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Rollande Bessette

Female 1924 - 2005  (81 years)


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  • Name Rollande Bessette 
    Born 13 Jun 1924  Blackstone, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 0A5432DE9EA1C0428F443B3148C181C23A85 
    Died Aug 2005 
    Notes 
    • Breeze Observer, October 2005
      Rollande (Bessette) Smith - Lincoln

      Rollande Smith was the wife of the late Norman D. Smith. Born on Jun3 13, 1924, in Blackstone, she was the daughter of the late Josephat and Marie Anne (Leroux) Bessette. She was a waitress for many years at Howard Johnsons and Square One in North Smithfield, retiring in the 1980s. She previously had worked at the Embassy Restaurant in Woonsocket. She was active in the town of Blackstone and was a communicant of St. Theresa’s Church. She also was a member of the Blackstone Senior Citizens. She was a Meals on Wheels volunteer for many years and a member of the French Canadian Club of Woonsocket. She enjoyed exercising at Curves. She leaves a son, Charles Smith of Providence; two daughters, Nancy Gouin of Lynchbug, Va., and Judith Amaral of Cumberland; a sister, Pauline Rabideau of Harrisbille; two brothers, Charles Bessette of Blackstone and Maurice Bessette of Rumford; and eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Carol Smith.
    Person ID I15287  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2014 

    Father Josephat Marcel Bessette,   b. 28 Sep 1893, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1979, Blackstone, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Marie Anne Deliska Leroux,   b. 25 Mar 1899, Ruxton Falls, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2001, Milford, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Family ID F4863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Norman D. Smith 
    Children 
     1. Charles Smith
     2. Nancy Smith
     3. Judith Smith
    Family ID F5887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart