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Lillian I. Bessette

Female Abt 1918 - 2013  (~ 95 years)


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  • Name Lillian I. Bessette 
    Born Abt 1918  Central Falls, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 094024CF8FB1E54BB3593278C3E2DD0FF3B5 
    Died 18 Jan 2013  North Smithfield, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Jan 2013  Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Lincoln Funeral Home
      Lillian I. (Bessette) Letendre
      January 8, 2013

      Lillian I. (Bessette) Letendre, 94, formerly of Pawtucket, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at St. Antoine Residence, North Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Ernest J. Letendre, Sr. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Aldei and Beatrice (Desmarais) Bessette. Mrs. Letendre was employed as a packer at Corning Glassworks for many years. She was a very active volunteer at Notre Dame Church Soup Kitchen. Her daughters Joan C. Metcalf and her husband Philip of Attleboro, and Suzanne I. Law and her husband Ronald of North Providence; her son Ernest J. Letendre Jr. and his wife Kathleen Fahey of Smithfield; her sister Claire LaPalme of Attleboro; 7 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, 4 step great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews survive her. She was the sister of the late Alphonse, Gerard, Charles, Roland and Raymond Bessette, Therese Medeiros, Adrienne Lemay, Madeline Jones and Jeanne Thomas. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday at 8:45 am from the Lincoln Funeral Home, 1501 Lonsdale Avenue, Lincoln with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in Holy Spirit Parish (St. Matthew Church) Dexter St., Central Falls. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket. Calling hours are Monday from 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Lillian's memory to The Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, 195 Walcott St., (St. Joseph Church) Pawtucket, RI 02860 would be appreciated.
    Person ID I7521  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2014 

    Father Joseph Aldei Bessette,   b. 17 Mar 1875, St. Alexandre, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1946, Central Falls, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Beatrice Rosanna Desmarais 
    Married 11 Jan 1904  Notre-Dame, Central Falls, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest J. Letendre, Sr. 
    Children 
     1. Joan C. Letendre
     2. Suzanne I. Letendre
     3. Ernest J. Letendre, Jr.
    Family ID F2862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart