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Roger O. Bessette

Male 1935 - 2016  (80 years)


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  • Name Roger O. Bessette 
    Born 14 Sep 1935  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 39885A009FAE7C489504211078F0A22828B8 
    Died 5 Jan 2016 
    Notes 
    • The Berkshire Eagle, January 7, 2016
      Roger Bessette (1935-2016) (Picture included)

      PITTSFIELD Roger O. Bessette, 80, of 97 Morningview Drive died Tuesday at Berkshire Medical Center. A longtime Pittsfield resident, he was born in Abercorn, Quebec City, Canada on September 14, 1935, the son of the late Adolph and Mary Rose Chauvin Bessette. He was educated in Vermont schools and served in the United States Army. He married his wife, the late Theresa Beauregard Bessette on July 18, 1960. She died on January 16, 2014. A hard worker, Mr. Bessette was employed for over 30 years at General Electric in Pittsfield as a mechanic. He also worked as a logger in Vermont and as a master welder. He was a communicant of St. Agnes Church in Dalton and of the former St. Francis Church in Pittsfield. He was also a member of the Italian-American Club, the Operating Engineers, GE Quarter Century Club and GE Pensioners Club. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his younger years. He leaves a son; Michael J. Bessette and his wife, Erin Flynn of Jackson Hole, WY and a daughter; Lori Schoonmaker and her husband, Bill of Vergennes, VT, a sister, Germaine Doonan and her husband, Gerald of Cowansville, Quebec, Canada, seven grandchildren; Julie A. Schoonmaker, Jaclyn R. Schoonmaker, Jason R. Szklasz, Justin E. Szklasz, Kye T. Bessette, Tosh O. Bessette and Ashe J. Bessette, five great-grandchildren; Sophia R. Schoonmaker, Marcellus Szklasz, Schyler Grace, Gavin Szklasz and Gregory Grace. He also leaves his nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by a brother, the late Germain Bessette. FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for Roger O. Bessette of Pittsfield who died January 5, 2016 will be held Saturday at 9:00a.m. at St. Agnes Church in Dalton with a Liturgy of Christian Burial celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Pittsfield. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in memory of Roger may be made to the St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford St. Pittsfield, MA 01201.
    Person ID I16177  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2016 

    Father Adolphe J. Bessette,   b. 2 Mar 1907, Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1987, St. Albans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Rose Chauvin,   b. 24 Oct 1912, St. Marcel, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1986, St. Albans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1934  Sutton, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Therese Beauregard,   b. 4 Feb 1939, Actonville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2014, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 18 Jul 1960  All Saints Church, Richford, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lori Bessette
     2. Michael Bessette
    Family ID F6193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart