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Springfield Union News, August 26, 1994
Raymond H. Bessette
Raymond H. Bessette, 80, of 4 Sunrise Terrace Apartments, Turners Falls, a waiter and cook at several hotels and resorts in Florida, New Hampshire and Arizona, died Thursday at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. He also was a cook at the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, and worked previously in the shipping department at the former Montague Rod & Reel Co. in Turners Falls. Born and schooled here, he was a Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, and was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1945. He was a communicant of St. Mary of Assumption Church. He was in Daly-Solomon Post 923 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Turners Falls, and was a former member of the Eagles. He leaves two brothers, Charles F. Jr. of Turners Falls, and Russell C. of New Symrna Beach, Fla., and a sister, Florence M. St. Germain of Turners Falls. At the request of the decedent, his remains have been donated to the Boston University School of Medicine. A memorial Mass will be arranged in the church. There will be no calling hours, and McCarthy Funeral Home is in charge. Memorial contributions may go to the American Heart Association, 57 Suffolk St., Holyoke, 01040, or St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 90 Seventh St., Turners Falls, 01376
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Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1914 - 1994 (~ 80 years)