address at the 
conclusion of the mass, Father Ryan paid tribute to the Christian life and 
character of Mrs. 
Flowers.  During the service, Mrs. R. P. Smith and Joseph McGlinchy sang, "O 
Esca Viatorum," with Mrs. C. R. Davies as accompanist.  There was a large 
attendance and many floral offerings.  The casket was covered with a pall of 
Easter lilies, red roses and fern.  Delegations were in attendance from the 
Italian Benevolent Society, Roma Lodge No. 254, Thomas Jefferson Lodge and Cuore 
di Maria Gorizia Lodge No. 916, Order of Sons of Italy.
Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.  Services at the grave were conducted by the 
Rev. J. O. Schmidhauser.  The pallbearers were Pacifio Romeo, Fred Romeo, Frank 
Riganto, Ned Chinchillo, Sam Locascio, Joe Sansone, Harry Wilson, Antonio 
Panello and John Briola.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot November 15, 1938

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