Bassett Family Association Database
Claire Prudentia Bessette
1925 - 2019 (93 years)-
Name Claire Prudentia Bessette Born 7 Sep 1925 Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts Gender Female _UID 9A3F6DBB01D229438AD20909154317A3C02C Died 2 Sep 2019 South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Notes - The Republican, Massachusetts, September 4, 2019
Claire P. (Bessette) Gladu (Picture included)
Claire P. (Bessette) Gladu, age 93, of Chicopee, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, September 2, 2019 at Vero Health Center of South Hadley. Claire was born and educated in Holyoke. She was predeceased by her husband, Norman Gladu, Sr. in 2011. Claire is survived by her children: sons, Norman, Jr., Lawrence, Gary, and Jeffrey Gladu; her daughters, Donna Mandeville, Debra Rowley, and Suzanne Beyer; her siblings Albert and Gerald Bessette, and Priscilla Boyce; and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her children Albert Gladu and Darlene Whittley. The funeral will be held Friday, September 6, at 8:45am from the Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home, 2049 Northampton Street, Holyoke, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Granby. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, South Hadley. Calling hours are Thursday, September 5, from 4:00 to 7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, consider a donation to the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 480, Columbia, Maryland 21044.
Person ID I6635 14B Jean Besset of Quebec Last Modified 6 Sep 2019
Father Ernest Israel Bessette, b. 23 Dec 1891, Agawam, Massachusetts , d. 19 Mar 1953, Holyoke, Massachusetts (Age 61 years) Mother Rhea Marie Couture, b. 23 Mar 1899, Holyoke, Massachusetts Married 5 Apr 1920 Holyoke, Massachusetts Family ID F2526 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Norman Raymond Gladu, b. 27 Jul 1925, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts , d. 14 Mar 2011, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) Children 1. Albert Richard Gladu, b. 1 Sep 1951, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts , d. 5 Jul 1987, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida (Age 35 years) 2. Darlene Anne Gladu, b. 10 Jul 1957, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts , d. 23 Nov 2005, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) Last Modified 6 Sep 2019 Family ID F7053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The Republican, Massachusetts, September 4, 2019