Lillian S. HARBECK

NEW BEDFORD -- Lillian S. (Harbeck) Ricard, 98, of Acushnet died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at the Oaks. She was the widow of Leo . Ricard Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late Dieudonne and Marie Rose (Foisy) Harbeck. She lived in Acushnet most of her life and was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. She was a former summer resident of West Island in Fairhaven. Mrs. Ricard graduated from Maplewood Academy in Waterloo, Canada. She worked at Wamsutta Mills and Acushnet Co. Rubber Division. Most of her married life she was a homemaker. Mrs. Ricard was an avid reader. Most of all, she enjoyed being with her family and grandchildren. Survivors include two daughters, Mona McCarthy and her husband, Charles, of New Bedford, and Paulette Beaulieu and her husband, Hank, of Acushnet; a son, Peter H. Ricard and his companion, Paula Souza, of Fairhaven; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Charles Ricard; grandmother of the late Edward M. McCarthy; and sister of the late Rene Harbeck, Raymond Harbeck and Paulette Laflamme. Her funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis Xavier Church. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd.