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Eleanor R. Bessette

Female 1935 - 2017  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name Eleanor R. Bessette 
    Born About 1935  Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Sep 2017 
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    • The Providence Journal, Rhode Island, September 19, 2017
      Eleanor R. (Bessette) Cotton (Picture included)

      COTTON, ELEANOR R. (BESSETTE), 82, passed September 17th surrounded by loving family. She was the wife of William J. Cotton for 57 years.
      She had been a supervisor for Hasbro Industries, Pawtucket for 47 years. Also survived by two daughters, Donna Gargano and her husband John, and Susan Cotton and her wife Terry, a granddaughter, Katelyn Gargano, a sister, Norma Rodrigues and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Doris LaFrance, Peter Bessette, Germaine Campbell, Theresa Lemire and Norman Bessette.
      Funeral Friday, Sept. 22nd at 8:45am in the Keefe Funeral Home, Five Higginson Ave, Lincoln with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary Church, Pine St, Pawtucket at 10am. Visitation Thursday 4 to 8pm. Memorial gifts to Kindred Hospice (kindredhospice.com) or the Alzheimer?s Association (www.alz.org).
    Person ID I18578  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 

    Father Oliva "Oliver" Bessette,   b. 2 Jun 1889, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1963, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Dora Brais,   b. 1902,   d. 30 Jan 1984  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1922  Notre-Dame, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William J. Cotton,   d. 19 Feb 2021 
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F6874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart