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Major Albert Clement	Eva Cournoyer
Dolores J. Thomas	Jessie M. Cornell
Janet Ford	Lydia Lawton
Mary Tager	Manuel L. Tavares
Louise Bearse	Mary Lou Winslow
Maynard Parker, 54 Newsweek editor

Major Albert "Jake The Snake" Clement

PROVIDENCE -- Major Albert V. "Jake the Snake" Clement, 75, of Fall River, Mass., died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

He was the husband of Barbara (Fanning) Clement.

Born in Fall River, the son of the late David A. and Mary G. (Hart) Clement, he lived in Fall River most of his life.

He joined the Army in June 1941 after finishing his senior year at Durfee High School.

A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Army for 20 years. He had received a total of 23 medals and badges during his career, including two Silver Stars, two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars, a Bronze Star for Valor, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

"You don't plan on being a hero; you think of saving your buddies, and you go a little nuts," Mr. Clement told The Providence Journal-Bulletin in an interview.

Mr. Clement was with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the Allies' return to the Philippines in 1944.

In 1948 he joined the infantry. Shortly after he was sent to Italy, he volunteered for the airborne infantry, and returned to the United States to train at Fort Benning, Ga. He was sent to non-commissioned officer training school and later volunteered for the 82nd Airborne Division Rangers when the Korean War broke out.

He went to the front in 1952 and volunteered to crawl into a row of trenches looking for enemy positions. On May 7, he won a Bronze Star in taking over for a wounded patrol leader. Two months later, he won another Silver Star for charging an enemy bunker alone when his combat patrol became bogged down in a fierce fire fight.

He won a battlefield commission to second lieutenant for heroic action in Korea in the 1950s.

"I couldn't believe they made me an officer. ... It was kind of hard to swallow at first," he told The Providence Journal-Bulletin.

He served as a captain with the Army's 10th Special Forces.

Also, he led 16 missions into the Belgian Congo to rescue an order of nuns from warring African tribes in 1960.

He was promoted to captain in 1958, and received a commendation for valor when he led the small group of Special Forces soldiers into the Congo for the rescue mission in 1960.

In 1964, he retired as a Special Forces adviser at the Boston Army base.

An original member of the Army's Special Forces -- the Green Berets -- he retired in 1964 at the rank of major.

"It was a little scary, but I loved it. ... You feel like you are doing something important," Mr. Clement had said.

He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

As a result of his war injuries and the more than 200 parachute jumps he took, his hearing was impaired, but he had no regrets.

"I'd go back in tomorrow if they would let me go," he had said.

Survivors include his widow, two sons, Clifford Clement of Somerset and Michael Clement of Fall River; four daughters, Lisa Plante, Pamela Borge, Cynthia Clement and Carolyn Clement, all of Fall River; two sisters, Geraldine Lynch of Barefoot Bay, Fla., and Virginia Denault of Fall River; six grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

He was the father of the late John Clement.

A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Auclair Funeral home, 690 South Main St., Fall River.

Eva Cournoyer

BOSTON -- Eva (Souza) Cournoyer, 73, of Fairhaven, died Friday, October 16, 1998, at the New England Medical Center.

She was the wife of Arthur Cournoyer and the daughter of the late Manuel and Amelia (Perry) Souza.

She was born in New Bedford and lived in Fairhaven for the past 41 years.

She was a parishioner of St. Joseph's Church in Fairhaven. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her widower; a daughter, Carol-Anne Dussault of Fairhaven; two sons, Gary D. Cournoyer of New Bedford and Michael A. Cournoyer of Fairhaven; a brother, Joseph M. Souza of South Dartmouth; three sisters, Miss Mary Souza and Ann Pielech, both of New Bedford and Millie Parker of Acushnet; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

She was the mother of the late Alan J. and Kenneth A. Cournoyer.

A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven.

Arrangements are by the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven.

Dolores J. Thomas

ATTLEBORO -- Dolores J. Thomas, 85, of Attleboro, died Thursday, October 15, 1998, in Sturdy Memorial Hospital.

She was the widow of Sidney C. Thomas.

Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Joseph R. and Germaine A. (Berube) Caouette. She grew up in New Bedford and lived most of her life in Attleboro.

Survivors include two daughters, Sidney T. Quinlan and Robbin S. Fleet, both of Attleboro; a brother, Gerard A. Caouette of Somerset; three sisters, Loretta T. Caouette of Attleboro, and Lucielle M. Lucas and Yvonne C. Kivian, both of Mystic, Conn.; and a granddaughter.

She was the sister of the late Juliette M. Wolfenden.

The funeral and interment will be private.

Arrangements are by the Cook Funeral Home, 160 Park Street, Attleboro.

Jessie M. Cornell

BROCKTON -- Jessie M. (DeMoranville) Cornell, 71, of Lakeville, died Saturday, October 17, 1998, at Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness.

She was the wife of Russell C. Cornell.

Born in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Bertram and Jessica (Meack) DeMoranville.

She was a lifelong resident of Lakeville. She was employed for the Plymouth Shoe Co. She was a member of the Lakeville Church of the Nazarene. Her hobbies included bird watching, crocheting and watching golf on television.

Survivors include her widower; three daughters, Jacqueline Wambolt of East Taunton, Dale Burnham of Assonet and Dorene Mathis of Lakeville; two brothers, Maynard DeMoranville and Arthur "Dow" DeMoranville, both of East Taunton; a sister, Grace Richards of East Taunton; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was the mother of the late Russell E. "Rusty" Cornell and sister of the late Bertram DeMoranville Jr. and Alberta Jones.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Egger Funeral Home, 61 Pearl St., Middleboro.

Janet Ford

FALL RIVER -- Janet E. (Zarlenga) Ford, 86, of Fall River, died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, at the Olympus Health Care Center.

She was the widow of Francis Ford.

Born in Italy, daughter of the late Vincent and Elisa (Vitullo) Zarlenga, she came to Fall River in 1913, at the age of 2, and had resided there since.

Mrs. Ford was a communicant of Holy Rosary Church and was a member of the Holy Rosary Woman's Guild. She was a graduate of Durfee High School. She was employed as a sewing machine operator at the Shelburne Shirt Co. and at the Tioga Sportswear Co. She retired in 1971.

Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey Ford of Maitland, Fla., and Francis Ford of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sisters, Joanna McKnight of Fall River and Olympia Tillman of Ft. Pierce; a brother, Pasquale Zarlenga of North Providence; a grandchild; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Guido Zarlenga and Joseph Zarlenga.

Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Rosary Church, Beattie Street.

Arrangements are by the Jeffrey E. Sullivan Funeral Home, 550 Locust St.

Lydia Lawton

NEW BEDFORD -- Lydia (Nye) Lawton, 85, of New Bedford, died Saturday, October 17, 1998, at the Hathaway Manor Extended Care Facility, where she resided since March 1997.

She was the widow of Ernest E. Lawton Jr., who died in 1958, and the daughter of the late Lester B. and Alice (Churchill) Nye.

She was born and educated in New Bedford and was a lifelong resident.

Mrs. Lawton was an assembler at Sippican until she retired.

Survivors include a daughter, Alice E. "Betty" Potter of New Bedford; a son, John F. "Jack" Lawton of New Bedford; a nephew, George Lawton of Dartmouth whom she brought up; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was the sister of the late Alvan P. Nye.

Arrangements are by the Donaghy Funeral Home, 465 County Street, New Bedford.

Mary Tager

FALL RIVER -- Mary (Ferreira) Tager, 84, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, at St. Anne Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Carim Tager and Frank E. Moniz.

Born in Fall River the daughter of the late Antonio Pedro and Maria Julia (Costa) Ferreira, she lived at Kispert Court in Swansea for 20 years until she moved to Fall River.

Mrs. Tager was employed for 30 years as a spinner with the Berkshire-Hathaway Mills in Fall River, until she retired in 1979.

She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Angels Church in Fall River.

She was a member of the Melody Senior Citizens Club in Fall River and the American Legion in Portsmouth, R.I. She also enjoyed crocheting.

Survivors include one brother, Joseph E. Ferreira of Bristol, R.I.; three stepdaughters, Doris Purdue of Seekonk, Shirley Villeneuve of Cumberland, R.I., and Mary Elias of Warwick, R.I.; one stepson, Anthony Tager of Central Falls, R.I., several grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was also the stepmother of the late George Tager and Louis Tager and sister of the late Antone Ferreira, Manuel Ferriera and Joquim "Jack" Ferreira.

Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Angels Church, Dwelly Street.

Arrangements are by the "Birchcrest" Home of Waring-Sullivan & Ashton-Coughlin-Driscoll, 189 Gardners Neck Road, Swansea.

Manuel L. Tavares, 94

FALMOUTH -- Manuel L. Tavares, 94, of Sandwich Road, East Falmouth, died at home Friday, Oct. 16, 1998. He was the widower of Maria S. Tavares.

Mr. Tavares was born Jan. 17, 1904, in Sao Miguel, Azores. He came to the United States with his family when he was a year old. He lived in Fall River and South Carver during his childhood, but spent most of his life in East Falmouth.

He married in 1925 and lived at his home on Sandwich Road since 1945.

He had many occupations during his lifetime, working as a cooper, carpenter, landscaper, plumber's apprentice and municipal highway worker. He loved carpentry, but he lost his right eye in an accident, thereby cutting short his career.

He also worked as a caretaker and groundskeeper for the Reigeluth family at their homes on King Street and Moorland Road for more than 30 years. He grew beautiful flowers on the Reigeluth estate that won a number of awards from local garden clubs.

He was best known for his 15-acre vegetable farm on Sandwich Road that he and his wife worked for more than 40 years. Customers would come from long distances to buy the delicious strawberries and other fruits and vegetables sold at the roadside stand in front of his home.

Mr. Tavares was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church in East Falmouth for more than 50 years. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include two daughters, Genevieve Wood of East Falmouth and Lillian Cardoza of Wareham; a son, John Cockerham of Raynham; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Anthony's Church, 176 East Falmouth Highway, Route 28, East Falmouth.

Arrangements are by the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 475 Main St., Falmouth Center.

Louise Bearse, 92

MARION -- Louise (Humphrey) Bearse, 92, died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, at Sippican Health Care Center after a long illness.

She was the widow of the Rev. T. LeBaron Bearse and was the daughter of the late Horace M. Humphrey, a Marion selectman, and Emma (Gallienne) Humphrey.

Born in Marion, Mrs. Bearse attended Marion schools and Tabor Academy. She received a bachelor's degree from Bridgewater State Normal School and a master's degree in education from Boston University.

Mrs. Bearse lived in Michigan for five years and in Springfield for 19 years, before she returned to Marion after she retired. She taught at several high schools, including Plymouth High School, Marshfield High School, Freeport and Jonesville High School in Michigan and North Haven High School in Connecticut.

Survivors include one niece, Emily Rutledge of West Wareham, and two grand nephews and their families of West Wareham.

Mrs. Bearse also is survived by several second cousins.

Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the North Marion United Methodist Church, County Road, North Marion.

Arrangements are by Stott, Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Route 28), Wareham.

Mary Lou Winslow

NEW BEDFORD -- Mary Lou (Hill) Winslow, 64, of East Freetown died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of Kenneth W. Winslow; the couple would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today.

Born in Fall River the daughter of the late John and Ethel (Cutler) Hill, Mrs. Winslow attended Freetown Elementary School, and was a 1952 graduate of Dighton High School and a 1956 graduate of Bridgewater State College.

She was a second grade teacher at Freetown Elementary School for 38 years until she retired in 1994.

She was a member of the East Freetown Congregational Christian Church, serving as treasurer since 1966. She also was a member of the Ladies Friendly Circle and the 5C's Couples Club of the church.

Mrs. Winslow also was a member of the East Freetown Grange 307, having served in several offices, most recently as one of the graces, and she was a member of the East Freetown Historical Society.

Since was a Meals On Wheels volunteer.

Survivors include her widower; a daughter, Wendy J. Guthrie of Lee, N.H.; and two grandsons.

Her funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Ashley Funeral Home, 35 Oak St., Middleboro, which is handling the arrangements.

Maynard Parker, 54 Newsweek editor

By Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Maynard Parker, who coordinated Newsweek's on-scene coverage of the Vietnam War and later became the magazine's editor, has died of complications from pneumonia. He was 58.

Parker, who died Friday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, was diagnosed with leukemia last November, Newsweek said in a statement.

He recovered and returned to work in June but fell ill again and was hospitalized on Sept. 13, after closing the magazine's issue on Independent Prosecutor Kenneth Starr's report to Congress.

"We have lost a great editor, a good man and a wonderful friend," said Richard M. Smith, chairman and editor-in-chief of Newsweek. "For more than 30 years, Maynard gave his heart and soul to this magazine and its people. He led by example, exhortation and with a touch of humor. ... This will not be an easy week for us to publish the magazine."

Parker was named editor in 1982, and took over day-to-day editorial operations in 1991.

"Maynard was one of the great creative editors who reinvented and revitalized news magazines in the 1980s and '90s," said Time magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson.

He is survived by his wife, Susan Fraker, two sons, Nicholas and Hugh, a daughter from a previous marriage, Francesca Louise Parker of Beaver Dam, Wisc., and his father, C.N. Parker of Bradbury, Calif.

Arrangements for Parker's funeral and a memorial service were incomplete.