March 3, 1963. Hartford Courant.
Mrs. Howe, Daughter Die Within Few Hours.
LITCHFIELD — Mrs. Anne Wilson Howe, 85 and Mrs. Margaret Bruce Crapo,53, both of Litchfield, mother and sister of former Ambassador Walter Howe, died Saturday within a few hours of each other. Mrs. Howe was the widow of Ernest Howe, former state representative from Litchfield and former president of the First National Bank of Litchfield. Her son was ambassador to Chile in the Eisenhower Administration. Mrs. Crapo was the widow of Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer.
Daughter of Lawyer: Mrs. Howe was born in Washington DC, February 23, 1880, the daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, a prominent Washington lawyer, and Annie Hutton Wilson. She lived in Washington until shortly after her marriage in 1905, when the couple moved to Newport RI. They came to Litchfield in 1918. She was the first Republican state central committeewoman from the 30th Senatorial District after passage of the Women's Suffrage Amendment. Mrs. Howe was the founder and first president of the Litchfield County Women's Republican Club and at the time was a justice of the peace. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Litchfield and the Litchfield Garden Club. She leaves her son, Walter of Litchfield; four grandsons, a granddaughter, two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Crapo was the widow of the late Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer. She was born in Newport, May 18, 1909 and lived in Litchfield since 1918. She attended Milton Academy in Milton, Mass and was graduated with high honors from Radcliffe College.
Married in Litchfield, March 24, 1945, she worked with her husband in the weekly newspaper and associated printing business. She was the founder of the Prospect Press in Hartford and was active in the Litchfield Red Cross and Public Health Committee.
She is survived by a daughter Miss Sarah B. Crapo, a senior at Milton Academy and her brother.
Mrs. Howe, Daughter Die Within Few Hours.
LITCHFIELD — Mrs. Anne Wilson Howe, 85 and Mrs. Margaret Bruce Crapo,53, both of Litchfield, mother and sister of former Ambassador Walter Howe, died Saturday within a few hours of each other. Mrs. Howe was the widow of Ernest Howe, former state representative from Litchfield and former president of the First National Bank of Litchfield. Her son was ambassador to Chile in the Eisenhower Administration. Mrs. Crapo was the widow of Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer.
Daughter of Lawyer: Mrs. Howe was born in Washington DC, February 23, 1880, the daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, a prominent Washington lawyer, and Annie Hutton Wilson. She lived in Washington until shortly after her marriage in 1905, when the couple moved to Newport RI. They came to Litchfield in 1918. She was the first Republican state central committeewoman from the 30th Senatorial District after passage of the Women's Suffrage Amendment. Mrs. Howe was the founder and first president of the Litchfield County Women's Republican Club and at the time was a justice of the peace. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Litchfield and the Litchfield Garden Club. She leaves her son, Walter of Litchfield; four grandsons, a granddaughter, two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Crapo was the widow of the late Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer. She was born in Newport, May 18, 1909 and lived in Litchfield since 1918. She attended Milton Academy in Milton, Mass and was graduated with high honors from Radcliffe College.
Married in Litchfield, March 24, 1945, she worked with her husband in the weekly newspaper and associated printing business. She was the founder of the Prospect Press in Hartford and was active in the Litchfield Red Cross and Public Health Committee.
She is survived by a daughter Miss Sarah B. Crapo, a senior at Milton Academy and her brother.
March 3, 1963. Hartford Courant.
Mrs. Howe, Daughter Die Within Few Hours.
LITCHFIELD — Mrs. Anne Wilson Howe, 85 and Mrs. Margaret Bruce Crapo,53, both of Litchfield, mother and sister of former Ambassador Walter Howe, died Saturday within a few hours of each other. Mrs. Howe was the widow of Ernest Howe, former state representative from Litchfield and former president of the First National Bank of Litchfield. Her son was ambassador to Chile in the Eisenhower Administration. Mrs. Crapo was the widow of Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer.
Daughter of Lawyer: Mrs. Howe was born in Washington DC, February 23, 1880, the daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, a prominent Washington lawyer, and Annie Hutton Wilson. She lived in Washington until shortly after her marriage in 1905, when the couple moved to Newport RI. They came to Litchfield in 1918. She was the first Republican state central committeewoman from the 30th Senatorial District after passage of the Women's Suffrage Amendment. Mrs. Howe was the founder and first president of the Litchfield County Women's Republican Club and at the time was a justice of the peace. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Litchfield and the Litchfield Garden Club. She leaves her son, Walter of Litchfield; four grandsons, a granddaughter, two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Crapo was the widow of the late Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer. She was born in Newport, May 18, 1909 and lived in Litchfield since 1918. She attended Milton Academy in Milton, Mass and was graduated with high honors from Radcliffe College.
Married in Litchfield, March 24, 1945, she worked with her husband in the weekly newspaper and associated printing business. She was the founder of the Prospect Press in Hartford and was active in the Litchfield Red Cross and Public Health Committee.
She is survived by a daughter Miss Sarah B. Crapo, a senior at Milton Academy and her brother.
Mrs. Howe, Daughter Die Within Few Hours.
LITCHFIELD — Mrs. Anne Wilson Howe, 85 and Mrs. Margaret Bruce Crapo,53, both of Litchfield, mother and sister of former Ambassador Walter Howe, died Saturday within a few hours of each other. Mrs. Howe was the widow of Ernest Howe, former state representative from Litchfield and former president of the First National Bank of Litchfield. Her son was ambassador to Chile in the Eisenhower Administration. Mrs. Crapo was the widow of Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer.
Daughter of Lawyer: Mrs. Howe was born in Washington DC, February 23, 1880, the daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, a prominent Washington lawyer, and Annie Hutton Wilson. She lived in Washington until shortly after her marriage in 1905, when the couple moved to Newport RI. They came to Litchfield in 1918. She was the first Republican state central committeewoman from the 30th Senatorial District after passage of the Women's Suffrage Amendment. Mrs. Howe was the founder and first president of the Litchfield County Women's Republican Club and at the time was a justice of the peace. She was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Litchfield and the Litchfield Garden Club. She leaves her son, Walter of Litchfield; four grandsons, a granddaughter, two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Crapo was the widow of the late Herbert L. Crapo, former editor of the Litchfield Enquirer. She was born in Newport, May 18, 1909 and lived in Litchfield since 1918. She attended Milton Academy in Milton, Mass and was graduated with high honors from Radcliffe College.
Married in Litchfield, March 24, 1945, she worked with her husband in the weekly newspaper and associated printing business. She was the founder of the Prospect Press in Hartford and was active in the Litchfield Red Cross and Public Health Committee.
She is survived by a daughter Miss Sarah B. Crapo, a senior at Milton Academy and her brother.
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