Mrs Emilia Otero de Montbrun was the wife of Dr Domingo de Montbrun, KNT, and the mother of Dr. Pedro Luis de Montbrun, Dr. Domingo de Montbrun, Jose Leandro de Montbrun, Barrister at Law, Josepha Betancourt (nee de Montbrun), Carmen Luisa de Montbrun and Louisa Antonia de Montbrun. (grandmother to all of Jose’s and Landy’s children and great grandmother to their grandchildren and so on) The following was extracted from the Public Opinion Newspaper issue of September 12, 1913.

DEATH OF Mrs E. O. de MONTBRUN

We regret to announce the death of Mrs Emilio Otero de Montbrun, relict of the late Dr. Domingo de Montbrun, Kt., Consul in this colony for Venezuela, Columbia and Portugal, which sad event occurred at her late residence at Frederick Street, in this city, at 1.45a.m. yesterday after an illness of twelve weeks, during which time she was attended by her son, Dr. A. de Montbrun. The demise of Mrs de Montbrun has removed fron us one of an old and respected family who for many years had made Trinidad their home. Mrs de Montbrun was born in Venezuela and had been a resident of this colony for over forty-nine years. She had attained the ripe age of 80 years, her husband having pre-deceased her over nineteen years ago.

Mrs de Montbrun was of a very charitable disposition, and anyone approaching her for assistance never left her presence without their wants being relieved, at the same time she never allowed her left hand to know the doings of her right. Her death has been keenly felt by everybody who knew her. It may be stated that her charity extended outside the colony also. She has left to mourn her loss, beside other relatives, two children, Dr de Montbrun and Mrs J. M. Betancourt, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren, three of the last mentioned being in Venezuela and one in London, to whom we beg to tender our respectful sympathy.

THE FUNERAL

Took place yesterday afternoon at 4:30p.m. the service being performed at the Rosary Church, Rev Father Marie Joseph Grillet, O.P. officiating. Also present were Very Rev Dr E. A. Crehan, CS Sp., Rev Fathers Nouvais, CS, Sp., Donnohugh, CS.Sp., Jehl CS,Sp., J. O’Brien, and Bennegan, CS.Sp. The ceremony was choral, the solemn chants prescribed by the rubrics being rendered by the cantors, Mr J. Cruickshank sang the Libera and the Psalm Benedictus. The body was interred in the Lapeyrouse Cemetery.

The principal mourners were Mrs J.L. de Montbrun, with Masters Leandro and Jose de Montbrun (grandsons). The bearers were Messrs Nelson and Pedro Betancourt (grandsons), J.B. Aguirre, J.C. Lyon, J.F. Alonzo and J. Alonzo. Amongst others who attended were Messrs L. Aristiquita, F. Vecintini, G. Blanc, E.T. Laughlin, J. Lyon, G. Boyack, A.J. Orsini, E. Garcia, L. Orsini, Y. de Lima, C. O’Connor, Ganteame, Lopez, Dr Lota, Messrs P. Alcala, J. Arno, H. Fowler, J.M. Gomez, A.M. Sucre, E. Knowles, P. Knowles, P. Cumming, A.J. Marsan, Dr. F. de Verteuil, Mr. C. Pollonais, Ernesto Gomez, L. Salazar, J. Ferran, , J. de Verteuil, J. Permuy, G. Urich, J. Rodriguez, A. Collens, J. Fortier, Hugo Hoffman, D. Calvani, Messrs J. Ortiz, H. Hamelsmith, K. Smith, L. Valee, J.B. Aguirre, K. Pulgar, J. Salazar, Carlos Schock, Q. Alvarez, Dr. Camps, Messrs E. Ignacia Dias, H.G. Dalla Costa, Jose Mansana, F. Anduze, P. de Labastde, Luciani, B. Warner, G. Kernahan, Dr. O. Senior, Messrs M. Jules Anduze, Eric Legge, G. Bushe, Jose Sehuelt, Holly Laughlin, Herman Borberg, F. Sorzana, E. Borberg, H. Leotaud, F. Leotaud, R. Leotaud, M. Leotaud, Alfredo G. Siegert, J. Machado, and the ladies were Mesdames J. Caracciolo, Plannas, Luigi, F. Vincentini, E.T. Laughlin, Gustave Prioz, Valee, McFarlane, Dominguez, J. Sneddon, Scott, de Lima, C. O’Connor, Ganteaume, D. Pantin, Alex, Decle, Romero, Lopez, J.M. Gomez, Wuppermann, Rojas, Dingley, Power, A.S. Bowen, David, Millar, Quesnel, J.B. Aguirre, L. Urich, Dominguez, L.F. de Verteuil, Scholjseth, White, Pollonais, J.F. Urich, T.R.N. Laughlin, F. Sorzano, Ortiz and the Misses Caracciolo, Pulgar, Bermudez, Luigi, Vicentini, Machado, Gutierrez, Wuppermann, Campbell, Sucre, Lyon, Bermudez, B. Kernahan, Anderson, White, Machado, Alonzo and Regis. Several boys and girls from the Belmont Orphanage with the Sisters also attended the funeral.

Wreaths were sent by the grandchildren (Betancourt de Montbrun)from her grandsons (Jose E. and J. Leandro de Montbrun), the great grandchildren, Mr J.L. de Montbrun, Mr and Mrs J.B. Aguirre, Mr and Mrs Dominiquez, Mr and Mrs Alfrdo Siegert, Mr and Mrs J. Caracciolo, Mr and Mrs Ernesto Gomez, Mr and Mrs B. Tomasie, Mrs Valee, and Mr and Mrs Williamson, Mr J.C. Lyon and family, Mr J.F. Alonzo, the servants of the household, Mr and Mrs Y. de Lima, Mr J.N. Rodriguez, Mr and Mrs C. O’Connor and Miss Sellier, Mrs David Millar, Mr and Mrs Alonzo and family, Mrs Torres and family, Dr. and Mrs L.F. Calvani, Mr and Mrs G. Boyack, Mrs J. Richardson, Mr and Mrs W.S. Darwent and family, Mr and Mrs J.M. Gomez, Mr and Mrs A. Orsini, Mr C de Betancourt, Mrs Alex Zurcher, Mr and Mrs Adrien Pollonais, Dr and Mrs Arthur Reid, Holy Name Convent, Belmont Orphanage, Mrs Mercedes B. Orsini, Miss Gonsalves, Shamrock Club, Mr and Mrs G. Archibald, Mr M. Hamelsmith.