Dlmitri Dran of 44 Croton Terrace, retired Alexander Smith Inc. employe and a founder of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church here, died last night after a long Illness. Mr. Dran was born In 1877 in Galicia, Austria. He was a Yonkers resident 56 years and had been employed by the Smith carpet mills some 45 years at his retirement about 11 years ago. Besides his affiliation with Holy Trinity Church, he was a member of the St. John the Baptist Mutual Aid Society. Surviving are a son, Michael Dran, a Yonkers letter carrier a daughter, Mrs. Edward (Olga) Finger, and a brother, Ignati Dran, all of Yonkers three grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren, His wife, Mrs. Catherine Dran, died about 46 years ago.
Found him on the 1910 Yonkers, Westchester, New York census (dist 168 img 19) as
Demitry Dran age 33, widower. Laborer, carpet mill. Found him on the 1920 Yonkers Ward 5, Westchester, New York census (dist 233 img 21) as
Demitry Dran age 41, widower. Came to the U.S. in 1893, naturalized 1902. Found him on the 1930 Yonkers, Westchester, New York census (dist 31 img 32) as
Dimitry Dran age 53. Although listed as married, no wife is shown. He is living with his daughter and son-in-law
Edward and Olga Finger. Beam Hand, A. S+S Carpet Co. Found him on the 1940 Yonkers, Westchester, New York census (dist 68-45 img 20) as
Dimitri Dran age 63, widower. He is living in the household of his son-in-law,
Edward Finger age 39.