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Mary Jane Cusson

Female 1936 - 2004  (67 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Cusson 
    Born 10 Jul 1936  Highgate, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 09874B4875775045B2D2DA253A06B08BA269 
    Died 31 May 2004  St. Albans, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Jun 2004  St. Mary's Cemetery, Swanton, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Burlington Free Press, Vermont, 2 Jun 2004
      Mary Jane Bessette


      SAINT ALBANS - Mary Jane Bessette, 67, a longtime resident of the Swanton Road died late Monday afternoon, May 31, 2004, in the Northwestern Medical Center
      in St. Albans City. Born in
      Highgate, July 10, 1936, she was the daughter of Joseph R. and Nettie (Wells) Cusson. She attended Bellows Free Academy - St. Albans. During her working life Mary had been associated with IBM, Arthur Treacher's and The Fonda Group. She also operated the Coffee Shop Restaurant at the Cadillac Motel and worked as an administrative assistant for the Vermont Department of Health in Burlington for 17 years. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 758 St. Albans and belonged to the Rutland Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans. Mary will always be remembered for her love of gambling. She enjoyed playing all games especially Bingo and taking chances with her lottery tickets and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She leaves her loving mother and caregiver, Nettie Cusson of St. Albans; a daughter, June Root and companion James Gauvin of St. Albans; grandchildren, Joel Root, Josie Root and Jollene Root and companion Brian Brault; greatgrandchildren, Nicholas Root and Tayler Root-Brault; daughter, Patricia Ann Sifford and husband Perry Wayne Sifford of Virginia Beach, Va.; grandchildren, Ronald L. Rushford Jr., Travis D. Rushford, Antoinette R. Quiambao, Leslie A. Cole, Julie A. Rushford and Sam W. Sifford; great-grandchildren, Burgandy Rushford, Erin Rushford, Cody Sifford, Ashlynn Cole, Breanna Cole, C.J. Sifford, Andrea Sifford, Chris Sifford and Lauren Sifford; daughter, Mary Nettie Pelissier and companion Gary Carncross of Richmond; grandchildren, Kelly Clements and husband Jim and Ryan Pelissier; greatgrandchildren, Luke and Baylee Clements; son Chuck Bessette and his wife a very special daughter-in-law Sue of St. Albans; grandchildren, Jerrod Bessette and Dawn Lacombe and great-grandchildren Justin, T. J., and Heather. Also surviving is an uncle, Morton Wells of Franklin, Vt., and Cohoes, N.Y.; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Donald and Phyllis Bessette of St. Albans and Lucille Orvis of Bristol; three special nieces as well as many other nieces and nephews. In addition to her father Joseph Cusson, she was predeceased by her husband, Charles Bessette on April 20, 2001. Funeral Services will be held Thursday evening, June 3, at 8 p.m. from the Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton. Father John J. Meagher, S.S.E. will officiate. Interment services will take place Saturday, June 5, at 3 p.m. at the Cusson family lot in Saint Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 7 p.m. until the hour of the funeral. Gifts in Mary's memory may be made in the form of Masses.
    Person ID I7948  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2014 

    Father Joseph R. Cusson 
    Mother Nettie (Wells) Cusson 
    Family ID F3015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles A. Bessette, Sr.,   b. 30 Dec 1936, Fairfield, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 2001, Burlington,Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. June Bessette
     2. Patricia Ann Bessette
     3. Mary Bessette
     4. Charles Bessette, Jr.
    Family ID F3014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart