CHIANTARETTO, Ernest J.

Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, April 26, 1949, page 1, column 2 Man Found Dead In Local Hotel Ernest Chiantaretto, aged 48, was found dead in local hotel room yesterday afternoon. Death was apparently due to a heart condition, ex-official coroner George W. Fryer reported. The body was found at 3 p.m. by a maid. According to an undertaker's estimation, Chiantaretto had been dead about 15 hours, Fryer declared. Chiantaretto had been in ill health for a long time, Fryer declared. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ruffner's Mortuary. Among other relatives, the man is survived by Joe Chiantaretto, a brother, of Prescott; three sisters: Mrs. Theresa Brownfield, Deming, NM.; Mrs. Emma Bostick, Los Angeles; Mrs. Adeline Chester, Deming. ----------------------------------------- Prescott Evening Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, April 27, 1949, page 2, column 2 Chiantaretto Rites Scheduled Thursday Funeral services for Ernest Chiantaretto, 48, who was found dead in his hotel room Monday, will be held at the Sacred Heart church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Interment will be in the family plot in the Citizens cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Lester Ruffner Funeral Home. Chiantaretto, a native of Congress, had lived in Prescott the greater part of his life. He is survived by a brother, Joe, of Prescott, and three sisters.