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Roland A. Bessette

Male Abt 1928 - 1999  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Roland A. Bessette 
    Born Abt 1928  Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID AEC94E3C096F6F43920A6C435CF6AD54C986 
    Died 7 Dec 1999 
    Notes 
    • Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Wednesday, December 8, 1999
      Roland A. Bessette

      ROLAND A. BESSETTE, 71, of New River Road, a retired driver/salesman, died yesterday at the Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. He was the husband of Loretta F. (Dumais) Bessette.

      Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Aldei J. and Beatrice R. (Desmarais) Bessette. He lived in Central Falls most of his life.

      Mr. Bessette was employed by Nissen's Bakery for 25 years, retiring in 1981.

      He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Eugene T. Lefebvre VFW Post 1271, and Teamsters Local 64.

      Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Mark D. Bessette of Central Falls and Wayne R. Bessette of Pawtucket; a daughter, Karen A. Bessette of Smithfield; three sisters, Claire LePalme of Attleboro, Lillian Letendre and Jeanne Thomas, both of Pawtucket, and three grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Alphonse, Charles, Joseph, Gerard and Raymond Bessette, Adrienne Lemay, Marie Yvonne Bessette, Therese Medeiros and Madeleine Jones.

      The funeral will be held Friday at 8:45 a.m. from the Lincoln Funeral Home, 1501 Lonsdale Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in Notre Dame Church, Broad Street, Central Falls. Burial with military honors will be in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
    Person ID I7530  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2017 

    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 Living 
    Children 
     1. Mark D. Bessette
     2. Wayne r Bessette
     3. Karen A. Bessette
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F6690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart