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DOMENICO S. CARDULLO
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Domenico S. Cardullo, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at home. He was the husband of Lenda Sturgis; they were married 55 years.
Born in New Bedford, Mass., he graduated from high school and the Swain School of Design in New Bedford.
He served in the Army Air Corps in North Africa, Sicily and Italy during World War II, and afterward studied at Boston University, receiving a bachelor of arts degree and master of fine arts degree.
In 1947, he was married to Lenda Sturgis, who was a Standard-Times reporter.
An artist, historian and musician, Mr. Cardullo had a long career teaching in Hopkinton and Northbridge schools. He moved to Gainesville in 1996.
Survivors include his widow; a son, Christopher Cardullo of Gainesville; two daughters, Carol Cardullo Leszczynski of Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., and Janice Cardullo Traas, of Monce-en-Belin, France; four grandchildren, Cory Price, of Stoke-on-Trent, England, Julian and Lorenzo Traas of France, and Grace Leszczynski of Long Island; and several nieces and nephews of New Bedford.
He was the brother of the late Al Cardullo, Anthony Cardullo and Mary Gallipeau.
Memorial services will be held in Gainesville at a time to be announced.
Arrangements are by the National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, Fla.
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY JR.
NEW BEDFORD -- Michael J. O'Leary Jr., 61, of North Dartmouth, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital, shortly after being admitted. He was the husband of Jeanne (Baum) O'Leary; they would have celebrated their 42nd anniversary next month.
Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Michael J. O'Leary Sr. and Claire (Earley) O'Leary, he had been a lifelong resident of Dartmouth.
Mr. O'Leary was working as a trades worker for the past 10 years at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Previously, he had worked for Morse Twist Drill for 25 years until its closing.
He attended Dartmouth Public Schools and Bristol Community College.
He was a licensed charter-fishing boat captain and operated a charter service in Cuttyhunk and the surrounding islands in the 1970s and early 1980s.
He was an Army veteran serving in the signal corps. and received the Good Conduct Medal and an honorable discharge in 1962 with the rank of specialist fourth class.
He was a communicant of St. Julie Billiart Church in North Dartmouth.
He was an avid golfer, holding membership at the Allendale Country Club.
He enjoyed fishing and watching his grandson, Michael J. O'Leary IV, playing baseball.
Survivors include his widow; a son, Michael J. O'Leary III of Dartmouth; a sister, Kathleen Marotta of Dartmouth; and a grandson, Michael J. O'Leary IV of Fairhaven.
He was the father of the late Mark O'Leary.
His memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, N. Dartmouth.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Dartmouth Funeral Home of Waring-Sullivan, 230 Russells Mills Road.
YUJI ICHIOKA, JAPANESE HISTORIAN
By K. CONNIE KANG, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES -- Yuji Ichioka, a University of California, Los Angeles historian and community activist who coined the term "Asian American," in the late 1960s to advance the rationale for bringing diverse Asian groups together, has died. He was 66.
Ichioka died Sunday, Sept. 1, of cancer in Los Angeles.
A founder of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center in 1969, Ichioka was considered by many to be the nation's foremost authority on Japanese American history.
A man of many dimensions, the San Francisco-born scholar was well known not only for his pursuit of social justice and research to recover the "buried past" of the early Japanese settlers, but also for his zest for life.
Ichioka mastered the Japanese language in order to tackle the original sources of immigrant life, such as diaries, letters and old newspapers. His seminal work, "Issei: The World of the First Generation Japanese Immigrants, 1885-1924" was awarded the 1989 U.S. History Book Award of the National Assn. for Asian American Studies.
"Yuji was a complex man who had just a wonderful thirst for life," said Don T. Nakanishi, director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, the nation's largest facility for Asian American studies research. "On one hand, Yuji spent a lot of his time in quiet contemplation of going through records (in Japanese) that nobody went through, and on the other hand, he loved to interact with people."
Nakanashi said Ichioka could be "cranky" at times, but at the same time was "an incredibly supportive mentor" to so many doctoral students, professors and scholars.
Scholars say Ichioka's contributions in compiling the Japanese American Research Project Collection at UCLA has made it the nation's largest and most significant historical archives on Japanese Americans.
They say his many articles and books, "Buried Past," and "A Buried Past II," provided the foundation for Japanese American studies.
In the 1960s when people of Asian ancestry comprised fewer than 1 million, compared to nearly 11.9 million in the 2000 Census, the idea of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Koreans joining together for a shared political purpose was unheard of. And, the proposition that Asians needed to forge an alliance with blacks, Latinos and American Indians to work on a common agenda was even more strange.
Yet, Ichioka created the first inter-ethnic pan Asian American political group. And, he coined the locution "Asian American" to frame a new self-defining political lexicon. Before that, people from Asia were called "Oriental" or "Asiatic."
Ichioka's first-hand experience with racism influenced his outlook on social justice. His family was interned during World War II. He also lived among blacks in Berkeley, and picked fruit along side Mexicans in the Central Valley.
After his undergraduate studies at UCLA, he earned a master's degree at UC Berkeley and also did graduate work at Columbia University, but decided not to pursue a doctorate because he thought it was a "waste of time."
For 33 years, Ichioka was senior researcher at the Asian American Studies Center and adjunct professor in the history department.
"Yuji was not a scholar in the ivory tower," said San Francisco civil rights attorney Don Tamaki.
Emma Gee, Ichioka's wife of more than 25 years, says Ichioka remained himself no matter where he went.
When he was a visiting professor at Tokyo University in 1999, he kept a basketball in his office and dribbled in the room, an unthinkable act for a respected teacher in Japan.
In addition to his wife, Ichioka is survived by his mother, Sei, brothers Eddie and Victor, and sisters Pat S. Traylor and Yowko Richardson.
MARLENE ADLER MARKS, AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST
By MARY ROURKE, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES -- Marlene Adler Marks whose column, "A Woman's Voice," for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal revealed her many passions, from politics and education to hot dogs with sauerkraut, died Thursday. She was 54.
She had struggled with lung cancer for the last two years but continued writing and making public appearances. Despite her frail condition the day before she died, she insisted on walking into the emergency room of Cedars Sinai Medical Centeron her own.
Friends and colleagues of Marks say she lived with gusto, enjoyed theater and music as well as studying the Torah and cooking with friends. In her final weeks she held a "hospice party" for a group of her closest companions, who helped take care of her during her illness.
"She had moments of anger and fear, but she lived in the moment and always focused on the positive," said her friend Susan Zachary, a talent manager in Los Angeles who shared Marks' interest in Jewish women in media.
Marks is survived by a daughter, Samantha, and two step-children, Spencer and Peggye Marks, as well as her parents, Jack and Anne Adler, and a brother, Alan.
ELIZABETH DRISCOLL
FALL RIVER -- Elizabeth Driscoll of Fall River died Friday, Sept. 6, 2002, at her residence after a long illness.
Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Honorable George F. Driscoll, former presiding Justice of the Fall River Second District Court, and Helen A. (O'Brien) Driscoll, she was a lifelong Fall River resident.
Ms. Driscoll was a graduate of Sacred Hearts Academy in Fall River and attended the Chandler School for Women in Boston.
She worked at the Fall River Library as an acquisitionist for 18 years. Prior to there, she was employed by the Fall River School Department for 10 years as a teacher aide.
She was a communicant of Holy Trinity Church in Fall River.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Donald (Margaret) Timberlake of Fall River; a brother, James F. Driscoll of Centerville; two daughters, Liza Varanese of Manchester, N.H., and Michele E. Varanese-Lima and her husband, Cory, of Fall River; and two grandchildren, Riley Elizabeth Lima and Collyn Alec Lima.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Cherry Place Home of Waring-Sullivan, Ashton, Coughlin, Driscoll, 178 Winter St.
Her funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, 951 Stafford Rd. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
ISABEL MCCUEN, 90
NEW BEDFORD -- Isabel (Goodwin) McCuen, 90, formerly of Taber Mill Apartments, died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at the Taber Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for the past 11 months. She was the widow of Henry Alvin McCuen, Sr.
Born in Lemont-Furnace, Pa., on Dec. 7, 1911, the daughter of the late William and Ellen (Freestone) Goodwin, she lived in Orient, Pa., until moving to New Bedford in 1956.
She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and a friend to many who loved her dearly.
In her leisure time, Mrs. McCuen enjoyed making jigsaw puzzles and knitting afghans.
Survivors include three sons, Ronald McCuen and his wife, Marguerite "Peggy", and Charles W. "Bud" McCuen, both of New Bedford, and Robert J. McCuen and his wife, Nancy A., of North Dartmouth; a daughter, Gloria J. Cormier of New Bedford; two sisters, Barbara E. Landman of Hamtramck, Mich., and Alice Schneider of Florida; a daughter-in-law, Jacqueline (Dube) McCuen of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Henry Alvin McCuen Jr., Elizabeth E. Morin and Richard McCuen, and sister of the late William Goodwin, Robert Goodwin, Jean Tufano, and Katherine Lincoln.
In accordance with her wishes, she was cremated. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Dartmouth Bible Church, 52 Morton Ave., Dartmouth.
Arrangements are by the Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd.
This obituary is being published again to correct information provided to The Standard-Times.
MR. CORREIA
JOSE CORREIA
NEW BEDFORD -- Jose Correia, 82, of New Bedford, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home. He was the husband of Ana (Costa) Correia.
Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, the son of the late Filomena Correia and Filomena Tavares, he lived in the New Bedford area since 1965.
He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and was formerly employed by Chamberlain Mfg. as a machine operator. He also worked at St. Luke's Hospital.
Mr. Correia was a member of the Ashley Park Senior Citizens.
Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Maria A. Almeida and her husband, Carlos, and Ana Beard and her husband, Philip, all of New Bedford; two sons, Joseph C. Correia and his wife, Suzanna, of E. Freetown and Manuel C. Correia and his wife, Avelina, of Rochester; eight grandchildren, Darrell, Jason, Tyler, Kevin, Lauren, Carla, Giulian and Dario; two brothers, Manuel Correia Tavares of Bristol, R.I., and Fr. Felix C. Tavares of Lourinha, Portugal; and several nieces and nephews.
His funeral Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St.
KEVIN P. MAURICE
NEW BEDFORD -- Kevin P. Maurice, 35, of New Bedford, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Kathleen L. (Arruda) Maurice.
Born in New Bedford, the son of Robert G. and Lorraine A. (Desorcy) Maurice of New Bedford, he lived in the city all his life.
Mr. Maurice was employed by Wal-Mart in Raynham as a receiver for one year. He previously worked for Shaw's in Dartmouth for 15 years.
He was a 1985 graduate of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.
He was a member of the Twilight League of New Bedford at Wonder Bowl and had bowled two 300 games.
Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Samantha Ashley Maurice of New Bedford; a son, Kevin Tyler Maurice of New Bedford; his parents; a brother, Robert G. Maurice Jr. of New Bedford; his grandmother, Alice Desorcy of New Bedford; his mother-in-law, Cecelia (Francis) Arruda of Fairhaven; several nieces; and a nephew.
He was the son-in-law of the late Joseph Arruda.
His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Christian Fellowship Center, 818 Church St., New Bedford; interment will be at River-Side Cemetery, Fairhaven.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven.
This obituary is being published again to correct an error by the Standard-Times and to add family information.
ROBERT SYLVIA
BOSTON -- Robert Sylvia, Old Rochester Regional High School's "Voice of the Bulldogs," 77, of Mattapoisett, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 at the New England Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Mary R. (Costa) Sylvia; they were married for 54 years.
Born in Mattapoisett, the son of the late Domingo and Anna C. (Enos) Sylvia, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life.
He graduated from Wareham High School in 1942.
He was employed by Old Rochester Regional High School as head custodian from 1961 until 1996.
Previously, he had worked for the C.F. Wing Department Store as a salesman from 1946 until 1961.
He also worked part-time for the U.S. Post Office as a clerk from 1968 until 1986.
He was a parishioner of St. Anthony's Church in Mattapoisett.
He was the ORR sports announcer for more than 31 years.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and received the World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
Survivors include his widow; two sons, Michael R. Sylvia and his wife, Barbara, of Waban and Richard R. Sylvia and his wife, Amy, of West Wareham; a brother, Joseph Sylvia of Mattapoisett; six grandchildren, Shannon J. Sylvia, Jordan P. Andrade, August R. Miranda and Christopher R. Sylvia, all of Wareham, and Michael C. Sylvia and Keri A. Sylvia, both of Waban; a great-granddaughter, Aysia M. Sylvia of Wareham; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the father of the late Susan M. Andrade and brother of the late Manuel Sylvia.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett.
Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Mattapoisett.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven.
ALBERT A. LOPES
NEW BEDFORD -- Albert A. Lopes, 71, of New Bedford, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the lifelong companion of Jenney Pina.
Born in Dartmouth, he lived in this area all of his life.
He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
He was formerly employed by Roth Textiles as a screen printer and was also in the Merchant Marine.
Mr. Lopes was a foster father for many years and loved to watch sports on TV and he loved life.
An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he received the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Survivors include a son, Albert Lopes Jr. of New Jersey; two brothers, Edward A. Lopes and Thomas A. Lopes, both of New Bedford; his lifelong companion of New Bedford; a stepdaughter, Patricia Rosa of New Bedford; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; and two foster children, Kylein Costa and Rosa Albertson.
He was the brother of the late John, Julio, Antone and Andre "Fat" Lopes and Caroline.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St.
His funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Assumption Church .
Interment will be in Rural Cemetery.
VIOLA E. MENARD
NEW BEDFORD -- Viola E. (Lafleur) Menard, 84, of New Bedford, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2002 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Julien J. Menard, with whom she celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Sept. 5.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Henri and Edna (Comeau) Lafleur, she had lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Mrs. Menard enjoyed cooking, crocheting, knitting and crafts.
She was known by her family and friends for her chocolate chip cookies and French meat pie.
Survivors include her widower; two sons, Paul J. Menard and David J. Menard and his wife, Michelle, all of New Bedford; three daughters, Susan M. Guy and her husband, Paul, Irene M. Menard and Denise A. Gregoire and her husband, Richard, all of New Bedford; two sisters, Annette Blanchette and Theresa Wolnick, both of New Bedford; eight grandchildren, Cassandra, Kerrie, Keith and Austin Menard, Jason Guy and Justin and Timothy Gregoire, all of New Bedford and Peter Guy of New York City; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Louise A. Menard and sister of the late Normand Lafleur.
Her funeral Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St.
EVELYN M. MEDEIROS
NEW BEDFORD -- Evelyn M. (Vero) Medeiros, 84, of Dartmouth, formerly of New Bedford, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of John C. Medeiros; they celebrated their 50th anniversary on Nov. 11, 1991.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Emma (Jefferson) Vero, she lived in New Bedford most of her life before moving to Heritage of Dartmouth.
Mrs. Medeiros was a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in 1938. She had worked in the maternity ward at St. Luke's Hospital and also provided private duty nursing until 1966, at which time she became the director of nursing at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home.
Upon retiring in 1983, she became a substitute school nurse for the New Bedford public schools and served for several years in the kindergarten at the William H. Taylor School, where she was known as Gramma Medeiros.
She was a former member of the Teamsters Local 59, New Bedford High School Band Boosters Club, the American Nurses Association and the United Portuguese Women's Club.
Survivors include a son, David J. Medeiros and his wife, Beth, of Fairhaven; two daughters, Deanna M. Vargo and her husband, Joseph, and Denise A. Beck, all of New Bedford; two sisters-in-law, Estelle Souza and Eileen Medeiros; eight grandchildren, in whom she took great pleasure, Michael Vargo of Westchester, Calif., Eric Vargo of Playa del Ray, Calif., Sarah Medeiros of Manchester, N.H., Matthew Medeiros of La Jolla, Calif., Kimberly Moxin of Holly Springs, N.C., Kristofer Haws of Natick and Nathan Haws and Zackary Beck, both of New Bedford; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Julie Billiart Church, North Dartmouth; burial will follow in St. John Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St.
This obituary is being published again to correct information provided to The Standard-Times.
MRS. MEDEIROS
DORIS A. MEDEIROS
NEW BEDFORD -- Doris (Lelievre) Audette Medeiros, 80, of Fairhaven, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital after a long illness. She was the widow of Peter Audette and John Medeiros.
Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Modest and Albina (Melancon) Lelievre, she lived in Fairhaven for most of her life.
Mrs. Medeiros was an avid reader. She was a member and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Thomas E. Tuttle Post 7239 in Acushnet.
Survivors include a son, Robert E. Audette and his wife, June, of Westport; three daughters, Diane Mareiro and her husband, Tony, of Rochester, Clara Ann Audette and her companion, Mike, of Acushnet and Jacalyn Hinckley and her husband, Michael, of Fairhaven; a brother, Modest Lelievre; a sister, Rita Lelievre; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Her graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Acushnet Cemetery.
Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven.
PAULETTE L. DAKIN
NEW BEDFORD -- Private services were held for Paulette L. (Rauch) Dakin, 76, of New Bedford, who died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002 at the Bedford Village Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the widow of Ralph Dakin.
Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Paul E. and Laura D. (Studer) Rauch, she lived in Fairhaven for many years before moving to New Bedford.
She was formerly employed as an aide at the I.H. Schwartz Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Dakin enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Patrick R. Dakin and Michael P. Dakin, both of New Bedford; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Steven Dakin and sister of the late Gilbert J. Rauch.
Arrangements were by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St.
EVA BENOIT
FALL RIVER -- Eva M. (Pelletier) Benoit, 78, of Oak Grove Avenue, formerly of Watuppa Heights, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002 at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation. She was the widow of Alfred Arthur Benoit Sr.
A lifelong resident of Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva (Boudreau) Pelletier.
Survivors include three sons, Norman Pelletier, Arthur Pelletier and Alfred Benoit Jr., all of Fall River; three daughters, Theresa Pontes of Fall River, Debra Deubach of Loveland, Colo., and Lorna Benoit of Gautier, Miss.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was the mother of the late Roger Pelletier.
Private funeral arrangements are by the Auclair Funeral Home, 690 S. Main St.
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