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Raymond Francis Bessette

Male 1915 - 1991  (76 years)


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  • Name Raymond Francis Bessette 
    Born 16 Jan 1915  Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 6B0DB52E54B96D4184716EDDB98D5AC1B739 
    Died 19 Feb 1991  Gardner, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Feb 1991  St. Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, February 21, 1991
      Raymond F. Bessette

      WINCHENDON - Raymond F. Bessette, 76, of Baldwinville Rd. died in Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner, after an illness.
      He leaves three brothers, James Bessette of Gardner, Norman Bessette and Leo Bessette both of Fitchburg; four sisters, Evelyn Rounds of Sparks, Nevada, Janet Jenness of San Jose, Calif., Irene McGowen of Lynn and Esther Helie of Winchendon; nieces and nephews. He was born in Fitchburg, son of Louis and Elizabeth (Bushman) Bessette.
      He worked as as a paper maker at Crocker Burbank Co. until he joined the Army, serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He was awarded the Bronze Service Star and five Overseas Bars.
      The funeral will be held tomorrow from Poliks Funeral Home, 431 Pleasant St., Gardner, with a Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, 358 Pleasant St., Gardner. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg. Calling hours at the funeral home are 7 to 9 p.m. today.
    Person ID I14325  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2014 

    Father Louis Frederick Levi Bessette,   b. 5 Jul 1891, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth A. Beauchemin,   b. 1891,   d. 1977  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F3669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart