NORTH DARTMOUTH -- John Cambra Jr., 64, died Tuesday, July 16, 1996, after a long illness.
He was the husband of Norma Jean (Avila) Cambra and son of Mary (Lewis) Cambra on New Bedford.
Mr. Cambra died at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.
Born in New Bedford, he lived in the area all of his life and was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Padanaram.
Mr. Cambra was employed by the Town of Dartmouth as an animal control officer and prior to that he had been a security guard at St. Luke's Hospital.
Survivors include his widow and mother; a son, John P. Cambra II; three daughters, Gwendolyn Fernandes of Assonet, Rosalind Caton of Guilford, Conn., and Jacqueline Texeira of South Dartmouth; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Arline Medeiros.
Funeral arrangements are by Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St., New Bedford.
Due to a reporting error, Mr. Cambra's son was omitted in Wednesday's obituary.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England -- Chas Chandler, producer of Jimi Hendrix's first two albums and bass player on the 1960s hit "The House of The Rising Sun," died Wednesday. He was 57.
Mr. Chandler, former member of The Animals, died at Newcastle General Hospital where he was undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm, said Keith Altham, a long-time friend. "It appears he suffered some form of attack as he slept," Mr. Altham said.
Mr. Chandler was playing in the Alan Price Trio in 1962 when vocalist Eric Burdon joined the band. They renamed the group The Animals.
Their first hit song was "Rising Sun" in 1964, followed by others including "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," "Bring It On Home to Me" and "We've Gotta Get out of this Place."
"We toured non-stop for three years, 300 gigs a year and we hardly got a penny," Mr. Chandler told The Independent newspaper in 1994.
After the group split up in 1966, Mr. Chandler turned to managing other rock stars. After meeting Mr. Hendrix, Mr. Chandler recruited Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Mr. Chandler produced the first two Hendrix albums, "Are You Experienced?" and "Axis: Bold as Love," but quit halfway through "Electric Ladyland," frustrated with the hangers-on and endless re-recording of tracks. Mr. Hendrix died in London in 1970.
"My only obvious regret is I wonder if I didn't walk out maybe he would still be alive. He is a loss; he was a good friend," Mr. Chandler said in a 1991 Associated Press interview.
Mr. Chandler went on to manage other groups. Recently, he and his business partner Nigel Stanger, a one-time Animals saxophonist, developed Newcastle Arena, a 10,500-seat sports and entertainment venue that opened last year.
Mr. Chandler was born Bryan Chandler on Dec. 18, 1938, in Heaton, near Newcastle.
He is survived by his wife, Madeleine, their three children, and a son by a previous marriage.
WEST ROXBURY -- Norman R. Cormier, 77, of Acushnet, died Tuesday, July 16, 1996, after a brief illness.
He was the husband of Alice F. (Legere) Cormier and son of the late Andre and Angeline (Levasseur) Cormier
Mr. Cormier died at West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital.
Born in Acushnet, he lived in that town all his life. He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church.
Mr. Cormier was employed as a pipefitter and was a member of Local 77 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, and was a member of the VFW Poirier Post 3260 and the Jolly Seniors of Acushnet.
Besides his widow, Mr. Cormier is survived by a daughter, Rolande J. Jacques of Acushnet; a sister, Gilberte Bombardier of Acushnet; four grandchildren; a great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by the Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
MARION -- Leita Amory Hagemann, 79, died Sunday, July 14, 1996, of a stroke.
Mrs. Hagemann was the widow of H. Frederick Hagemann Jr., former president of State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
Born and raised in Dedham, Mrs. Hagemann was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Austin Amory. She attended the Charles River School and graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Conn.
Mrs. Hagemann and her late husband spent summers, and eventually retired to, Blankenship Cove in Marion, a home to her family for five generations. Mrs. Hagemann died in Marion.
She is survived by three daughters, Leita Luchetti of Cambridge, Helen Ann Bond of Tallahassee, Fla., and Louise Amory Smith of Nashville, Tenn.; a son, Henry F. Hagemann III of Marion; two sisters, Louise Ewell of Kennett Square, Pa., and Violet Eaton of Marion; a brother, John A. Amory of Freeport, Maine, and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Stott, Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway, Wareham.
PARIS -- Former militia chief Paul Touvier, the only Frenchman convicted of World War II crimes against humanity, died today in prison. He was 81.
Mr. Touvier, who was convicted in 1994 of ordering the deaths of seven Jews, died in a hospital at Fresnes prison south of Paris, court officials said. He had prostate cancer.
Mr. Touvier ordered the executions by firing squad in reprisal for the murder of Vichy propaganda chief Philippe Henriot by the French Resistance.
Mr. Touvier was a key aide during World War II to Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon," tracking Jews and Resistance fighters and frequently confiscating their possessions.
"Justice was done," said Nazi hunter and lawyer Serge Klarsfeld.
Referring to Mr. Touvier and Mr. Barbie, who also died behind bars, he said: "From the moment they were in prison because of a just decision, their fate was of no further importance to us."
Although Jewish groups were satisfied by Mr. Touvier's conviction, many historians say he had only a secondary role in the arrest and deportations of Jews in France during World War II.
His superiors, including former Budget Minister Maurice Papon and Rene Bousquet, Vichy's national police chief during the war, avoided trial. Charges are still pending against Mr. Papon. Mr. Bousquet was assassinated in 1994 by a crazed publicity seeker.
Some 75,000 Jews from France were sent to Nazi death camps during the war, and only 2,500 returned.
Though twice convicted in absentia for treason, Mr. Touvier was pardoned by Premier Georges Pompidou in 1971 at the behest of leading Roman Catholic Church officials.
"The time has come to throw a veil over the period when the French were engaged in hatred, civil strife and even murder," Premier Pompidou said.
Outraged by the pardon, Resistance groups and Jewish survivors came forward with evidence to bring new charges, but Mr. Touvier went back into hiding.
Mr. Touvier remained a fugitive, moving from convent to monastery under assumed names with his wife and two children until he was arrested at a Roman Catholic priory in Nice in 1989.
SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Frank Verissimo, 81, died Tuesday, July 9, 1996. He was the husband of Eva Verrissimo.
A native of New Bedford, Mr. Verissimo moved to St. Petersburg in 1950.
He worked for the city of St. Petersburg as a carpenter for more than 25 years.
A Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Verissimo served in the Pacific Theater.
He was a member of the Portuguese American Suncoast Association and Moose Lodge 1145.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years; a son, Frank Verissimo Jr. of Kenneth City; three brothers, John and Louis Verissimo, both of Massachusetts, and Joseph Verissimo, of California; three sisters, Addie Texeira and Emma Polina, both of Providence; and Mary Adams of Fairhaven.
Arrangements were by the National Cremation Society, 4945 E. Bay Drive, Clearwater, Fla.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Rose Catherine Kimball died Saturday, July 13, 1996, in Fairfield after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Wallace Kimball Jr. and daughter of the late Nicholas and Annie (Martyn) Martin.
A graduate of Middleboro Memorial High School, Mrs. Kimball worked as a secretary to Henry B. Burkland at the former Bates School.
She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church where she had been a member of the choir and a soloist. She also served as a Perfect for the Sodality of Our Lady at the church.
Mrs. Kimball was past president and a charter member of the Junior Cabot Club of Middleboro.
She had resided for a time in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Alabama before making her residence in Connecticut.
Survivors include her husband; a son, W. David Kimball of Vienna, Austria; two brothers, Michael Martin of Plymouth and Nicholas Martin of Fall River; two sisters, Helen McQuade of Buzzards Bay and Barbara Lynde of Middleboro; 10 nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by Egger Funeral Home, 61 Pearl St., Middleboro.
OCALA, Fla. -- Margaret Tomms, 59, of Ocala, died at home July 3, 1996. She was the daughter of Maria Morris and Joseph Nunes.
A native of New Bedford, she moved to Florida 18 years ago and was a communicant of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church of Ocala.
Mrs. Tomms was the owner of a bingo hall in Ocala.
Survivors include her parents: two sons, Kenneth Tomms and Troy Tomms, both of Ocala; seven brothers, August Nunes, Joseph Nunes, Raymond Nunes, Robert Nunes and George Nunes, all of New Bedford, and Arthur Nunes and Thomas Nunes, both of Orlando; seven sisters, Evelyn Nadeau, Jean Frances, Linda Cabral, Pauline Leonardo and Barbara Jerome, all of New Bedford, Sylvia Theordore of Wareham and Pat Brennan of Freetown; three grandchildren; four aunts and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements were by the Sun Country Cremation Service in Silver Springs, Fla.
Due to misinformation given to The Standard-Times, several family member were omitted from the obituary printed on July 6.
TAUNTON -- Manuel Coito, 69, died Tuesday, July 16, 1996, after being stricken with a heart attack.
He died at Morton Hospital.
Mr. Coito was the husband of Thelma "Lorraine" (Bentley) Coito and son of the late Manuel and Mary (Arruda) Coito.
He was born in St. Michael, Azores, and had lived in New Bedford since he was an infant. He attended New Bedford High School and graduated from the Kinyon-Campbell Business School.
A World War II Navy veteran, Mr. Coito worked as office manager for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in New Bedford until his retirement.
In addition to his widow, Mr. Coito is survived by three sons, Dennis O. Coito and Douglas P. Coito, both of New Bedford, and David W. Coito of Essex, Ver.; three sisters, Mary Medeiros and Geraldine Richards, both of New Bedford, and Loretta Glazier of New York; a brother, Walter Coito of Saco, Maine; two granddaughters, and nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are by the Donaghy Funeral Home, 465 County St., New Bedford.
Due to a reporting error, Mr. Coito's sister's name was incorrect in Wednesday's obituary.
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