Obituary of Edita Gomes Lume

Danielson-Edita Gomes Lume, died October 1, 2015 at the Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam. Wife of the late John Gomes Lume. She was born September 10, 1936 in Madeira, Portugal, daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Paula (Freitas) Pestana. She worked at Belding Heminway in Putnam as a machine operator for many years. She grew up in Madeira and later moved to Danielson where she made her home her entire life. She was a communicant of St. James Church in Danielson and loved cooking and bringing food to other people's homes. She loved to dance. She was an accomplished seamstress, and a devoted mother and grandmother, her grandchildren were her greatest love. She leaves her daughter Luanda Lume LeSage and her husband Robert of Brooklyn, CT, her brother Albert "Chico" Pestana of Danielson, her two adored grandchildren Colin and Caitlin, niece Maurila Charron and her husband Matthew of Brooklyn, and her nephew Robert Freitas of Danielson and four great nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Angela Pestana Freitas. The funeral will be Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM from the Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM at St. James Church, 12 Franklin St., Danielson. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. Calling hours will be Friday, October 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Share a memory at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com